Cecil Parker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1897
- Died
- April 20, 1971 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Cecil Parker (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969. Born Cecil Schwabe in Hastings, Sussex, he began his theatrical career in London in 1922 after serving in World War I. He made his first film appearance in 1928 and subsequently became a familiar face in British, and occasionally American films, until his death. He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown. He acted in two adaptations of A. J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel (1938) and The Stars Look Down (1940), in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Under Capricorn (1949), both of the later films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other roles were in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and I Was Monty's Double (1958), as well as the comedies A French Mistress (1960), The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Court Jester (1955), Indiscreet (1958) and I Believe in You (1952). Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, a role subsequently played on Broadway by Clifton Webb and in the 1945 film by Rex Harrison. He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper-class character, and his last two films were true to form: The Magnificent Two (1967) with the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise and Richard Attenborough's version of Oh! What A Lovely War (1969). He played an evil, scheming butler on one episode of The Avengers ("The £50,000 Breakfast"). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecil Parker , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Movie · as Self (archive)
Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie · as Sir John
The Magnificent Two
Movie · as Sir John
Circus of Fear
Movie · as Sir John
A Man Could Get Killed
Movie · as Sir Huntley Frazier
A Study in Terror
Movie · as Prime Minister
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Movie · as The Mayor
Lady L
Movie · as Sir Percy
Carry On Jack
Movie · as First Sea Lord
The Comedy Man
Movie · as Thomas Rutherford
Guns at Batasi
Movie · as Fletcher
Sherlock Holmes
TV · 1 ep
The Iron Maiden
Movie · as Sir Giles Thompson
Heavens Above!
Movie · as Archdeacon Aspinall
The Brain
Movie · as Stevenson
The Amorous Prawn
Movie · as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
The Saint
TV · as Lord Gillingham · 1 ep
On the Fiddle
Movie · as Group Capt. Bascombe, Gr/Cpt Bascombe
Petticoat Pirates
Movie · as C-in-C
The Avengers
TV · as Glover · 1 ep
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie · as Professor Canford
Swiss Family Robinson
Movie · as Captain Moreland
Under Ten Flags
Movie · as Colonel Howard
A French Mistress
Movie · as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
Follow That Horse!
Movie
The Aquanauts
TV · as Dr. Cattermole · 1 ep
Citizen James
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Movie · as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
The Navy Lark
Movie · as Cmdr. Stanton
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Movie · as Inquiry Chairman
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Jarvis Lorry
Indiscreet
Movie · as Alfred Munson
I Was Monty's Double
Movie · as Colonel E.F. Logan
Happy Is the Bride
Movie · as Arthur Royd
The Admirable Crichton
Movie · as Lord Henry Loam
True as a Turtle
Movie · as Dudley Partridge
23 Paces to Baker Street
Movie · as Bob Matthews
It's Great to be Young!
Movie · as Frome, Headmaster
The Ladykillers
Movie · as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
The Court Jester
Movie · as King Roderick I
The Constant Husband
Movie · as Llewellyn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as The Lawyer · 1 ep
For Better, for Worse
Movie · as John Purves
Father Brown
Movie · as The Bishop
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Movie · as Charles, the boy's father
I Believe in You
Movie · as Henry Phipps
His Excellency
Movie · as Sir James Kirkman
The Magic Box
Movie · as 1st Platform Man
The Man in the White Suit
Movie · as Alan Birnley
Tony Draws a Horse
Movie
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · as Sir Simon de Canterville · 1 ep
Dear Mr. Prohack
Movie · as Arthur Prohack
The Chiltern Hundreds
Movie · as Benjamin Beecham
Under Capricorn
Movie · as The Governor
Quartet
Movie · as Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Weaker Sex
Movie · as Geoffrey Radcliffe
The First Gentleman
Movie · as The Prince Regent
Studio One
TV · as Dr. Hans Hojda, A newspaper publisher · 1 ep
Hungry Hill
Movie · as Copper John
Captain Boycott
Movie · as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
The Woman in the Hall
Movie · as Sir Halmar Barnard
Caesar and Cleopatra
Movie · as Britannus
The Magic Bow
Movie · as Luigi Germi
Dangerous Moonlight
Movie · as Specialist
The Saint's Vacation
Movie · as Rudolph Hauser
Ships with Wings
Movie · as German Air Marshal
The Stars Look Down
Movie · as Stanley Millington
Under Your Hat
Movie · as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
Sons of the Sea
Movie · as Cmdr. Herbert
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · as Eric Todhunter
Housemaster
Movie · as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
The Citadel
Movie · as Dr. Charles Every
It Might Be You
Movie · as Dr. Smith
Old Iron
Movie · as Barnett
Storm in a Teacup
Movie · as Provost William Gow
Dark Journey
Movie · as Captain Of Q-Boat
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Movie · as Dr. Gratton
Jack of All Trades
Movie · as Sir Chas. Darrington
Dishonour Bright
Movie · as Vincent Crane
Men of Yesterday
Movie
Crime Unlimited
Movie · as Assistant Commissioner
Me and Marlborough
Movie · as Colonel of the Greys
Her Last Affaire
Movie · as Sir Arthur Harding
Foreign Affaires
Movie · as Lord Wormington
The Guv'nor
Movie · as Bank Director
The Blue Squadron
Movie · as Bianchi
Dirty Work
Movie · as Gordon Bray
Little Friend
Movie · as Mason
Lady in Danger
Movie · as Piker
The Silver Spoon
Movie · as Trevor
The Office Wife
Movie · as Lawrence Bradley
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Movie · as Claude Hickett
The Golden Cage
Movie