Cecil Parker
Born
September 2, 1897
Died
April 20, 1971 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
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").
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Known For
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
2002
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir John
1969
The Magnificent Two
Sir John
1967
Circus of Fear
Sir John
1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Sir Huntley Frazier
1966
Lady L
Sir Percy
1965
A Study in Terror
Prime Minister
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Mayor
1965
Guns at Batasi
Fletcher
1964
The Comedy Man
Thomas Rutherford
1964
Sherlock Holmes
(1 episode)
1964
Carry On Jack
First Sealord
1964
The Iron Maiden
Sir Giles Thompson
1963
Heavens Above!
Archdeacon Aspinall
1963
The Amorous Prawn
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
1962
The Saint
Lord Gillingham · (1 episode)
1962
The Brain
Stevenson
1962
Petticoat Pirates
C-in-C
1961
On the Fiddle
Group Capt. Bascombe
1961
On the Fiddle
Gr/Cpt Bascombe
1961
The Avengers
Glover · (1 episode)
1961
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Professor Canford
1960
Swiss Family Robinson
Captain Moreland
1960
Citizen James
Himself · (1 episode)
1960
Under Ten Flags
Colonel Howard
1960
The Aquanauts
Dr. Cattermole · (1 episode)
1960
A French Mistress
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
1960
Follow That Horse!
1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Inquiry Chairman
1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
1959
The Navy Lark
Cmdr. Stanton
1959
I Was Monty's Double
Colonel E.F. Logan
1958
Indiscreet
Alfred Munson
1958
Happy Is the Bride
Arthur Royd
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Jarvis Lorry
1958
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Henry Loam
1957
True as a Turtle
Dudley Partridge
1957
It's Great to be Young!
Frome, Headmaster
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street
Bob Matthews
1956
The Court Jester
King Roderick I
1955
The Ladykillers
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lawyer · (1 episode)
1955
The Constant Husband
Llewellyn
1955
For Better, for Worse
Anne's Father
1954
Father Brown
The Bishop
1954
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Charles, the boy's father
1953
I Believe in You
Henry Phipps
1952
His Excellency
Sir James Kirkman
1952
The Magic Box
1st Platform Man
1952
The Man in the White Suit
Alan Birnley
1951
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sir Simon de Canterville · (1 episode)
1950
The Chiltern Hundreds
Benjamin Beecham
1949
Under Capricorn
The Governor
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack
Arthur Prohack
1949
Studio One
Dr. Hans Hojda · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
A newspaper publisher · (1 episode)
1948
Quartet
Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948
The Weaker Sex
Geoffrey Radcliffe
1948
The First Gentleman
The Prince Regent
1948
The Woman in the Hall
Sir Halmar Barnard
1947
Captain Boycott
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
1947
Hungry Hill
Copper John
1947
The Magic Bow
Luigi Germi
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Britannus
1945
Ships with Wings
German Air Marshal
1941
Dangerous Moonlight
Specialist
1941
The Saint's Vacation
Rudolph Hauser
1941
Under Your Hat
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
1940
The Stars Look Down
Stanley Millington
1940
Sons of the Sea
Cmdr. Herbert
1939
It Might Be You
Dr. Smith
1938
The Citadel
Dr. Charles Every
1938
The Lady Vanishes
Eric Todhunter
1938
Housemaster
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
1938
Dark Journey
Captain Of Q-Boat
1937
Storm in a Teacup
Provost William Gow
1937
Jack of All Trades
Sir Chas. Darrington
1936
Dishonour Bright
Vincent Crane
1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Gratton
1936
Men of Yesterday
1936
Foreign Affaires
Lord Wormington
1935
Her Last Affaire
Sir Arthur Harding
1935
The Guv'nor
Bank Director
1935
Crime Unlimited
Assistant Commissioner
1935
Me and Marlborough
Colonel of the Greys
1935
The Blue Squadron
1934
Dirty Work
Gordon Bray
1934
Lady in Danger
Piker
1934
Little Friend
Mason
1934
The Office Wife
Lawrence Bradley
1934
The Silver Spoon
Trevor
1934
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Claude Hickett
1933
The Golden Cage
1933