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Cecil Parker
Born · September 2, 1897
Died · April 20, 1971 (73 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Bio
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.
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
0.0
2002
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir John
6.7
1969
The Magnificent Two
British Ambassador
3.1
1967
Circus of Fear
Sir John
5.2
1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Sir Huntley Frazier
3.8
1966
Lady L
Sir Percy
5.8
1965
A Study in Terror
Prime Minister
6.3
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Mayor
5.8
1965
Guns at Batasi
Fletcher
7.1
1964
The Comedy Man
Thomas Rutherford
7.1
1964
Sherlock Holmes
(1 episode)
6.4
1964
Carry On Jack
First Sealord
5.9
1964
The Iron Maiden
Sir Giles Thompson
6.6
1963
Heavens Above!
Archdeacon Aspinall
6.3
1963
The Amorous Prawn
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
6.3
1962
The Saint
Lord Gillingham · (1 episode)
7.3
1962
The Brain
Stevenson
5.6
1962
Petticoat Pirates
C-in-C
6.2
1961
On the Fiddle
Group Capt. Bascombe
6.2
1961
On the Fiddle
Gr/Cpt Bascombe
6.2
1961
The Avengers
Glover · (1 episode)
7.7
1961
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Professor Canford
6.2
1960
Swiss Family Robinson
Captain Moreland
6.9
1960
Citizen James
Himself · (1 episode)
7.6
1960
Under Ten Flags
Colonel Howard
5.4
1960
The Aquanauts
Dr. Cattermole · (1 episode)
5.5
1960
A French Mistress
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
5.7
1960
Follow That Horse!
0.0
1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Inquiry Chairman
6.2
1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
5.9
1959
The Navy Lark
Cmdr. Stanton
6.8
1959
I Was Monty's Double
Colonel E.F. Logan
6.8
1958
Indiscreet
Alfred Munson
6.6
1958
Happy Is the Bride
Arthur Royd
6.2
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Jarvis Lorry
6.7
1958
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Henry Loam
6.8
1957
True as a Turtle
Dudley Partridge
7.0
1957
It's Great to be Young!
Frome, Headmaster
6.2
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street
Bob Matthews
6.7
1956
The Court Jester
King Roderick I
7.3
1955
The Ladykillers
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
7.3
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lawyer · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
The Constant Husband
Llewellyn
6.9
1955
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Charles, the boy's father
5.6
1954
For Better, for Worse
Anne's Father
5.6
1954
Father Brown
The Bishop
6.3
1954
I Believe in You
Henry Phipps
6.1
1952
His Excellency
Sir James Kirkman
6.0
1952
The Magic Box
1st Platform Man
6.3
1952
The Man in the White Suit
Alan Birnley
6.9
1951
Tony Draws a Horse
0.0
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sir Simon de Canterville · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
The Chiltern Hundreds
Benjamin Beecham
5.0
1949
Under Capricorn
The Governor
6.1
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack
Arthur Prohack
6.0
1949
Studio One
Dr. Hans Hojda · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Studio One
A newspaper publisher · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Quartet
Colonel George Peregrine
6.0
1948
The Weaker Sex
Geoffrey Radcliffe
6.0
1948
The First Gentleman
The Prince Regent
6.0
1948
The Woman in the Hall
Sir Halmar Barnard
5.8
1947
Captain Boycott
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
6.7
1947
Hungry Hill
Copper John
5.4
1947
The Magic Bow
Luigi Germi
5.3
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Britannus
6.1
1945
Ships with Wings
German Air Marshal
4.0
1941
Dangerous Moonlight
Specialist
6.4
1941
The Saint's Vacation
Rudolph Hauser
5.5
1941
Under Your Hat
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
5.3
1940
The Stars Look Down
Stanley Millington
6.5
1940
Sons of the Sea
Cmdr. Herbert
6.8
1939
It Might Be You
Dr. Smith
0.0
1938
The Citadel
Dr. Charles Every
6.3
1938
The Lady Vanishes
Eric Todhunter
7.4
1938
Housemaster
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
0.0
1938
Dark Journey
Captain Of Q-Boat
6.4
1937
Storm in a Teacup
Provost William Gow
7.5
1937
Jack of All Trades
Sir Chas. Darrington
5.5
1936
Dishonour Bright
Vincent Crane
0.0
1936
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Gratton
6.0
1936
Men of Yesterday
0.0
1936
Foreign Affaires
Lord Wormington
0.0
1935
Her Last Affaire
Sir Arthur Harding
6.0
1935
The Guv'nor
Bank Director
7.3
1935
Crime Unlimited
Assistant Commissioner
5.8
1935
Me and Marlborough
Colonel of the Greys
4.5
1935
The Blue Squadron
0.0
1934
Dirty Work
Gordon Bray
0.0
1934
Lady in Danger
Piker
5.7
1934
Little Friend
Mason
3.5
1934
The Office Wife
Lawrence Bradley
0.0
1934
The Silver Spoon
Trevor
0.0
1934
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Claude Hickett
5.0
1933
The Golden Cage
0.0
1933