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Cecil Parker‌

Gender

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Birthday

calendar1897-09-02

Popularity

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Cecil Parker

Hastings, Sussex, England, UK

Cecil Parker

Hastings, Sussex, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1897-09-02

Popularity

star4.0

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.

Movie Credits

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes‌
star7.4
calendar 1938

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities‌
star6.8
calendar 1958

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers‌
star7.3
calendar 1955

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's‌
star6.3
calendar 1960

The Man Who Changed His Mind

The Man Who Changed His Mind‌
star6.1
calendar 1936

Indiscreet

Indiscreet‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

Housemaster

Housemaster‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

The Court Jester

The Court Jester‌
star7.3
calendar 1955

Carry On Jack

Carry On Jack‌
star5.9
calendar 1964

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit‌
star6.8
calendar 1951

Crime Unlimited

Crime Unlimited‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear‌
star5.2
calendar 1966

For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse‌
star5.6
calendar 1954

The Stars Look Down

The Stars Look Down‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson‌
star6.9
calendar 1960

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street‌
star6.7
calendar 1956

The Blue Squadron

The Blue Squadron‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Dangerous Moonlight

Dangerous Moonlight‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

The Citadel

The Citadel‌
star6.3
calendar 1938

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup‌
star7.5
calendar 1937

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband‌
star6.9
calendar 1955

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double‌
star6.8
calendar 1958

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1964

Quartet

Quartet‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

The Saint's Vacation

The Saint's Vacation‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Father Brown

Father Brown‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

The Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden‌
star6.5
calendar 1963

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags‌
star5.4
calendar 1960

Sons of the Sea

Sons of the Sea‌
star6.8
calendar 1939

A French Mistress

A French Mistress‌
star5.7
calendar 1960

On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle‌
star6.4
calendar 1961

Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill‌
star5.4
calendar 1947

Dear Mr. Prohack

Dear Mr. Prohack‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

The Magic Bow

The Magic Bow‌
star5.3
calendar 1946

Isn't Life Wonderful!

Isn't Life Wonderful!‌
star5.6
calendar 1954

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

The Night We Dropped a Clanger‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

A Man Could Get Killed

A Man Could Get Killed‌
star3.8
calendar 1966

I Believe in You

I Believe in You‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

His Excellency

His Excellency‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Petticoat Pirates

Petticoat Pirates‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott‌
star6.5
calendar 1947

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride‌
star5.7
calendar 1958

The Brain

The Brain‌
star5.5
calendar 1962

The Magnificent Two

The Magnificent Two‌
star3.1
calendar 1967

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Amorous Prawn

The Amorous Prawn‌
star6.5
calendar 1962

A Cuckoo in the Nest

A Cuckoo in the Nest‌
star4.5
calendar 1933

Dirty Work

Dirty Work‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Navy Lark

The Navy Lark‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

The Woman in the Hall

The Woman in the Hall‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

Tony Draws a Horse

Tony Draws a Horse‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades‌
star5.5
calendar 1936

Me and Marlborough

Me and Marlborough‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

Little Friend

Little Friend‌
star3.5
calendar 1934

The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds‌
star5.0
calendar 1949

Her Last Affaire

Her Last Affaire‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Lady in Danger

Lady in Danger‌
star5.7
calendar 1934

Under Your Hat

Under Your Hat‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

The Golden Cage

The Golden Cage‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

Foreign Affaires

Foreign Affaires‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Follow That Horse!

Follow That Horse!‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Ships with Wings

Ships with Wings‌
star4.0
calendar 1941

The Silver Spoon

The Silver Spoon‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Office Wife

The Office Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War‌
star6.6
calendar 1969

The Guv'nor

The Guv'nor‌
star7.3
calendar 1935

The Magic Box

The Magic Box‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Dark Journey

Dark Journey‌
star6.4
calendar 1937

True as a Turtle

True as a Turtle‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

A Study in Terror

A Study in Terror‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

On the Fiddle

On the Fiddle‌
star6.4
calendar 1961

The First Gentleman

The First Gentleman‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

Lady L

Lady L‌
star5.9
calendar 1965

Men of Yesterday

Men of Yesterday‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Tv Credits

The Avengers

The Avengers‌
star7.7
calendar 1961

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts‌
star5.5
calendar 1960

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Citizen James

Citizen James‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948