Acting
Cecil Parker
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.
Movies with Cecil Parker
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
The Ladykillers
1955
The Court Jester
1955
The Lady Vanishes
1938
The Citadel
1938
Under Capricorn
1949
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
Circus of Fear
1966
The Man in the White Suit
1951
The Admirable Crichton
1957
A Study in Terror
1965
The Guv'nor
1935
The Magic Box
1952
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
Indiscreet
1958
Guns at Batasi
1964
The Comedy Man
1964
The Weaker Sex
1948
Under Ten Flags
1960
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
Crime Unlimited
1935
The Iron Maiden
1963
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Little Friend
1934
On the Fiddle
1961
Heavens Above!
1963
Lady L
1965
Carry On Jack
1964
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
The Navy Lark
1959
I Was Monty's Double
1958
A French Mistress
1960
For Better, for Worse
1954
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
The Brain
1962
Storm in a Teacup
1937
Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953
Dark Journey
1937
The Constant Husband
1955
Hungry Hill
1947
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
Father Brown
1954
Happy Is the Bride
1958
Ships with Wings
1941
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
The Magnificent Two
1967
I Believe in You
1952
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
Dangerous Moonlight
1941
Quartet
1948
Captain Boycott
1947
Old Iron
1938
It's Great to be Young!
1956
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
The Amorous Prawn
1962
Petticoat Pirates
1961
The Stars Look Down
1940
The First Gentleman
1948
Her Last Affaire
1935
The Silver Spoon
1934
The Saint's Vacation
1941
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
His Excellency
1952
The Blue Squadron
1934
Dirty Work
1934
Lady in Danger
1934
Men of Yesterday
1936
The Woman in the Hall
1947
Foreign Affaires
1935
Jack of All Trades
1936
Me and Marlborough
1935
True as a Turtle
1957
The Magic Bow
1946
Under Your Hat
1940
The Golden Cage
1933
Dishonour Bright
1936
Sons of the Sea
1939
It Might Be You
1938
The Office Wife
1934
Housemaster
1938
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
Follow That Horse!
1960
