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.
Acted in 81
1960s
- 1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir John
- 1967
The Magnificent Two
Sir John
- 1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Sir Huntley Frazier
- 1965
Lady L
Sir Percy
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Mayor
- 1964
Guns at Batasi
Fletcher
The Comedy Man
Thomas Rutherford
Carry On Jack
First Sea Lord
- 1963
The Iron Maiden
Sir Giles Thompson
Heavens Above!
Archdeacon Aspinall
- 1962
The Amorous Prawn
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
- 1961
Petticoat Pirates
C-in-C
- 1960
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Professor Canford
Under Ten Flags
Colonel Howard
A French Mistress
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
1950s
- 1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Inquiry Chairman
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
The Navy Lark
Cmdr. Stanton
- 1958
Indiscreet
Alfred Munson
Happy Is the Bride
Arthur Royd
A Tale of Two Cities
Jarvis Lorry
- 1957
True as a Turtle
Dudley Partridge
- 1956
It's Great to be Young!
Frome, Headmaster
23 Paces to Baker Street
Bob Matthews
- 1955
The Constant Husband
Llewellyn
- 1954
For Better, for Worse
John Purves
Father Brown
The Bishop
- 1953
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Charles, the boy's father
- 1952
I Believe in You
Henry Phipps
His Excellency
Sir James Kirkman
The Magic Box
1st Platform Man
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Chiltern Hundreds
Benjamin Beecham
Dear Mr. Prohack
Arthur Prohack
- 1948
Quartet
Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Weaker Sex
Geoffrey Radcliffe
The First Gentleman
The Prince Regent
- 1947
The Woman in the Hall
Sir Halmar Barnard
Captain Boycott
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Hungry Hill
Copper John
- 1946
The Magic Bow
Luigi Germi
- 1945
- 1941
Ships with Wings
German Air Marshal
Dangerous Moonlight
Specialist
The Saint's Vacation
Rudolph Hauser
- 1940
Under Your Hat
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
The Citadel
Dr. Charles Every
Housemaster
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
- 1937
Dark Journey
Captain Of Q-Boat
Storm in a Teacup
Provost William Gow
- 1936
Dishonour Bright
Vincent Crane
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Gratton
- 1935
Her Last Affaire
Sir Arthur Harding
The Guv'nor
Bank Director
Crime Unlimited
Assistant Commissioner
Me and Marlborough
Colonel of the Greys
- 1934
Dirty Work
Gordon Bray
Lady in Danger
Piker
Little Friend
Mason
- 1933
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Claude Hickett
The Golden Cage
Movie
Appearances2
2000s
- 2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
1960s
- 1960
Citizen James
Himself · 1 episode