Cecil Parker
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
Self (archive)
movieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
Sir John
movieThe Magnificent Two
1967
Sir John
movieCircus of Fear
1966
Sir John
movieA Man Could Get Killed
1966
Sir Huntley Frazier
movieLady L
1965
Sir Percy
movieA Study in Terror
1965
Prime Minister
movieGuns at Batasi
1964
Fletcher
movieThe Comedy Man
1964
Thomas Rutherford
movieCarry On Jack
1964
First Sea Lord
movieThe Iron Maiden
1963
Sir Giles Thompson
movieHeavens Above!
1963
Archdeacon Aspinall
movieThe Amorous Prawn
1962
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
tvThe Saint
1962
Lord Gillingham
movieThe Brain
1962
Stevenson
movieOn the Fiddle
1961
Group Capt. Bascombe / Gr/Cpt Bascombe
tvThe Avengers
1961
Glover
movieThe Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
Professor Canford
movieSwiss Family Robinson
1960
Captain Moreland
tvCitizen James
1960
Himself
movieUnder Ten Flags
1960
Colonel Howard
tvThe Aquanauts
1960
Dr. Cattermole
movieA French Mistress
1960
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
movieThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
Inquiry Chairman
movieThe Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
movieThe Navy Lark
1959
Cmdr. Stanton
movieI Was Monty's Double
1958
Colonel E.F. Logan
movieIndiscreet
1958
Alfred Munson
movieHappy Is the Bride
1958
Arthur Royd
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1958
Jarvis Lorry
movieThe Admirable Crichton
1957
Lord Henry Loam
movieTrue as a Turtle
1957
Dudley Partridge
movieIt's Great to be Young!
1956
Frome, Headmaster
movie23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Bob Matthews
movieThe Court Jester
1955
King Roderick I
movieThe Ladykillers
1955
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Lawyer
movieThe Constant Husband
1955
Llewellyn
movieFor Better, for Worse
1954
John Purves
movieFather Brown
1954
The Bishop
movieIsn't Life Wonderful!
1953
Charles, the boy's father
movieI Believe in You
1952
Henry Phipps
movieHis Excellency
1952
Sir James Kirkman
movieThe Magic Box
1952
1st Platform Man
movieThe Man in the White Suit
1951
Alan Birnley
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Sir Simon de Canterville
movieThe Chiltern Hundreds
1949
Benjamin Beecham
movieUnder Capricorn
1949
The Governor
movieDear Mr. Prohack
1949
Arthur Prohack
tvStudio One
1948
Dr. Hans Hojda / A newspaper publisher
movieQuartet
1948
Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
movieThe Weaker Sex
1948
Geoffrey Radcliffe
movieThe First Gentleman
1948
The Prince Regent
movieThe Woman in the Hall
1947
Sir Halmar Barnard
movieCaptain Boycott
1947
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
movieHungry Hill
1947
Copper John
movieThe Magic Bow
1946
Luigi Germi
movieCaesar and Cleopatra
1945
Britannus
movieShips with Wings
1941
German Air Marshal
movieDangerous Moonlight
1941
Specialist
movieThe Saint's Vacation
1941
Rudolph Hauser
movieUnder Your Hat
1940
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
movieThe Stars Look Down
1940
Stanley Millington
movieSons of the Sea
1939
Cmdr. Herbert
Old Iron
1938
Barnett
movieThe Citadel
1938
Dr. Charles Every
movieThe Lady Vanishes
1938
Eric Todhunter
movieHousemaster
1938
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
movieDark Journey
1937
Captain Of Q-Boat
movieStorm in a Teacup
1937
Provost William Gow
Jack of All Trades
1936
Sir Chas. Darrington
movieDishonour Bright
1936
Vincent Crane
movieThe Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
Dr. Gratton
Foreign Affaires
1935
Lord Wormington
movieHer Last Affaire
1935
Sir Arthur Harding
movieThe Guv'nor
1935
Bank Director
movieCrime Unlimited
1935
Assistant Commissioner
movieMe and Marlborough
1935
Colonel of the Greys
movieDirty Work
1934
Gordon Bray
The Office Wife
1934
Lawrence Bradley
movieA Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
Claude Hickett
