Acting · Hastings, Sussex, England, UK · Born September 2, 1897
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.
MovieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
MovieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sir John
MovieThe Magnificent Two
1967
as Sir John
MovieCircus of Fear
1966
as Sir John
MovieA Man Could Get Killed
1966
as Sir Huntley Frazier
MovieLady L
1965
as Sir Percy
MovieA Study in Terror
1965
as Prime Minister
MovieThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as The Mayor
MovieGuns at Batasi
1964
as Fletcher
MovieThe Comedy Man
1964
as Thomas Rutherford
TVSherlock Holmes
1964
MovieCarry On Jack
1964
as First Sea Lord
MovieThe Iron Maiden
1963
as Sir Giles Thompson
MovieHeavens Above!
1963
as Archdeacon Aspinall
MovieThe Amorous Prawn
1962
as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
TVThe Saint
1962
as Lord Gillingham
MovieThe Brain
1962
as Stevenson
MoviePetticoat Pirates
1961
as C-in-C
MovieOn the Fiddle
1961
as Group Capt. Bascombe
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Glover
MovieThe Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Professor Canford
MovieSwiss Family Robinson
1960
as Captain Moreland
TVCitizen James
1960
as Himself
MovieUnder Ten Flags
1960
as Colonel Howard
TVThe Aquanauts
1960
as Dr. Cattermole
MovieA French Mistress
1960
as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
Follow That Horse!
1960
MovieThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Inquiry Chairman
MovieThe Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
MovieThe Navy Lark
1959
as Cmdr. Stanton
MovieI Was Monty's Double
1958
as Colonel E.F. Logan
MovieIndiscreet
1958
as Alfred Munson
MovieHappy Is the Bride
1958
as Arthur Royd
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Jarvis Lorry
MovieThe Admirable Crichton
1957
as Lord Henry Loam
MovieTrue as a Turtle
1957
as Dudley Partridge
MovieIt's Great to be Young!
1956
as Frome, Headmaster
Movie23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
as Bob Matthews
MovieThe Court Jester
1955
as King Roderick I
MovieThe Ladykillers
1955
as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as The Lawyer
MovieThe Constant Husband
1955
as Llewellyn
MovieFor Better, for Worse
1954
as John Purves
MovieFather Brown
1954
as The Bishop
MovieIsn't Life Wonderful!
1953
as Charles, the boy's father
MovieI Believe in You
1952
as Henry Phipps
MovieHis Excellency
1952
as Sir James Kirkman
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as 1st Platform Man
MovieThe Man in the White Suit
1951
as Alan Birnley
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Sir Simon de Canterville
MovieThe Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Benjamin Beecham
MovieUnder Capricorn
1949
as The Governor
MovieDear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Arthur Prohack
TVStudio One
1948
as Dr. Hans Hojda
MovieQuartet
1948
as Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
MovieThe Weaker Sex
1948
as Geoffrey Radcliffe
MovieThe First Gentleman
1948
as The Prince Regent
MovieThe Woman in the Hall
1947
as Sir Halmar Barnard
MovieCaptain Boycott
1947
as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
MovieHungry Hill
1947
as Copper John
MovieThe Magic Bow
1946
as Luigi Germi
MovieCaesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Britannus
MovieShips with Wings
1941
as German Air Marshal
MovieDangerous Moonlight
1941
as Specialist
MovieThe Saint's Vacation
1941
as Rudolph Hauser
MovieUnder Your Hat
1940
as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
MovieThe Stars Look Down
1940
as Stanley Millington
MovieSons of the Sea
1939
as Cmdr. Herbert
Old Iron
1938
as Barnett
It Might Be You
1938
as Dr. Smith
MovieThe Citadel
1938
as Dr. Charles Every
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
1938
as Eric Todhunter
MovieHousemaster
1938
as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
MovieDark Journey
1937
as Captain Of Q-Boat
MovieStorm in a Teacup
1937
as Provost William Gow
Jack of All Trades
1936
as Sir Chas. Darrington
MovieDishonour Bright
1936
as Vincent Crane
MovieThe Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dr. Gratton
Men of Yesterday
1936
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Lord Wormington
MovieHer Last Affaire
1935
as Sir Arthur Harding
MovieThe Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
MovieCrime Unlimited
1935
as Assistant Commissioner
MovieMe and Marlborough
1935
as Colonel of the Greys
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Bianchi
MovieDirty Work
1934
as Gordon Bray
MovieLady in Danger
1934
as Piker
MovieLittle Friend
1934
as Mason
The Office Wife
1934
as Lawrence Bradley
The Silver Spoon
1934
as Trevor
MovieA Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Claude Hickett
MovieThe Golden Cage
1933
