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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-09-02

Day of Death

1971-04-20 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Hastings, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

Cecil Schwabe

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.

Known For

Acting

The Lady Vanishes

1938

The Lady Vanishes

as

Eric Todhunter

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Jarvis Lorry

The Ladykillers

1955

The Ladykillers

as

Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

1960

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as

Professor Canford

Indiscreet

1958

Indiscreet

as

Alfred Munson

Housemaster

1938

Housemaster

as

Sir Berkeley Nightingale

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Britannus

The Court Jester

1955

The Court Jester

as

King Roderick I

Carry On Jack

1964

Carry On Jack

as

First Sealord

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as

Alan Birnley

Crime Unlimited

1935

Crime Unlimited

as

Assistant Commissioner

Circus of Fear

1966

Circus of Fear

as

Sir John

For Better, for Worse

1954

For Better, for Worse

as

Anne's Father

The Stars Look Down

1940

The Stars Look Down

as

Stanley Millington

The Admirable Crichton

1957

The Admirable Crichton

as

Lord Henry Loam

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

Swiss Family Robinson

as

Captain Moreland

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

23 Paces to Baker Street

as

Bob Matthews

Dangerous Moonlight

1941

Dangerous Moonlight

as

Specialist

The Citadel

1938

The Citadel

as

Dr. Charles Every

Storm in a Teacup

1937

Storm in a Teacup

as

Provost William Gow

The Constant Husband

1955

The Constant Husband

as

Llewellyn

I Was Monty's Double

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as

Colonel E.F. Logan

The Comedy Man

1964

The Comedy Man

as

Thomas Rutherford

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

The Saint's Vacation

1941

The Saint's Vacation

as

Rudolph Hauser

Father Brown

1954

Father Brown

as

The Bishop

The Iron Maiden

1963

The Iron Maiden

as

Sir Giles Thompson

Under Ten Flags

1960

Under Ten Flags

as

Colonel Howard

Sons of the Sea

1939

Sons of the Sea

as

Cmdr. Herbert

A French Mistress

1960

A French Mistress

as

John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School

On the Fiddle

1961

On the Fiddle

as

Group Capt. Bascombe

Hungry Hill

1947

Hungry Hill

as

Copper John

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949

Dear Mr. Prohack

as

Arthur Prohack

The Magic Bow

1946

The Magic Bow

as

Luigi Germi

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

Isn't Life Wonderful!

as

Charles, the boy's father

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser

A Man Could Get Killed

1966

A Man Could Get Killed

as

Sir Huntley Frazier

I Believe in You

1952

I Believe in You

as

Henry Phipps

His Excellency

1952

His Excellency

as

Sir James Kirkman

Petticoat Pirates

1961

Petticoat Pirates

as

C-in-C

Captain Boycott

1947

Captain Boycott

as

Capt. Charles C. Boycott

Heavens Above!

1963

Heavens Above!

as

Archdeacon Aspinall

Happy Is the Bride

1958

Happy Is the Bride

as

Arthur Royd

The Brain

1962

The Brain

as

Stevenson

The Magnificent Two

1967

The Magnificent Two

as

British Ambassador

Guns at Batasi

1964

Guns at Batasi

as

Fletcher

The Amorous Prawn

1962

The Amorous Prawn

as

Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam

A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933

A Cuckoo in the Nest

as

Claude Hickett

Dirty Work

1934

Dirty Work

as

Gordon Bray

The Navy Lark

1959

The Navy Lark

as

Cmdr. Stanton

The Woman in the Hall

1947

The Woman in the Hall

as

Sir Halmar Barnard

Jack of All Trades

1936

Jack of All Trades

as

Sir Chas. Darrington

Me and Marlborough

1935

Me and Marlborough

as

Colonel of the Greys

Little Friend

1934

Little Friend

as

Mason

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949

The Chiltern Hundreds

as

Benjamin Beecham

Her Last Affaire

1935

Her Last Affaire

as

Sir Arthur Harding

Dishonour Bright

1936

Dishonour Bright

as

Vincent Crane

Lady in Danger

1934

Lady in Danger

as

Piker

Under Your Hat

1940

Under Your Hat

as

Sir Jeffrey Arlington

Under Capricorn

1949

Under Capricorn

as

The Governor

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as

Inquiry Chairman

Foreign Affaires

1935

Foreign Affaires

as

Lord Wormington

Ships with Wings

1941

Ships with Wings

as

German Air Marshal

The Silver Spoon

1934

The Silver Spoon

as

Trevor

The Office Wife

1934

The Office Wife

as

Lawrence Bradley

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

Sir John

The Guv'nor

1935

The Guv'nor

as

Bank Director

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

1st Platform Man

It's Great to be Young!

1956

It's Great to be Young!

as

Frome, Headmaster

The Weaker Sex

1948

The Weaker Sex

as

Geoffrey Radcliffe

Dark Journey

1937

Dark Journey

as

Captain Of Q-Boat

True as a Turtle

1957

True as a Turtle

as

Dudley Partridge

A Study in Terror

1965

A Study in Terror

as

Prime Minister

On the Fiddle

1961

On the Fiddle

as

Gr/Cpt Bascombe

The First Gentleman

1948

The First Gentleman

as

The Prince Regent

Lady L

1965

Lady L

as

Sir Percy

It Might Be You

1938

It Might Be You

as

Dr. Smith

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Glover

Studio One

Studio One

as

Dr. Hans Hojda

The Saint

The Saint

as

Lord Gillingham

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

as

Dr. Cattermole

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Sir Simon de Canterville

Citizen James

Citizen James

as

Himself

Studio One

Studio One

as

A newspaper publisher

Production

Crew

Directing