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
Eric Todhunter
The Lady Vanishes
Jarvis Lorry
A Tale of Two Cities
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
The Ladykillers
Professor Canford
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Dr. Gratton
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Alfred Munson
Indiscreet
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
Housemaster
Britannus
Caesar and Cleopatra
King Roderick I
The Court Jester
First Sealord
Carry On Jack
Alan Birnley
The Man in the White Suit
Assistant Commissioner
Crime Unlimited
Sir John
Circus of Fear
Anne's Father
For Better, for Worse
Stanley Millington
The Stars Look Down
Lord Henry Loam
The Admirable Crichton
Captain Moreland
Swiss Family Robinson
Bob Matthews
23 Paces to Baker Street
The Blue Squadron
Specialist
Dangerous Moonlight
Dr. Charles Every
The Citadel
Provost William Gow
Storm in a Teacup
Llewellyn
The Constant Husband
Colonel E.F. Logan
I Was Monty's Double
Thomas Rutherford
The Comedy Man
Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Quartet
Rudolph Hauser
The Saint's Vacation
The Bishop
Father Brown
Sir Giles Thompson
The Iron Maiden
Colonel Howard
Sotto dieci bandiere
Cmdr. Herbert
Sons of the Sea
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
A French Mistress
Group Capt. Bascombe
On the Fiddle
Copper John
Hungry Hill
Arthur Prohack
Dear Mr. Prohack
Luigi Germi
The Magic Bow
Charles, the boy's father
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Sir Huntley Frazier
A Man Could Get Killed
Henry Phipps
I Believe in You
Sir James Kirkman
His Excellency
C-in-C
Petticoat Pirates
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Captain Boycott
Archdeacon Aspinall
Heavens Above!
Arthur Royd
Happy Is the Bride
Stevenson
The Brain
Sir John
The Magnificent Two
Fletcher
Guns at Batasi
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
The Amorous Prawn
Claude Hickett
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Gordon Bray
Dirty Work
Cmdr. Stanton
The Navy Lark
Sir Halmar Barnard
The Woman in the Hall
Tony Draws a Horse
Sir Chas. Darrington
Jack of All Trades
Colonel of the Greys
Me and Marlborough
Mason
Little Friend
Benjamin Beecham
The Chiltern Hundreds
Sir Arthur Harding
Her Last Affaire
Vincent Crane
Dishonour Bright
Piker
Lady in Danger
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
Under Your Hat
The Governor
Under Capricorn
The Golden Cage
Inquiry Chairman
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Lord Wormington
Foreign Affaires
Follow That Horse!
German Air Marshal
Ships with Wings
Trevor
The Silver Spoon
Lawrence Bradley
The Office Wife
Sir John
Oh! What a Lovely War
Bank Director
The Guv'nor
1st Platform Man
The Magic Box
Frome, Headmaster
It's Great to be Young!
Geoffrey Radcliffe
The Weaker Sex
Captain Of Q-Boat
Dark Journey
Dudley Partridge
True as a Turtle
Prime Minister
A Study in Terror
Gr/Cpt Bascombe
On the Fiddle
The Prince Regent
The First Gentleman
The Mayor
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Sir Percy
Lady L
Men of Yesterday
Self (archive)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Dr. Smith
It Might Be You
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1897-09-02
Place of Birth
Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Also Known As
Cecil Schwabe