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Cecil Parker (1897–1971)

Actor

An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end up being a ray of sunshine with that cloud. Stage or screen, comedy or drama, playing butler or Lord Commander, Englishman Cecil Parker was born in 1897 and took an avid interest in performing following his discharge from World War I military service... See full bio »

Born:

Cecil Schwabe
in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

Died:

(age 73) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Fred R. Krug and Cecil Parker on the set of Still of Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson and Cecil Parker in The Ladykillers
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1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir John
 
1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Lord Bellinger
– The Second Stain (1968) … Lord Bellinger
 
1967 The Avengers (TV series)
Glover
– The £50,000 Breakfast (1967) … Glover
 
1967 The Magnificent Two
British Ambassador
 
1967 The Saint (TV series)
Lord Gillingham
– A Double in Diamonds (1967) … Lord Gillingham
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Sir Guy Faulkner
– The War Lord (1967) … Sir Guy Faulkner
 
1966 Psycho-Circus
Sir John
 
1966 A Man Could Get Killed
Sir Huntley Frazier
 
1965 Lady L
Sir Percy
 
1965 A Study in Terror
Prime Minister
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Mayor
 
1964 Guns at Batasi
Fletcher
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Thomas Rutherford
 
1964 Zero One (TV series)
Frank Littlefield
– A Case of Charity (1964) … Frank Littlefield
 
1963 Carry on Jack
First Sealord
 
1963 The Swinging Maiden
Sir Giles Thompson
 
1963 Heavens Above!
Archdeacon Aspinall
 
1962 The Amorous Mr. Prawn
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
 
1962 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Sir Harry
– The British Sense of Humor (1962) … Sir Harry
 
1962 The Brain
Stevenson
 
1961 Petticoat Pirates
C-in-C
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
The Lawyer
– I Spy (1961) … The Lawyer
 
1961 Operation Snafu
Group Capt. Bascombe
 
1961 Make Mine a Double
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Dr. Cattermole
– The Tidal Wave Adventure (1961) … Dr. Cattermole
 
1960 The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Professor Canford
 
1960 Citizen James (TV series)
– The Brand Image (1960)
 
1960 Swiss Family Robinson
Captain Moreland
 
1960 A French Mistress
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
 
1960 Follow That Horse!
Sir William Crane
 
1960 Under Ten Flags
Col. Howard
 
1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Chairman
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Frobisher
– The Browning Version (1959) … Frobisher
 
1959 The Navy Lark
Cmdr. Stanton
 
1959 Rendezvous (TV series)
Sir Geoffrey Darwin
– Murder in Berkeley Square (1959) … Sir Geoffrey Darwin
 
1958 Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
Col. Logan
 
1958 Indiscreet
Alfred Munson
 
1958 Happy Is the Bride
Arthur Royd
 
1958 A Tale of Two Cities
Jarvis Lorry
 
1957 Paradise Lagoon
Lord Henry Loam
 
1957 True as a Turtle
Dudley Partridge
 
1956 It's Great to Be Young!
Frome
 
1956 23 Paces to Baker Street
Bob Matthews
 
1955 The Court Jester
King Roderick I
 
1955 The Ladykillers
Claude (a.k.a. 'Major Courtney')
 
1955 Marriage a la Mode
Llewellyn
 
1954 Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop
Father
 
1954 Cocktails in the Kitchen
Anne's Father
 
1954 The Detective
The Bishop
 
1950-1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
A newspaper publisher
– To a Moment of Triumph (1953) … A newspaper publisher
– Letter from Cairo (1950)
 
1952 I Believe in You
Henry Phipps
 
1952 His Excellency
Sir James Kirkman
 
1951 The Magic Box
First Platform Man
 
1951 The Man in the White Suit
Alan Birnley
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Sir Simon de Canterville
– The Canterville Ghost (1950) … Sir Simon de Canterville
 
1950 Tony Draws a Horse
Dr. Howard Fleming
 
1949 The Amazing Mr. Beecham
Benjamin Beecham
 
1949 Under Capricorn
The Governor
 
1949 Dear Mr. Prohack
Arthur Prohack
 
1948 Quartet
Colonel Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
 
1948 The Weaker Sex
Geoffrey Radcliffe
 
1948 Affairs of a Rogue
The Prince Regent
 
1947 The Woman in the Hall
Sir Halmar Barnard
 
1947 Captain Boycott
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
 
1947 Hungry Hill
Copper John
 
1946 The Magic Bow
Luigi Germi
 
1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Britannus
 
1941 Ships with Wings
German Air Marshal
 
1941 Suicide Squadron
Specialist
 
1941 The Saint's Vacation
Rudolph Hauser
 
1940 Two for Danger
Sir Richard
 
1940/I She Couldn't Say No
Jimmy Reeves
 
1940 The Spider
Lawrence Bruce
 
1940 The Stars Look Down
Stanley Millington
 
1940 Under Your Hat
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
 
1939 Sons of the Sea
Cmdr. Herbert
 
1939 Little Ladyship (TV movie)
Sir John Brent
 
1938 Old Iron
Barnett
 
1938 The Ringer (TV movie)
 
1938 Smoky Cell (TV movie)
 
1938 The Citadel
Charles Every
 
1938 The Lady Vanishes
Mr. Todhunter
 
1938 Housemaster
Sir Berkely Nightingale
 
1937 Storm in a Teacup
Provost William 'Willie' Gow
 
1937 Dark Journey
Captain of Q-Boat
 
1936 Jack of All Trades
Sir Chas. Darrington
 
1936 Dishonour Bright
Vincent Crane
 
1936 The Man Who Lived Again
Dr. Gratton (uncredited)
 
1936 Men of Yesterday
 
1936 Her Last Affaire
Sir Arthur Harding
 
1935 Foreign Affaires
Lord Wormington
 
1935 Mister Hobo
Bank Director (uncredited)
 
1935 Crime Unlimited
Assistant Commissioner
 
1935 Me and Marlborough
Colonel of the Greys
 
1934 Dirty Work
Gordon Bray
 
1934 Lady in Danger
Piker
 
1934 The Blue Squadron
Bianci
 
1934 The Office Wife (short)
Lawrence Bradley
 
1934 Little Friend
Mason
 
1934 Nine Forty-Five
Robert Clayton
 
1934 Alexandra
Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
 
1934 The Silver Spoon
Trevor
 
1934 Flat Number Three
Hilary Maine
 
1933 A Cuckoo in the Nest
Claude Hickett
 
1933 The Golden Cage
 
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1967 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1937) Stage: Appeared in / produced "Lot's Wife" by Peter Blackmore. Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, London WC1. Cast: Peter Blackmore, Stanley Bell, Bryan Coleman, Viola Lyel, Clive Morton, Nora Swinburne, Torin Thatcher, Henrietta Watson, Margaret Watson and Jane Welsh. See more »

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Active service during the First World War delayed his stage debut until 1922 at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, with Charles Doran's Shakesperian company. See more »

Trademark:

Rugged Commonsense See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo