Acting
Cecil Parker
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.
Filmography
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Film · 2002
Oh! What a Lovely War
Film · 1969
The Magnificent Two
Film · 1967
Circus of Fear
Film · 1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Film · 1966
A Study in Terror
Film · 1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Film · 1965
Lady L
Film · 1965
Carry On Jack
Film · 1964
The Comedy Man
Film · 1964
Guns at Batasi
Film · 1964
Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1964
The Iron Maiden
Film · 1963
Heavens Above!
Film · 1963
The Brain
Film · 1962
The Amorous Prawn
Film · 1962
The Saint
Series · 1962
On the Fiddle
Film · 1961
Petticoat Pirates
Film · 1961
On the Fiddle
Film · 1961
The Avengers
Series · 1961
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Film · 1960
Swiss Family Robinson
Film · 1960
Under Ten Flags
Film · 1960
A French Mistress
Film · 1960
Follow That Horse!
Film · 1960
The Aquanauts
Series · 1960
Citizen James
Series · 1960
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Film · 1959
The Navy Lark
Film · 1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Film · 1959
A Tale of Two Cities
Film · 1958
Indiscreet
Film · 1958
I Was Monty's Double
Film · 1958
Happy Is the Bride
Film · 1958
The Admirable Crichton
Film · 1957
True as a Turtle
Film · 1957
23 Paces to Baker Street
Film · 1956
It's Great to be Young!
Film · 1956
The Ladykillers
Film · 1955
The Court Jester
Film · 1955
The Constant Husband
Film · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
For Better, for Worse
Film · 1954
Father Brown
Film · 1954
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Film · 1953
I Believe in You
Film · 1952
His Excellency
Film · 1952
The Magic Box
Film · 1952
The Man in the White Suit
Film · 1951
Tony Draws a Horse
Film · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Dear Mr. Prohack
Film · 1949
The Chiltern Hundreds
Film · 1949
Under Capricorn
Film · 1949
Quartet
Film · 1948
The Weaker Sex
Film · 1948
The First Gentleman
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Hungry Hill
Film · 1947
Captain Boycott
Film · 1947
The Woman in the Hall
Film · 1947
The Magic Bow
Film · 1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Film · 1945
Dangerous Moonlight
Film · 1941
The Saint's Vacation
Film · 1941
Ships with Wings
Film · 1941
The Stars Look Down
Film · 1940
Under Your Hat
Film · 1940
Sons of the Sea
Film · 1939
The Lady Vanishes
Film · 1938
Housemaster
Film · 1938
The Citadel
Film · 1938
It Might Be You
Film · 1938
Old Iron
Film · 1938
Storm in a Teacup
Film · 1937
Dark Journey
Film · 1937
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Film · 1936
Jack of All Trades
Film · 1936
Dishonour Bright
Film · 1936
Men of Yesterday
Film · 1936
Crime Unlimited
Film · 1935
Me and Marlborough
Film · 1935
Her Last Affaire
Film · 1935
Foreign Affaires
Film · 1935
The Guv'nor
Film · 1935
The Blue Squadron
Film · 1934
Dirty Work
Film · 1934
Little Friend
Film · 1934
Lady in Danger
Film · 1934
The Silver Spoon
Film · 1934
The Office Wife
Film · 1934
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Film · 1933
The Golden Cage
Film · 1933