Cecil Parker

Attore

2 settembre 1897 — 20 aprile 1971 (73 anni)
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").

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Film e Serie su Plex

  • La signora scompare
    La signora scompare1938
  • Lo scandalo del vestito bianco
    Lo scandalo del vestito bianco1951
  • Agente speciale
    Agente speciale6 stagioni
  • Il peccato di Lady Considine
    Il peccato di Lady Considine1949
  • Il Santo
    Il Santo6 stagioni
  • Cesare e Cleopatra
    Cesare e Cleopatra1945
  • Il lungo coltello di Londra
    Il lungo coltello di Londra1966
  • Le tre spie
    Le tre spie1937
  • Make Room for Daddy
    Make Room for Daddy2 stagioni
  • Patrizia e il dittatore
    Patrizia e il dittatore1937

Famoso per

  • La signora omicidi
    La signora omicidi1955
  • La signora scompare
    La signora scompare1938
  • Lo scandalo del vestito bianco
    Lo scandalo del vestito bianco1951
  • Indiscreto
    Indiscreto1958
  • Il giullare del re
    Il giullare del re1955
  • Robinson nell'isola dei corsari
    Robinson nell'isola dei corsari1960
  • Il peccato di Lady Considine
    Il peccato di Lady Considine1949
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's1960
  • 23 passi dal delitto
    23 passi dal delitto1956
  • Lassù qualcuno mi attende
    Lassù qualcuno mi attende1963
  • La battaglia segreta di Montgomery
    La battaglia segreta di Montgomery1958
  • L'incomparabile Crichton
    L'incomparabile Crichton1957
  • Cesare e Cleopatra
    Cesare e Cleopatra1945
  • Uno strano detective
    Uno strano detective1954
  • Patrizia e il dittatore
    Patrizia e il dittatore1937
  • Cannoni a Batasi
    Cannoni a Batasi1964
  • Gli allegri ammutinati del Bounty
    Gli allegri ammutinati del Bounty1964
  • Verso la città del terrore
    Verso la città del terrore1958
  • La cittadella
    La cittadella1938
  • The Man Who Lived Again
    The Man Who Lived Again1936

Filmografia

1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - 'the Court Jester'
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War · as Sir John
1967
The Magnificent Two · as Sir John
1966
Psycho-Circus · as Sir JohnSu Plex
1966
A Man Could Get Killed · as Sir Huntley Frazier
1965
Lady L · as Sir Percy
1965
A Study in Terror · as Prime Minister
1965
1965
I Spy · as Sir Guy Faulkner
1964
Guns at Batasi · as Fletcher
1964
The Comedy Man · as Thomas Rutherford
1964
1964
Carry on Jack · as First Sea Lord
1963
Heavens Above! · as Archdeacon Aspinall
1962
The Swingin' Maiden · as Sir Giles Thompson
1962
The Amorous Mr. Prawn · as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
1962
Zero One (1962) · as Frank Littlefield
1962
The Saint · as Lord GillinghamSu Plex
1962
The Brain · as Stevenson
1961
Petticoat Pirates · as C-In-C
1961
On the Fiddle · as Group Capt. Bascombe
1961
The Avengers · as GloverSu Plex
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's · as Professor Canford
1960
Swiss Family Robinson · as Captain Moreland
1960
A French Mistress · as John Crane M.a. Headmaster Of Melbury School
1960
Under Ten Flags · as Colonel Howard
1960
The Aquanauts · as Dr. Cattermole
1960
1959
The Navy Lark · as Cmdr. Stanton
1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare · as Inquiry Chairman
1959
Make Mine a Double · as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
1958
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken · as Colonel E.f. Logan
1958
Indiscreet · as Alfred Munson
1958
Happy Is the Bride · as Arthur Royd
1958
A Tale of Two Cities · as Jarvis Lorry
1957
Paradise Lagoon · as Lord Henry Loam
1957
The DuPont Show of the Month · as Dr. Frobisher
1957
True as a Turtle · as Dudley Partridge
1956
It's Great to Be Young! · as Frome, Headmaster
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street · as Bob Matthews
1955
The Court Jester · as King Roderick I
1955
The Ladykillers · as Claude, Alias 'major Courtney'
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as The Lawyer
1955
Marriage a la Mode · as Llewellyn
1954
Cocktails in the Kitchen · as John Purves
1954
The Detective · as The Bishop
1953
Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop · as Charles, The Boy's Father
1953
Make Room for Daddy · as Sir Harry BarkleySu Plex
1952
I Believe in You · as Henry Phipps
1952
His Excellency · as Sir James Kirkman
1951
The Man in the White Suit · as Alan BirnleySu Plex
1951
The Magic Box · as 1st Platform Man
1950
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents · as Sir Simon De Canterville
1949
Under Capricorn · as The GovernorSu Plex
1949
The Amazing Mr. Beecham · as Benjamin Beecham
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack · as Arthur Prohack
1948
Studio One · as A Newspaper Publisher
1948
Quartet · as Colonel George Peregrine (segment "the Colonel's Lady")
1948
The Weaker Sex · as Geoffrey Radcliffe
1948
Affairs of a Rogue · as The Prince Regent
1947
The Woman in the Hall · as Sir Halmar Barnard
1947
Captain Boycott · as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
1947
Hungry Hill · as Copper John
1946
The Magic Bow · as Luigi Germi
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra · as BritannusSu Plex
1941
Ships with Wings · as German Air Marshal
1941
Suicide Squadron · as Specialist
1941
The Saint's Vacation · as Rudolph Hauser
1940
The Stars Look Down · as Stanley Millington
1940
Under Your Hat · as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
1940
She Couldn't Say No · as Jimmy Reeves
1939
The Spider · as Lawrence Bruce
1939
Sons of the Sea · as Cmdr. Herbert
1938
Old Iron · as Barnett
1938
It Might Be You · as Dr. Smith
1938
The Lady Vanishes · as Eric TodhunterSu Plex
1938
The Citadel · as Dr. Charles Every
1938
Housemaster · as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
1937
Storm in a Teacup · as Provost William GowSu Plex
1937
Dark Journey · as Captain Of Q-BoatSu Plex
1936
The Man Who Lived Again · as Dr. Gratton
1936
Dishonour Bright · as Vincent Crane
1936
1936
Jack of All Trades · as Sir Chas. Darrington
1935
Mister Hobo · as Bank Director
1935
Foreign Affaires · as Lord Wormington
1935
Her Last Affaire · as Sir Arthur Harding
1935
Crime Unlimited · as Assistant Commissioner
1935
Me and Marlborough · as Colonel Of The Greys
1934
Dirty Work · as Gordon Bray
1934
Lady in Danger · as Piker
1934
Little Friend · as Mason
1934
The Blue Squadron · as Bianchi
1934
Alexandra · as Mr. Thompson
1933
A Cuckoo in the Nest · as Claude Hickett