7.5
7.5
Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Provost William Gow
Cecil Parker
Also known as: Cecil Schwabe
Acting
Born:September 2, 1897
Died:April 20, 1971(aged 73)
Birthplace:Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
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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 (81 movies)
7.4
7.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938
as Eric Todhunter
7.3
7.3
The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
7.3
7.3
The Ladykillers
1955
as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
7.2
7.2
The Court Jester
1955
as King Roderick I
7.1
7.1
Guns at Batasi
1964
as Fletcher
7.0
7.0
True as a Turtle
1957
as Dudley Partridge
6.9
6.9
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Alan Birnley
6.9
6.9
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Colonel E.F. Logan
6.9
6.9
The Constant Husband
1955
as Llewellyn
6.9
6.9
The Comedy Man
1964
as Thomas Rutherford
6.9
6.9
The Admirable Crichton
1957
as Lord Henry Loam
6.9
6.9
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Captain Moreland
6.8
6.8
Sons of the Sea
1939
as Cmdr. Herbert
6.7
6.7
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
as Bob Matthews
6.7
6.7
Captain Boycott
1947
as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
6.7
6.7
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Jarvis Lorry
6.6
6.6
Indiscreet
1958
as Alfred Munson
6.5
6.5
The Navy Lark
1959
as Cmdr. Stanton
6.4
6.4
I Believe in You
1952
as Henry Phipps
6.4
6.4
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960
as Professor Canford
6.4
6.4
The Iron Maiden
1963
as Sir Giles Thompson
6.4
6.4
Father Brown
1954
as The Bishop
6.4
6.4
Dark Journey
1937
as Captain Of Q-Boat
6.4
6.4
Dangerous Moonlight
1941
as Specialist
6.4
6.4
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Stanley Millington
6.4
6.4
The Citadel
1938
as Dr. Charles Every
6.3
6.3
The Amorous Prawn
1962
as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
6.3
6.3
Heavens Above!
1963
as Archdeacon Aspinall
6.3
6.3
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Inquiry Chairman
6.2
6.2
A Study in Terror
1965
as Prime Minister
6.2
6.2
Petticoat Pirates
1961
as C-in-C
6.2
6.2
It's Great to be Young!
1956
as Frome, Headmaster
6.2
6.2
Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Arthur Royd
6.2
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Britannus
6.1
6.1
Under Capricorn
1949
as The Governor
6.0
6.0
Her Last Affaire
1935
as Sir Arthur Harding
6.0
6.0
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Arthur Prohack
6.0
6.0
His Excellency
1952
as Sir James Kirkman
6.0
6.0
The First Gentleman
1948
as The Prince Regent
6.0
6.0
The Woman in the Hall
1947
as Sir Halmar Barnard
6.0
6.0
The Weaker Sex
1948
as Geoffrey Radcliffe
6.0
6.0
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dr. Gratton
5.9
5.9
Carry On Jack
1964
as First Sea Lord
5.8
5.8
Lady in Danger
1934
as Piker
5.8
5.8
Crime Unlimited
1935
as Assistant Commissioner
5.7
5.7
A French Mistress
1960
as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
5.7
5.7
Lady L
1965
as Sir Percy
5.6
5.6
For Better, for Worse
1954
as Anne's Father
5.6
5.6
The Brain
1962
as Stevenson
5.5
5.5
The Saint's Vacation
1941
as Rudolph Hauser
5.5
5.5
Jack of All Trades
1936
as Sir Chas. Darrington
5.4
5.4
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as The Mayor
5.4
5.4
Under Ten Flags
1960
as Colonel Howard
5.4
5.4
Hungry Hill
1947
as Copper John
5.3
5.3
On the Fiddle
1961
as Group Capt. Bascombe
5.3
5.3
The Magic Bow
1946
as Luigi Germi
5.3
5.3
Under Your Hat
1940
as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
5.3
5.3
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Claude Hickett
5.2
5.2
Circus of Fear
1966
as Sir John
5.2
5.2
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
5.2
5.2
Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953
as Charles, the boy's father
5.0
5.0
Dishonour Bright
1936
as Vincent Crane
5.0
5.0
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Benjamin Beecham
5.0
5.0
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Colonel of the Greys
4.0
4.0
Ships with Wings
1941
as German Air Marshal
3.8
3.8
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as Sir Huntley Frazier
3.5
3.5
Little Friend
1934
as Mason
3.1
3.1
The Magnificent Two
1967
as Sir John
Housemaster
1938
as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Lord Wormington
Follow That Horse!
1960
Men of Yesterday
1936
Dirty Work
1934
as Gordon Bray
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Bianchi
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
The Golden Cage
1933
The Silver Spoon
1934
as Trevor
The Office Wife
1934
as Lawrence Bradley
It Might Be You
1938
as Dr. Smith
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
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