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.
85 movies · 8 shows
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002·0.0
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969·6.6
The Magnificent Two
1967·3.3
Circus of Fear
1966·5.5
A Man Could Get Killed
1966·4.4
Lady L
1965·5.8
A Study in Terror
1965·6.2
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965·5.7
Guns at Batasi
1964·6.9
The Comedy Man
1964·7.1
Carry On Jack
1964·5.9
The Iron Maiden
1963·6.6
Heavens Above!
1963·6.6
The Amorous Prawn
1962·6.5
The Brain
1962·5.8
Petticoat Pirates
1961·6.6
On the Fiddle
1961·5.7
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960·6.5
Swiss Family Robinson
1960·6.8
Under Ten Flags
1960·5.7
A French Mistress
1960·6.3
Follow That Horse!
1960·10.0
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959·6.3
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959·5.8
The Navy Lark
1959·7.0
I Was Monty's Double
1958·6.9
Indiscreet
1958·6.6
Happy Is the Bride
1958·7.0
A Tale of Two Cities
1958·6.8
The Admirable Crichton
1957·6.9
True as a Turtle
1957·7.7
It's Great to be Young!
1956·6.8
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956·6.7
The Court Jester
1955·7.3
The Ladykillers
1955·7.3
The Constant Husband
1955·6.9
For Better, for Worse
1954·5.8
Father Brown
1954·6.5
Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953·5.4
I Believe in You
1952·6.8
His Excellency
1952·7.0
The Magic Box
1952·6.5
The Man in the White Suit
1951·6.9
Tony Draws a Horse
1950·8.0
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949·6.0
Under Capricorn
1949·6.0
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949·6.4
Quartet
1948·6.3
The Weaker Sex
1948·6.7
The First Gentleman
1948·6.5
The Woman in the Hall
1947·6.3
Captain Boycott
1947·7.2
Hungry Hill
1947·5.8
The Magic Bow
1946·5.8
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945·6.2
Ships with Wings
1941·6.0
Dangerous Moonlight
1941·6.8
The Saint's Vacation
1941·5.8
Under Your Hat
1940·6.3
The Stars Look Down
1940·6.5
Sons of the Sea
1939·7.0
Old Iron
1938·0.0
It Might Be You
1938·0.0
The Citadel
1938·6.4
The Lady Vanishes
1938·7.4
Housemaster
1938·7.0
Dark Journey
1937·6.4
Storm in a Teacup
1937·7.4
Jack of All Trades
1936·6.7
Dishonour Bright
1936·6.5
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936·6.1
Men of Yesterday
1936·9.0
Foreign Affaires
1935·9.0
Her Last Affaire
1935·8.0
The Guv'nor
1935·7.8
Crime Unlimited
1935·6.0
Me and Marlborough
1935·5.6
The Blue Squadron
1934·7.0
Dirty Work
1934·7.0
Lady in Danger
1934·6.0
Little Friend
1934·5.0
The Office Wife
1934·7.0
The Silver Spoon
1934·10.0
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933·6.2
The Golden Cage
1933·9.0