
Cecil Parker
Biography
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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Acting (76 movies)

The Lady Vanishes
1938

A Tale of Two Cities
1958

The Ladykillers
1955

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960

The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936

Indiscreet
1958

Housemaster
1938

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945

The Court Jester
1955

Carry On Jack
1964

The Man in the White Suit
1951

Crime Unlimited
1935

Circus of Fear
1966

For Better, for Worse
1954

The Stars Look Down
1940

The Admirable Crichton
1957

Swiss Family Robinson
1960

23 Paces to Baker Street
1956

Dangerous Moonlight
1941

The Citadel
1938

Storm in a Teacup
1937

The Constant Husband
1955

I Was Monty's Double
1958

The Comedy Man
1964

Quartet
1948

The Saint's Vacation
1941

Father Brown
1954

The Iron Maiden
1963

Under Ten Flags
1960

Sons of the Sea
1939

A French Mistress
1960

On the Fiddle
1961

Hungry Hill
1947

Dear Mr. Prohack
1949

The Magic Bow
1946

Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953

The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959

A Man Could Get Killed
1966

I Believe in You
1952

His Excellency
1952

Petticoat Pirates
1961

Captain Boycott
1947

Heavens Above!
1963

Happy Is the Bride
1958

The Brain
1962

The Magnificent Two
1967

Guns at Batasi
1964

The Amorous Prawn
1962

A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933

Dirty Work
1934

The Navy Lark
1959

The Woman in the Hall
1947

Me and Marlborough
1935

Little Friend
1934

The Chiltern Hundreds
1949

Her Last Affaire
1935

Dishonour Bright
1936

Lady in Danger
1934

Under Your Hat
1940

Under Capricorn
1949

The Golden Cage
1933

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959

Ships with Wings
1941

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969

The Guv'nor
1935

The Magic Box
1952

It's Great to be Young!
1956

The Weaker Sex
1948

Dark Journey
1937

True as a Turtle
1957

A Study in Terror
1965

On the Fiddle
1961

The First Gentleman
1948

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965

Lady L
1965

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
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