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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	3.333
Birthday	1897-09-02
Place of Birth	Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Also Known As	Cecil Schwabe,

The Lady Vanishes

A Tale of Two Cities

The Ladykillers

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Man Who Changed His Mind

Indiscreet

Housemaster

Caesar and Cleopatra

The Court Jester

Carry On Jack

The Man in the White Suit

Crime Unlimited

Circus of Fear

For Better, for Worse

The Stars Look Down

The Admirable Crichton

Swiss Family Robinson

23 Paces to Baker Street

The Blue Squadron

Dangerous Moonlight

The Citadel

Storm in a Teacup

The Constant Husband

I Was Monty's Double

The Comedy Man

Quartet

The Saint's Vacation

Father Brown

The Iron Maiden

Under Ten Flags

Sons of the Sea

A French Mistress

On the Fiddle

Hungry Hill

Dear Mr. Prohack

The Magic Bow

Isn't Life Wonderful!

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

A Man Could Get Killed

I Believe in You

His Excellency

Petticoat Pirates

Captain Boycott

Heavens Above!

Happy Is the Bride

The Brain

The Magnificent Two

Guns at Batasi

The Amorous Prawn

A Cuckoo in the Nest

Dirty Work

The Navy Lark

The Woman in the Hall

Tony Draws a Horse

Jack of All Trades

Me and Marlborough

Little Friend

The Chiltern Hundreds

Her Last Affaire

Dishonour Bright

Lady in Danger

Under Your Hat

Under Capricorn

The Golden Cage

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Foreign Affaires

Follow That Horse!

Ships with Wings

The Silver Spoon

The Office Wife

Oh! What a Lovely War

The Guv'nor

The Magic Box

It's Great to be Young!

The Weaker Sex

Dark Journey

True as a Turtle

A Study in Terror

On the Fiddle

The First Gentleman