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Cecil Parker

Known For: Acting
Born: September 2, 1897
Place of Birth: Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Died: April 20, 1971

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), Swis…

Filmography

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002 · Self (archive)

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · Sir John

The Magnificent Two

1967 · Sir John

Circus of Fear

1966 · Sir John

A Man Could Get Killed

1966 · Sir Huntley Frazier

Lady L

1965 · Sir Percy

A Study in Terror

1965 · Prime Minister

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965 · The Mayor

Guns at Batasi

1964 · Fletcher

The Comedy Man

1964 · Thomas Rutherford

Sherlock Holmes

1964

Carry On Jack

1964 · First Sea Lord

The Iron Maiden

1963 · Sir Giles Thompson

Heavens Above!

1963 · Archdeacon Aspinall

The Amorous Prawn

1962 · Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam

The Saint

1962 · Lord Gillingham

The Brain

1962 · Stevenson

Petticoat Pirates

1961 · C-in-C

On the Fiddle

1961 · Group Capt. Bascombe, Gr/Cpt Bascombe

The Avengers

1961 · Glover

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 · Professor Canford

Swiss Family Robinson

1960 · Captain Moreland

Citizen James

1960 · Himself

Under Ten Flags

1960 · Colonel Howard

The Aquanauts

1960 · Dr. Cattermole

A French Mistress

1960 · John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School

Follow That Horse!

Follow That Horse!

1960

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959 · Inquiry Chairman

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959 · Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser

The Navy Lark

1959 · Cmdr. Stanton

I Was Monty's Double

1958 · Colonel E.F. Logan

Indiscreet

1958 · Alfred Munson

Happy Is the Bride

1958 · Arthur Royd

A Tale of Two Cities

1958 · Jarvis Lorry

The Admirable Crichton

1957 · Lord Henry Loam

True as a Turtle

1957 · Dudley Partridge

It's Great to be Young!

1956 · Frome, Headmaster

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956 · Bob Matthews

The Court Jester

1955 · King Roderick I

The Ladykillers

1955 · Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · The Lawyer

The Constant Husband

1955 · Llewellyn

For Better, for Worse

1954 · John Purves

Father Brown

1954 · The Bishop

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953 · Charles, the boy's father

I Believe in You

1952 · Henry Phipps

His Excellency

1952 · Sir James Kirkman

The Magic Box

1952 · 1st Platform Man

The Man in the White Suit

1951 · Alan Birnley

Tony Draws a Horse

Tony Draws a Horse

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Sir Simon de Canterville

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949 · Benjamin Beecham

Under Capricorn

1949 · The Governor

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949 · Arthur Prohack

Studio One

1948 · Dr. Hans Hojda, A newspaper publisher

Quartet

1948 · Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

The Weaker Sex

1948 · Geoffrey Radcliffe

The First Gentleman

1948 · The Prince Regent

The Woman in the Hall

1947 · Sir Halmar Barnard

Captain Boycott

1947 · Capt. Charles C. Boycott

Hungry Hill

1947 · Copper John

The Magic Bow

1946 · Luigi Germi

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945 · Britannus

Ships with Wings

1941 · German Air Marshal

Dangerous Moonlight

1941 · Specialist

The Saint's Vacation

1941 · Rudolph Hauser

Under Your Hat

1940 · Sir Jeffrey Arlington

The Stars Look Down

1940 · Stanley Millington

Sons of the Sea

1939 · Cmdr. Herbert

Old Iron

1938 · Barnett

It Might Be You

It Might Be You

1938 · Dr. Smith

The Citadel

1938 · Dr. Charles Every

The Lady Vanishes

1938 · Eric Todhunter

Housemaster

1938 · Sir Berkeley Nightingale

Dark Journey

1937 · Captain Of Q-Boat

Storm in a Teacup

1937 · Provost William Gow

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades

1936 · Sir Chas. Darrington

Dishonour Bright

1936 · Vincent Crane

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936 · Dr. Gratton

Men of Yesterday

Men of Yesterday

1936

Foreign Affaires

Foreign Affaires

1935 · Lord Wormington

Her Last Affaire

1935 · Sir Arthur Harding

The Guv'nor

1935 · Bank Director

Crime Unlimited

1935 · Assistant Commissioner

Me and Marlborough

1935 · Colonel of the Greys

The Blue Squadron

The Blue Squadron

1934 · Bianchi

Dirty Work

1934 · Gordon Bray

Lady in Danger

1934 · Piker

Little Friend

1934 · Mason

The Office Wife

The Office Wife

1934 · Lawrence Bradley

The Silver Spoon

The Silver Spoon

1934 · Trevor

A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933 · Claude Hickett

The Golden Cage

1933

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