Cecil Parker

Gender: Male
Born: 3rd September 1897
Died: 20th April 1971
Nationality: England
Movies: Carry On Jack, Swiss Family Robinson, The Ladykillers, The Man in the White Suit, I Was Monty's Double, Under Capricorn, The Pure Hell of St Trinian's, The Admirable Crichton, The Lady Vanishes, Heavens Above!, Quartet, Storm in a Teacup, Dangerous Moonlight, Captain Boycott, 23 Paces to Baker Street, The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, The First Gentleman, His Excellency, True as a Turtle, On the Fiddle, The Constant Husband, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, Hungry Hill, For Better, for Worse, A Tale of Two Cities, The Magic Bow, Guns at Batasi, The Magnificent Two, The Court Jester, Father Brown, Indiscreet, The Man Who Changed His Mind, Caesar and Cleopatra, Circus of Fear, Under Ten Flags, The Silver Spoon, The Weaker Sex, Dirty Work, The Comedy Man, The Brain, The Woman in the Hall, The Amorous Prawn, Dear Mr. Prohack, Dishonour Bright, Tony Draws a Horse, Little Friend, Petticoat Pirates, I Believe in You

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

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