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Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Acting·1897–1971·75 films

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.

Filmography

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)Eric Todhunter
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (1955)Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)Captain Moreland
The Court Jester
The Court Jester (1955)King Roderick I
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)Alan Birnley
Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1958)Alfred Munson
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn (1949)The Governor
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)Bob Matthews
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror (1965)Prime Minister
Carry On Jack
Carry On Jack (1964)First Sea Lord
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)Britannus
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)Sir John
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)Inquiry Chairman
Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear (1966)Sir John
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton (1957)Lord Henry Loam
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)Dr. Charles Every
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)Dr. Gratton
Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)Captain Of Q-Boat
Father Brown
Father Brown (1954)The Bishop
Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup (1937)Provost William Gow
Guns at Batasi
Guns at Batasi (1964)Fletcher
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958)Colonel E.F. Logan
Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! (1963)Archdeacon Aspinall
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)Stanley Millington
Lady L
Lady L (1965)Sir Percy
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)1st Platform Man
The Magnificent Two
The Magnificent Two (1967)Sir John
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)Jarvis Lorry
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)Professor Canford
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags (1960)Colonel Howard
The Brain
The Brain (1962)Stevenson
Quartet
Quartet (1948)Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)The Mayor
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955)Llewellyn
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1954)John Purves
Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)Capt. Charles C. Boycott
I Believe in You
I Believe in You (1952)Henry Phipps
The Saint's Vacation
The Saint's Vacation (1941)Rudolph Hauser
The Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden (1963)Sir Giles Thompson
Dangerous Moonlight
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)Specialist
The Magic Bow
The Magic Bow (1946)Luigi Germi
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man (1964)Thomas Rutherford
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959)Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle (1961)Group Capt. Bascombe
A Man Could Get Killed
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)Sir Huntley Frazier
The Woman in the Hall
The Woman in the Hall (1947)Sir Halmar Barnard
A French Mistress
A French Mistress (1960)John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
The Navy Lark
The Navy Lark (1959)Cmdr. Stanton
Crime Unlimited
Crime Unlimited (1935)Assistant Commissioner
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953)Charles, the boy's father
It's Great to be Young!
It's Great to be Young! (1956)Frome, Headmaster
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill (1947)Copper John
The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex (1948)Geoffrey Radcliffe
Lady in Danger
Lady in Danger (1934)Piker
Dear Mr. Prohack
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)Arthur Prohack
The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)Benjamin Beecham
Sons of the Sea
Sons of the Sea (1939)Cmdr. Herbert
Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride (1958)Arthur Royd
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough (1935)Colonel of the Greys
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)Claude Hickett
The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor (1935)Bank Director
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn (1962)Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
His Excellency
His Excellency (1952)Sir James Kirkman
Petticoat Pirates
Petticoat Pirates (1961)C-in-C
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings (1941)German Air Marshal
The First Gentleman
The First Gentleman (1948)The Prince Regent
Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat (1940)Sir Jeffrey Arlington
Little Friend
Little Friend (1934)Mason
True as a Turtle
True as a Turtle (1957)Dudley Partridge
Her Last Affaire
Her Last Affaire (1935)Sir Arthur Harding
Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright (1936)Vincent Crane
Housemaster
Housemaster (1938)Sir Berkeley Nightingale
Dirty Work
Dirty Work (1934)Gordon Bray
The Golden Cage
The Golden Cage (1933)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002)Self (archive)