
Cecil Parker
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 televisi...
Known For
Filmography

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sir John

The Magnificent Two
1967
as Sir John

Circus of Fear
1966
as Sir John

A Man Could Get Killed
1966
as Sir Huntley Frazier

A Study in Terror
1965
as Prime Minister

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as The Mayor

Lady L
1965
as Sir Percy

Carry On Jack
1964
as First Sea Lord

The Comedy Man
1964
as Thomas Rutherford

Guns at Batasi
1964
as Fletcher

Sherlock Holmes
1964

The Iron Maiden
1963
as Sir Giles Thompson

Heavens Above!
1963
as Archdeacon Aspinall

The Brain
1962
as Stevenson

The Amorous Prawn
1962
as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam

The Saint
1962
as Lord Gillingham

On the Fiddle
1961
as Group Capt. Bascombe

Petticoat Pirates
1961
as C-in-C

On the Fiddle
1961
as Gr/Cpt Bascombe

The Avengers
1961
as Glover

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Professor Canford

Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Captain Moreland

Under Ten Flags
1960
as Colonel Howard

A French Mistress
1960
as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
Follow That Horse!
1960

The Aquanauts
1960
as Dr. Cattermole

Citizen James
1960
as Himself

The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser

The Navy Lark
1959
as Cmdr. Stanton

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Inquiry Chairman

A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Jarvis Lorry

Indiscreet
1958
as Alfred Munson

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Colonel E.F. Logan

Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Arthur Royd

The Admirable Crichton
1957
as Lord Henry Loam

True as a Turtle
1957
as Dudley Partridge

23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
as Bob Matthews

It's Great to be Young!
1956
as Frome, Headmaster

The Ladykillers
1955
as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

The Court Jester
1955
as King Roderick I

The Constant Husband
1955
as Llewellyn

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as The Lawyer

For Better, for Worse
1954
as John Purves

Father Brown
1954
as The Bishop

Isn't Life Wonderful!
1953
as Charles, the boy's father

I Believe in You
1952
as Henry Phipps

His Excellency
1952
as Sir James Kirkman

The Magic Box
1952
as 1st Platform Man

The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Alan Birnley
Tony Draws a Horse
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Sir Simon de Canterville

Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Arthur Prohack

The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Benjamin Beecham

Under Capricorn
1949
as The Governor

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

The Weaker Sex
1948
as Geoffrey Radcliffe

The First Gentleman
1948
as The Prince Regent

Studio One
1948
as Dr. Hans Hojda

Studio One
1948
as A newspaper publisher

Hungry Hill
1947
as Copper John

Captain Boycott
1947
as Capt. Charles C. Boycott

The Woman in the Hall
1947
as Sir Halmar Barnard

The Magic Bow
1946
as Luigi Germi

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Britannus

Dangerous Moonlight
1941
as Specialist

The Saint's Vacation
1941
as Rudolph Hauser

Ships with Wings
1941
as German Air Marshal

The Stars Look Down
1940
as Stanley Millington

Under Your Hat
1940
as Sir Jeffrey Arlington

Sons of the Sea
1939
as Cmdr. Herbert

The Lady Vanishes
1938
as Eric Todhunter

Housemaster
1938
as Sir Berkeley Nightingale

The Citadel
1938
as Dr. Charles Every
It Might Be You
1938
as Dr. Smith
Old Iron
1938
as Barnett

Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Provost William Gow

Dark Journey
1937
as Captain Of Q-Boat

The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dr. Gratton
Jack of All Trades
1936
as Sir Chas. Darrington

Dishonour Bright
1936
as Vincent Crane
Men of Yesterday
1936

Crime Unlimited
1935
as Assistant Commissioner

Me and Marlborough
1935
as Colonel of the Greys

Her Last Affaire
1935
as Sir Arthur Harding
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Lord Wormington

The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Bianchi

Dirty Work
1934
as Gordon Bray

Little Friend
1934
as Mason

Lady in Danger
1934
as Piker
The Silver Spoon
1934
as Trevor
The Office Wife
1934
as Lawrence Bradley

A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Claude Hickett

The Golden Cage
1933