Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1897-09-02
- Day of Death1971-04-20 (73 years)
- Place of BirthHastings, Sussex, England, UK
- Also Known AsCecil Schwabe
Cecil Parker
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
As: Sir John
- 1967
The Magnificent Two
As: British Ambassador
- 1966
Circus of Fear
As: Sir John
- 1966
A Man Could Get Killed
As: Sir Huntley Frazier
- 1965
Lady L
As: Sir Percy
- 1965
A Study in Terror
As: Prime Minister
- 1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
As: The Mayor
- 1964
Guns at Batasi
As: Fletcher
1964The Comedy Man
As: Thomas Rutherford
1964Carry On Jack
As: First Sealord
1963The Iron Maiden
As: Sir Giles Thompson
1963Heavens Above!
As: Archdeacon Aspinall
1962The Amorous Prawn
As: Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
1962The Saint
As: Lord Gillingham
1962The Brain
As: Stevenson
1961Petticoat Pirates
As: C-in-C
1961On the Fiddle
As: Group Capt. Bascombe
- 1961
On the Fiddle
As: Gr/Cpt Bascombe
1961The Avengers
As: Glover
1960The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
As: Professor Canford
- 1960
Swiss Family Robinson
As: Captain Moreland
1960Under Ten Flags
As: Colonel Howard
1960The Aquanauts
As: Dr. Cattermole
1960A French Mistress
As: John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
1959The Wreck of the Mary Deare
As: Inquiry Chairman
1959The Night We Dropped a Clanger
As: Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
1959The Navy Lark
As: Cmdr. Stanton
1958I Was Monty's Double
As: Colonel E.F. Logan
1958Indiscreet
As: Alfred Munson
1958Happy Is the Bride
As: Arthur Royd
1958A Tale of Two Cities
As: Jarvis Lorry
1957The Admirable Crichton
As: Lord Henry Loam
1957True as a Turtle
As: Dudley Partridge
1956It's Great to be Young!
As: Frome, Headmaster
195623 Paces to Baker Street
As: Bob Matthews
- 1955
The Court Jester
As: King Roderick I
- 1955
The Ladykillers
As: Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: The Lawyer
1955The Constant Husband
As: Llewellyn
1954Isn't Life Wonderful!
As: Charles, the boy's father
1954For Better, for Worse
As: Anne's Father
1954Father Brown
As: The Bishop
1952I Believe in You
As: Henry Phipps
1952His Excellency
As: Sir James Kirkman
1952The Magic Box
As: 1st Platform Man
- 1951
The Man in the White Suit
As: Alan Birnley
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Sir Simon de Canterville
1949The Chiltern Hundreds
As: Benjamin Beecham
1949Under Capricorn
As: The Governor
1949Dear Mr. Prohack
As: Arthur Prohack
1948Studio One
As: Dr. Hans Hojda
- 1948
Studio One
As: A newspaper publisher
1948Quartet
As: Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948The Weaker Sex
As: Geoffrey Radcliffe
1948The First Gentleman
As: The Prince Regent
1947The Woman in the Hall
As: Sir Halmar Barnard
1947Captain Boycott
As: Capt. Charles C. Boycott
1947Hungry Hill
As: Copper John
1946The Magic Bow
As: Luigi Germi
1945Caesar and Cleopatra
As: Britannus
1941Ships with Wings
As: German Air Marshal
1941Dangerous Moonlight
As: Specialist
1941The Saint's Vacation
As: Rudolph Hauser
1940Under Your Hat
As: Sir Jeffrey Arlington
1940The Stars Look Down
As: Stanley Millington
1939Sons of the Sea
As: Cmdr. Herbert
1938The Citadel
As: Dr. Charles Every
- 1938
The Lady Vanishes
As: Eric Todhunter
1938Housemaster
As: Sir Berkeley Nightingale
1937Dark Journey
As: Captain Of Q-Boat
1937Storm in a Teacup
As: Provost William Gow
1936Dishonour Bright
As: Vincent Crane
1936The Man Who Changed His Mind
As: Dr. Gratton
1935Her Last Affaire
As: Sir Arthur Harding
1935The Guv'nor
As: Bank Director
1935Crime Unlimited
As: Assistant Commissioner
1935Me and Marlborough
As: Colonel of the Greys
1934Dirty Work
As: Gordon Bray
1934Lady in Danger
As: Piker
1934Little Friend
As: Mason
1933A Cuckoo in the Nest
As: Claude Hickett