Cecil Parker
Born in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK — Sep 02 1897• Died Apr 20 1971
Connect
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 television, but many of his films have remained popular and are ofte…
Photos
Cecil Parker's Credits
Browse acting and crew credits across movies and TV — filter and sort to find specific roles.
The Avengers
Glover
The Saint
Lord Gillingham
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sir Simon de Canterville
Studio One
Dr. Hans Hojda
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lawyer
The Aquanauts
Dr. Cattermole
Sherlock Holmes
Citizen James
Himself
The Lady Vanishes
Eric Todhunter
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir John
The Ladykillers
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
The Court Jester
King Roderick I
A Study in Terror
Prime Minister
Indiscreet
Alfred Munson
On the Fiddle
Group Capt. Bascombe
The Citadel
Dr. Charles Every
Swiss Family Robinson
Captain Moreland
Lady L
Sir Percy
Guns at Batasi
Fletcher
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Inquiry Chairman
Under Capricorn
The Governor
The Man in the White Suit
Alan Birnley
Quartet
Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Heavens Above!
Archdeacon Aspinall
Caesar and Cleopatra
Britannus
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Mayor
The Guv'nor
Bank Director
The Comedy Man
Thomas Rutherford
A Man Could Get Killed
Sir Huntley Frazier
23 Paces to Baker Street
Bob Matthews
I Was Monty's Double
Colonel E.F. Logan
Hungry Hill
Copper John
Captain Boycott
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Happy Is the Bride
Arthur Royd
The Magic Box
1st Platform Man
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Henry Loam
Circus of Fear
Sir John
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dr. Gratton
Carry On Jack
First Sea Lord
Dangerous Moonlight
Specialist
The Iron Maiden
Sir Giles Thompson
Father Brown
The Bishop
The Weaker Sex
Geoffrey Radcliffe
Under Ten Flags
Colonel Howard
The Constant Husband
Llewellyn
The Stars Look Down
Stanley Millington
Dark Journey
Captain Of Q-Boat
The Chiltern Hundreds
Benjamin Beecham
Storm in a Teacup
Provost William Gow
The First Gentleman
The Prince Regent
Ships with Wings
German Air Marshal
The Amorous Prawn
Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Professor Canford
I Believe in You
Henry Phipps
Me and Marlborough
Colonel of the Greys
The Brain
Stevenson
The Woman in the Hall
Sir Halmar Barnard
A Tale of Two Cities
Jarvis Lorry
Little Friend
Mason
Dear Mr. Prohack
Arthur Prohack
A French Mistress
John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
The Navy Lark
Cmdr. Stanton
The Saint's Vacation
Rudolph Hauser
Housemaster
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
Dishonour Bright
Vincent Crane
The Magic Bow
Luigi Germi
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
Her Last Affaire
Sir Arthur Harding
The Magnificent Two
Sir John
Jack of All Trades
Sir Chas. Darrington
Petticoat Pirates
C-in-C
His Excellency
Sir James Kirkman
Dirty Work
Gordon Bray
For Better, for Worse
John Purves
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Claude Hickett
Under Your Hat
Sir Jeffrey Arlington
True as a Turtle
Dudley Partridge
It's Great to be Young!
Frome, Headmaster
Foreign Affaires
Lord Wormington
Lady in Danger
Piker
Tony Draws a Horse
Sons of the Sea
Cmdr. Herbert
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Charles, the boy's father
Crime Unlimited
Assistant Commissioner
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
Men of Yesterday
The Silver Spoon
Trevor
The Golden Cage
The Blue Squadron
Bianchi
Follow That Horse!
The Office Wife
Lawrence Bradley
It Might Be You
Dr. Smith