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Cecil Parker
Actor 1897 - 1971

Cecil Parker

Hastings, Sussex, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Character Professor Canford
Shot from Heavens Above!
Character Archdeacon Aspinall
Shot from The Court Jester
Character King Roderick I
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Character Claude (alias 'Major Courtney')
Shot from The Man in the White Suit
Character Alan Birnley
Shot from Caesar and Cleopatra
Character Britannus
Shot from The Lady Vanishes
Character Eric Todhunter
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Character Alfred Munson (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Character Sir John
Circus of Fear No snapshots yet
Character Sir John
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Character Prime Minister
Title screen of Guns at Batasi No snapshots yet
Character Fletcher
The Comedy Man No snapshots yet
Character Thomas Rutherford
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Character First Sea Lord
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Character Sir Giles Thompson
The Amorous Prawn No snapshots yet
Character Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
On the Fiddle No snapshots yet
Character Group Capt. Bascombe
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Character C-in-C

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

45 titles
Jag är Ingrid
Jag är Ingrid 2015
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969
Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear 1966
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror 1965
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man 1964
Guns at Batasi
Guns at Batasi 1964
The Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden 1963
Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! 1963
Carry On Jack
Carry On Jack 1963
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn 1962
Petticoat Pirates
Petticoat Pirates 1961
On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle 1961
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson 1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959
Indiscreet
Indiscreet 1958
Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride 1958
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton 1957
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street 1956
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers 1955
The Court Jester
The Court Jester 1955
The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband 1955
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse 1954
Father Brown
Father Brown 1954
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Isn't Life Wonderful! 1953
I Believe in You
I Believe in You 1952
His Excellency
His Excellency 1952
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit 1951
The Magic Box
The Magic Box 1951
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn 1949
The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds 1949
Dear Mr. Prohack
Dear Mr. Prohack 1949
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra 1945
The Saint's Vacation
The Saint's Vacation 1941
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down 1940
Sons of the Sea
Sons of the Sea 1939
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes 1938
The Citadel
The Citadel 1938
Housemaster
Housemaster 1938
Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup 1937
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind 1936
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough 1935
Foreign Affaires
Foreign Affaires 1935
Lady in Danger
Lady in Danger 1934
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A Cuckoo in the Nest 1933

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