Cecil Parker

Person

Cecil Parker

Born 2 September 1897 Died 20 April 1971, aged 73 Hastings, Sussex, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
35age in their first credit on record (1933)
36years on screen and counting
6credits in 1960, their busiest year
93dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Oh! What a Lovely War poster Age: 71

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969
as Sir John
The Magnificent Two poster Age: 69

The Magnificent Two

1967
as Sir John
Circus of Fear poster Age: 68

Circus of Fear

1966
as Sir John
A Man Could Get Killed poster Age: 68

A Man Could Get Killed

1966
as Sir Huntley Frazier
Lady L poster Age: 68

Lady L

1965
as Sir Percy
A Study in Terror poster Age: 68

A Study in Terror

1965
as Prime Minister
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders poster Age: 67

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965
as The Mayor
Guns at Batasi poster Age: 67

Guns at Batasi

1964
as Fletcher
The Comedy Man poster Age: 67

The Comedy Man

1964
as Thomas Rutherford
Carry On Jack poster Age: 66

Carry On Jack

1964
as First Sea Lord
The Iron Maiden poster Age: 65

The Iron Maiden

1963
as Sir Giles Thompson
Heavens Above! poster Age: 65

Heavens Above!

1963
as Archdeacon Aspinall
The Amorous Prawn poster Age: 65

The Amorous Prawn

1962
as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
The Brain poster Age: 65

The Brain

1962
as Stevenson
Petticoat Pirates poster Age: 64

Petticoat Pirates

1961
as C-in-C
On the Fiddle poster Age: 64

On the Fiddle

1961
as Group Capt. Bascombe
On the Fiddle poster Age: 64

On the Fiddle

1961
as Gr/Cpt Bascombe
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's poster Age: 63

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960
as Professor Canford
Swiss Family Robinson poster Age: 63

Swiss Family Robinson

1960
as Captain Moreland
Under Ten Flags poster Age: 63

Under Ten Flags

1960
as Colonel Howard
A French Mistress poster Age: 62

A French Mistress

1960
as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
No poster
Age: 62

Follow That Horse!

1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare poster Age: 62

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959
as Inquiry Chairman
The Night We Dropped a Clanger poster Age: 62

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959
as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
The Navy Lark poster Age: 61

The Navy Lark

1959
as Cmdr. Stanton
I Was Monty's Double poster Age: 61

I Was Monty's Double

1958
as Colonel E.F. Logan
Indiscreet poster Age: 60

Indiscreet

1958
as Alfred Munson
Happy Is the Bride poster Age: 60

Happy Is the Bride

1958
as Arthur Royd
A Tale of Two Cities poster Age: 60

A Tale of Two Cities

1958
as Jarvis Lorry
The Admirable Crichton poster Age: 59

The Admirable Crichton

1957
as Lord Henry Loam
True as a Turtle poster Age: 59

True as a Turtle

1957
as Dudley Partridge
It's Great to be Young! poster Age: 59

It's Great to be Young!

1956
as Frome, Headmaster
23 Paces to Baker Street poster Age: 58

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956
as Bob Matthews
The Court Jester poster Age: 58

The Court Jester

1955
as King Roderick I
The Ladykillers poster Age: 58

The Ladykillers

1955
as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
The Constant Husband poster Age: 57

The Constant Husband

1955
as Llewellyn
For Better, for Worse poster Age: 56

For Better, for Worse

1954
as John Purves
Father Brown poster Age: 56

Father Brown

1954
as The Bishop
Isn't Life Wonderful! poster Age: 56

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953
as Charles, the boy's father
I Believe in You poster Age: 54

I Believe in You

1952
as Henry Phipps
His Excellency poster Age: 54

His Excellency

1952
as Sir James Kirkman
The Magic Box poster Age: 54

The Magic Box

1952
as 1st Platform Man
The Man in the White Suit poster Age: 53

The Man in the White Suit

1951
as Alan Birnley
No poster
Age: 52

Tony Draws a Horse

1950
The Chiltern Hundreds poster Age: 52

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949
as Benjamin Beecham
Under Capricorn poster Age: 52

Under Capricorn

1949
as The Governor
Dear Mr. Prohack poster Age: 52

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949
as Arthur Prohack
Quartet poster Age: 51

Quartet

1948
as Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Weaker Sex poster Age: 51

The Weaker Sex

1948
as Geoffrey Radcliffe
The First Gentleman poster Age: 50

The First Gentleman

1948
as The Prince Regent
The Woman in the Hall poster Age: 50

The Woman in the Hall

1947
as Sir Halmar Barnard
Captain Boycott poster Age: 49

Captain Boycott

1947
as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Hungry Hill poster Age: 49

Hungry Hill

1947
as Copper John
The Magic Bow poster Age: 49

The Magic Bow

1946
as Luigi Germi
Caesar and Cleopatra poster Age: 48

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945
as Britannus
Ships with Wings poster Age: 44

Ships with Wings

1941
as German Air Marshal
Dangerous Moonlight poster Age: 43

Dangerous Moonlight

1941
as Specialist
The Saint's Vacation poster Age: 43

The Saint's Vacation

1941
as Rudolph Hauser
Under Your Hat poster Age: 42

Under Your Hat

1940
as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
The Stars Look Down poster Age: 42

The Stars Look Down

1940
as Stanley Millington
Sons of the Sea poster Age: 42

Sons of the Sea

1939
as Cmdr. Herbert
No poster
Age: 41

Old Iron

1938
as Barnett
No poster
Age: 41

It Might Be You

1938
as Dr. Smith
The Citadel poster Age: 41

The Citadel

1938
as Dr. Charles Every
The Lady Vanishes poster Age: 41

The Lady Vanishes

1938
as Eric Todhunter
Housemaster poster Age: 40

Housemaster

1938
as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
Dark Journey poster Age: 39

Dark Journey

1937
as Captain Of Q-Boat
Storm in a Teacup poster Age: 39

Storm in a Teacup

1937
as Provost William Gow
No poster
Age: 39

Jack of All Trades

1936
as Sir Chas. Darrington
Dishonour Bright poster Age: 39

Dishonour Bright

1936
as Vincent Crane
The Man Who Changed His Mind poster Age: 39

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936
as Dr. Gratton
No poster
Age: 38

Men of Yesterday

1936
No poster
Age: 38

Foreign Affaires

1935
as Lord Wormington
Her Last Affaire poster Age: 38

Her Last Affaire

1935
as Sir Arthur Harding
The Guv'nor poster Age: 38

The Guv'nor

1935
as Bank Director
Crime Unlimited poster Age: 37

Crime Unlimited

1935
as Assistant Commissioner
Me and Marlborough poster Age: 37

Me and Marlborough

1935
as Colonel of the Greys
No poster
Age: 37

The Blue Squadron

1934
as Bianchi
Dirty Work poster Age: 37

Dirty Work

1934
as Gordon Bray
Lady in Danger poster Age: 37

Lady in Danger

1934
as Piker
Little Friend poster Age: 37

Little Friend

1934
as Mason
No poster
Age: 37

The Office Wife

1934
as Lawrence Bradley
No poster
Age: 36

The Silver Spoon

1934
as Trevor
A Cuckoo in the Nest poster Age: 36

A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933
as Claude Hickett
The Golden Cage poster Age: 35

The Golden Cage

1933
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TV credits

Newest first
Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 66

Sherlock Holmes

1964
The Saint poster Age: 65

The Saint

1962
as Lord Gillingham
The Avengers poster Age: 63

The Avengers

1961
as Glover
The Aquanauts poster Age: 63

The Aquanauts

1960
as Dr. Cattermole
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 58

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as The Lawyer
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 52

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Sir Simon de Canterville
Studio One poster Age: 51

Studio One

1948
as Dr. Hans Hojda
Studio One poster Age: 51

Studio One

1948
as A newspaper publisher
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