Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/2/1897
Place of Birth
Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
Also Known As
Cecil 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 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 often shown.
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Known For
Quartet
as Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Brain
as Stevenson
Under Capricorn
as The Governor
Housemaster
as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
The Ladykillers
as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Dishonour Bright
as Vincent Crane
Captain Boycott
as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Dark Journey
as Captain Of Q-Boat
Lady L
as Sir Percy
Father Brown
as The Bishop
The Man in the White Suit
as Alan Birnley
The Lady Vanishes
as Eric Todhunter
The Court Jester
as King Roderick I
Dirty Work
as Gordon Bray
Petticoat Pirates
as C-in-C
Indiscreet
as Alfred Munson
Heavens Above!
as Archdeacon Aspinall
Hungry Hill
as Copper John
Dangerous Moonlight
as Specialist
The Magic Box
as 1st Platform Man