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Cecil Parker is a Actor British born on 2 september 1897 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Cecil Schwabe (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) who performed under the stage name Cecil Parker was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice and a supercilious demeanor, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969.
Schwabe was born in Hastings, Sussex.
He was educated at St Francois Xavier College, and at Bruges, Belgium. After serving with the Royal Sussex Regiment in WWI, being discharged from the British Army with the rank of Sergeant he began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name. 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.
He acted in two adaptations of A.J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel (1938) and The Stars Look Down (1940), in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Under Capricorn (1949), both of the later films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other roles were in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and I Was Monty's Double (1958), as well as the comedies A French Mistress (1960), The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Court Jester (1955) (in which he played an evil, usurping king of England), Indiscreet (1958) and I Believe in You (1952). Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, a role subsequently played on Broadway by Clifton Webb and in the 1945 film by Rex Harrison.
He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper class character, and his last two films were true to form: The Magnificent Two (1967) with the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise and Richard Attenborough's version of Oh! What A Lovely War (1969).
He played an evil, scheming butler on one episode of The Avengers ("The £50,000 Breakfast").
In 1957 he played Dr. Morelle in the BBC radio series, "A Case for Dr. Morelle".
Parker married Muriel Anne Randell-Brown.
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Birth name Cecil Schwabe
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2 september 1897 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Death 20 april 1971 (at 73 years) at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2 september 1897 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Death 20 april 1971 (at 73 years) at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Cecil Schwabe (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) who performed under the stage name Cecil Parker was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice and a supercilious demeanor, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969.
Schwabe was born in Hastings, Sussex.
He was educated at St Francois Xavier College, and at Bruges, Belgium. After serving with the Royal Sussex Regiment in WWI, being discharged from the British Army with the rank of Sergeant he began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name. 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.
He acted in two adaptations of A.J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel (1938) and The Stars Look Down (1940), in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Under Capricorn (1949), both of the later films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other roles were in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and I Was Monty's Double (1958), as well as the comedies A French Mistress (1960), The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Court Jester (1955) (in which he played an evil, usurping king of England), Indiscreet (1958) and I Believe in You (1952). Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, a role subsequently played on Broadway by Clifton Webb and in the 1945 film by Rex Harrison.
He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper class character, and his last two films were true to form: The Magnificent Two (1967) with the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise and Richard Attenborough's version of Oh! What A Lovely War (1969).
He played an evil, scheming butler on one episode of The Avengers ("The £50,000 Breakfast").
In 1957 he played Dr. Morelle in the BBC radio series, "A Case for Dr. Morelle".
Parker married Muriel Anne Randell-Brown.
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, 1h54Directed by Stig Björkman
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Alicia Vikander, Isabella Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Sigourney Weaver
Roles Alfred Munson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating73%
Nommée sept fois aux Oscars, Ingrid Bergman y fut récompensée trois fois. Elle fut une des actrices les plus talentueuses de l’âge d’or du cinéma hollywoodien et ses rôles dans des films comme CASABLANCA (1942), HANTISE (1944) et SONATE D’AUTOMNE (1978) sont inoubliables. En partant d’archives privées et d’interviews de ses enfants, ce film dresse un portrait personnel et offre aux spectateurs un aperçu de la vie exceptionnelle d’une jeune Suédoise qui devint l’une des plus célèbres actrices des États-Unis et du monde.
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
, 2h24Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Phyllis Calvert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Colin Farrell, John Clements, John Gielgud
Roles Sir John
Rating69%
Oh! What A Lovely War summarises and comments on the events of World War I using popular songs of the time, many of which were parodies of older popular songs, and using allegorical settings such as Brighton's West Pier to criticise the manner in which the eventual victory was won.
The Magnificent Two (1967)
, 1h40Directed by Cliff Owen
Genres Comedy
Actors Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Margit Saad, Virgílio Teixeira, Cecil Parker, Isobel Black
Roles British Ambassador
Rating51%
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
, 1h37Directed by Ronald Neame, Cliff Owen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Roland Culver
Roles Sir Huntley Frazier
Rating57%
A search is on for stolen diamonds and a government agent has been killed trying to recover them. When an unsuspecting William Beddoes arrives in Lisbon on behalf of an American bank, he is mistaken for the dead agent's replacement.
Circus of Fear (1966)
, 1h31Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, Werner Jacobs
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Circus films
Actors Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Suzy Kendall, Cecil Parker
Roles Sir John
Rating54%
When an armoured car is robbed, in a daring daylight raid on London’s Tower Bridge, one of the gang hides the money in Barberini's Circus. The police begin investigating when people are found murdered by throwing knives. Gregor (Christopher Lee), is a facially scarred lion tamer, one of the many suspects in a case investigated by Scotland Yard's detective Elliot (Leo Genn). His examination of all the clues leads to a final denouement in front of the assembled suspects during a knife-throwing act.
, 2h6Directed by Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders
Roles The Mayor
Rating57%
In the 18th Century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the town's mayor, who has two grown sons. Moll is seduced and abandoned by one, then marries the other, a drunken sot who dies, making her a young widow.
A Study in Terror (1965)
, 1h35Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique), James Hill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Sherlock Holmes films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films
Actors John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Barry Jones, Anthony Quayle, Robert Morley
Roles Prime Minister
Rating64%
Although it is based on Conan Doyle's characters, the story is an original one, which has the famous detective on the trail of Jack the Ripper. In the dark alleys of nineteenth century London, the notorious Jack the Ripper committed a series of gruesome murders. The story of A Study in Terror challenges Sherlock Holmes to solve these horrific crimes. This leads Holmes through a trail of aristocracy, blackmail, and family insanity. Unlike Scotland Yard, and the real-life story, Holmes exposes the identity of the Ripper.
Lady L (1965)
, 2h4Directed by Peter Ustinov
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, La provence, Political films
Actors Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven, Marcel Dalio, Romain Gary, Cecil Parker
Roles Sir Percy
Rating55%
As she approaches her 80th birthday, the sophisticated and still attractive Lady Lendale recounts to her biographer, Sir Percy, the story of her life.
Guns at Batasi (1964)
, 1h43Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker
Roles Fletcher
Rating70%
A group of veteran British sergeants, headed by an ultra-correct, order-barking Regimental Sergeant Major (Richard Attenborough), are caught between two dissident factions in an unnamed newly created African state (most likely Kenya, since the character of RSM Lauderdale mentions that the Turkana people live in the north, which is where they live in Kenya. The African soldiers also speak amongst themselves in Kiswahili, the lingua franca of the region). The story neatly exposes the feelings of the professional NCOs, their officers and the African soldiers and officers, who are still painfully new to both guns and political slogans.
Carry On Jack (1964)
, 1h31Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Houston, Cecil Parker
Roles First Sealord
Rating58%
Carry On Jack starts with the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson (Jimmy Thompson) whose last words are that Britain needs a bigger navy with more men, followed by his famous request for a kiss to Hardy (Anton Rodgers), upon which he meets his demise. In the main story, Albert Poop-Decker (Bernard Cribbins) has taken 8⁄2 years and still not qualified as midshipman, but is promoted by the First Sea Lord (Cecil Parker) as England needs officers. He is to join the frigate Venus at Plymouth. Arriving to find the crew all celebrating as they are sailing tomorrow, he takes a sedan chair with no bottom (so he has to run), carried by a young man and his father (Jim Dale and Ian Wilson, respectively) to Dirty Dick's Tavern.
The Comedy Man (1964)
, 1h32Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw, Norman Rossington, Angela Douglas
Roles Thomas Rutherford
Rating68%
Sacked from his job in provincial rep, actor Chick Byrd moves into digs in London with Julian, a fellow actor. Julian's career soars after a successful screen test, but Chick's meets with continued failure. Mobilised into action by the suicide of a friend, Chick auditions for a TV commercial and finally finds fame. Confident of his talents for the first time, but fearing he may have sold out, Chick leaves London to return to rep.
The Iron Maiden (1963)
, 1h38Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell, Alan Hale Jr., Noel Purcell, Cecil Parker
Roles Sir Giles Thompson
Rating62%
The film follows Jack Hopkins (played by Michael Craig), an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss (played by Cecil Parker) is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher (Alan Hale, Jr.). The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy (Anne Helm) damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.
Heavens Above! (1963)
, 1h58Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Peter Sellers, Bernard Miles, Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Ian Carmichael, Brock Peters
Roles Archdeacon Aspinall
Rating66%
The plot features Sellers as a naive but caring prison chaplain accidentally assigned as vicar to a small and prosperous country town of Orbiston Parva, in place of Ian Carmichael's upper class cleric, with whom he shares a name. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the locals, whose assertions that they are good, Christian people are in Smallwood's view belied by their behaviour and ideas. He creates social ructions by appointing a black dustman (Brock Peters) as his churchwarden, taking in a gypsy family, and persuading local landowner Lady Despard (Isabel Jeans) to provide free food for the church to distribute free to the people of the town. However, all his good works lead to trouble.
The Amorous Prawn (1962)
, 1h29Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Films based on plays
Actors Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Robert Beatty, Liz Fraser
Roles Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
Rating55%
General Fitzadam receives his final posting in the remote Scottish Highlands, where his wife decides to run their residence as a hotel for wealthy Americans.
The Brain (1962)
, 1h24Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Actors Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee, Jeremy Spenser, Janette Scott
Roles Stevenson
Rating52%