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Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe; 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969.
Cecil Parker. Actor: The Lady Vanishes. An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end up being a ray of sunshine with that cloud.
- January 1, 1
- Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Sep 9, 2018 · HE was famous for playing the posh English gentleman in Hollywood films with stars including Ingrid Bergman but the real-life family story of Sussex actor Cecil Parker was far more dramatic,...
Cecil Parker. Actor: The Lady Vanishes. An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end up being a ray of sunshine with that cloud.
- September 3, 1897
- April 20, 1971
Apr 22, 1971 · LONDON, April 21 —Cecil Parker, the stage and movie actor who specialized in por trayals of the typical English gentleman, died yesterday at his home in Brighton. He was, 73 years old.
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.
Cecil Parker is a British actor who, over the course of his career, made the transition between leading man to character actor, playing a series of stuffy, pompous upper crust Englishmen....
