Cecil Parker - Revision history

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	==Career==		==Career==
	Parker was born in [[Hastings\|Hastings]], [[Sussex\|Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.~~{{Citation needed \|date=July 2022}}~~		Parker was born in [[Hastings\|Hastings]], [[Sussex\|Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> 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 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>		He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
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	\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe		\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Hastings\|~~Hastings]], [[~~w:Sussex\|~~Sussex]], England		\| birth_place = [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Brighton\|~~Brighton]], Sussex, England		\| death_place = [[Brighton]], Sussex, England
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Parker was born in [[w:Hastings\|Hastings]], [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.{{Citation needed \|date=July 2022}}		Parker was born in [[Hastings\|Hastings]], [[Sussex\|Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.{{Citation needed \|date=July 2022}}

	He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>		He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>

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	* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Cecil&surname=PARKER&job=Actor&pid=9981&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Cecil Parker's performances in the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol]		* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Cecil&surname=PARKER&job=Actor&pid=9981&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Cecil Parker's performances in the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol]

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	\| name = Cecil Parker		\| name = Cecil Parker
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	\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe		\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Hastings]], [[Sussex]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Hastings\|Hastings]], [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Brighton]], Sussex, England		\| death_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], Sussex, England
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor

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	{{Short description\|English actor}}		{{Short description\|English actor}}
	~~{{for\|the Indian Air Force officer and Maha Vir Chakra recipient\|Cecil Vivian Parker}}~~
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	\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe		\| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Hastings]], [[Sussex]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1971\|04\|20\|1897\|09\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Brighton]], Sussex, England		\| death_place = [[w:Brighton]], Sussex, England
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Parker was born in [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.{{Citation needed \|date=July 2022}}		Parker was born in [[w:Hastings\|Hastings]], [[w:Sussex\|Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor \|url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|website=Oxford Index \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 \|archive-date=August 6, 2019 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/\|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret\|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.{{Citation needed \|date=July 2022}}

	He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>		He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)\|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography\|title=Cecil Parker \| Movies and Filmography\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)\|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)\|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)\|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)\|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 film)\|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)\|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493\|title=Cecil Parker\|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)\|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/\|title=Blithe Spirit\|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>

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{{Short description|English actor}}
{{for|the Indian Air Force officer and Maha Vir Chakra recipient|Cecil Vivian Parker}}
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| birth_name = Cecil Schwabe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1897|09|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|04|20|1897|09|03|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Brighton]], Sussex, England
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1928–1969
| spouse = {{marriage|Muriel Anne Randall Brown|1927}}
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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.

==Career==
Parker was born in [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]], the second son (and fifth of six children) of German-born Charles August Schwabe, manager of the Albany Hotel, Hastings, and his English wife Kate (née Parker), a church organist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parker [formerly Schwabe], Cecil (1897–1971), actor |url=https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 |website=Oxford Index |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806133801/https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/99642 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=argus>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16735831.sussex-actor-cecil-parker-big-family-secret/|title=Sussex actor Cecil Parker had a big family secret|website=The Argus}}</ref> He was educated at [[St Francis Xavier College]], and at [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name=who>Who's Who in the Theatre by John Parker (11th Edition) (1952) (London)</ref> He served with the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] in the [[First World War]], reaching the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref>Medal index card of Cecil Schwabe (WO 372/17/1925/12), The National Archive, Kew, Surrey, England</ref> He began his theatrical career in London in 1922, adopting the surname "Parker" from his mother's maiden name.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/448873/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Parker, Cecil (1897-1971) Biography|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=argus/> He made his first film appearance in 1933 and subsequently became a familiar face in British and occasionally American films until his death.<ref name=screenonline/> He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown.{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}}

He acted in two adaptations of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novels, ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)|The Citadel]]'' (1938) and ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940), in addition to appearing in ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) and ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/cecil-parker-p55075/filmography|title=Cecil Parker | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Both of these latter films were directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/446568/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Other roles were in ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937), ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948), ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956), ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941), ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), and ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958), as well as the comedies ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960), ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|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 film)|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) and ''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef4d493|title=Cecil Parker|website=BFI}}</ref> Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)|Blithe Spirit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/blithe-spirit/|title=Blithe Spirit|website=Film at Lincoln Center}}</ref>

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).<ref name=bfi/>

On November 20, 1950, he co-starred with [[Margaret O'Brien]] in "[[The Canterville Ghost]]", on ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'' on TV.<ref>{{cite news |title=Television . . . . . . Highlights of the Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75693573/detroit-free-press/ |access-date=April 13, 2021 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=November 19, 1950 |page=22|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He played a butler on one episode of [[The Avengers (TV series)|''The Avengers'']] ("The £50,000 Breakfast").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f05e753|title=The £50,000 Breakfast (1967)|website=BFI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121031358/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f05e753 |archive-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> In 1957 he played Dr. Morelle in BBC radio series, "A Case for Dr. Morelle" (13 episodes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0949879|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Case for Dr Morelle|website=BBC}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Parker was married to Muriel Anne Randell-Brown (born in [[Seacombe]], [[Cheshire]]),<ref name=who/> from September 1927 until his death in 1971, in [[Brighton]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/22/archives/cecil-parker-73-a-british-actor-star-of-stage-and-film-who-played.html | title=Cecil Parker, 73, a British Actor| newspaper=The New York Times| date=1971-04-22}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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* ''[[The Golden Cage (1933 film)|The Golden Cage]]'' (1933)
* ''[[A Cuckoo in the Nest (film)|A Cuckoo in the Nest]]'' (1933) as Claude Hickett
* ''[[The Silver Spoon]]'' (1934) as Trevor
* ''[[Flat Number Three]]'' (1934) as Hilary Maine
* ''[[Nine Forty-Five]]'' (1934) as Robert Clayton
* ''[[Princess Charming (film)|Princess Charming]]'' (1934) as Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
* ''[[The Blue Squadron (1934 film)|The Blue Squadron]]'' (1934) as Bianci
* ''[[Little Friend (film)|Little Friend]]'' (1934) as Mason
* ''[[Lady in Danger]]'' (1934) as Piker
* ''[[Dirty Work (1934 film)|Dirty Work]]'' (1934) as Gordon Bray
* ''[[Me and Marlborough]]'' (1935) as Colonel of the Greys
* ''[[Crime Unlimited]]'' (1935) as Assistant Commissioner
* ''The Guv'nor'' (1935) as Bank Director (uncredited)
* ''[[Her Last Affaire]]'' (1935) as Sir Arthur Harding
* ''[[Foreign Affaires]]'' (1935) as Lord Wormington
* ''[[Men of Yesterday]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Man Who Changed His Mind]]'' (1936) as Dr. Gratton
* ''[[Dishonour Bright]]'' (1936) as Vincent Crane
* ''[[Jack of All Trades (1936 film)|Jack of All Trades]]'' (1936) as Sir Chas. Darrington
* ''[[Dark Journey (film)|Dark Journey]]'' (1937) as Captain of Q-Boat
* ''[[Storm in a Teacup (film)|Storm in a Teacup]]'' (1937) as Provost William Gow
* ''[[Housemaster (film)|Housemaster]]'' (1938) as Sir Berkeley Nightingale
* ''[[The Lady Vanishes]]'' (1938) as Mr. Todhunter
* ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)|The Citadel]]'' (1938) as Charles Every
* ''[[Old Iron]]'' (1938) as Barnett
* ''[[Sons of the Sea (film)|Sons of the Sea]]'' (1939) as Cmdr. Herbert
* ''[[She Couldn't Say No (1939 film)|She Couldn't Say No]]'' (1939) as Jimmy Reeves
* ''[[The Stars Look Down (film)|The Stars Look Down]]'' (1940) as Stanley Millington
* ''[[The Spider (1940 film)|The Spider]]'' (1940) as Lawrence Bruce
* ''[[Under Your Hat]]'' (1940) as Sir Jeffrey Arlington
* ''[[Two for Danger]]'' (1940) as Sir Richard
* ''[[The Saint's Vacation]]'' (1941) as Rudolph
* ''[[Dangerous Moonlight]]'' (1941) as Specialist
* ''[[Ships with Wings]]'' (1942) as German Air Marshal
* ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945) as Britannus
* ''[[The Magic Bow]]'' (1946) as Luigi Germi
* ''[[Hungry Hill (film)|Hungry Hill]]'' (1947) as Copper John
* ''[[Captain Boycott (film)|Captain Boycott]]'' (1947) as Capt. Charles C. Boycott
* ''[[The Woman in the Hall]]'' (1947) as Sir Halmar Barnard
* ''[[The First Gentleman]]'' (1948) as The Prince Regent
* ''[[The Weaker Sex]]'' (1948) as Geoffrey Radcliffe
* ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948) as Colonel Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
* ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949) as Arthur Prohack
* ''[[Under Capricorn]]'' (1949) as The Governor
* ''[[The Chiltern Hundreds (film)|The Chiltern Hundreds]]'' (1949) as Benjamin Beecham
* ''[[Tony Draws a Horse]]'' (1950) as Dr. Howard Fleming
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) as Alan Birnley
* ''[[The Magic Box]]'' (1951) as First Platform Man
* ''[[His Excellency (1952 film)|His Excellency]]'' (1951) as Sir James Kirkman
* ''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952) as Phipps
* ''[[Father Brown (film)|Father Brown]]'' (1954) as The Bishop
* ''[[For Better, for Worse (1954 film)|For Better, for Worse]]'' (1954) as Anne's Father
* ''[[Isn't Life Wonderful!]]'' (1954) as Father
* ''[[The Constant Husband]]'' (1955) as The Professor
* ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|The Ladykillers]]'' (1955) as Claude Courtney
* ''[[The Court Jester]]'' (1955) as King Roderick I
* ''[[23 Paces to Baker Street]]'' (1956) as Bob Matthews
* ''[[It's Great to Be Young (1956 film)|It's Great to Be Young]]'' (1956) as Mr. Frome, Headmaster
* ''[[True as a Turtle]]'' (1957) as Dudley Partridge
* ''[[The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)|The Admirable Crichton]]'' (1957) as Lord Loam
* ''[[A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'' (1958) as Jarvis Lorry
* ''[[Happy Is the Bride]]'' (1958) as Arthur Royd
* ''[[Indiscreet (1958 film)|Indiscreet]]'' (1958) as Alfred Munson
* ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]'' (1958) as Col. Logan
* ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959) as Cmdr. Stanton
* ''[[The Night We Dropped a Clanger]]'' (1959) as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser
* ''[[The Wreck of the Mary Deare (film)|The Wreck of the Mary Deare]]'' (1959) as The Chairman
* ''[[Under Ten Flags|Sotto dieci bandiere]]'' (1960) as Col. Howard
* ''[[Follow That Horse!]]'' (1960) as Sir William Crane
* ''[[A French Mistress]]'' (1960) as John Crane M.A. Headmaster of Melbury School
* ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960) as Captain Moreland
* ''[[The Pure Hell of St Trinian's]]'' (1960) as Professor Canford
* ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961) as Gr / Cpt Bascombe
* ''[[Petticoat Pirates]]'' (1961) as C-in-C
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) as Stevenson
* ''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962) as Sir Giles Thompson
* ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1962) as Gen. Sir Hamish Fitzadam
* ''[[Heavens Above!]]'' (1963) as Archdeacon Aspinall
* ''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1963) as First Sealord
* ''[[Guns at Batasi]]'' (1964) as Fletcher
* ''[[The Comedy Man]]'' (1964) as Thomas Rutherford
* ''[[The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]]'' (1965) as The Mayor
* ''[[A Study in Terror]]'' (1965) as Prime Minister
* ''[[Lady L]]'' (1965) as Sir Percy
* ''[[A Man Could Get Killed]]'' (1966) as Sir Huntley Frazier
* ''[[Circus of Fear]]'' (1966) as Sir John
* ''[[The Magnificent Two]]'' (1967) as Sir John / British Ambassador
* ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1967) TV Series, Episode: "The £50,000 Breakfast" as Glover
* ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' (1969) as Sir John (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0662116}}
* {{IBDB name|95178}}
* {{screenonline name|id=448873}}
* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Cecil&surname=PARKER&job=Actor&pid=9981&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Cecil Parker's performances in the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol]

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