Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Within the British colony of expatriate actors in Hollywood during the 1930's, Barnett Parker, born 11 September 1886, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, was among the most stereotypical. Harrowgate College-educated, straight-backed, balding and well-intoned, Parker caricatured a multitude of unctuous, stiff-upper-lip butlers, man-servants or waiters, though his performances could, at times, verge on the brink of being camp. When driven to frustration his characters commonly resorted to incoherent twitter or wild gesticulation. Parker was trained under Marie Tempest and George Alexander in England. He first acted on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre as Wilfred Tavish in Arthur Wing Pinero's "The "Mind the Paint" Girl" in 1912. He was well served with further roles in hit plays like "Hobson's Choice" (1915), "Artists and Models" (1924) and "The Red Robe" (1928). He was at first prone to reject film offers, professing to favor acting on stage. Nonetheless, the celluloid medium eventually beckoned, enticing him to sign with the East Coast-based studio Thanhouser in 1915. He worked in films during the daytime (while treading the boards at night) and quickly landed a plum role as a weak socialite, rescuing Gladys Hulette in Prudence, the Pirate (1916). He was seldom thereafter afforded the opportunity for heroic acts. During the 1930's, he was primarily in demand for small roles as dandified or 'silly ass' Britishers, giving value for money in films like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Personal Property (1937), Live, Love and Learn (1937) and Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937). Looking rather older than his years, Barnett Parker died at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles after multiple heart attacks on August 5, 1941.

  • Title: Barnett Parker
  • Popularity: 0.827
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1886-09-10
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • pejy fandraisana:
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: William Barnett Parker
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Barnett Parker Movies

  • 1937
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    Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    At the Circus

    At the Circus

    6.3 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

    6.3 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Personal Property

    Personal Property

    6.9 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Born to Dance

    Born to Dance

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

    6.292 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Tall, Dark and Handsome

    Tall, Dark and Handsome

    5.4 1941 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Flight of the Duchess

    The Flight of the Duchess

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Traffic Cop

    The Traffic Cop

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1936
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    The President's Mystery

    The President's Mystery

    5.3 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Married Before Breakfast

    Married Before Breakfast

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

    4.5 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    He Married His Wife

    He Married His Wife

    5.1 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

    5.7 1938 HD

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    Wake Up and Live

    Wake Up and Live

    5.3 1937 HD

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    Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

    6.5 1938 HD

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    Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

    6 1938 HD

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    Live, Love and Learn

    Live, Love and Learn

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

    6.8 1937 HD

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    Ready, Willing and Able

    Ready, Willing and Able

    5.2 1937 HD

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    Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Babes in Arms

    Babes in Arms

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Espionage

    Espionage

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

    7.329 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    7.499 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    She Married a Cop

    She Married a Cop

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    A Girl's Best Years

    A Girl's Best Years

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    One Night in the Tropics

    One Night in the Tropics

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    La Conga Nights

    La Conga Nights

    7.5 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    New Wine

    New Wine

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.288 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Roaming Lady

    Roaming Lady

    5 1936 HD

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  • 2004
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    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

    8.8 2004 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1941
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    A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1916
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    Prudence the Pirate

    Prudence the Pirate

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Kisses for Breakfast

    Kisses for Breakfast

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1915
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    Bill Bunks the Bandit

    Bill Bunks the Bandit

    1 1915 HD

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