MacDonald Parke
{{Short description|Canadian actor (1891–1960)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = MacDonald Parke
| image = Actor_MacDonald_Parke.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Parke's 1939 Spotlight photo
| birth_date = 30 July 1891
| birth_place = Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = 17 July 1960 (aged 68)
| death_place = London, England, United Kingdom
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1938–1960 (film)
}}
MacDonald Parke (1891–1960) was a Canadian film and television actor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa03f527|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528142410/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa03f527|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2018|title=MacDonald Parke}} He frequently portrayed American characters in British films such as No Orchids for Miss Blandish.Keaney p.137
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
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1938 | Hey! Hey! USA | Felstead, Lawyer | Uncredited |
1939 | Shipyard Sally | Diggs | |
1941 | Hi Gang! | Attorney | |
1942 | They Flew Alone | Man | |
1943 | Yellow Canary | Intelligence Chief | Uncredited |
1944 | Candlelight in Algeria | American | |
1946 | Teheran | Maj. Wellman, USA | |
1948 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | Doc | |
1949 | The Fool and the Princess | Colonel Wingfield | |
1950 | Night and the City | American from Chicago | Uncredited |
1950 | Dangerous Assignment | B.G. Bradley | |
1951 | A Tale of Five Cities | New York Magazine Editor | |
1951 | The Six Men | Mc.Graw | |
1952 | Saturday Island | Ship's Captain | |
1952 | Penny Princess | Schuyster the Lawyer | Uncredited |
1952 | Babes in Bagdad | Caliph | |
1952 | The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | Chicago Businessman | |
1953 | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Admiral Fields | |
1953 | Three's Company | Evans | (segment "The Scream' story) |
1954 | The Good Die Young | Mr. Carruthers | Uncredited |
1954 | The Last Moment | Tom Canting | (segment: 'The Last Moment') |
1955 | Summertime | Mr. McIlhenny | |
1956 | The March Hare | Maguire | |
1956 | Beyond Mombasa | Tourist | |
1957 | A King in New York | Uncredited | |
1958 | I Was Monty's Double | American General | |
1959 | John Paul Jones | Arthur Lee | |
1959 | The Mouse That Roared | General Snippet | |
1960 | A Touch of Larceny | Jason Parrish | |
1960 | The Battle of the Sexes | 'C.J.' | |
1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | Judge | (final film role) |
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- Michael F. Keaney. British Film Noir Guide. McFarland, 2008.
External links
- {{IMDb name|0662002}}
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Category:People from Cornwall, Ontario
Category:British male film actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian emigrants to the United Kingdom
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