Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1886-09-11
Deathday: 1941-08-05 (54 years old)

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

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Movies 47

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The Dragon
Disney Animation Collection Volume 6: The Reluctant Dragon

Disney Animation Collection Volume 6: The Reluctant Dragon (2009)

Movie
The Dragon (voice) (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
The Duke
New Wine

New Wine (1941)

Movie
Phillips
Kisses for Breakfast

Kisses for Breakfast (1941)

Movie
Dragon (segment 'The Reluctant Dragon') (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

Movie
8
George
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Movie
Quentin
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)

Movie
6.75
George - Fred's Chauffeur
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

Movie
Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

Movie
Samuel Stephens
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo (1940)

Movie
Hammond
La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights (1940)

Movie
Huggins
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife (1940)

Movie
Whitcomb
At the Circus

At the Circus (1939)

Movie
3.5
William
Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms (1939)

Movie
Photographer
Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women (1939)

Movie
Bekins, the Butler
She Married a Cop

She Married a Cop (1939)

Movie
Hugo
The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs (1938)

Movie
Abercrombie
Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling (1938)

Movie
Prince de Rohan
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Maurice
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Movie
Oscar
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Movie
Hotchkiss, Carlotta's Butler
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache (1938)

Movie
Graves
Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold (1937)

Movie
Alfredo
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

Movie
Mr. Flint, Margit's Bookkeeper
Double Wedding

Double Wedding (1937)

Movie
Foster
Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live (1937)

Movie
Jerry Jason
Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Movie
Albert, Stephan's Butler
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

Movie
Tweed
Married Before Breakfast

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

Movie
Arthur Trevelyan
Personal Property

Personal Property (1937)

Movie
Waiter
Ready, Willing and Able

Ready, Willing and Able (1937)

Movie
Bill Cordell
Espionage

Espionage (1937)

Movie
Purser
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

Movie
Minehardi
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number (1937)

Movie
John Barkley
We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die (1937)

Movie
Primrose
A Girl's Best Years

A Girl's Best Years (1936)

Movie
Floorwalker
Born to Dance

Born to Dance (1936)

Movie
Dining Car Man (uncredited)
The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn (1936)

Movie
Butler (uncredited)
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

Movie
6.33
Roger
The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery (1936)

Movie
Waters
Roaming Lady

Roaming Lady (1936)

Movie
Butler (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Movie
5
Steve
The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady (1920)

Movie
John Astorbilt
Prudence the Pirate

Prudence the Pirate (1916)

Movie
Book Agent
The Traffic Cop

The Traffic Cop (1916)

Movie
The Duke
The Flight of the Duchess

The Flight of the Duchess (1916)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1886-09-11

Deathday
1941-08-05 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
William Barnett Parker


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