Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Person

Barnett Parker

Actor 1886-09-10 Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK

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 gest...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Butler (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936 · Butler (uncredited)

At the Circus

At the Circus

1939 · Whitcomb

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939 · William

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Prince de Rohan

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937 · Mr. Flint, Margit's Bookkeeper

Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936 · Floorwalker

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940 · Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)

The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

1936 · Dining Car Man (uncredited)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937 · Purser

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Jerry Jason

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941 · George

Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling

1938 · Abercrombie

Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 · Graves

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941 · Quentin

Personal Property

Personal Property

1937 · Arthur Trevelyan

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938 · Hugo

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940 · Huggins

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Albert, Stephan's Butler