MacDonald Parke explained

MacDonald Parke
Birth Date:30 July 1891
Birth Place:Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:17 July 1960 (aged 68)
Death Place:London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1938–1960 (film)

MacDonald Parke (1891–1960) was a Canadian film and television actor.[1] He frequently portrayed American characters in British films such as No Orchids for Miss Blandish.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1938Hey! Hey! USA Felstead, Lawyer Uncredited
1939Shipyard Sally Diggs
1941Hi Gang! Attorney
1942They Flew Alone Man
1943Yellow Canary Intelligence Chief Uncredited
1944Candlelight in Algeria American
1946Teheran Maj. Wellman, USA
1948No Orchids for Miss Blandish Doc
1949The Fool and the Princess Colonel Wingfield
1950Night and the City American from Chicago Uncredited
1950Dangerous Assignment B.G. Bradley
1951A Tale of Five Cities New York Magazine Editor
1951The Six Men Mc.Graw
1952Saturday Island Ship's Captain
1952Penny Princess Schuyster the Lawyer Uncredited
1952Babes in Bagdad Caliph
1952The Man Who Watched Trains Go By Chicago Businessman
1953Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? Admiral Fields
1953Three's Company Evans (segment "The Scream' story)
1954The Good Die Young Mr. Carruthers Uncredited
1954The Last Moment Tom Canting (segment: 'The Last Moment')
1955Summertime Mr. McIlhenny
1956The March Hare Maguire
1956Beyond Mombasa Tourist
1957A King in New York Uncredited
1958I Was Monty's Double American General
1959John Paul Jones Arthur Lee
1959The Mouse That Roared General Snippet
1960A Touch of Larceny Jason Parrish
1960The Battle of the Sexes 'C.J.'
1960Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Judge (final film role)

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MacDonald Parke. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528142410/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa03f527. dead. May 28, 2018.
  2. Keaney p.137