MacDonald Parke

MacDonald Parke
Parke's 1939 Spotlight photo
Born	30 July 1891 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Died	17 July 1960 (aged 68) London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1938–1960 (film)

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

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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)

Bibliography

• Michael F. Keaney. British Film Noir Guide. McFarland, 2008.

External links

• MacDonald Parke at IMDb