Willard Parker
Acting
Biography
Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps, February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–58).
Born: February 6, 1912
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Slightly French
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
One Way to Love
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
The Fighting Guardsman
A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.
The Mating of Millie
Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan Tommy Bassett, but learns that she will first have to have a husband, Millie turns to a recently fired bus driver, Doug Andrews. Though he has no interest in marriage, Doug offers to help Millie find a husband by transforming her into a beautiful and exciting woman, one who catches the eye of two eligible bachelors, including the orphanage's president.
You Gotta Stay Happy
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
Lure of the Swamp
Simon Lute ekes out a modest living chartering his skiff to tourists and guiding them through the labyrinthine bayou.
Filmography
as Karl Treffz
as Pete Jenner
as Jeff Nolan
as Lt. Vern Tyler
as Stephen Dancer
as Captain Ed Trask
as Cole Younger
as Clint Banister
as Malcolm Grove
as James Lister
as Breen Mathews
as Tex Callaway
as Jesse James
as Captain Kirby
as Gabriel Thatch
as Shively
as Mr. Tubble
as Ron Gage
as Captain Henry Clay
as Mayor John Norman
as Mayor Joe Madden
as Bill Phillips
as Burnell 'Brick' Appleby
as Dan Hinsdale
as Vandemer
as Commander Jerry Baldwin
as Smith (uncredited)
as Tommy Jones
as Sheriff Will Egan
as Douglas Hyde
as Henry Benson
as Jeff Moyer
as Phil Gowan
as John Macready
as Dr. Sam Martin
as Mitchell Raymond
as Baron François
as Prof. Michael 'Mike' Cobb
as Lansdowne
as Dick Whitewood
as Pvt. Booker
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Duke Davis
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Les Quimby
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Hub Ordley