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Anthony Parker(1931-2021)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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An entrepreneur building an entertainment based platform for all talent. In the process a triangle of three women become attracted to him, one which becomes recklessly possessed who gains access to his phone installing an app where she has control of it without his knowledge. She increases his business revenue, but manipulates his love life.
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Anthony Parker was born on 13 January 1931 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Crawling Eye (1958), Shelley (1979) and It Takes a Worried Man (1981). He was married to Kathleen Ann Elliott. He died on 27 July 2021.
BornJanuary 13, 1931
DiedJuly 27, 2021(90)
BornJanuary 13, 1931
DiedJuly 27, 2021(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, and Forrest Tucker in The Crawling Eye (1958)
The Crawling Eye
5.2
  • Second Student Climber
  • 1958
Shelley (1979)
Shelley
7.5
TV Series
  • Director
It Takes a Worried Man (1981)
It Takes a Worried Man
7.8
TV Series
  • Director
Spring & Autumn (1972)
Spring & Autumn
8.1
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Hywel Bennett and Caroline Langrishe in The Return of Shelley (1988)
    The Return of Shelley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1992
  • Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981)
    Never the Twain
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Jim Davidson in Home James! (1987)
    Home James!
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Brian Capron, Natalie Forbes, Sabina Franklyn, and Christopher Strauli in Mixed Doubles (1985)
    Mixed Doubles
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Kit Curran (1986)
    Kit Curran
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • John Bardon, Jim Davidson, and Anita Dobson in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983)
    Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1985
  • Leonard Rossiter in Tripper's Day (1984)
    Tripper's Day
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Shelley (1979)
    Shelley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1984
  • It Takes a Worried Man (1981)
    It Takes a Worried Man
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1983
  • Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1981)
    Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1982
  • Grundy (1980)
    Grundy
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Looks Familiar (1970)
    Looks Familiar
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1980
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1978
  • Odd Man Out (1977)
    Odd Man Out
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Spring & Autumn (1972)
    Spring & Autumn
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976

Producer

  • Michael Madsen and Lynette Walden in Almost Blue (1996)
    Almost Blue
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Hywel Bennett and Caroline Langrishe in The Return of Shelley (1988)
    The Return of Shelley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1988–1992
  • Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981)
    Never the Twain
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1988–1991
  • Jim Davidson in Home James! (1987)
    Home James!
    6.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1987–1990
  • Brian Capron, Natalie Forbes, Sabina Franklyn, and Christopher Strauli in Mixed Doubles (1985)
    Mixed Doubles
    6.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Kit Curran (1986)
    Kit Curran
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • John Bardon, Jim Davidson, and Anita Dobson in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983)
    Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
    5.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983–1985
  • Leonard Rossiter in Tripper's Day (1984)
    Tripper's Day
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984
  • The Lonelyhearts Kid
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Shelley (1979)
    Shelley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979–1984
  • It Takes a Worried Man (1981)
    It Takes a Worried Man
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981–1983
  • Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1981)
    Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981–1982
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1978
  • Spring & Autumn (1972)
    Spring & Autumn
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Jack Smethurst and Rudolph Walker in Love Thy Neighbour (1972)
    Love Thy Neighbour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974–1976

Actor

  • Howard Vernon in Angel of Death (1985)
    Angel of Death
    3.8
    • 1985
  • The Sleeper (1964)
    The Sleeper
    TV Series
    • Simon Romilly
    • 1964
  • Zena Marshall in The Switch (1963)
    The Switch
    6.0
    • Police Inspector
    • 1963
  • Suspense (1962)
    Suspense
    5.8
    TV Series
    • John
    • 1963
  • "Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
    Exodus
    6.7
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • The Lenny the Lion Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Caught in the Net (1960)
    Caught in the Net
    6.7
    • Peter Ketley
    • 1960
  • The Dover Road Mystery (1960)
    The Dover Road Mystery
    7.0
    Short
    • P.C. Green
    • 1960
  • Dial 999 (1958)
    Dial 999
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Peters
    • Joe
    • Anders
    • 1958–1959
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Second artist
    • 1959
  • The Missing Mercury
    TV Movie
    • Ft.
    • Lt. James
    • 1959
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • PC Bob Penney
    • 1957–1959
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    6.0
    TV Series
    • PC Bob Penney - with Jack Warner
    • 1958
  • William Tell (1958)
    William Tell
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Soldier
    • 1958
  • Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, and Forrest Tucker in The Crawling Eye (1958)
    The Crawling Eye
    5.2
    • Second Student Climber
    • 1958

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  • Born
    • January 13, 1931
    • Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 27, 2021
  • Spouse
    • Kathleen Ann ElliottFebruary 1953 - July 27, 2021 (his death, 2 children)

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    Stage actor from Stony Stratford.

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