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Eddie Parker

Acting

Born December 12, 1900 · Waukegan, Illinois, USA

Died January 20, 1960

Also known as Eddy Parker · Edwin Parker · Ed Parker

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eddie Parker (December 12, 1900 – January 20, 1960) was an American stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films. Some of his more famous films and serials include the 1943 "Batman" (as Lewis Wilson's stunt double), The Crimson Ghost, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (as the Mummy), and Rear Window for Alfred Hitchcock as well as many classic Universal horror films. He appeared three times in the early television series, Tales of the Texas Rangers, and also performed stunts for that program. Parker died of a heart attack in 1960.

Filmography50+ titles

Jesse James Rides Again

1947as Captain Flint

Jack Armstrong

1947as Henchman Slade

Shadow Valley

1947as Barney Foster

Rear Window

1954as Detective (uncredited)

Darkest Africa

1936as Sentry

Spartacus

1960as Slave (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

1959as Cop at Funeral

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion

1951Stunts

God's Country and the Man

1937as Bill Briggs, RCMP (as Ed Parker)

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Cop

Pillow Talk

1959as Doorman (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948Stunts

Another Thin Man

1939as State Trooper (uncredited)

The Hawk of Powder River

1948as Mike Cochrane

Black Hills

1947

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940as Henchman with Dolan

Winners of the West

1940as Henchman

Git Along Little Dogies

1937as Toolshed Henchman (uncredited)

The Far Country

1954as Carson (uncredited)

The Monster and the Ape

1945as Blake

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941as Hideout Heavy

Around the World in 80 Days

1956Stunts

One Touch of Venus

1948as Detective #1 (uncredited)

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943Stunts

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Sentry (uncredited)

The Man from the Alamo

1953as Franklin Citizen (uncredited)

Flesh and Fury

1952as Man (uncredited)

Northwest Passage

1940as Ranger

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958as Townsman Reporting Bank Robbery (uncredited)

Tarantula

1955as Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport Workman

Barbed Wire

1952Stunts

Sea Raiders

1941as Coral Strand Crewman

Horizons West

1952as Northerner (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again

1940as Detective (uncredited)

Flash Gordon

1936as Ming's Soldier

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1953as Mr. Hyde (uncredited)

The Racket

1951as Garage Roof Thug (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow

1950as Outlaw (uncredited)

The Tioga Kid

1948as Henchman Clem

Convicted

1950as Guard in Laundry (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

1949as Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

Superman

1948Stunts

Virginia City

1940as Lieutenant (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode

1940as Mason - Rigby Henchman

Monster on the Campus

1958as Donald as a Monster

Silver River

1948as Bugler (uncredited)

Flying Wild

1941as Henchman

Buck Rogers

1939as Council-Room Guard

Werewolf of London

1935Stunt Double

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955as Klaris