Percy Parsons

{{Short description|American actor (1878–1944)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Percy Parsons | image = Actor_Percy_Parsons.jpg | caption = 1939 Spotlight photo | birth_name = Edward Percy Parsons | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1878|06|12}} | birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1944|10|03|1878|06|12}} | death_place = Chelsea, London, England | resting_place = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}} | years_active = 1906–1942 | spouse = Natalie Lynn | website = | awards = }} '''Edward Percy Parsons''' (12 June 1878 – 3 October 1944) was an American actor and singer who worked largely in the British film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/20230|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114140331/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/20230|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Percy Parsons|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/percy-parsons-p55245|title=Percy Parsons - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&q=percy+parsons+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA585|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9781526111975}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/jad/percy-parsons|title=Percy Parsons - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''Suspense'' (1930) * ''Beyond the Cities'' (1930) * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) * ''Strictly Business'' (1931) * ''Happy Ever After'' (1932) * ''Sleepless Nights'' (1932) * ''The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * ''This Is the Life'' (1933) * ''Red Wagon'' (1933) * ''Red Ensign'' (1934) * ''Princess Charming'' (1934) * ''My Heart is Calling'' (1935) * ''The Big Splash'' (1935) * ''Rhodes of Africa'' (1936) * ''The Gay Adventure'' (1936) * ''Twelve Good Men'' (1936) * ''Strangers on Honeymoon'' (1936) * ''Victoria the Great'' (1937) * ''The Song of the Road'' (1937) * ''Non-Stop New York'' (1937) * ''Said O'Reilly to McNab'' (1937) * ''Blondes for Danger'' (1938) * ''The Four Just Men'' (1939) * ''Hi Gang!'' (1942) * ''They Flew Alone'' (1942)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0663891}} *{{IBDB name|55621}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Percy}} Category:1878 births Category:1944 deaths Category:Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky Category:American expatriate male actors Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom Category:American emigrants to England