Portrait of Barnett Parker

Acting

Barnett Parker

Career

Active from 1915 to 1941, with a break from 1921 to 1935, busiest in 1916 and 1941 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barnett Parker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.3, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

as Dragon (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 60
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
GoodWatch score 82

as Dragon (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Kisses for Breakfast
Kisses for Breakfast (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Phillips

New Wine
New Wine (1941)

as The Duke

A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed (1941)
GoodWatch score 41

as George

Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Quentin

One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Huggins

Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Samuel Stephens

Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

as George - Fred's Chauffeur

La Conga Nights
La Conga Nights (1940)

as Hammond

1930s

30 titles ยท average score 63
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop (1939)

as Bekins, the Butler

At the Circus
At the Circus (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Whitcomb

Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
GoodWatch score 76

as William

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prince de Rohan

Married Before Breakfast
Married Before Breakfast (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tweed

The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Albert, Stephan's Butler

A Girl's Best Years
A Girl's Best Years (1936)

as Primrose

The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 68

as Roger

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Butler (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Butler (uncredited)

The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dining Car Man (uncredited)

Born to Dance
Born to Dance (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

as Floorwalker

1920s

1 title
The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady (1920)

as Steve

1910s

4 titles
The Flight of the Duchess
The Flight of the Duchess (1916)

as The Duke

The Traffic Cop
The Traffic Cop (1916)

as Book Agent

Prudence the Pirate
Prudence the Pirate (1916)

as John Astorbilt

Bill Bunks the Bandit
Bill Bunks the Bandit (1915)

as Bill - a Gentleman from the East