Harry Parke

Harry Parke

Known for

Acting

Born

May 6, 1904

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

November 24, 1958 (aged 54)

Biography

Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 23, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus (or a close variant) was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. He was also the father of comedians and actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).

Best known work

Movie Pests
Movie Pests
1944
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink
1936
A Yank in Libya
A Yank in Libya
1942
The Yanks Are Coming
The Yanks Are Coming
1942
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
1937
Night Spot
Night Spot
1938
Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
She's Got Everything
She's Got Everything
1937
Out of This World
Out of This World
1945
New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937
1937

Filmography

  1. 1999

    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    as Self

  2. 1945

    Badminton

    Writer

  3. 1945

    Out of This World

    as Gus Palukas

  4. 1945

    Earl Carroll Vanities

    as Walter

  5. 1944

    Movie Pests

    as Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited), Writer

  6. 1944

    Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

    as Parky

  7. 1942

    The Yanks Are Coming

    as Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)

  8. 1942

    A Yank in Libya

    as Parky

  9. 1938

    Night Spot

    as Gashouse

  10. 1937

    She's Got Everything

    as Nick Zyteras

  11. 1937

    The Life of the Party

    as Parky

  12. 1937

    New Faces of 1937

    as Parky

  13. 1936

    Strike Me Pink

    as Parkyakarkus

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