F. William Parker

Biography

F. William Parker is an American actor whose career has covered film, stage and television. He was raised in Rockford, Illinois, and earned a drama degree from Rockford University before starting stage work in the 1960s. His early theater credits included Madwoman in 1967 and J.B. in 1968, and in 1972 he played President Benjamin Franklin in 1776 at Rock Valley College. He began screen acting in 1974 in Crazy Joe and appeared in Kill Me If You Can in 1977. Later he guest-starred on many television programs, among them Seinfeld and The West Wing. His film credits include Terms of Endearment (1983) and Jack Frost (1997). Chinamen, a 1987 stage production, gave him the role of an unsuccessful barrister.

84years old

Turns 85 on December 13in 33 days

Born December 13, 1941USA
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 15 years1982 to 1997

Genres

Comedy57%, 4 films
Drama29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film
Adventure14%, 1 film
Crime14%, 1 film

First and latest

F. William Parker movies on Netflix

Jack Frost1997IMDb rating 4.7as Paul Davrow
Hard Eight1996IMDb rating 7.1as Hostage
Babylon 5: The Gathering1993IMDb rating 6.5as Business Man
Pacific Heights1990IMDb rating 6.4as Judge Mitchell Black
Revenge of the Nerds1984IMDb rating 6.6as Sergeant
Terms of Endearment1983IMDb rating 7.4as Doctor
Jinxed!1982IMDb rating 4.7as Art

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Hard Eight1996 Crime, Dramaas Hostage
IMDb rating 7.161K votes
Jack Frost1997 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Paul Davrow
IMDb rating 4.712K votes
Revenge of the Nerds1984as Sergeant
IMDb rating 6.663K votes
Terms of Endearment1983as Doctor
IMDb rating 7.471K votes
Jinxed!1982as Art
IMDb rating 4.71.4K votes
Pacific Heights1990as Judge Mitchell Black
IMDb rating 6.426K votes
Babylon 5: The Gathering1993as Business Man
IMDb rating 6.510K votes

Worked with

F. William Parker made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Samuel L. Jackson

John Goodman

Danny DeVito

James Cromwell

John Lithgow

Matthew Modine

James L. BrooksDirector, 1 film Jeff KanewDirector, 1 film

Paul Thomas AndersonDirector, 1 film

Films together

Samuel L. Jackson1 film together, 1996
Samuel L. Jackson's page
- Hard Eight1996IMDb rating 7.1Parker as HostageJackson as Jimmy
John Goodman1 film together, 1984
John Goodman's page
- Revenge of the Nerds1984IMDb rating 6.6Parker as SergeantGoodman as Coach Harris
Danny DeVito1 film together, 1983
Danny DeVito's page
- Terms of Endearment1983IMDb rating 7.4Parker as DoctorDeVito as Vernon Dahlart
James Cromwell1 film together, 1984
James Cromwell's page
- Revenge of the Nerds1984IMDb rating 6.6Parker as SergeantCromwell as Mr. Skolnick
John Lithgow1 film together, 1983
John Lithgow's page
- Terms of Endearment1983IMDb rating 7.4Parker as DoctorLithgow as Sam Burns
Matthew Modine1 film together, 1990
Matthew Modine's page
- Pacific Heights1990IMDb rating 6.4Parker as Judge Mitchell BlackModine as Drake Goodman
James L. BrooksDirector, 1 film, 1983
All films by James L. Brooks
- Terms of Endearment1983IMDb rating 7.4Parker as Doctor
Jeff KanewDirector, 1 film, 1984
All films by Jeff Kanew
- Revenge of the Nerds1984IMDb rating 6.6Parker as Sergeant
Paul Thomas AndersonDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Hard Eight1996IMDb rating 7.1Parker as Hostage

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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