Milton Parsons

Biography

Milton Parsons was an American character actor who started out on the stage, performing with The Strolling Players of Boston in 1927 and later appearing on Broadway as James Case in Unto the Third, Saul of Tarsus in The Vigil and Albert Plaschke in Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1939, then spent a year under contract before freelancing for various studios. Bald-headed and wide-eyed, and speaking in a soft voice, he was typecast as mad doctors, morticians, coroners and dangerous eccentrics, though he often played such roles for comedy. He amassed more than 160 film, television and commercial credits between 1939 and 1978, and died in 1980.

75years old at death

Born May 19, 1904Gloucester
Died May 15, 1980Los Angeles County
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Ernest Milton Parsons

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 33 years1940 to 1973

Genres

Comedy33%, 5 films
Crime33%, 5 films
Horror33%, 5 films
Mystery33%, 5 films
Action20%, 3 films

First and latest

Milton Parsons movies on Netflix

The Cat Creature1973IMDb rating 5.7as The Deputy Coroner
The Haunted Palace1963IMDb rating 6.7as Jabez Hutchinson
The Monster That Challenged the World1957IMDb rating 5.7as Lewis Clark Dobbs
Last of the Comanches1953IMDb rating 6.4as Satterlee the Prophet
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947IMDb rating 6.1as Dr. A. Tomic
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947IMDb rating 6.9as Butler
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946IMDb rating 5.9as Higby
Dick Tracy1945IMDb rating 5.9as Deathridge the Undetaker
Murder, He Says1945IMDb rating 6.9as Hardy Sympathizer
Cry of the Werewolf1944IMDb rating 5.4as Adamson
Lost in a Harem1944IMDb rating 6.3as Crystal Gazer
My Favorite Blonde1942IMDb rating 7.0as Mortician
Who Done It?1942IMDb rating 7.3as Coroner (cameo)
Dressed to Kill1941IMDb rating 6.5as Max Allaron
Edison, the Man1940IMDb rating 7.0as 'Acid' Graham

Best known for

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

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The Haunted Palace1963 Horroras Jabez Hutchinson
IMDb rating 6.710.0K votes
Dick Tracy1945 Action, Crime, Mysteryas Deathridge the Undetaker
IMDb rating 5.91.9K votes
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947as Butler
IMDb rating 6.97.6K votes
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947as Dr. A. Tomic
IMDb rating 6.12.1K votes
Edison, the Man1940as 'Acid' Graham
IMDb rating 7.02.0K votes
Lost in a Harem1944as Crystal Gazer
IMDb rating 6.31.4K votes
Dressed to Kill1941as Max Allaron
IMDb rating 6.51.4K votes
The Monster That Challenged the World1957as Lewis Clark Dobbs
IMDb rating 5.73.7K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Joseph Crehan

Lyle Latell

Boris Karloff

Byron Foulger

Lou Costello

Trevor Bardette

Films together

Joseph Crehan3 films together, 1945 to 1947
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- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947IMDb rating 6.1Parsons as Dr. A. TomicCrehan as Chief Brandon
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as HigbyCrehan as Chief Brandon
- Dick Tracy1945IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as Deathridge the UndetakerCrehan as Chief Brandon
Lyle Latell3 films together, 1945 to 1947
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- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947IMDb rating 6.1Parsons as Dr. A. TomicLatell as Pat Patton
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as HigbyLatell as Pat Patton
- Dick Tracy1945IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as Deathridge the UndetakerLatell as Pat Patton
Boris Karloff2 films together, 1947
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- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947IMDb rating 6.1Parsons as Dr. A. TomicKarloff as Gruesome
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947IMDb rating 6.9Parsons as ButlerKarloff as Dr. Hollingshead
Byron Foulger2 films together, 1940 to 1946
Byron Foulger's page
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as HigbyFoulger as Simon Little
- Edison, the Man1940IMDb rating 7.0Parsons as 'Acid' GrahamFoulger as Edwin Hall
Lou Costello2 films together, 1942 to 1944
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- Lost in a Harem1944IMDb rating 6.3Parsons as Crystal GazerCostello as Harvey Garvey
- Who Done It?1942IMDb rating 7.3Parsons as Coroner (cameo)Costello as Mervin Q. Milgrim
Trevor Bardette2 films together, 1945 to 1946
Trevor Bardette's page
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as HigbyBardette as Lester Abbott
- Dick Tracy1945IMDb rating 5.9Parsons as Deathridge the UndetakerBardette as Prof. Linwood J. Starling
Also two films together10 more actors
- Bud AbbottLost in a Harem (1944) and Who Done It? (1942)
- Eddie BordenDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
- John AbbottThe Cat Creature (1973) and Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
- Gordon JonesThe Monster That Challenged the World (1957) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- Gale SondergaardThe Cat Creature (1973) and My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- Robert BrayDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
- Esther HowardDick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) and My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- Skelton KnaggsDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
- Anne JeffreysDick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) and Dick Tracy (1945)
- Morgan ConwayDick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) and Dick Tracy (1945)
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