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Woodrow Parfrey

Actor

Woodrow Parfrey

Born October 5, 1922 in New York City, New York, USADied July 29, 198455 films

Sydney Woodrow Parfrey (October 5, 1922 – July 29, 1984) was an American film and television actor from the 1950s to the early 1980s. He is often remembered as "one of TV's great slimeball villains".

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Papillon posterFirst watchPapillon19737.8as ClusiotA man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.View film

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Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 1983The Sting IIGeorgie
  2. 1982FrancesDocteur Doyle
  3. 1982Jinxed!Insurance Agent
  4. 1982The SeductionStore Salesman
  5. 1980Back to the Planet of the ApesVeska
  6. 1980Used CarsMr. Ghertner
  7. 1980Bronco BillyDr. Canterbury
  8. 1980CarnyW. C. Hannon
  9. 1979The Tenth MonthTad Jones
  10. 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelMesserschmidt
  11. 1978B.J. and the BearStore Proprietor
  12. 1978The New MaverickLeveque
  13. 1978The Seniors1st Attorney
  14. 1978It's a Mile from Here to GloryJohn Moody
  15. 1978When Every Day Was the Fourth of JulyDr. Alexander Moss
  16. 1976The Outlaw Josey WalesCarpetbagger
  17. 1976The Return of the World's Greatest DetectiveHimmel
  18. 1976Stay HungryUncle Albert
  19. 1975Valley ForgeMinto
  20. 1975Hearts of the WestMr. Gates - Producer (uncredited)
  21. 1975Melvin Purvis G-ManNash Covington
  22. 1975The Family Nobody WantedElmer Franklin
  23. 1974This Is the West That WasMel Castlewaite
  24. 1973PapillonClusiot
  25. 1973The Alpha CaperMinister
  26. 1973Charley VarrickHarold Young
  27. 1973Oklahoma CrudeLawyer
  28. 1973HunterTyson
  29. 1972No Place to RunMotel Manager
  30. 1972A Very Missing PersonEberhardt
  31. 1972The Flim Flam ManSuper Market Manager
  32. 1971Dirty HarryMr. Jaffe
  33. 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryIke Godsey
  34. 1971Cold TurkeyTobacco Executive
  35. 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Doc Waters
  36. 1970Crowhaven FarmSam Wardwell
  37. 1970The Andersonville TrialLouis Schade
  38. 1970The Movie MurdererLinderman
  39. 1969Silent Night, Lonely NightDr. Hyatt
  40. 1969Wake Me When the War Is OverSchneider
  41. 1969Sam WhiskeyThorston Bromley
  42. 1968The Sunshine PatriotBeamis
  43. 1968MadiganMarvin
  44. 1968Planet of the ApesDr. Maximus
  45. 1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your LifeEddie Rankin
  46. 1967The Flim-Flam ManSuper Market Manager
  47. 1967The King's PirateGow
  48. 1966ScalplockHolmes
  49. 1965The War LordPiet
  50. 1963Cattle KingStafford (President Arthur's Secretary)
  51. 1961The Million Dollar IncidentScoutmaster
  52. 1958"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
  53. 1957Johnny GunmanSidney Wells
  54. 1957So Lovely, So DeadlyBill Emerson
  55. 1950Wyoming MailEngineer (uncredited)