Willard Parker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6446

Gender

Male

Birthday

06-Feb-1912

Age

(114 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Worster Van Eps

Willard Parker

Biography

Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps, February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–58).


Credits

The Bandit Queen The Bandit Queen (1950) Character: Dan Hinsdale
Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Posing as Lola Belmont, an American visiting from Detroit, teams up with Joaquin Murietta, posing as Carlos Del Rio, to form a Robin-Hood type band that takes vengeance on the gang and restores stolen gold to its rightful owners, aided by militia leader Dan Hinsdale.
Bodyhold Bodyhold (1949) Character: Tommy Jones
A plumber with a girlfriend turns pro wrestler for a crooked promoter.
Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island (1937) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Emergency Wedding Emergency Wedding (1950) Character: Vandemer
Dr. Helen Hunt is a physician married to millionaire Peter Judson Kirk Jr., who is jealous his wife is spending too much time with her male patients. He makes a fool of himself trying to prove her guilt.
The Great Waltz The Great Waltz (1972) Character: Karl Treffz
A musical based on the life and music of Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Mating of Millie The Mating of Millie (1948) Character: Phil Gowan
Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan Tommy Bassett, but learns that she will first have to have a husband, Millie turns to a recently fired bus driver, Doug Andrews. Though he has no interest in marriage, Doug offers to help Millie find a husband by transforming her into a beautiful and exciting woman, one who catches the eye of two eligible bachelors, including the orphanage's president.
A Slight Case of Murder A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Character: Dick Whitewood
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Relentless Relentless (1948) Character: Jeff Moyer
A man wrongly accused of murder tracks the true culprit across the desert.
Love Is on the Air Love Is on the Air (1937) Character: Les Quimby
A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.
Kiss Me Kate Kiss Me Kate (1953) Character: Tex Callaway
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Over the Goal Over the Goal (1937) Character: Duke Davis
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) Character: Sheriff Will Egan
Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontiers woman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?
Renegades Renegades (1946) Character: Dr. Sam Martin
The daughter of a prominent citizen marries an outlaw's son.
Lure of the Swamp Lure of the Swamp (1957) Character: James Lister
Simon Lute ekes out a modest living chartering his skiff to tourists and guiding them through the labyrinthine bayou.
You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) Character: Henry Benson
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
Air Patrol Air Patrol (1962) Character: Lt. Vern Tyler
L.A. detective Sgt. Castle and his two partners investigate the theft of a valuable Fragonard painting by a thief who pilots a helicopter.
The Fighting Guardsman The Fighting Guardsman (1945) Character: Baron François
A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.
Naked Gun Naked Gun (1956) Character: Breen Mathews
Don Pablo Salazar steals a fortune in jewels from an Indian tribe and an Aztec medicine man puts a curse on the jewels until they are returned. Years later, an American insurance man promises to deliver the Salazar fortune to the rightful heir...
David Harding, Counterspy David Harding, Counterspy (1950) Character: Commander Jerry Baldwin
A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry Baldwin, a Navy Commander, is assigned to replace him and stop a saboteur in a torpedo factory.
Walk Tall Walk Tall (1960) Character: Captain Ed Trask
To keep peace, an Army captain (Willard Parker) hunts for an outlaw-gang leader (Kent Taylor) who is raiding Indians.
The Secret Fury The Secret Fury (1950) Character: Smith (uncredited)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
Hunt the Man Down Hunt the Man Down (1950) Character: Burnell 'Brick' Appleby
A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.
Sangaree Sangaree (1953) Character: Gabriel Thatch
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Waco Waco (1966) Character: Pete Jenner
Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyoming. Among the mourners are businessman George Gates, mayor Ned West and his daughter Patricia. The mayor rejects Gates' suggestion that he release gunfighter Waco from jail to clean up the town. When Patricia is attacked by a cowboy after leaving her boyfriend Scotty Moore, the mayor finally decides it is time accept the governor;s offer of amnesty for Waco. Jill Stone's first reaction, when learning that Waco has been released, is to leave town before Waco finds out that she, his former fiancée, has married the town preacher while Waco was in jail. Town boss Joe Gore is not overjoyed, either, but Ike and Pete Jenner eagerly await the chance to shoot Waco for the death of their brother. Written by Les Adams
The Earth Dies Screaming The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) Character: Jeff Nolan
A crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
The Wreck of the Hesperus The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) Character: John Macready
The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based on Longfellow's famous poem.
Young Jesse James Young Jesse James (1960) Character: Cole Younger
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes his family's homestead to find his brother Frank, a soldier in Quantrill's Raiders, a renegade band of Confederates. Bent on revenge, Jesse begs to join the raiders.
Slightly French Slightly French (1949) Character: Douglas Hyde
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
What a Woman What a Woman (1943) Character: Prof. Michael 'Mike' Cobb
An author and a literary agent become involved after selling film rights to his racy book.
The Zero Hour The Zero Hour (1939) Character: Lansdowne
A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through their shared affection for a young orphan.
The High Powered Rifle The High Powered Rifle (1960) Character: Stephen Dancer
A private detective (Willard Parker) falls for the girlfriend (Allison Hayes) of a racketeer whom he believes has targeted him for death.
One Way to Love One Way to Love (1946) Character: Mitchell Raymond
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
Missing Witnesses Missing Witnesses (1937) Character: Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
That Certain Woman That Certain Woman (1937) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
The Invisible Menace The Invisible Menace (1938) Character: Pvt. Booker
Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night. Instead they discover a murder. Colonel Rogers of Army Intelligence arrives to take over the case. The prime suspect, Jevries, is well-known to Rogers, who sets out to get a confession from Jevries even though there are plenty of other suspects.
The Great Jesse James Raid The Great Jesse James Raid (1953) Character: Jesse James
The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.
The Vanquished The Vanquished (1953) Character: Captain Kirby
A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.
My True Story My True Story (1951) Character: Bill Phillips
Ann Martin is serving time as a jewel thief. Paroled and determined to stay clean, she quickly finds out that her freedom was bought by an old, vicious boss that has picked her for a job.
Lone Texan Lone Texan (1959) Character: Clint Banister
After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Confederacy. On top of that, he finds that his younger brother is now the sheriff, and is ruling the town with an iron hand.
The Adventurous Blonde The Adventurous Blonde (1937) Character: Clerk (uncredited)
The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.
Caribbean Caribbean (1952) Character: Shively
Francis Barclay, a former member of the British Admiralty, who was captured in the early 1700s, and sold into slavery, by Andrew McAllister, and forced into piracy, enlists the aid of Dick Lindsay, to help him invade MacAllister's fortified island. The latter falls in love with MacAllister's daughter,Christine.
The Devil's Saddle Legion The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937) Character: Hub Ordley
Tal is in a lot of trouble. Seems that his father has been murdered while he was in Montana and they put the blame on him. Also, he has been framed and sentenced to 10 years hard labor for another murder which he did not do. The crooks need convict labor to build the dam so they convict innocent people for a pool of cheap labor. But Karan believes that Tal, using the name Smith J. Brown, could not be a killer. Unknown to her, her step brother, Hub, is part of the gang.
Apache Drums Apache Drums (1951) Character: Mayor Joe Madden
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.



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