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Woodrow Parfrey
New York City, New York, USA · b. Oct 5, 1922
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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".
KNOWN FOR
Perry Mason
1963
Bonanza
1972
Dallas
1979
Ironside
1972
Mannix
1968
Adam-12
1971
The Fugitive
1964
Love, American Style
1970
Mission: Impossible
1972
Bewitched
1968
Little House on the Prairie
1978
Quincy, M.E.
1976
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
169
1983
The Sting II
as Georgie
1982
The Seduction
as Store Salesman
1982
Frances
as Docteur Doyle
1982
Jinxed!
as Insurance Agent
1982
Mr. Merlin
1982
Cassie & Co.
as John Pearson
1980
Bronco Billy
as Dr. Canterbury
1980
Used Cars
as Mr. Ghertner
1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Veska
1980
Carny
as W. C. Hannon
1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Messerschmidt
1979
The Tenth Month
as Tad Jones
1979
Dallas
as Doctor
1979
Vega$
1979
Time Express
1979
Vega$
as Cashier
1978
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
as Dr. Alexander Moss
1978
The Seniors
as 1st Attorney
1978
The New Maverick
as Leveque
1978
B.J. and the Bear
as Store Proprietor
1978
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
as John Moody
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Dr. Hy Monroe
1978
Little House on the Prairie
as Reverend Pritchard
1978
Baretta
1978
Police Woman
1978
Lucan
1977
Charlie's Angels
as Sheriff Hayden
1977
Kojak
as George Devane
1977
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Stay Hungry
as Uncle Albert
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Carpetbagger
1976
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
as Himmel
1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Bower
1976
Ellery Queen
as Dr. Saltzman
1975
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Elmer Franklin
1975
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as Nash Covington
1975
Hearts of the West
as Mr. Gates - Producer (uncredited)
1975
Valley Forge
as Minto
1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Minto
1975
Police Story
1975
McCloud
1975
Mannix
as Steve Dorsett
1974
This Is the West That Was
as Mel Castlewaite
1974
Good Times
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
as Tomlin
1973
Papillon
as Clusiot
1973
Charley Varrick
as Harold Young
1973
Oklahoma Crude
as Lawyer
1973
The Alpha Caper
as Minister
1973
Hunter
as Tyson
1973
The Rookies
1973
Kung Fu
as Denver Peck
1973
Temperatures Rising
as Brundage
1973
Chase
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
as Doc
1973
Mannix
as Mel Faber
1973
Mannix
as Willy
1972
No Place to Run
as Motel Manager
1972
A Very Missing Person
as Eberhardt
1972
The Flim Flam Man
as Super Market Manager
1972
Room 222
1972
Ironside
1972
Bonanza
as Dr. Ingram
1972
Mission: Impossible
as Collins
1971
Dirty Harry
as Mr. Jaffe
1971
Cold Turkey
as Tobacco Executive
1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Ike Godsey
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Doc Waters
1971
The F.B.I.
as Harry Oliver
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The High Chaparral
as Pruitt
1971
Adam-12
as Man
1971
Mannix
as Willie Small
1971
The Mod Squad
as Pawnbroker
1971
McCloud
as Elmer
1970
The Movie Murderer
as Linderman
1970
The Andersonville Trial
as Louis Schade
1970
Crowhaven Farm
as Sam Wardwell
1970
Adam-12
as Harv
1970
Adam-12
as John Marshall
1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Braden
1970
Love, American Style
as Doctor
1970
The Name of the Game
as Dr. Felix Louden
1970
The Bill Cosby Show
as Dr. Moore
1969
Sam Whiskey
as Thorston Bromley
1969
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Dr. Hyatt
1969
Wake Me When the War Is Over
as Schneider
1969
The Mod Squad
as Harvey Durko
1969
Daniel Boone
as Quartermaster Owens
1969
Lancer
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Ken Marshall
1969
Mannix
as Harry
1969
Bonanza
as Theodore Scott
1969
I Dream of Jeannie
as Mr. Farber
1968
Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Maximus
1968
The Sunshine Patriot
as Beamis
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Eddie Rankin
1968
Madigan
as Marvin
1968
That Girl
1968
Mannix
1968
Bewitched
1968
Judd, for the Defense
1968
I Dream of Jeannie
as Mr. Murdock
1967
The King's Pirate
as Gow
1967
The Flim-Flam Man
as Super Market Manager
1967
The Flying Nun
1967
Lost in Space
as Col. Silas Fogey
1967
Felony Squad
1967
The Second Hundred Years
as Ben Dickey
1967
Hogan's Heroes
as Hugo Hindmann / Friedlaw
1967
Get Smart
as Dr. Pasteur
1967
Mission: Impossible
as Henks
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
as Mr. Fakeling
1967
The Second Hundred Years
as Commander Crane
1967
Judd, for the Defense
as The jeweler
1966
Scalplock
as Holmes
1966
Family Affair
1966
Batman
as Rooper
1966
Occasional Wife
1966
Honey West
as Ronald Neuworth
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Ansel Pertwee
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as DeCarlo
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Andy Watson
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Adrian Cool
1965
The War Lord
as Piet
1965
I Dream of Jeannie
as Henry Tracy
1965
The Munsters
1965
The Fugitive
as Police Chief Mort Graham
1965
Mister Roberts
1965
Laredo
1965
Wendy and Me
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
as Clagett
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Colonel Schneider
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Kutuzov
1964
The Great Adventure
as George Bissel
1964
My Three Sons
1964
The Fugitive
as Mayor Cleo Potter
1964
The Rogues
as Thayer
1964
The Fugitive
as Mr. Newlin
1964
Profiles in Courage
as Governor William Brandon
1964
Hazel
as Lester Morton
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Kessler
1964
Profiles in Courage
as Principal Ralston
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Linkwood
1963
Cattle King
as Stafford (President Arthur's Secretary)
1963
Gunsmoke
as Tom
1963
Perry Mason
as George Moffgat
1963
Combat!
as Pvt. Gates
1963
Have Gun, Will Travel
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Untouchables
as Ferris
1963
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Mr. Rogers
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Virginian
as Joe Darby
1962
Perry Mason
as George Pickson
1961
The Million Dollar Incident
as Scoutmaster
1961
Naked City
as George Butterwick
1961
Naked City
as Dr. Manning Wirtz
1961
Tallahassee 7000
as Marty Roebuck
1959
Naked City
as Andrew Eisert
1959
Startime
as Auditor
1958
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
1957
Johnny Gunman
as Sidney Wells
1957
So Lovely, So Deadly
as Bill Emerson
1956
Studio One
as Jesse Pope
1956
Kraft Television Theatre
as 1st Class Passenger
1954
Studio One
as Joey
1952
Danger
1950
Wyoming Mail
as Engineer (uncredited)