Harry Parke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-05-06

Deathday

1958-11-24 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

  • Harry Einstein
  • Harold Einstein
  • Parkyakarkus
  • Parkyarkarkus

Harry Parke

Biography

Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 23, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus (or a close variant) was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. He was also the father of comedians and actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).

Known For

Movie Pests
5.6%

Movie Pests

Jul 8, 1944

Strike Me Pink
6.6%

Strike Me Pink

Jan 24, 1936

The Yanks Are Coming
4.5%

The Yanks Are Coming

Nov 9, 1942

The Life of the Party
5.2%

The Life of the Party

Sep 3, 1937

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.0%

Earl Carroll Vanities

Apr 5, 1945

Night Spot
4.7%

Night Spot

Feb 25, 1938

She's Got Everything
5.3%

She's Got Everything

Dec 31, 1937

Out of This World
7.3%

Out of This World

Jul 13, 1945

A Yank in Libya
4.3%

A Yank in Libya

Jul 24, 1942

New Faces of 1937
4.0%

New Faces of 1937

Jul 2, 1937

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Acting

1999
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
1945
Out of This World as Gus Palukas
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities as Walter
1944
Movie Pests as Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Parky
1942
The Yanks Are Coming as Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)
1942
A Yank in Libya as Parky
1938
Night Spot as Gashouse
1937
She's Got Everything as Nick Zyteras
1937
The Life of the Party as Parky
1937
New Faces of 1937 as Parky
1936
Strike Me Pink as Parkyakarkus

Writing

1945
Badminton as Writer
1944
Movie Pests as Writer
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Harry Parke