Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

1922-10-05 New York City, New York, USA 51 Credits

Biography

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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The Sting II

The Sting II

1983

as Georgie

4.7
Acting

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that...

Frances

Frances

1982

as Dr. Doyle

6.9
Acting

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Jinxed!

Jinxed!

1982

as Insurance Agent

4.5
Acting

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold ha...

The Seduction

The Seduction

1982

as Store Salesman

5.3
Acting

A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980

as Veska

5.5
Acting

Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps t...

Used Cars

Used Cars

1980

as Mr. Ghertner

6.4
Acting

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the ...

Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

1980

as Dr. Canterbury

6.3
Acting

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Carny

Carny

1980

as W. C. Hannon

6.4
Acting

Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional tr...

The Tenth Month

The Tenth Month

1979

as Tad Jones

8.0
Acting

An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979

as Messerschmidt

6.0
Acting

A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalach...

B.J. and the Bear

B.J. and the Bear

1978

as Store Proprietor

Acting

In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with...

The New Maverick

The New Maverick

1978

as Leveque

4.0
Acting

Gambling brothers Bret (James Garner) and Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) are, as usual, hot on the trail of a fast buck.

The Seniors

The Seniors

1978

as 1st Attorney

4.5
Acting

Four college seniors open a bogus sex clinic, which unexpectedly mushrooms into a multi-million dollar business.

It's a Mile from Here to Glory

1978

as John Moody

Acting

A high school track star is involved in a life-threatening accident and now must learn to depend on others for his day-to-day living.

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

1978

as Dr. Alexander Moss

6.0
Acting

A little girl convinces her attorney father to defend a mute war veteran accused of murdering a store owner.

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976

as Carpetbagger

7.4
Acting

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - ...

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

1976

as Himmel

Acting

A Los Angeles cop falls off his motorcycle, strikes his head and wakes up believing himself to be Sherlock Holmes. Along with the social worker who is...

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

1976

as Uncle Albert

5.7
Acting

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after...

Valley Forge

Valley Forge

1975

Acting

George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975

as Mr. Gates - Producer (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession ...

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Melvin Purvis G-Man

1975

as Nash Covington

6.7
Acting

Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.

The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

1975

as Elmer Franklin

5.8
Acting

A minister and his wife take in poor and troubled children that nobody else wants and soon they find themselves with a family of a dozen kids.

This Is the West That Was

This Is the West That Was

1974

as Mel Castlewaite

Acting

A lighthearted look at the saga of Wild Bill Hickok and his relationship with Calamity Jane as he is targeted for revenge by some tough gunfighters.

Papillon

Papillon

1973

as Clusiot

7.8
Acting

A 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 esca...

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

1973

as Minister

7.0
Acting

A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.

Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick

1973

as Harold Young

7.4
Acting

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large ...

Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

1973

as Lawyer

6.1
Acting

In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil...

Hunter

Hunter

1973

as Tyson

Acting

A fatal crash at a racetrack injures a government agent and exposes an enemy brainwashing scheme.

No Place to Run

No Place to Run

1972

as Motel Manager

5.7
Acting

An adopted boy's parents are killed, and to keep him from returning to the state's custody, he and his grandfather run away.

A Very Missing Person

A Very Missing Person

1972

as Eberhardt

8.0
Acting

An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

as Mr. Jaffe

7.4
Acting

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement...

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971

as Ike Godsey

7.2
Acting

It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in th...

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

1971

as Tobacco Executive

6.2
Acting

Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everyt...

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

as Doc Waters

8.0
Acting

An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, he must find out who killed a visiting preacher.

Crowhaven Farm

Crowhaven Farm

1970

as Sam Wardwell

6.0
Acting

A couple, Maggie and Ben Porter, inherit an old farmhouse and move in, hoping to reinvigorate their marriage. When they learn the home was occupied lo...

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

1970

as Louis Schade

6.7
Acting

A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Linderman

6.5
Acting

An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist who is burning down movie sets.

Silent Night, Lonely Night

Silent Night, Lonely Night

1969

as Dr. Hyatt

10.0
Acting

Over the Christmas holidays in a small New England college town, a man and a woman share a brief interlude. He is there to visit his wife, who is a me...

Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969

as Schneider

5.0
Acting

During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who be...

Sam Whiskey

Sam Whiskey

1969

as Thorston Bromley

5.6
Acting

A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they...

The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

1968

as Beamis

6.0
Acting

An American spy tries desperately to get out from behind the Iron Curtain with some crucial microfilm with the Communist security police close on his ...

Madigan

Madigan

1968

as Marvin

6.2
Acting

NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. ...

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

1968

as Dr. Maximus

7.6
Acting

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him...

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

as Eddie Rankin

5.8
Acting

Wealthy playboy David Sloane wrongly believes good girl Carol Corman is his best friend's mistress.

The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

as Super Market Manager

7.0
Acting

Mordecai Jones, a silver-tongued swindler and self-proclaimed “M.B.S., C.S., D.D.—Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Double-Dealing,” has made...

The King's Pirate

The King's Pirate

1967

as Gow

5.8
Acting

Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirates.

Scalplock

Scalplock

1966

as Holmes

6.5
Acting

This Western is a pilot for the series "The Iron Horse," in which a dapper frontier gambler wins a railroad line in a poker game and has his hands ful...

The War Lord

The War Lord

1965

as Piet

6.3
Acting

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the ...

Cattle King

Cattle King

1963

as Stafford (President Arthur's Secretary)

6.0
Acting

A rich landowner of Wyoming fights to prevent the Texas herds from trampling his rich meadows.

Johnny Gunman

Johnny Gunman

1957

as Sidney Wells

3.0
Acting

Set over the course of one night in New York, Johnny Gunman follows a tense battle between two mob boss hopefuls.

Wyoming Mail

Wyoming Mail

1950

as Engineer (uncredited)

4.4
Acting

In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized ...