Willard Parker
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Birth Name: Worcester Stat Van Eps
Born: 5 February 1912 Died: 4 December 1996
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 4"
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As New York-born Worster Von Eps, he was a meter reader who turned professional tennis player but, in 1937, at the age of 25, he parlayed his fair-haired good looks and obvious athleticism into an acting career and changed his name to an easier-sounding marquee moniker, Willard Parker. After a number of uncredited film roles and a couple of appearances on the Broadway stage with "Johnny Belinda" (1940) and "Lady in the Dark" (1943), he was signed by Columbia in the 1940s and moved into "B" movie leads and co-leads. A reliable player, most of his roles, which fell into the action adventure category,
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1. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
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3. A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
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