Still of Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan and Willard Parker in A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Caption: Still of Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan and Willard Parker in A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Actor
Born: February 5, 1912
Star sign: Aquarius
Height: 6' 5" (1.96 m)
Known for: Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955), The Earth Dies Screaming (1964), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Naked Gun (1956)
Source: IMDB
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 ...