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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-05-06 (120 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

Acting

1999

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self

1945

Out of This World as Gus Palukas

Earl Carroll Vanities as Walter

1944

Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Parky

Movie Pests as Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)

1942

A Yank in Libya as Parky

The Yanks Are Coming as Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)

1938

Night Spot as Gashouse

1937

The Life of the Party as Parky

New Faces of 1937 as Parky

She's Got Everything as Nick Zyteras

1936

Strike Me Pink as Parkyakarkus

Writing

1945

Badminton as Writer

1944

Movie Pests as Writer