Harry Parke

Personal Info

Birthday

May 6, 1904

Day of Death

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

Strike Me Pink

Earl Carroll Vanities

She's Got Everything

A Yank in Libya

New Faces of 1937

The Life of the Party

Night Spot

Movie Pests

Filmography

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
Movie Pests
as Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Parky
1942
The Yanks Are Coming
as Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)
A Yank in Libya
as Parky
1938
Night Spot
as Gashouse
1937
She's Got Everything
as Nick Zyteras
The Life of the Party
as Parky
New Faces of 1937
as Parky
1936
Strike Me Pink
as Parkyakarkus