Andrew Lawrence Parks (born March 1, 1951) is an American film and television actor. Born in Los Angeles, California to actors

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and

Betty Garrett Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 – February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She appeared in several musical film ...

, Andrew Parks made his film debut at the age of 11 but did not continue his acting career for another eight years, beginning with ''

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'' in 1970. His feature film credits include '' W.C. Fields and Me'' (1976), ''

The Mirror Has Two Faces ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand, who also stars. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese is loosely based on the 1958 French film ''Le Miroir à deux faces'' writt ...

'' (1996) and '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997). He is a key member of

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's stock company, playing clueless alien Kro-Bar in ''

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra'' is a 2001 American independent science-fiction parody film directed by Larry Blamire. The film is a spoof of B movies released during the 1950s. The film was videotaped on a budget of less than US$100,000, and w ...

'' and its sequel ''

The Lost Skeleton Returns Again ''The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra'' is a 2001 American independent science-fiction parody film directed by Larry Blamire. The film is a spoof of B movies released during the 1950s. The film was videotaped on a budget of less than US$100,000, and w ...

,'' gullible scientist Dr. Philip Latham in ''

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'' and monocled English dandy Lord Partfine in ''

Dark and Stormy Night ''Dark and Stormy Night'' is a 2009 independent film spoofing the haunted house and murder mystery films produced by Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. Larry Blamire directed and acted in the film and wrote the screenplay. The film also include ...

''. Most recently, he mimicked

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in the comedy short ''It's a Frame-Up!'', the writing/directing debut of Blamire's producer Michael Schlesinger. Parks' television credits include a recurring role on ''

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'' and guest appearances on '' The Virginian'', ''

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'', '' Lucas Tanner'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Trapper John, M.D. ''Trapper John, M.D.'' is an American medical drama television series and spin-off of the film ''M*A*S*H'' (1970). Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, Californ ...

'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', ''

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'', and '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. He also voiced the role of Ben Day for the animated series '' These Are the Days''. In 1971 Parks appeared as Jimmy Duff on "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for '' The Virginian'') in the episode titled "The Angus Killer." Like his mother, a long-time member of

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, Los Angeles's oldest membership theatre company, Parks has appeared there in many plays, including

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's ''

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'' and a revival of ''

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'', which Theatre West originally developed in the 1960s with his mother in the cast. He also appears regularly at

Pacific Resident Theatre Pacific Resident Theatre (PRT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company located at 703 Venice Boulevard in Venice, California. It was founded as an actors cooperative in Venice's arts district in 1985 and is dedicated to producing both classic a ...

in Venice, California, in plays such as '' Happy End'' and '' The Quick Change Room''. On other stages, he has played Geoffrey in ''

The Lion in Winter ''The Lion in Winter'' is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the ...

'' with

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, Ensign Pulver in '' Mister Roberts'', and Tom in ''

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''.Andrew Parks (I) - Other works
/ref> Parks is married to Katy Melody. He is the brother of composer Garrett Parks.

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