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Harry Parke

Harry Parke

Born: 1904-05-06 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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).

Filmography
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club poster
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999 • Self
Out of This World poster
Out of This World
1945 • Gus Palukas
Earl Carroll Vanities poster
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 • Walter
Movie Pests poster
Movie Pests
1944 • Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. poster
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944 • Parky
The Yanks Are Coming poster
The Yanks Are Coming
1942 • Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)
A Yank in Libya poster
A Yank in Libya
1942 • Parky
Night Spot poster
Night Spot
1938 • Gashouse
She's Got Everything poster
She's Got Everything
1937 • Nick Zyteras
The Life of the Party poster
The Life of the Party
1937 • Parky
New Faces of 1937 poster
New Faces of 1937
1937 • Parky
Strike Me Pink poster
Strike Me Pink
1936 • Parkyakarkus