Personal Info
Birth date
1922-10-05 (102 Years)
Day of death
1984-07-29
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Woody Parfrey
Sydney Woodrow Parfrey
Woodrow Parfrey
Biography
Sydney Woodrow Parfrey (October 5, 1922 – July 29, 1984) was an American film and television actor from the 1950s to the early 1980s. He is often remembered as "one of TV's great slimeball villains".
Filmography
Perry Mason
7.719
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Bonanza
7.512
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Dallas
6.845
Overview:
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Little House on the Prairie
7.9
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Batman
7.3
Overview:
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.Bewitched
7.9
Overview:
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.Quincy, M.E.
7.509
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.427
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Lost in Space
7.111
Overview:
The space family Robinson is sent on a five-year mission to find a new planet to colonise. The voyage is sabotaged time and again by an inept stowaway, Dr. Zachary Smith. The family's spaceship, Jupiter II, also carries a friendly robot who endures an endless stream of abuse from Dr. Smith, but is a trusted companion of young Will RobinsonThe Fugitive
7.207
Overview:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Adam-12
6.929
Overview:
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.The Virginian
6.344
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.I Dream of Jeannie
7.8
Overview:
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.Combat!
7.649
Overview:
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.Hogan's Heroes
7.535
Overview:
Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group from the camp. Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the commandant of the camp, and John Banner was the inept sergeant-of-the-guard, Hans Schultz. The series was popular during its six-season run. In 2013, creators Bernard Fein through his estate and Albert S. Ruddy acquired the sequel and other separate rights to Hogan's Heroes from Mark Cuban through arbitration and a movie based on the show has been planned.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Get Smart
7.945
Overview:
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.Naked City
5.5
Overview:
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.The Untouchables
7.839
Overview:
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.Mission: Impossible
7.6
Overview:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.My Three Sons
6.4
Overview:
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.The Munsters
7.932
Overview:
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Daniel Boone
6.867
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.Police Woman
6.3
Overview:
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.Gunsmoke
6.558
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.Acting
1983The Sting II as Georgie
1982Frances as Dr. Doyle
1982Jinxed! as Insurance Agent
1982The Seduction as Store Salesman
1981Mr. Merlin (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Back to the Planet of the Apes as Veska
1980Used Cars as Mr. Ghertner
1980Bronco Billy as Dr. Canterbury
1980Carny as W. C. Hannon
1979The Tenth Month as Tad Jones
1979Time Express (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Messerschmidt
1978B.J. and the Bear as Store Proprietor
1978Vega$ (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1978WKRP in Cincinnati (1 Episode) as Dr. Hy Monroe
1978The New Maverick as Leveque
1978The Seniors as 1st Attorney
1978It's a Mile from Here to Glory as John Moody
1978Dallas (1 Episode) as Doctor
1978When Every Day Was the Fourth of July as Dr. Alexander Moss
1977Lucan (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Quincy, M.E. (2 Episodes) as Bower
1976The Tony Randall Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as Sheriff Hayden
1976The Outlaw Josey Wales as Carpetbagger
1976The Return of the World's Greatest Detective as Himmel
1976Stay Hungry as Uncle Albert
1975Valley Forge as Unknown
1975Hearts of the West as Mr. Gates - Producer (uncredited)
1975Ellery Queen (1 Episode) as Dr. Saltzman
1975Melvin Purvis G-Man as Nash Covington
1975The Family Nobody Wanted as Elmer Franklin
1975Baretta (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974This Is the West That Was as Mel Castlewaite
1974Police Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Good Times (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973Papillon as Clusiot
1973Kojak (2 Episodes) as George Devane
1973The Alpha Caper as Minister
1973Charley Varrick as Harold Young
1973Chase (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973Oklahoma Crude as Lawyer
1973Police Story (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Hunter as Tyson
1972Kung Fu (1 Episode) as Denver Peck
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1, 1 Episode) as Tomlin, Doc
1972No Place to Run as Motel Manager
1972Temperatures Rising (1 Episode) as Brundage
1972The Rookies (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1972A Very Missing Person as Eberhardt
1971Dirty Harry as Mr. Jaffe
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as Ike Godsey
1971Cold Turkey as Tobacco Executive
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Doc Waters
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Crowhaven Farm as Sam Wardwell
1970The Andersonville Trial as Louis Schade
1970McCloud (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1970The Movie Murderer as Linderman
1969Silent Night, Lonely Night as Dr. Hyatt
1969Wake Me When the War Is Over as Schneider
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Doctor
1969The Bill Cosby Show (1 Episode) as Dr. Moore
1969Room 222 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Sam Whiskey as Thorston Bromley
1968The Sunshine Patriot as Beamis
1968The Mod Squad (3, 1 Episode) as Harvey Durko, Pawnbroker
1968Lancer (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Mayberry R.F.D. (1, 1 Episode) as Ken Marshall, Braden
1968Adam-12 (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Man, Harv, John Marshall
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Dr. Felix Louden
1968Madigan as Marvin
1968Planet of the Apes as Dr. Maximus
1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Eddie Rankin
1967Mannix (4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Harry, Willie Small, Mel Faber, Willy, Steve Dorsett
1967The High Chaparral (1 Episode) as Pruitt
1967Judd for the Defense (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Flying Nun (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Second Hundred Years (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967The Flim-Flam Man as Super Market Manager
1967The King's Pirate as Gow
1967Ironside (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966Mission: Impossible (1, 1 Episode) as Collins, Henks
1966Occasional Wife (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966Family Affair (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Felony Squad (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966That Girl (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966Scalplock as Holmes
1966Batman (2 Episodes) as Rooper
1965The War Lord as Piet
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Harry Oliver
1965I Dream of Jeannie (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Henry Tracy, Mr. Murdock, Mr. Farber, Mr. Fakeling
1965Get Smart (1 Episode) as Dr. Pasteur
1965Mister Roberts (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Honey West (1 Episode) as Ronald Neuworth
1965Hogan's Heroes (1, 1 Episode) as Colonel Schneider, Hugo Hindmann / Friedlaw
1965Laredo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Lost in Space (1 Episode) as Col. Silas Fogey
1965The Legend of Jesse James (1 Episode) as Clagett
1964Profiles in Courage (1, 1 Episode) as Governor William Brandon, Principal Ralston
1964The Munsters (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Quartermaster Owens
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Dr. Ansel Pertwee, Andy Watson, Kutuzov, Dr. Adrian Cool
1964Bewitched (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Wendy and Me (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964The Rogues (1 Episode) as Thayer
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Kessler, DeCarlo
1963The Great Adventure (1 Episode) as George Bissel
1963The Fugitive (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mayor Cleo Potter, Police Chief Mort Graham, Mr. Newlin
1963Cattle King as Stafford (President Arthur's Secretary)
1963The Dakotas (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962Combat! (2 Episodes) as Pvt. Gates
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Joe Darby
1962Sam Benedict (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Lloyd Bridges Show (1 Episode) as Mr. Rogers
1961Hazel (1 Episode) as Lester Morton
1961Tallahassee 7000 (1 Episode) as Marty Roebuck
1960My Three Sons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Untouchables (1 Episode) as Ferris
1959Bonanza (1, 1 Episode) as Dr. Ingram, Theodore Scott
1958Naked City (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Andrew Eisert, George Butterwick, Dr. Manning Wirtz
1958"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat” as Unknown
1957Johnny Gunman as Sidney Wells
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as George Moffgat, George Pickson
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Tom
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Minto
1950Wyoming Mail as Engineer (uncredited)
1948Studio One (1, 1 Episode) as Joey, Jesse Pope
1947Kraft Television Theatre (1 Episode) as 1st Class Passenger