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Tom Parker

Actor • Born 1909

Tom Parker

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About

Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, more commonly known as "Colonel" Tom Parker, was a Dutch-born musical entrepreneur, best known for being Elvis Presley's manager. Born in the Netherlands, Parker immigrated illegally to the United States at the age of 20. He then changed his name and claimed to have been born in the United States. A carnival worker by background, Parker moved into music promotion in 1938, working with one of the first popular crooners, Gene Austin, and then country music singers Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, and Tommy Sands in his early career. He also assisted Jimmie Davis's campaign to become Governor of Louisiana. As a reward, Davis gave him the honorary rank of "colonel" in the Louisiana State Militia. Parker encountered Elvis Presley in 1955 and by 1956 had become his sole representative.

Known for

Girl Happy posterGirl HappyMovie • 1965Jailhouse Rock posterJailhouse RockMovie • 1957King Creole posterKing CreoleMovie • 1958Tickle Me posterTickle MeMovie • 1965Harum Scarum posterHarum ScarumMovie • 1965Kid Galahad posterKid GalahadMovie • 1962Flaming Star posterFlaming StarMovie • 1960Love Me Tender posterLove Me TenderMovie • 1956Blue Hawaii posterBlue HawaiiMovie • 1961Fun in Acapulco posterFun in AcapulcoMovie • 1963Easy Come, Easy Go posterEasy Come, Easy GoMovie • 1967It Happened at the World's Fair posterIt Happened at the World's FairMovie • 1963Girls! Girls! Girls! posterGirls! Girls! Girls!Movie • 1962Spinout posterSpinoutMovie • 1966Clambake posterClambakeMovie • 1967G.I. Blues posterG.I. BluesMovie • 1960Roustabout posterRoustaboutMovie • 1964Elvis: That's the Way It Is posterElvis: That's the Way It IsMovie • 1970Follow That Dream posterFollow That DreamMovie • 1962Kissin' Cousins posterKissin' CousinsMovie • 1964Loving You posterLoving YouMovie • 1957Double Trouble posterDouble TroubleMovie • 1967Paradise, Hawaiian Style posterParadise, Hawaiian StyleMovie • 1966This Is Elvis posterThis Is ElvisMovie • 1981