Tom Parker
Birthday
1909/06/26
Day of death
1997/01/21 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Also know as
"Colonel" Tom Parker, Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, The Colonel
Biography
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 ...Read more
Acting
(2023) Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) This Is Elvis
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2019) ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) The King
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) Elvis: That's the Way It Is
as Self
(2002) The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) Elvis Found Alive
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) The Last Repair Shop
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2017) Elvis and the Girl from Vienna
as Self
(2005) Elvis by the Presleys
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)