Tom Parker
Acting
1909-06-26 · Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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.
Filmography
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026 · Movie
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024 · Movie
The Last Repair Shop
2024 · Movie
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Movie
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019 · Movie
The King
2018 · Movie
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Series
Elvis and the Girl from Vienna
2017 · Movie
Elvis Found Alive
2012 · Movie
Elvis by the Presleys
2005 · Movie
Elvis: The Ultimate Live Collection
2002 · Movie
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
2002 · Movie
Classic Albums
1997 · Series
This Is Elvis
1981 · Movie
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
1973 · Movie
Elvis on Tour
1972 · Movie
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970 · Movie
Clambake
1967 · Movie
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967 · Movie
Double Trouble
1967 · Movie
Spinout
1966 · Movie
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966 · Movie
Harum Scarum
1965 · Movie
Tickle Me
1965 · Movie
Girl Happy
1965 · Movie
Roustabout
1964 · Movie
Kissin' Cousins
1964 · Movie
Fun in Acapulco
1963 · Movie
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · Movie
Kid Galahad
1962 · Movie
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1962 · Movie
Follow That Dream
1962 · Movie
Blue Hawaii
1961 · Movie
Flaming Star
1960 · Movie
G.I. Blues
1960 · Movie
King Creole
1958 · Movie
Loving You
1957 · Movie
Jailhouse Rock
1957 · Movie
Love Me Tender
1956 · Movie