Tom Parker
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.
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- 2024 · The Last Repair Shop as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The King as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Elvis Presley: The Searcher as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Elvis and the Girl from Vienna as Self
- 2012 · Elvis Found Alive as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Elvis by the Presleys as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 · This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970 · Elvis: That's the Way It Is as Self