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name: "Robert Parrish"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-parrish"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "4 January 1916"
died: "4 December 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:40:13.454090+00:00"
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# Robert Parrish

Director. Born 4 January 1916 in Columbus, Georgia, USA. Died 4 December 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 4 January 1916, Columbus, Georgia, USA
- **Died:** 4 December 1995

## Biography

Robert Parrish (1916–1995) was an American film editor, director and actor. He began his career as a child actor in the late 1920s and early 1930s, appearing in films including *City Lights* (1931) and *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1930). He later worked as an assistant editor and sound editor for John Ford before serving in the US Navy during the Second World War on documentary films.

Parrish won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *Body and Soul* (1947), shared with Francis Lyon, and received a further nomination for *All the King's Men* (1949). He made his directorial debut with *Cry Danger* (1951) and went on to direct features including *The Purple Plain* (1954), *The Wonderful Country* (1959) and *Casino Royale* (1967). He also directed three episodes of the television series *The Twilight Zone* (1959).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Director
- *Doppelgänger* (1969), Director
- *The Twilight Zone* (2002), Director
- *The Wonderful Country* (1959), Director
- *The Purple Plain* (1954), Director
- *Cry Danger* (1951), Director
- *The Mob* (1951), Director
- *The Marseille Contract* (1974), Director

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