Sunshine Parker

Sunshine Parker
Born	Lloyd Olen Parker (1927-06-10)June 10, 1927 Lawn, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1999(1999-02-17) (aged 71) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1994

Lloyd Olen "Sunshine" Parker (June 10, 1927 – February 17, 1999) was an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Emmet in Road House and Edgar Deems in Tremors.^[1] He typically played minor roles as either a "bum" or an "old codger/geezer" stock character.^[2]

Death

Sunshine Parker died on February 17, 1999, in Burbank, California of pneumonia at the age of 71.

Filmography

Film

• Hometown U.S.A. (1979) - Derelict
• Heart Beat (1980) - Gas Station Attendant
• Oh, God! Book II (1980) - Railroad Station Derelict
• Any Which Way You Can (1980) - Old Codger
• Spittin Image (1982) - Pete
• Cannery Row (1982) - Maxie "The Seer" Baker
• Kiss My Grits (1983) - Old Geezer
• The Sure Thing (1985) - Cowboy Guy
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - Hobo
• Double Revenge (1988) - Old Drunkard^[3]
• Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) - Merle
• Road House (1989) - Emmet^[4]
• Tremors (1990) - Edgar Deems
• Love At Large (1990) - Ranch Foreman^[5]

TV

• Bonanza (1969–1970) - Wally / Bum #1 / Charley-Boy
• Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) - Sheriff / Parley / Workman / Freight Man / Driver
• Mr. Horn (1979) - Vern Laughoff
• The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) - Sunshine
• AfterMASH (1984) - The Vagrant / Derelict / Vagrant
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) - Stagecoach Driver #2
• Love Street (1994) - Jack (final appearance)

References

1. "Welcome on notreCinema". en.notrecinema.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
2. "Sunshine Parker". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
3. "Sunshine Parker". csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
4. ""Actor: Sunshine Parker"". www.find-dvd.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
5. "Sunshine Parker". BFI. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-02.

External links

• Sunshine Parker at IMDb