American actor/singer Franklin Parker established himself in vaudeville and on Broadway, where he was often billed as "Pinky." From 1931 until 1952, Parker essayed numerous bit roles in innumerable films. He was usually seen as a reporter or cab driver, but also drifted in and out as sailors, telegraph operators, male stenographers, and croupiers. Franklin Parker made his last appearance in Richard Fleischer's The Narrow Margin (1952).