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

• 2002Elvis: The Ultimate Live Collection — Writer
• 1981This Is Elvis — Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Technical Advisor
• 1973Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii — Production Coordinator
• 1972Elvis on Tour — Technical Advisor
• 1970Elvis: That's the Way It Is — Self, Technical Advisor
• 1967Clambake — Technical Advisor
• 1967Double Trouble — Technical Advisor
• 1967Easy Come, Easy Go — Technical Advisor
• 1966Paradise, Hawaiian Style — Technical Advisor
• 1966Spinout — Technical Advisor
• 1965Girl Happy — Technical Advisor
• 1965Harum Scarum — Technical Advisor
• 1965Tickle Me — Technical Advisor
• 1964Kissin' Cousins — Technical Advisor
• 1964Roustabout — Technical Advisor
• 1963Fun in Acapulco — Technical Advisor
• 1963It Happened at the World's Fair — Technical Advisor
• 1962Follow That Dream — Technical Advisor
• 1962Girls! Girls! Girls! — Technical Advisor
• 1962Kid Galahad — Technical Advisor
• 1961Blue Hawaii — Technical Advisor
• 1960Flaming Star — Technical Advisor
• 1960G.I. Blues — Technical Advisor
• 1958King Creole — Technical Advisor
• 1957Jailhouse Rock — Technical Advisor
• 1957Loving You — Technical Advisor
• 1956Love Me Tender — Technical Advisor

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2026EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley — Self (archive footage)
• 2024The Last Repair Shop — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2023Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback — Self (archive footage)
• 2019ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas — Self (archive footage)
• Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self (archive footage)
• 2018The King — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Elvis and the Girl from Vienna — Self
• 2012Elvis Found Alive — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Elvis by the Presleys — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel — Self (archive footage)
• Classic Albums — Self (archive footage)