Francis Jameson Parker Jr. (November 18, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor.
He has studied drama at Beloit College in Wisconsin. While in Washington, D.C., Parker landed a job with a production of "The Great White Hope" at the Arena Stage, and went on to act in theatrical productions of "Caligula" and "Indians." After completing his degree at Beloit, he returned to Washington, where he performed in dinner theater and summer stock.
In 1972, he moved to New York City, where he secured several television commercials and appeared in off Broadway plays. He was eventually cast as Dale Robinson in the daytime drama "Somerset." He later created the original Brad Vernon on "One Life To Live."
Parker made his motion picture debut in "The Bell Jar" and also starred in "A Small Circle Of Friends." Another film to his early acting career was a controversial Samuel Fuller film, "White Dog." In addition, he played the leads in the CBS television movies "A Caribbean Mystery," "Women At West Point," "Anatomy of a Seduction," "The Promise of Love," "Callie and Son" and "The Gathering II." Parker has guest-starred on the ABC series "Family" and "Hart to Hart." To that, Parker has appeared in "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Major Dad" and other tv movies, "Who Is Julia," "Dead Before Dawn" and "Violation Of Trust." He appeared in "American Justice" with his Simon.
During his hiatus from "Simon & Simon," Parker co-produced and co-starred in an action adventure feature film shot on ___location in Arizona. After completing his movie, he returned to his alma mater, Beloit College, to star in a live summer stock theatrical production, playing Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
In his book "An Accidental Cowboy", Jameson Parker recounts his life after Simon & Simon. Another book Parker has written is called "To Absent Friends", which he calls "a collection of stories of the dogs we miss".
Parker has often stated that he was not the typical "Hollywood type", and that he is very much a homebody.