| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | The stage musical "My Boy Elvis" written and directed by Irishman George Twamley relates the relationship between Parker and Elvis Presley. |
| 2 | Is portrayed by Randy Quaid in Elvis (2005). |
| 3 | Got George Strait to star in the movie Pure Country (1992). |
| 4 | Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 470-471. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| 5 | Elvis Presley tried to fire Colonel Parker on at least one occasion. When he told an associate to "tell Parker he's fired," the associate conveyed the message to Parker. Parker, knowing Elvis' fear of direct confrontation, told the aide that he would go only if Elvis told him to in person. Needless to say, Presley never did, and Parker continued to get a sizable share of Presley royalties until his death in 1997. |
| 6 | The title of 'Colonel' was an honorary one, not one earned in the army. He was very proud of it, and people had to address him as 'Colonel', rather than 'Mr. Parker'. |
| 7 | Was a heavy gambler. It has been said that he spent as much as $ 1 million a year at the gamblig table in Las Vegas. |
| 8 | Became Elvis Presley's manager in 1956, shortly after having managed to sell his Sun Records contract to RCA for a then unheard $35,000. He got a 25% share of Elvis' paycheck. That share was raised to 50% in 1967 (the normal share for managers at the time was about 15%). Because he also had shares in a number of activities centered on Elvis' image (memorabilia, souvenirs, song publishing), he actually made more money out of Elvis than Elvis himself did. |
| 9 | Although he is credited as technical advisor in quite a number of Elvis' movies, his only connection with those movies was the fact that he was Elvis' manager. |
| 10 | Before managing Elvis Presley, Parker managed country-and-western stars Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow. |
| 11 | Entered the United States from the Netherlands illegally when he was 18, always claimed his name was Thomas Andrew Parker and he was a West Virginia native. |
| 12 | Before managing Elvis Presley, Parker's most successful show-business effort had been "Colonel Parker's Dancing Chickens", an act in which chickens were persuaded to "dance" by being made to stand on an electric hot plate. |
| 13 | Manager for Elvis Presley. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| G.I. Blues | 1960 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| King Creole | 1958 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Jailhouse Rock | 1957 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Loving You | 1957 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Love Me Tender | 1956 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| This Is Elvis | 1981 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii | 1973 | TV Special documentary production coordinator - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert | 1973 | TV Movie production coordinator - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Elvis on Tour | 1972 | Documentary technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Elvis: That's the Way It Is | 1970 | Documentary technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Clambake | 1967 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Double Trouble | 1967 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | 1967 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Spinout | 1966 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | 1966 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Harum Scarum | 1965 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Tickle Me | 1965 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Girl Happy | 1965 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Roustabout | 1964 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Kissin' Cousins | 1964 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Fun in Acapulco | 1963 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| It Happened at the World's Fair | 1963 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Girls! Girls! Girls! | 1962 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Kid Galahad | 1962 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Follow That Dream | 1962 | technical advisor - as Col. Tom Parker | |
| Blue Hawaii | 1961 | technical advisor - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
| Flaming Star | 1960 | technical adviser - as Colonel Tom Parker | |
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