 His many film credits include parts in "Cattle King" (1963), "The War Lord" (1965), "The King's Pirate" (1967), "How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life" (1968), "Madigan" (1968), "Sam Whiskey" (1969), "Cold Turkey" (1971), "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Oklahoma Crude" (1973), "Charley Varrick" (1973) "Stay Hungry" (1976), "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel" (1979), "Carny" (1980), "Bronco Billy" (1980), "Used Cars" (1980), "The Seduction" (1982), "Frances" (1982) and "Jinxed" (1982).On February 18, 1950, Parfrey married Rosa Ellovich and trained under acting teacher Erwin Piscator at the New School for Social Research.Parfrey died of a heart attack on July 29, 1984, aged 61 years, in Los Angeles.