Emory Parnell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career. He was nicknamed "The Big Swede" and was sometimes credited as "Emery" or "Parnel". Seeking better opportunities in Hollywood, Parnell and his wife moved to Los Angeles, California, where, helped by his red-faced Irish look of frustration, he immediately began to appear in films in a variety of role, such as policemen, doormen, landlords, and small town businessmen. One of his first films was Doctor Rhythm (1938). Although his appearances were often in "B" films, such as the Ma and Pa Kettle series, he also made credible showings in "A" films as well. One notable part was as a Paramount studio executive who sang about avoiding libel suits to open 1941's Louisiana Purchase. Parnell was also part of writer-director Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors in the 1940s, appearing in five of Sturges' films, including The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, where he played the crooked banker, "Mr. Tuerck", the chief antagonist of William Demarest's "Constable Kockenlocker". He also made a memorable appearance as grumpy socialite Ajax Bullion in the Three Stooges short subject All the World's a Stooge.
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- Born:
- Dec 29, 1892 In St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 219
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Arson Racket Squad 1938-03-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 1990-06-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990-06-04 |
| Movie | Hot Summer Week | Bartender | 1972-06-21 |
| Movie | The Andromeda Strain | Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited) | 1971-03-12 |
| Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Movie | The Bounty Killer | Sam - Bartender | 1965-07-30 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Series | Mister Ed | Unknown | 1961-01-05 |
| Movie | The Two Little Bears | Grimshaw Wilkins | 1961-11-01 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
| Movie | Alias Jesse James | Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
| Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | The Alaskans | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Movie | Man of the West | Henry (uncredited) | 1958-06-20 |
| Movie | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Sheriff Cobus Anders | 1958-02-28 |
| Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | The Hot Angel | Judd Pfeiffer | 1958-12-01 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | The Real McCoys | Unknown | 1957-10-03 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Movie | That Certain Feeling | Senator | 1956-06-04 |
| Movie | So Your Wife Wants to Work | Mr. Batten (uncredited) | 1956-07-14 |
| Movie | The Young Guns | Padgett | 1956-09-12 |
| Movie | Pardners | Col. Hart (uncredited) | 1956-08-01 |
| Movie | How To Be Very, Very Popular | Chief of Police | 1955-07-22 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | The Looters | Joe Sr. (unconfirmed) | 1955-04-30 |
| Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | So You Want to Be a V.P. | (uncredited) | 1955-10-29 |
| Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Artists and Models | Mr. Kelly (uncredited) | 1955-11-07 |
| Series | Public Defender | Unknown | 1954-03-11 |
| Movie | The Long, Long Trailer | Policeman (uncredited) | 1954-02-19 |
| Series | The Joe Palooka Story | Unknown | 1954-01-01 |
| Movie | The Rocket Man | Big Bill Watkins | 1954-04-01 |
| Movie | Pride of the Blue Grass | Mr. Casey | 1954-04-04 |
| Movie | The Two Gun Teacher | Prof. Kleinberg | 1954-12-26 |
| Movie | Sabrina | Charles | 1954-09-10 |
| Movie | So You Want to Know Your Relatives | Mr. Battan (uncredited) | 1954-12-18 |
| Movie | Jungle Gents | Police Captain | 1954-09-05 |
| Movie | Battle of Rogue River | Sgt. McClain | 1954-06-15 |
| Movie | Call Me Madam | Senator Gallagher | 1953-03-25 |
| Movie | Confidentially Connie | Mr. Daveney (uncredited) | 1953-03-12 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Fort Vengeance | Patrick Fitzgibbon | 1953-03-28 |
| Movie | Shadows of Tombstone | Sheriff Webb | 1953-09-18 |
| Movie | Safari Drums | Larry Conrad | 1953-06-21 |
| Movie | The Band Wagon | Man on Train (uncredited) | 1953-08-07 |
| Movie | Sweethearts on Parade | Mayor | 1953-07-15 |
| Movie | The Fabulous Senorita | Dean Bradshaw | 1952-03-31 |
| Movie | Macao | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | 1952-04-11 |
| Movie | So You Want to Enjoy Life | Joe's Boss (uncredited) | 1952-03-29 |
| Movie | Rancho Notorious | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1952-03-06 |
| Movie | Gobs and Gals | Senator Prentice | 1952-05-01 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Judge Byrnes | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | So You Never Tell a Lie | Mr. Batten (uncredited) | 1952-08-02 |
| Movie | Lost in Alaska | Sherman | 1952-08-13 |
| Movie | When in Rome | Ship's Captain | 1952-05-11 |
| Movie | Dreamboat | Crazy Sam | 1952-07-26 |
| Movie | So You Want to Wear the Pants | Mr. Batten (uncredited) | 1952-11-08 |
| Movie | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Billy Reed | 1952-07-11 |
| Movie | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Policeman (uncredited) | 1952-06-25 |
| Movie | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Billy Reed | 1951-05-10 |
| Movie | Footlight Varieties | Older Cop | 1951-03-21 |
| Movie | My True Story | Ed Praskins | 1951-03-08 |
| Movie | Two of a Kind | First Deputy (uncredited) | 1951-07-01 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Show Boat | Jake Green (uncredited) | 1951-07-19 |
| Movie | All That I Have | Juror Barstow | 1951-10-01 |
| Series | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Unknown | 1951-09-08 |
| Movie | Let's Go Navy! | Police Sgt. Mulloy | 1951-07-29 |
| Series | I Love Lucy | Unknown | 1951-10-15 |
| Movie | Key to the City | Council Chairman | 1950-02-02 |
| Movie | Unmasked | 'Pop' Swenson | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | Rock Island Trail | Sen. Wells | 1950-05-18 |
| Movie | To Please a Lady | Mr. Wendall | 1950-10-13 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Trail of Robin Hood | J. Corwin Aldridge | 1950-12-15 |
| Movie | Chain Gang | Capt. Duncan | 1950-11-01 |
| Movie | Hideout | Arnie Anderson | 1949-03-08 |
| Movie | A Woman's Secret | Police Lieutenant at Desk | 1949-01-13 |
| Movie | Rose of the Yukon | Tim MacNab | 1949-01-05 |
| Movie | Ma and Pa Kettle | Bill Reed | 1949-04-01 |
| Movie | Massacre River | Sgt. Johanssen | 1949-06-26 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mr. Hingleman | 1949-05-27 |
| Series | The Life of Riley | Unknown | 1949-10-04 |
| Movie | Hellfire | Sheriff Duffy | 1949-05-29 |
| Movie | Summer Holiday | Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Mr. PeDelford | 1948-03-25 |
| Movie | Assigned to Danger | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1948-05-19 |
| Movie | Here Comes Trouble | Winfield 'Windy' Blake | 1948-03-15 |
| Movie | Words and Music | Mr. Feiner | 1948-12-31 |
| Movie | Blonde Ice | Police Capt. Bill Murdock | 1948-07-24 |
| Movie | Strike It Rich | Carlton | 1948-12-01 |
| Movie | You Gotta Stay Happy | Bank Watchman | 1948-10-28 |
| Movie | The Guilt of Janet Ames | (uncredited) | 1947-03-06 |
| Movie | Calendar Girl | The Mayor | 1947-01-31 |
| Movie | Violence | True Dawson | 1947-05-09 |
| Movie | Gas House Kids Go West | Police Sergeat Casey | 1947-06-12 |
| Movie | Stork Bites Man | Alan Kimberly | 1947-06-21 |
| Movie | Strange Triangle | Barney Shaefer | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Bitter Creek (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | Riverboat Rhythm | Sheriff Martin | 1946-02-16 |
| Movie | Colonel Effingham's Raid | Joe Alsobrook | 1946-01-24 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Police Captain Bender (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Alibi | Metcalf | 1946-04-12 |
| Movie | Deadline for Murder | Masseur | 1946-06-28 |
| Movie | Abie's Irish Rose | Rabbi Jacob Samuels | 1946-12-27 |
| Movie | The Show-Off | Mr. Appelton | 1946-12-01 |
| Movie | Queen of Burlesque | Inspector Crowley | 1946-07-24 |
| Movie | Little Iodine | Mr. Bigdome | 1946-10-19 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor's Courage | Police Captain Birch | 1945-02-27 |
| Movie | Two O'Clock Courage | Insp. Bill Brenner | 1945-04-13 |
| Movie | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1945-06-15 | |
| Movie | Sing Your Way Home | Ship's captain | 1945-11-14 |
| Movie | The Big Beef | Mr. Bib | 1945-10-19 |
| Movie | You Drive Me Crazy | Mr. Hinkledorfer | 1945-09-07 |
| Movie | A Night of Adventure | Judge | 1944-06-02 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Time | Policeman (uncredited) | 1944-06-29 |
| Movie | Address Unknown | Postman | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | The Case of the Tremendous Trifle | Wilson | 1944-03-14 |
| Movie | Wilson | Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
| Movie | Gildersleeve's Ghost | Haley | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
| Movie | The Falcon in Hollywood | Inspector McBride | 1944-12-08 |
| Movie | The Falcon in Mexico | James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes] | 1944-08-04 |
| Movie | Tall in the Saddle | Sheriff Jackson | 1944-09-29 |
| Movie | Feather Your Nest | Farmer | 1944-10-23 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | 1944-09-01 | |
| Movie | Casanova Brown | Frank, the Bell Captain | 1944-08-23 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | Uncaring Businessman (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | Two Señoritas from Chicago | Rupert Shannon | 1943-06-10 |
| Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | London Blackout Murders | Henryk Peterson (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | The Outlaw | Dolan (uncredited) | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Mr. Lucky | Dock Watchman (uncredited) | 1943-07-01 |
| Movie | The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | Mr. Tuerck | 1943-12-12 |
| Movie | Young Ideas | Judge Canute J. Kelly | 1943-08-02 |
| Movie | The Unknown Guest | Sheriff Dave Larsen | 1943-10-22 |
| Movie | Government Girl | The Chief (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
| Movie | Dangerous Blondes | Officer McGuire (uncredited) | 1943-09-23 |
| Movie | Du Barry was a Lady | Gatekeeper | 1943-08-13 |
| Movie | Nazty Nuisance | Capt. Spense | 1943-08-06 |
| Movie | Larceny, Inc. | O'Casey | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Saboteur | Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Syncopation | 1942-05-22 | |
| Movie | Obliging Young Lady | Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited) | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | They All Kissed the Bride | Mahoney | 1942-06-11 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Police Capt. Grady | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | Cadets on Parade | Inspector Kennedy | 1942-01-22 |
| Movie | The Remarkable Andrew | Policeman | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | All Through the Night | Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited) | 1942-01-10 |
| Movie | Gentleman Jim | Dennis Simmons (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | Arabian Nights | Harem Sentry | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | Night in New Orleans | Jensen (Uncredited) | 1942-07-01 |
| Movie | I Married a Witch | Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Honeymoon | Quisling (uncredited) | 1942-11-27 |
| Movie | Highways by Night | Police Sergeant Ransome | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Apache Trail | Mr. Walters (uncredited) | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | The Pride of the Yankees | Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
| Movie | The Major and the Minor | Conductor #2 (uncredited) | 1942-09-16 |
| Movie | A Shot in the Dark | Marsotti | 1941-04-05 |
| Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Crowley | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | The Monster and the Girl | Policeman in Alley | 1941-02-28 |
| Movie | So Ends Our Night | Weiss | 1941-02-27 |
| Movie | The Case of the Black Parrot | Simmonds | 1941-01-09 |
| Movie | All the World's a Stooge | Ajax Bullion | 1941-05-16 |
| Movie | The Maltese Falcon | Ship's Mate (uncredited) | 1941-10-18 |
| Movie | Johnny Eager | Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited) | 1941-12-09 |
| Movie | Louisiana Purchase | Sam Horowitz, Lawyer | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Man Delivering Radio | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Unholy Partners | Colonel Mason | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | The Blonde from Singapore | Capt. Nelson | 1941-10-15 |
| Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
| Movie | Out West with the Peppers | Ole | 1940-06-30 |
| Movie | Young Tom Edison | Bob | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | Blondie on a Budget | Policeman Dempsey (uncredited) | 1940-02-29 |
| Movie | The Great McGinty | Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | The Golden Fleecing | Featherway (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | North West Mounted Police | George Higgins | 1940-10-22 |
| Movie | The Devil's Pipeline | R.J. Adams | 1940-10-31 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | 'Mohican' Captain | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Stranger on the Third Floor | Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Sudden Money | Cop | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | The Lady and the Mob | Policeman Riley | 1939-04-03 |
| Movie | East Side of Heaven | Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Let Freedom Ring | Axel (uncredited) | 1939-02-24 |
| Movie | The House of Fear | Policeman | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | Idiot's Delight | Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Pacific Liner | Olaf | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Off the Record | Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
| Movie | Winter Carnival | Williams - Editor | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Tiny Troubles | Officer Clancy | 1939-02-18 |
| Movie | Twelve Crowded Hours | Doorkeeper (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Foreman (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | One Hour To Live | Fats Monoham | 1939-11-10 |
| Movie | On Dress Parade | Paddy - Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-11-18 |
| Movie | The Spellbinder | Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited) | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Gangster (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
| Movie | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited) | 1939-11-24 |
| Movie | Sued for Libel | Jerome Walsh | 1939-10-27 |
| Movie | They Shall Have Music | Policeman in Rain (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | At the Circus | Ringmaster (uncredited) | 1939-10-20 |
| Movie | The Day the Bookies Wept | Motor Cop (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
| Movie | Doctor Rhythm | Sgt. Olson (uncredited) | 1938-05-06 |
| Movie | Call of The Yukon | Swenson | 1938-04-18 |
| Movie | Arson Racket Squad | Chief J.P. Riley | 1938-03-27 |
| Movie | I Am the Law | Detective Brophy (uncredited) | 1938-08-25 |
| Movie | Illegal Traffic | 1938-11-02 | |
| Movie | Blondie | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1938-11-30 |
| Movie | Girls on Probation | Officer Craig | 1938-10-22 |
| Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Doorman (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | King of Alcatraz | Olaf | 1938-09-30 |