Emory Parnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 28, 1892
- Died
- June 22, 1979
- Birthplace
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 1990
as (archive footage)
Hot Summer Week 1972
as Bartender
The Andromeda Strain 1971
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer 1965
as Sam - Bartender
The Two Little Bears 1961
as Grimshaw Wilkins
Alias Jesse James 1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Hot Angel
The Hot Angel 1958
as Judd Pfeiffer
Man of the West 1958
as Henry (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks 1958
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Young Guns 1956
as Padgett
Pardners 1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
- So Your Wife Wants to Work
So Your Wife Wants to Work 1956
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling 1956
as Senator (uncredited)
Feathertop 1955
as Major Whitby
Artists and Models 1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
- So You Want to Be a V.P.
So You Want to Be a V.P. 1955
as (uncredited)
How to Be Very, Very Popular 1955
as Chief of Police
The Two Gun Teacher 1954
as Prof. Kleinberg
- So You Want to Know Your Relatives
So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
Jungle Gents 1954
as Police Captain
Sabrina 1954
as Charles (uncredited)
Meet the O'Briens 1954
as Dad
Battle of Rogue River 1954
as Sgt. McClain
Pride of the Blue Grass 1954
as Mr. Casey
The Rocket Man 1954
as Big Bill Watkins
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954
as Billy Reed
The Long, Long Trailer 1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone 1953
as Sheriff Webb
The Band Wagon 1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Sweethearts on Parade 1953
as Mayor
Safari Drums 1953
as Larry Conrad
- So You Want to Learn to Dance
So You Want to Learn to Dance 1953
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
Fort Vengeance 1953
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
Call Me Madam 1953
as Senator Gallagher
Confidentially Connie 1953
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
- Lost in a Turkish Bath
Lost in a Turkish Bath 1953
as A.J. Corbett
- So You Want to Wear the Pants
So You Want to Wear the Pants 1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska 1952
as Sherman
So You Never Tell a Lie 1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Dreamboat 1952
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952
as Billy Reed
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
When in Rome 1952
as Ship's Captain
Gobs and Gals 1952
as Senator Prentice
Macao 1952
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious 1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita 1952
as Dean Bradshaw
- So You Want to Enjoy Life
So You Want to Enjoy Life 1952
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie 1952
as Judge Byrnes
- The McGurk Way
The McGurk Way 1952
as Dan McGurk Sr.
Boots Malone 1952
as Evans (uncredited)
All That I Have 1951
as Juror Barstow
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
Show Boat 1951
as Jake Green (uncredited)
Two of a Kind 1951
as First Deputy (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm 1951
as Billy Reed
Footlight Varieties 1951
as Older Cop
My True Story 1951
as Ed Praskins
Trail of Robin Hood 1950
as J. Corwin Aldridge
Chain Gang 1950
as Capt. Duncan
To Please a Lady 1950
as Mr. Wendall
County Fair 1950
as Tim Brennan
Rock Island Trail 1950
as Sen. Wells
Beware of Blondie 1950
as Herb Woodley
Key to the City 1950
as Council Chairman
Unmasked 1950
as 'Pop' Swenson
Massacre River 1949
as Sgt. Johanssen
Hellfire 1949
as Sheriff Duffy
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949
as Mr. Hingleman
Ma and Pa Kettle 1949
as Bill Reed
Alaska Patrol 1949
as Capt. Jan Roburt
Hideout 1949
as Arnie Anderson
A Woman's Secret 1949
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
Rose of the Yukon 1949
as Tim MacNab
Words and Music 1948
as Mr. Feiner
Disaster 1948
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Strike It Rich 1948
as Carlton
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948
as Bank Watchman
Blonde Ice 1948
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Assigned to Danger 1948
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Summer Holiday 1948
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
as Mr. PeDelford
Here Comes Trouble 1948
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
The Crime Doctor's Gamble 1947
as O'Reilly
Stork Bites Man 1947
as Alan Kimberly
Gas House Kids Go West 1947
as Police Sergeat Casey
Violence 1947
as True Dawson
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947
as (uncredited)
Calendar Girl 1947
as The Mayor
Abie's Irish Rose 1946
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels, as Father John Whalen
The Show-Off 1946
as Mr. Appelton
Little Iodine 1946
as Mr. Bigdome
Gallant Journey 1946
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Queen of Burlesque 1946
as Inspector Crowley
Deadline for Murder 1946
as Masseur
Strange Triangle 1946
as Barney Shaefer
Badman's Territory 1946
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi 1946
as Metcalf
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Riverboat Rhythm 1946
as Sheriff Martin
Colonel Effingham's Raid 1946
as Joe Alsobrook
Sing Your Way Home 1945
as Ship's captain
The Big Beef 1945
as Mr. Bib
You Drive Me Crazy 1945
as Mr. Hinkledorfer
Mama Loves Papa 1945
as O'Leary
- What, No Cigarettes
What, No Cigarettes 1945
as Man in Line at Drugstore
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1945
Actor
Two O'Clock Courage 1945
as Insp. Bill Brenner
The Crime Doctor's Courage 1945
as Police Captain Birch
The Falcon in Hollywood 1944
as Inspector McBride
- Feather Your Nest
Feather Your Nest 1944
as Farmer
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Sheriff Jackson
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944
as Mr. Tuerck
Triple Trouble 1944
Actor
Casanova Brown 1944
as Frank, the Bell Captain
The Falcon in Mexico 1944
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
Wilson 1944
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time 1944
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Night of Adventure 1944
as Judge
Gildersleeve's Ghost 1944
as Haley
Address Unknown 1944
as Postman
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle 1944
as Wilson
Government Girl 1943
as The Chief (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest 1943
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
Dangerous Blondes 1943
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance 1943
as Capt. Spense
Young Ideas 1943
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
Mr. Lucky 1943
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Two Señoritas from Chicago 1943
as Rupert Shannon
It's a Great Life 1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
The Outlaw 1943
as Dolan (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders 1943
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Arabian Nights 1942
as Harem Sentry
Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942
as Quisling (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim 1942
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
I Married a Witch 1942
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Highways by Night 1942
as Police Sergeant Ransome
The Major and the Minor 1942
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Apache Trail 1942
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans 1942
as Jensen (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Mahoney
Syncopation 1942
Actor
Larceny, Inc. 1942
as O'Casey
Saboteur 1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady 1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942
as Police Chief (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as Policeman
Cadets on Parade 1942
as Inspector Kennedy
Over My Dead Body 1942
as Police Capt. Grady
All Through the Night 1942
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase 1941
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
Johnny Eager 1941
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Unholy Partners 1941
as Colonel Mason
The Maltese Falcon 1941
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore 1941
as Capt. Nelson
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Senator
Three Sons o' Guns 1941
as Man Delivering Radio
All the World's a Stooge 1941
as Ajax Bullion
The Lady from Cheyenne 1941
as Crowley
A Shot in the Dark 1941
as Marsotti
The Monster and the Girl 1941
as Policeman in Alley
So Ends Our Night 1941
as Weiss
The Case of the Black Parrot 1941
as Simmonds
The Devil's Pipeline 1940
as R.J. Adams
North West Mounted Police 1940
as George Higgins
Stranger on the Third Floor 1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing 1940
as Featherway (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent 1940
as 'Mohican' Captain
The Great McGinty 1940
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Out West with the Peppers 1940
as Ole
Young Tom Edison 1940
as Bob
Blondie on a Budget 1940
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
On Dress Parade 1939
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
One Hour to Live 1939
as Fats Monoham
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Gangster (uncredited)
Sued for Libel 1939
as Jerome Walsh
At the Circus 1939
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music 1939
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
I Stole a Million 1939
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
Winter Carnival 1939
as Williams - Editor
The Spellbinder 1939
as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
The House of Fear 1939
as Policeman
Union Pacific 1939
as Foreman (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven 1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Lady and the Mob 1939
as Policeman Riley
Sudden Money 1939
as Cop
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring 1939
as Axel (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours 1939
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles 1939
as Officer Clancy
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Off the Record 1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Pacific Liner 1939
as Olaf
Blondie 1938
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Actor
Illegal Traffic 1938
Actor
Girls on Probation 1938
as Officer Craig
The Mad Miss Manton 1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz 1938
as Olaf
I Am the Law 1938
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm 1938
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Call of The Yukon 1938
as Swenson
Arson Racket Squad 1938
as Chief J.P. Riley
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