Emory Parnell
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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.
Acted in
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)
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Older Man
Green Acres
1965
as Sheriff Blake
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Sam - Bartender
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Sheriff Blake
The Two Little Bears
1961
as Grimshaw Wilkins
Mister Ed
1961
as Murphy
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Arab # 1
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Uncle Edward
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Juror
The Alaskans
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
as O'Reilly
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
The Hot Angel
1958
as Judd Pfeiffer
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ira Ponder
Lawman
1958
Lawman
1958
as Hank the Bartender
Lawman
1958
as Hank
The Texan
1958
Man of the West
1958
as Henry (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Real McCoys
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
as Cousin Lonnie
Maverick
1957
as Hank
Maverick
1957
as Fred Grady
Maverick
1957
as Bill Anders
Perry Mason
1957
as Leo Mann
Sugarfoot
1957
as Simpson
The Young Guns
1956
as Padgett
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Plain-Clothes Man
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as L.G. Barnes
Pardners
1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator
Artists and Models
1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a V.P.
1955
as (uncredited)
Navy Log
1955
Cheyenne
1955
as Henry Sawyer
Cheyenne
1955
as Luther Gannon
Gunsmoke
1955
as Prospector
How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Chief of Police
The Looters
1955
as Joe Sr. (unconfirmed)
The Two Gun Teacher
1954
as Prof. Kleinberg
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
Sabrina
1954
as Charles
Jungle Gents
1954
as Police Captain
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
Public Defender
1954
as Gunderson
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Joe Palooka Story
1954
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
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
Call Me Madam
1953
as Senator Gallagher
Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Nagel, Defense Counsel
General Electric Theater
1953
as Ben Day
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Foreman
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Hawkins
The Life Of Riley
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sheriff
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Sherman
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Dreamboat
1952
as Crazy Sam
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)
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Dean Bradshaw
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Judge Byrnes
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The McGurk Way
1952
as Dan McGurk Sr.
I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman
All That I Have
1951
as Juror Barstow
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951
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
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Professor Kleinberg
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
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Sen. Wells
Key to the City
1950
as Council Chairman
Unmasked
1950
as 'Pop' Swenson
The Life of Riley
1949
as Clay J. Stevenson
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
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 Father John Whalen
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
The Show-Off
1946
as Mr. Appelton
Little Iodine
1946
as Mr. Bigdome
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
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
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
1944
as Farmer
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Sheriff Jackson
Triple Trouble
1944
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
Address Unknown
1944
as Postman
Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944
as Haley
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944
as Wilson
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1943
as Mr. Tuerck
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
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
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
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as O'Casey
Saboteur
1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (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
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as 'Mohican' Captain
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Featherway (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
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 on Gaylor Ave. (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)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
Winter Carnival
1939
as Williams - Editor
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
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)
Illegal Traffic
1938
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