Emory Parnell
Born: 1892-12-28 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1979-06-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1990
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
1972
- Hot Summer Week as Bartender
1971
- The Andromeda Strain as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
1969
- Medical Center as Mr. Oldham
1968
- Mayberry R.F.D. as Older Man
1965
- Green Acres as Sheriff Blake
- The Bounty Killer as Sam - Bartender
1963
- Petticoat Junction as Sheriff Blake
1961
- Mister Ed as Murphy
- The Two Little Bears as Grimshaw Wilkins
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Uncle Edward
- The Case of the Dangerous Robin as Arab # 1
1959
- Dennis the Menace as O'Reilly
- The Alaskans
- Alias Jesse James as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
1958
- Lawman
- Bat Masterson as Ira Ponder
- 77 Sunset Strip as Burton Baldwin
- The Texan
- Man of the West as Henry (uncredited)
- The Hot Angel as Judd Pfeiffer
- The Notorious Mr. Monks as Sheriff Cobus Anders
1957
- Perry Mason as Leo Mann
- Maverick as Cousin Lonnie
- The Real McCoys
- Sugarfoot as Simpson
1956
- Hey, Jeannie! as Plain-Clothes Man
- Conflict as Sheriff Bert Meadows
- Pardners as Col. Hart (uncredited)
- That Certain Feeling as Senator (uncredited)
- So Your Wife Wants to Work as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- The Young Guns as Padgett
1955
- Cheyenne as Luther Gannon
- Gunsmoke as Prospector
- Navy Log as Capt. Jurgesson
- Artists and Models as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
- How to Be Very, Very Popular as Chief of Police
- Feathertop as Major Whitby
- So You Want to Be a V.P. as (uncredited)
1954
- Public Defender as Gunderson
- Sabrina as Charles (uncredited)
- The Joe Palooka Story
- The Long, Long Trailer as Policeman (uncredited)
- So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as Billy Reed
- The Rocket Man as Big Bill Watkins
- Battle of Rogue River as Sgt. McClain
- Pride of the Blue Grass as Mr. Casey
- Jungle Gents as Police Captain
- The Two Gun Teacher as Prof. Kleinberg
- Meet the O'Briens as Dad
1953
- The Life Of Riley as Foreman
- The Band Wagon as Man on Train (uncredited)
- Revlon Mirror Theatre
- General Electric Theater as Nagel, Defense Counsel
- Confidentially Connie as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
- Fort Vengeance as Patrick Fitzgibbon
- Call Me Madam as Senator Gallagher
- Shadows of Tombstone as Sheriff Webb
- Sweethearts on Parade as Mayor
- So You Want to Learn to Dance as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
- Safari Drums as Larry Conrad
- Lost in a Turkish Bath as A.J. Corbett
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Sheriff
- Rancho Notorious as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Macao as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- Lost in Alaska as Sherman
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Policeman (uncredited)
- Dreamboat as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
- When in Rome as Ship's Captain
- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Billy Reed
- Oklahoma Annie as Judge Byrnes
- Gobs and Gals as Senator Prentice
- So You Want to Wear the Pants as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Senorita as Dean Bradshaw
- So You Never Tell a Lie as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- The McGurk Way as Dan McGurk Sr.
- So You Want to Enjoy Life as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
1951
- I Love Lucy as Policeman
- Boston Blackie
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- Show Boat as Jake Green (uncredited)
- Two of a Kind as First Deputy (uncredited)
- Let's Go Navy! as Police Sgt. Mulloy
- All That I Have as Juror Barstow
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm as Billy Reed
- My True Story as Ed Praskins
- Footlight Varieties as Older Cop
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Key to the City as Council Chairman
- Rock Island Trail as Sen. Wells
- Trail of Robin Hood as J. Corwin Aldridge
- To Please a Lady as Mr. Wendall
- Chain Gang as Capt. Duncan
- Unmasked as 'Pop' Swenson
- County Fair as Tim Brennan
1949
- The Life of Riley as Clay J. Stevenson
- A Woman's Secret as Police Lieutenant at Desk
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mr. Hingleman
- Hideout as Arnie Anderson
- Hellfire as Sheriff Duffy
- Ma and Pa Kettle as Bill Reed
- Massacre River as Sgt. Johanssen
- Alaska Patrol as Capt. Jan Roburt
- Rose of the Yukon as Tim MacNab
1948
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Mr. PeDelford
- Words and Music as Mr. Feiner
- You Gotta Stay Happy as Bank Watchman
- Blonde Ice as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
- Summer Holiday as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
- Here Comes Trouble as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
- Assigned to Danger as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Strike It Rich as Carlton
- Disaster as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
1947
- The Crime Doctor's Gamble as O'Reilly
- The Guilt of Janet Ames as (uncredited)
- Stork Bites Man as Alan Kimberly
- Violence as True Dawson
- Gas House Kids Go West as Police Sergeat Casey
- Calendar Girl as The Mayor
1946
- Badman's Territory as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
- Colonel Effingham's Raid as Joe Alsobrook
- Deadline at Dawn as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
- Abie's Irish Rose as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
- The Falcon's Alibi as Metcalf
- Gallant Journey as Car Driver (uncredited)
- Queen of Burlesque as Inspector Crowley
- Little Iodine as Mr. Bigdome
- Strange Triangle as Barney Shaefer
- The Show-Off as Mr. Appelton
- Riverboat Rhythm as Sheriff Martin
- Deadline for Murder as Masseur
1945
- The Crime Doctor's Courage as Police Captain Birch
- Mama Loves Papa as O'Leary
- Two O'Clock Courage as Insp. Bill Brenner
- Sing Your Way Home as Ship's captain
- The Big Beef as Mr. Bib
- What, No Cigarettes as Man in Line at Drugstore
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
- You Drive Me Crazy as Mr. Hinkledorfer
1944
- Tall in the Saddle as Sheriff Jackson
- Casanova Brown as Frank, the Bell Captain
- Once Upon a Time as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Mr. Tuerck
- Wilson as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Falcon in Hollywood as Inspector McBride
- The Falcon in Mexico as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
- Address Unknown as Postman
- Gildersleeve's Ghost as Haley
- Feather Your Nest as Farmer
- A Night of Adventure as Judge
- Triple Trouble
- The Case of the Tremendous Trifle as Wilson
1943
- The Outlaw as Dolan (uncredited)
- Government Girl as The Chief (uncredited)
- Mr. Lucky as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
- Du Barry Was a Lady as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
- Nazty Nuisance as Capt. Spense
- The Hard Way as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
- Dangerous Blondes as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
- London Blackout Murders as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
- The Unknown Guest as Sheriff Dave Larsen
- Young Ideas as Judge Canute J. Kelly
- Two Señoritas from Chicago as Rupert Shannon
1942
- I Married a Witch as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
- Saboteur as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
- Gentleman Jim as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
- Arabian Nights as Harem Sentry
- All Through the Night as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
- The Major and the Minor as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Honeymoon as Quisling (uncredited)
- The Pride of the Yankees as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
- Larceny, Inc. as O'Casey
- Obliging Young Lady as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
- They All Kissed the Bride as Mahoney
- Apache Trail as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
- Two Yanks in Trinidad as Police Chief (uncredited)
- The Remarkable Andrew as Policeman
- Syncopation
- Highways by Night as Police Sergeant Ransome
- Night in New Orleans as Jensen (uncredited)
- Over My Dead Body as Police Capt. Grady
- Cadets on Parade as Inspector Kennedy
1941
- The Maltese Falcon as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- Johnny Eager as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust as Senator
- The Monster and the Girl as Policeman in Alley
- So Ends Our Night as Weiss
- All the World's a Stooge as Ajax Bullion
- Louisiana Purchase as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
- Unholy Partners as Colonel Mason
- The Blonde from Singapore as Capt. Nelson
- Three Sons o' Guns as Man Delivering Radio
- The Lady from Cheyenne as Crowley
- The Case of the Black Parrot as Simmonds
- A Shot in the Dark as Marsotti
1940
- Foreign Correspondent as 'Mohican' Captain
- North West Mounted Police as George Higgins
- Stranger on the Third Floor as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- Young Tom Edison as Bob
- The Great McGinty as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Golden Fleecing as Featherway (uncredited)
- Out West with the Peppers as Ole
- Blondie on a Budget as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
- The Devil's Pipeline as R.J. Adams
1939
- The Roaring Twenties as Gangster (uncredited)
- Union Pacific as Foreman (uncredited)
- At the Circus as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- Idiot's Delight as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
- Invisible Stripes as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
- On Dress Parade as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
- Sudden Money as Cop
- You Can't Get Away with Murder as Second Detective (uncredited)
- They Shall Have Music as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
- I Stole a Million as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
- The Spellbinder as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Policeman (uncredited)
- East Side of Heaven as Doorman (uncredited)
- Twelve Crowded Hours as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- One Hour to Live as Fats Monoham
- Let Freedom Ring as Axel (uncredited)
- Off the Record as Policeman (uncredited)
- Tiny Troubles as Officer Clancy
- Sued for Libel as Jerome Walsh
- Pacific Liner as Olaf
- The Day the Bookies Wept as Motor Cop (uncredited)
- The Lady and the Mob as Policeman Riley
- Winter Carnival as Williams - Editor
- The House of Fear as Policeman
1938
- Angels with Dirty Faces
- Blondie as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Mad Miss Manton as Doorman (uncredited)
- I Am the Law as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
- Girls on Probation as Officer Craig
- Doctor Rhythm as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
- King of Alcatraz as Olaf
- Call of The Yukon as Swenson
- Illegal Traffic
- Arson Racket Squad as Chief J.P. Riley