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