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