Emory Parnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 December 1892 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 22 June 1979
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
Acting 210
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
- 1972Hot Summer Week as Bartender
- 1971The Andromeda Strain as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
- 1965The Bounty Killer as Sam - Bartender
- 1961The Two Little Bears as Grimshaw Wilkins
- 1959Alias Jesse James as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1958The Hot Angel as Judd Pfeiffer
- 1958Man of the West as Henry (uncredited)
- 1958The Notorious Mr. Monks as Sheriff Cobus Anders
- 1956The Young Guns as Padgett
- 1956Pardners as Col. Hart (uncredited)
- 1956So Your Wife Wants to Work as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1956That Certain Feeling as Senator (uncredited)
- 1955Feathertop as Major Whitby
- 1955Artists and Models as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
- 1955So You Want to Be a V.P. as (uncredited)
- 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular as Chief of Police
- 1954The Two Gun Teacher as Prof. Kleinberg
- 1954So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
- 1954Jungle Gents as Police Captain
- 1954Sabrina as Charles (uncredited)
- 1954Meet the O'Briens as Dad
- 1954Battle of Rogue River as Sgt. McClain
- 1954Pride of the Blue Grass as Mr. Casey
- 1954The Rocket Man as Big Bill Watkins
- 1954Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as Billy Reed
- 1954The Long, Long Trailer as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1953Shadows of Tombstone as Sheriff Webb
- 1953The Band Wagon as Man on Train (uncredited)
- 1953Sweethearts on Parade as Mayor
- 1953Safari Drums as Larry Conrad
- 1953Fort Vengeance as Patrick Fitzgibbon
- 1953So You Want to Learn to Dance as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
- 1953Call Me Madam as Senator Gallagher
- 1953Confidentially Connie as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
- 1953Lost in a Turkish Bath as A.J. Corbett
- 1952So You Want to Wear the Pants as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1952Lost in Alaska as Sherman
- 1952So You Never Tell a Lie as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1952Dreamboat as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
- 1952Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Billy Reed
- 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1952When in Rome as Ship's Captain
- 1952Gobs and Gals as Senator Prentice
- 1952Macao as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- 1952Rancho Notorious as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1952The Fabulous Senorita as Dean Bradshaw
- 1952So You Want to Enjoy Life as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
- 1952Oklahoma Annie as Judge Byrnes
- 1952The McGurk Way as Dan McGurk Sr.
- 1951All That I Have as Juror Barstow
- 1951Let's Go Navy! as Police Sgt. Mulloy
- 1951Show Boat as Jake Green (uncredited)
- 1951Two of a Kind as First Deputy (uncredited)
- 1951Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm as Billy Reed
- 1951Footlight Varieties as Older Cop
- 1951My True Story as Ed Praskins
- 1950Trail of Robin Hood as J. Corwin Aldridge
- 1950Chain Gang as Capt. Duncan
- 1950To Please a Lady as Mr. Wendall
- 1950County Fair as Tim Brennan
- 1950Rock Island Trail as Sen. Wells
- 1950Key to the City as Council Chairman
- 1950Unmasked as 'Pop' Swenson
- 1949Massacre River as Sgt. Johanssen
- 1949Hellfire as Sheriff Duffy
- 1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mr. Hingleman
- 1949Ma and Pa Kettle as Bill Reed
- 1949Alaska Patrol as Capt. Jan Roburt
- 1949Hideout as Arnie Anderson
- 1949A Woman's Secret as Police Lieutenant at Desk
- 1949Rose of the Yukon as Tim MacNab
- 1948Words and Music as Mr. Feiner
- 1948Disaster as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
- 1948Strike It Rich as Carlton
- 1948You Gotta Stay Happy as Bank Watchman
- 1948Blonde Ice as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
- 1948Assigned to Danger as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1948Summer Holiday as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Mr. PeDelford
- 1948Here Comes Trouble as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
- 1947The Crime Doctor's Gamble as O'Reilly
- 1947Stork Bites Man as Alan Kimberly
- 1947Gas House Kids Go West as Police Sergeat Casey
- 1947Violence as True Dawson
- 1947The Guilt of Janet Ames as (uncredited)
- 1947Calendar Girl as The Mayor
- 1946Abie's Irish Rose as Father John Whalen
- 1946The Show-Off as Mr. Appelton
- 1946Little Iodine as Mr. Bigdome
- 1946Gallant Journey as Car Driver (uncredited)
- 1946Queen of Burlesque as Inspector Crowley
- 1946Deadline for Murder as Masseur
- 1946Strange Triangle as Barney Shaefer
- 1946Badman's Territory as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
- 1946The Falcon's Alibi as Metcalf
- 1946Deadline at Dawn as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
- 1946Riverboat Rhythm as Sheriff Martin
- 1946Colonel Effingham's Raid as Joe Alsobrook
- 1945Sing Your Way Home as Ship's captain
- 1945The Big Beef as Mr. Bib
- 1945You Drive Me Crazy as Mr. Hinkledorfer
- 1945Mama Loves Papa as O'Leary
- 1945What, No Cigarettes as Man in Line at Drugstore
- 1945It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
- 1945Two O'Clock Courage as Insp. Bill Brenner
- 1945The Crime Doctor's Courage as Police Captain Birch
- 1944The Falcon in Hollywood as Inspector McBride
- 1944Feather Your Nest as Farmer
- 1944Tall in the Saddle as Sheriff Jackson
- 1944The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Mr. Tuerck
- 1944Triple Trouble
- 1944Casanova Brown as Frank, the Bell Captain
- 1944The Falcon in Mexico as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
- 1944Wilson as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
- 1944Once Upon a Time as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1944A Night of Adventure as Judge
- 1944Address Unknown as Postman
- 1944Gildersleeve's Ghost as Haley
- 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1944The Case of the Tremendous Trifle as Wilson
- 1943Government Girl as The Chief (uncredited)
- 1943The Unknown Guest as Sheriff Dave Larsen
- 1943Dangerous Blondes as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
- 1943Du Barry Was a Lady as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
- 1943Nazty Nuisance as Capt. Spense
- 1943Young Ideas as Judge Canute J. Kelly
- 1943Mr. Lucky as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
- 1943Two Señoritas from Chicago as Rupert Shannon
- 1943Mission to Moscow as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
- 1943Slightly Dangerous as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
- 1943The Outlaw as Dolan (uncredited)
- 1943London Blackout Murders as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
- 1943The Hard Way as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
- 1942Arabian Nights as Harem Sentry
- 1942Once Upon a Honeymoon as Quisling (uncredited)
- 1942Gentleman Jim as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
- 1942I Married a Witch as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
- 1942Highways by Night as Police Sergeant Ransome
- 1942The Major and the Minor as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
- 1942Apache Trail as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
- 1942The Pride of the Yankees as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
- 1942Night in New Orleans as Jensen (uncredited)
- 1942They All Kissed the Bride as Mahoney
- 1942Syncopation
- 1942Larceny, Inc. as O'Casey
- 1942Saboteur as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
- 1942Obliging Young Lady as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
- 1942Two Yanks in Trinidad as Police Chief (uncredited)
- 1942The Remarkable Andrew as Policeman
- 1942Cadets on Parade as Inspector Kennedy
- 1942Over My Dead Body as Police Capt. Grady
- 1942All Through the Night as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
- 1941Louisiana Purchase as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
- 1941Johnny Eager as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
- 1941Unholy Partners as Colonel Mason
- 1941The Maltese Falcon as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- 1941The Blonde from Singapore as Capt. Nelson
- 1941Blossoms in the Dust as Senator
- 1941Three Sons o' Guns as Man Delivering Radio
- 1941All the World's a Stooge as Ajax Bullion
- 1941The Lady from Cheyenne as Crowley
- 1941A Shot in the Dark as Marsotti
- 1941The Monster and the Girl as Policeman in Alley
- 1941So Ends Our Night as Weiss
- 1941The Case of the Black Parrot as Simmonds
- 1940The Devil's Pipeline as R.J. Adams
- 1940North West Mounted Police as George Higgins
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- 1940The Golden Fleecing as Featherway (uncredited)
- 1940Foreign Correspondent as 'Mohican' Captain
- 1940The Great McGinty as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
- 1940Out West with the Peppers as Ole
- 1940Young Tom Edison as Bob
- 1940Blondie on a Budget as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
- 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1939Invisible Stripes as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
- 1939The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1939On Dress Parade as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
- 1939One Hour to Live as Fats Monoham
- 1939The Roaring Twenties as Gangster (uncredited)
- 1939Sued for Libel as Jerome Walsh
- 1939At the Circus as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1939The Day the Bookies Wept as Motor Cop (uncredited)
- 1939They Shall Have Music as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
- 1939I Stole a Million as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
- 1939Winter Carnival as Williams - Editor
- 1939The Spellbinder as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939The House of Fear as Policeman
- 1939Union Pacific as Foreman (uncredited)
- 1939East Side of Heaven as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939The Lady and the Mob as Policeman Riley
- 1939Sudden Money as Cop
- 1939You Can't Get Away with Murder as Second Detective (uncredited)
- 1939Let Freedom Ring as Axel (uncredited)
- 1939Twelve Crowded Hours as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- 1939Tiny Troubles as Officer Clancy
- 1939Idiot's Delight as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
- 1939Off the Record as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1939Pacific Liner as Olaf
- 1938Blondie as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1938Angels with Dirty Faces
- 1938Illegal Traffic
- 1938Girls on Probation as Officer Craig
- 1938The Mad Miss Manton as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1938King of Alcatraz as Olaf
- 1938I Am the Law as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
- 1938Doctor Rhythm as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
- 1938Call of The Yukon as Swenson
- 1938Arson Racket Squad as Chief J.P. Riley