Emory Parnell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-28
Day of Death
1979-06-22 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Emory Parnell
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.
Acting
(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)
(1965)
The Bounty Killer
as Sam - Bartender
(1961)
The Two Little Bears
as Grimshaw Wilkins
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
(1958)
Man of the West
as Henry (uncredited)
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
(1958)
The Hot Angel
as Judd Pfeiffer
(1956)
Pardners
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
(1956)
The Young Guns
as Padgett
(1956)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
(1956)
That Certain Feeling
as Senator
(1955)
Artists and Models
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
(1955)
How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Chief of Police
(1955)
So You Want to Be a V.P.
as (uncredited)
(1955)
Feathertop
as Major Whitby
(1954)
Sabrina
as Charles
(1954)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1954)
Battle of Rogue River
as Sgt. McClain
(1954)
Jungle Gents
as Police Captain
(1954)
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Mr. Casey
(1954)
The Rocket Man
as Big Bill Watkins
(1954)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
(1954)
The Two Gun Teacher
as Prof. Kleinberg
(1953)
The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
(1953)
Call Me Madam
as Senator Gallagher
(1953)
Fort Vengeance
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
(1953)
Confidentially Connie
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
(1953)
Sweethearts on Parade
as Mayor
(1953)
Shadows of Tombstone
as Sheriff Webb
(1953)
So You Want to Learn to Dance
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
(1953)
Safari Drums
as Larry Conrad
(1953)
Lost in a Turkish Bath
as A.J. Corbett
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1952)
Macao
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
(1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1952)
Dreamboat
as Crazy Sam
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Judge Byrnes
(1952)
When in Rome
as Ship's Captain
(1952)
Lost in Alaska
as Sherman
(1952)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Billy Reed
(1952)
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
(1952)
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk Sr.
(1952)
Gobs and Gals
as Senator Prentice
(1952)
The Fabulous Senorita
as Dean Bradshaw
(1952)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
(1952)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
(1951)
Show Boat
as Jake Green (uncredited)
(1951)
All That I Have
as Juror Barstow
(1951)
Two of a Kind
as First Deputy (uncredited)
(1951)
My True Story
as Ed Praskins
(1951)
Footlight Varieties
as Older Cop
(1951)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Billy Reed
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
(1950)
Trail of Robin Hood
as J. Corwin Aldridge
(1950)
Key to the City
as Council Chairman
(1950)
Unmasked
as 'Pop' Swenson
(1950)
To Please a Lady
as Mr. Wendall
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as Sen. Wells
(1950)
Chain Gang
as Capt. Duncan
(1949)
A Woman's Secret
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
(1949)
Hellfire
as Sheriff Duffy
(1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Hingleman
(1949)
Hideout
as Arnie Anderson
(1949)
Massacre River
as Sgt. Johanssen
(1949)
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Jan Roburt
(1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle
as Bill Reed
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Tim MacNab
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mr. PeDelford
(1948)
Words and Music
as Mr. Feiner
(1948)
Blonde Ice
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
(1948)
Summer Holiday
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
(1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Bank Watchman
(1948)
Assigned to Danger
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1948)
Strike It Rich
as Carlton
(1948)
Here Comes Trouble
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
(1948)
Disaster
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
(1947)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Violence
as True Dawson
(1947)
Calendar Girl
as The Mayor
(1947)
Stork Bites Man
as Alan Kimberly
(1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
as Police Sergeat Casey
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
(1946)
Strange Triangle
as Barney Shaefer
(1946)
Gallant Journey
as Car Driver (uncredited)
(1946)
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Joe Alsobrook
(1946)
Deadline for Murder
as Masseur
(1946)
The Falcon's Alibi
as Metcalf
(1946)
The Show-Off
as Mr. Appelton
(1946)
Little Iodine
as Mr. Bigdome
(1946)
Queen of Burlesque
as Inspector Crowley
(1946)
Riverboat Rhythm
as Sheriff Martin
(1946)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
(1946)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Father John Whalen
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Insp. Bill Brenner
(1945)
Sing Your Way Home
as Ship's captain
(1945)
You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Hinkledorfer
(1945)
Mama Loves Papa
as O'Leary
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Police Captain Birch
(1945)
(1945)
The Big Beef
as Mr. Bib
(1944)
A Night of Adventure
as Judge
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
as Sheriff Jackson
(1944)
Wilson
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1944)
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Inspector McBride
(1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Mr. Tuerck
(1944)
The Falcon in Mexico
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Frank, the Bell Captain
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Postman
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1944)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Wilson
(1944)
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Haley
(1944)
(1944)
Feather Your Nest
as Farmer
(1943)
The Outlaw
as Dolan (uncredited)
(1943)
Mr. Lucky
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
(1943)
Dangerous Blondes
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Gatekeeper
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
as Capt. Spense
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
(1943)
Government Girl
as The Chief (uncredited)
(1943)
London Blackout Murders
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
(1943)
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Rupert Shannon
(1942)
Saboteur
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
(1942)
Arabian Nights
as Harem Sentry
(1942)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Quisling (uncredited)
(1942)
All Through the Night
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as O'Casey
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as Jensen (Uncredited)
(1942)
Apache Trail
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mahoney
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as Police Capt. Grady
(1942)
Cadets on Parade
as Inspector Kennedy
(1942)
Highways by Night
as Police Sergeant Ransome
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
(1941)
The Monster and the Girl
as Policeman in Alley
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Crowley
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Weiss
(1941)
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
(1941)
The Blonde from Singapore
as Capt. Nelson
(1941)
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Simmonds
(1941)
Unholy Partners
as Colonel Mason
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
as Marsotti
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Man Delivering Radio
(1941)
All the World's a Stooge
as Ajax Bullion
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as 'Mohican' Captain
(1940)
Young Tom Edison
as Bob
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as George Higgins
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as Featherway (uncredited)
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
(1940)
Blondie on a Budget
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
The Devil's Pipeline
as R.J. Adams
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Gangster (uncredited)
(1939)
At the Circus
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Foreman (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Second Detective (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
(1939)
Let Freedom Ring
as Axel (uncredited)
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Policeman
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
(1939)
Winter Carnival
as Williams - Editor
(1939)
Off the Record
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
(1939)
The Spellbinder
as Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Cop
(1939)
Pacific Liner
as Olaf
(1939)
Tiny Troubles
as Officer Clancy
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
(1939)
East Side of Heaven
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
(1939)
Sued for Libel
as Jerome Walsh
(1939)
The Lady and the Mob
as Policeman Riley
(1939)
One Hour To Live
as Fats Monoham
(1938)
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1938)
I Am the Law
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
(1938)
King of Alcatraz
as Olaf
(1938)
Doctor Rhythm
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Officer Craig
(1938)
(1938)
Arson Racket Squad
as Chief J.P. Riley
(1938)
Call of The Yukon
as Swenson