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