Emory Parnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 28, 1892
- Died
- Jun 22, 1979 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 244
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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
The Maltese Falcon
1941Movie
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Sabrina
1954Movie
Charles (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
1971Movie
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942Movie
Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
'Mohican' Captain
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938Movie
Filmography
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990Movie
(archive footage)
Hot Summer Week
1972Movie
Bartender
The Andromeda Strain
1971Movie
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Medical Center
1969TV
Mr. Oldham
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968TV
Older Man
Green Acres
1965TV
Sheriff Blake
The Bounty Killer
1965Movie
Sam - Bartender
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Sheriff Blake
The Two Little Bears
1961Movie
Grimshaw Wilkins
Mister Ed
1961TV
Murphy
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960TV
Arab # 1
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
Uncle Edward, Juror
The Alaskans
1959TV
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
O'Reilly
Alias Jesse James
1959Movie
Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
The Hot Angel
1958Movie
Judd Pfeiffer
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Burton Baldwin
Bat Masterson
1958TV
Ira Ponder
Lawman
1958TV
Hank the Bartender, Hank
Man of the West
1958Movie
Henry (uncredited)
The Texan
1958TV
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958Movie
Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Real McCoys
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
Cousin Lonnie, Hank, Fred Grady, Bill Anders, Clarence
Perry Mason
1957TV
Leo Mann
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Simpson
Conflict
1956TV
Sheriff Bert Meadows
The Young Guns
1956Movie
Padgett
Hey, Jeannie!
1956TV
Plain-Clothes Man, L.G. Barnes
Pardners
1956Movie
Col. Hart (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956Movie
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
1956Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Feathertop
1955Movie
Major Whitby
Artists and Models
1955Movie
Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a V.P.
1955Movie
(uncredited)
Navy Log
1955TV
Capt. Jurgesson
Cheyenne
1955TV
Luther Gannon, Henry Sawyer
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Prospector
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955Movie
Chief of Police
The Two Gun Teacher
1954Movie
Prof. Kleinberg
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954Movie
Mr. Battan (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
1954Movie
Police Captain
Sabrina
1954Movie
Charles (uncredited)
Meet the O'Briens
1954Movie
Dad
Battle of Rogue River
1954Movie
Sgt. McClain
Pride of the Blue Grass
1954Movie
Mr. Casey
The Rocket Man
1954Movie
Big Bill Watkins
Public Defender
1954TV
Gunderson
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954Movie
Billy Reed
The Long, Long Trailer
1954Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Joe Palooka Story
1954TV
Shadows of Tombstone
1953Movie
Sheriff Webb
The Band Wagon
1953Movie
Man on Train (uncredited)
Sweethearts on Parade
1953Movie
Mayor
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953TV
Safari Drums
1953Movie
Larry Conrad
Fort Vengeance
1953Movie
Patrick Fitzgibbon
So You Want to Learn to Dance
1953Movie
George Blivens - Joe's Boss
Call Me Madam
1953Movie
Senator Gallagher
Confidentially Connie
1953Movie
Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Nagel, Defense Counsel, Ben Day
Lost in a Turkish Bath
1953Movie
A.J. Corbett
The Life Of Riley
1953TV
Foreman, Hawkins
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952TV
Sheriff, Police Sergeant at Firing Range
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952Movie
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska
1952Movie
Sherman
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952Movie
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Dreamboat
1952Movie
Crazy Sam (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952Movie
Billy Reed
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
When in Rome
1952Movie
Ship's Captain
Gobs and Gals
1952Movie
Senator Prentice
Macao
1952Movie
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita
1952Movie
Dean Bradshaw
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952Movie
Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952Movie
Judge Byrnes
The McGurk Way
1952Movie
Dan McGurk Sr.
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Policeman
All That I Have
1951Movie
Juror Barstow
Boston Blackie
1951TV
Let's Go Navy!
1951Movie
Police Sgt. Mulloy
Show Boat
1951Movie
Jake Green (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
1951Movie
First Deputy (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951Movie
Billy Reed
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Professor Kleinberg
Footlight Varieties
1951Movie
Older Cop
My True Story
1951Movie
Ed Praskins
Trail of Robin Hood
1950Movie
J. Corwin Aldridge
Chain Gang
1950Movie
Capt. Duncan
To Please a Lady
1950Movie
Mr. Wendall
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
County Fair
1950Movie
Tim Brennan
Rock Island Trail
1950Movie
Sen. Wells
Key to the City
1950Movie
Council Chairman
Unmasked
1950Movie
'Pop' Swenson
The Life of Riley
1949TV
Clay J. Stevenson
Massacre River
1949Movie
Sgt. Johanssen
Hellfire
1949Movie
Sheriff Duffy
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949Movie
Mr. Hingleman
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949Movie
Bill Reed
Alaska Patrol
1949Movie
Capt. Jan Roburt
Hideout
1949Movie
Arnie Anderson
A Woman's Secret
1949Movie
Police Lieutenant at Desk
Rose of the Yukon
1949Movie
Tim MacNab
Words and Music
1948Movie
Mr. Feiner
Disaster
1948Movie
Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948Movie
Carlton
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948Movie
Bank Watchman
Blonde Ice
1948Movie
Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Assigned to Danger
1948Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
1948Movie
Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948Movie
Mr. PeDelford
Here Comes Trouble
1948Movie
Winfield 'Windy' Blake
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947Movie
O'Reilly
Stork Bites Man
1947Movie
Alan Kimberly
Gas House Kids Go West
1947Movie
Police Sergeat Casey
Violence
1947Movie
True Dawson
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947Movie
(uncredited)
Calendar Girl
1947Movie
The Mayor
Abie's Irish Rose
1946Movie
Father John Whalen, Rabbi Jacob Samuels
The Show-Off
1946Movie
Mr. Appelton
Little Iodine
1946Movie
Mr. Bigdome
Gallant Journey
1946Movie
Car Driver (uncredited)
Queen of Burlesque
1946Movie
Inspector Crowley
Deadline for Murder
1946Movie
Masseur
Strange Triangle
1946Movie
Barney Shaefer
Badman's Territory
1946Movie
Bitter Creek (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi
1946Movie
Metcalf
Deadline at Dawn
1946Movie
Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Riverboat Rhythm
1946Movie
Sheriff Martin
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946Movie
Joe Alsobrook
Sing Your Way Home
1945Movie
Ship's captain
The Big Beef
1945Movie
Mr. Bib
You Drive Me Crazy
1945Movie
Mr. Hinkledorfer
Mama Loves Papa
1945Movie
O'Leary
What, No Cigarettes
1945Movie
Man in Line at Drugstore
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945Movie
Two O'Clock Courage
1945Movie
Insp. Bill Brenner
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945Movie
Police Captain Birch
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944Movie
Inspector McBride
Feather Your Nest
1944Movie
Farmer
Tall in the Saddle
1944Movie
Sheriff Jackson
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944Movie
Mr. Tuerck
Triple Trouble
1944Movie
Casanova Brown
1944Movie
Frank, the Bell Captain
The Falcon in Mexico
1944Movie
James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
Wilson
1944Movie
Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
1944Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
A Night of Adventure
1944Movie
Judge
Address Unknown
1944Movie
Postman
Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944Movie
Haley
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944Movie
Wilson
Government Girl
1943Movie
The Chief (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
1943Movie
Sheriff Dave Larsen
Dangerous Blondes
1943Movie
Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943Movie
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943Movie
Capt. Spense
Young Ideas
1943Movie
Judge Canute J. Kelly
Mr. Lucky
1943Movie
Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Two Señoritas from Chicago
1943Movie
Rupert Shannon
Mission to Moscow
1943Movie
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943Movie
Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
The Outlaw
1943Movie
Dolan (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
1943Movie
Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943Movie
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Arabian Nights
1942Movie
Harem Sentry
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942Movie
Quisling (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942Movie
Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942Movie
Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Highways by Night
1942Movie
Police Sergeant Ransome
The Major and the Minor
1942Movie
Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Apache Trail
1942Movie
Mr. Walters (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
1942Movie
Jensen (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
1942Movie
Mahoney
Syncopation
1942Movie
Larceny, Inc.
1942Movie
O'Casey
Saboteur
1942Movie
Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942Movie
Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942Movie
Police Chief (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942Movie
Policeman
Cadets on Parade
1942Movie
Inspector Kennedy
Over My Dead Body
1942Movie
Police Capt. Grady
All Through the Night
1942Movie
Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941Movie
Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
Johnny Eager
1941Movie
Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
1941Movie
Colonel Mason
The Maltese Falcon
1941Movie
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore
1941Movie
Capt. Nelson
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Movie
Senator
Three Sons o' Guns
1941Movie
Man Delivering Radio
All the World's a Stooge
1941Movie
Ajax Bullion
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941Movie
Crowley
A Shot in the Dark
1941Movie
Marsotti
The Monster and the Girl
1941Movie
Policeman in Alley
So Ends Our Night
1941Movie
Weiss
The Case of the Black Parrot
1941Movie
Simmonds
The Devil's Pipeline
1940Movie
R.J. Adams
North West Mounted Police
1940Movie
George Higgins
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
'Mohican' Captain
The Golden Fleecing
1940Movie
Featherway (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940Movie
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940Movie
Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Out West with the Peppers
1940Movie
Ole
Young Tom Edison
1940Movie
Bob
Blondie on a Budget
1940Movie
Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939Movie
Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939Movie
Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
One Hour to Live
1939Movie
Fats Monoham
The Roaring Twenties
1939Movie
Gangster (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
1939Movie
Jerome Walsh
At the Circus
1939Movie
Ringmaster (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939Movie
Motor Cop (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939Movie
Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939Movie
Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939Movie
Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
Winter Carnival
1939Movie
Williams - Editor
The House of Fear
1939Movie
Policeman
Union Pacific
1939Movie
Foreman (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
1939Movie
Doorman (uncredited)
The Lady and the Mob
1939Movie
Policeman Riley
Sudden Money
1939Movie
Cop
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939Movie
Second Detective (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
1939Movie
Axel (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939Movie
Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
1939Movie
Officer Clancy
Idiot's Delight
1939Movie
Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Off the Record
1939Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
1939Movie
Olaf
Blondie
1938Movie
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938Movie
Illegal Traffic
1938Movie
Girls on Probation
1938Movie
Officer Craig
The Mad Miss Manton
1938Movie
Doorman (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz
1938Movie
Olaf
I Am the Law
1938Movie
Detective Brophy (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
1938Movie
Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Call of The Yukon
1938Movie
Swenson
Arson Racket Squad
1938Movie
Chief J.P. Riley