Emory Parnell
male
Born on December 28, 1892 (132 years old)
Passed Away on June 22, 1979
From Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1990
- 1972
- 1971
- 1969
- 1968
- 1965
- 1963
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
Pride of the Blue Grass
as
Mr. Casey
1954
The Rocket Man
as
Big Bill Watkins
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 Two Gun Teacher
as
Prof. Kleinberg
1954
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as
Mr. Battan (uncredited)
1954
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Meet the O'Briens
as
Dad
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as
Billy Reed
1954
Public Defender
as
Gunderson
1954
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The Joe Palooka Story
1954
- 1953
Confidentially Connie
as
Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
1953
The Band Wagon
as
Man on Train (uncredited)
1953
Call Me Madam
as
Senator Gallagher
1953
Safari Drums
as
Larry Conrad
1953
Fort Vengeance
as
Patrick Fitzgibbon
1953
Shadows of Tombstone
as
Sheriff Webb
1953
Sweethearts on Parade
as
Mayor
1953
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Lost in a Turkish Bath
as
A.J. Corbett
1953
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So You Want to Learn to Dance
as
George Blivens - Joe's Boss
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Nagel, Defense Counsel
1953
The Life Of Riley
as
Foreman
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Ben Day
1953
The Life Of Riley
as
Hawkins
1953
The Life Of Riley
1953
- 1952
Oklahoma Annie
as
Judge Byrnes
1952
Dreamboat
as
Crazy Sam
1952
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The McGurk Way
as
Dan McGurk Sr.
1952
Gobs and Gals
as
Senator Prentice
1952
Macao
as
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1952
Lost in Alaska
as
Sherman
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as
Billy Reed
1952
Rancho Notorious
as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1952
When in Rome
as
Ship's Captain
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1952
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So You Want to Enjoy Life
as
Joe's Boss (uncredited)
1952
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So You Want to Wear the Pants
as
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
1952
So You Never Tell a Lie
as
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
1952
The Fabulous Senorita
as
Dean Bradshaw
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Sheriff
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Police Sergeant at Firing Range
1952
- 1951
Footlight Varieties
as
Older Cop
1951
Let's Go Navy!
as
Police Sgt. Mulloy
1951
Show Boat
as
Jake Green (uncredited)
1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as
Billy Reed
1951
My True Story
as
Ed Praskins
1951
All That I Have
as
Juror Barstow
1951
Two of a Kind
as
First Deputy (uncredited)
1951
I Love Lucy
as
Policeman
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as
Professor Kleinberg
1951
- 1950
- 1949
Hideout
as
Arnie Anderson
1949
A Woman's Secret
as
Police Lieutenant at Desk
1949
Alaska Patrol
as
Capt. Jan Roburt
1949
Rose of the Yukon
as
Tim MacNab
1949
Hellfire
as
Sheriff Duffy
1949
Massacre River
as
Sgt. Johanssen
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as
Mr. Hingleman
1949
Ma and Pa Kettle
as
Bill Reed
1949
The Life of Riley
as
Clay J. Stevenson
1949
- 1948
Disaster
as
Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as
Mr. PeDelford
1948
Blonde Ice
as
Police Capt. Bill Murdock
1948
Here Comes Trouble
as
Winfield 'Windy' Blake
1948
Words and Music
as
Mr. Feiner
1948
Strike It Rich
as
Carlton
1948
Summer Holiday
as
Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
1948
Assigned to Danger
as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
as
Bank Watchman
1948
- 1947
- 1946
Strange Triangle
as
Barney Shaefer
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as
Metcalf
1946
Deadline for Murder
as
Masseur
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
1946
Deadline at Dawn
as
Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
1946
The Show-Off
as
Mr. Appelton
1946
Little Iodine
as
Mr. Bigdome
1946
Badman's Territory
as
Bitter Creek (uncredited)
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as
Joe Alsobrook
1946
Gallant Journey
as
Car Driver (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
- 1944
Triple Trouble
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as
Mr. Tuerck
1944
The Falcon in Hollywood
as
Inspector McBride
1944
The Falcon in Mexico
as
James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
1944
Casanova Brown
as
Frank, the Bell Captain
1944
Wilson
as
Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
1944
Address Unknown
as
Postman
1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as
Haley
1944
A Night of Adventure
as
Judge
1944
Tall in the Saddle
as
Sheriff Jackson
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1944
Once Upon a Time
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1944
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The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as
Wilson
1944
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Feather Your Nest
as
Farmer
1944
- 1943
Young Ideas
as
Judge Canute J. Kelly
1943
The Unknown Guest
as
Sheriff Dave Larsen
1943
The Outlaw
as
Dolan (uncredited)
1943
London Blackout Murders
as
Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
1943
Government Girl
as
The Chief (uncredited)
1943
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as
Rupert Shannon
1943
Dangerous Blondes
as
Officer McGuire (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as
Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
as
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
1943
Mission to Moscow
as
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
1943
Mr. Lucky
as
Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1943
Nazty Nuisance
as
Capt. Spense
1943
The Hard Way
as
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
1943
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as
Quisling (uncredited)
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
1942
All Through the Night
as
Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
1942
Highways by Night
as
Police Sergeant Ransome
1942
Saboteur
as
Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
1942
Syncopation
1942
Gentleman Jim
as
Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
1942
I Married a Witch
as
Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
1942
Apache Trail
as
Mr. Walters (uncredited)
1942
Arabian Nights
as
Harem Sentry
1942
Larceny, Inc.
as
O'Casey
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as
Policeman
1942
Over My Dead Body
as
Police Capt. Grady
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as
Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
1942
Cadets on Parade
as
Inspector Kennedy
1942
They All Kissed the Bride
as
Mahoney
1942
The Major and the Minor
as
Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1942
Night in New Orleans
as
Jensen (uncredited)
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as
Police Chief (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
Unholy Partners
as
Colonel Mason
1941
The Case of the Black Parrot
as
Simmonds
1941
All the World's a Stooge
as
Ajax Bullion
1941
Johnny Eager
as
Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
1941
The Maltese Falcon
as
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
1941
The Blonde from Singapore
as
Capt. Nelson
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
as
Man Delivering Radio
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as
Crowley
1941
A Shot in the Dark
as
Marsotti
1941
So Ends Our Night
as
Weiss
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as
Senator
1941
The Monster and the Girl
as
Policeman in Alley
1941
Louisiana Purchase
as
Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
1941
- 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
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Blondie on a Budget
as
Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
1940
Foreign Correspondent
as
'Mohican' Captain
1940
North West Mounted Police
as
George Higgins
1940
The Golden Fleecing
as
Featherway (uncredited)
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
as
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
1940
The Devil's Pipeline
as
R.J. Adams
1940
- 1939
Sued for Libel
as
Jerome Walsh
1939
Tiny Troubles
as
Officer Clancy
1939
The Lady and the Mob
as
Policeman Riley
1939
Pacific Liner
as
Olaf
1939
Idiot's Delight
as
Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
1939
Let Freedom Ring
as
Axel (uncredited)
1939
East Side of Heaven
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
as
Foreman (uncredited)
1939
At the Circus
as
Ringmaster (uncredited)
1939
They Shall Have Music
as
Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
1939
The House of Fear
as
Policeman
1939
The Spellbinder
as
Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as
Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
1939
The Roaring Twenties
as
Gangster (uncredited)
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
as
Motor Cop (uncredited)
1939
Winter Carnival
as
Williams - Editor
1939
I Stole a Million
as
Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
1939
Sudden Money
as
Cop
1939
Off the Record
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1939
On Dress Parade
as
Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
as
Doorkeeper (uncredited)
1939
One Hour To Live
as
Fats Monoham
1939
Invisible Stripes
as
Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as
Second Detective (uncredited)
1939
- 1938
I Am the Law
as
Detective Brophy (uncredited)
1938
Doctor Rhythm
as
Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
1938
Call of The Yukon
as
Swenson
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1938
Illegal Traffic
1938
Blondie
as
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
Girls on Probation
as
Officer Craig
1938
Arson Racket Squad
as
Chief J.P. Riley
1938
King of Alcatraz
as
Olaf
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
