Emory Parnell
Known for Acting · 243 credits
- Born
- 1892-12-28
- Died
- 1979-06-22
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Emery Parnell · Emery Parnel · Emory Parnel · The Big Swede
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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
1957
as Leo Mann
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Uncle Edward / Juror
Maverick
1957
as Cousin Lonnie / Hank / Fred Grady / Bill Anders / Clarence
Green Acres
1965
as Sheriff Blake
Lawman
1958
as Hank the Bartender
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Luther Gannon / Henry Sawyer
I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman
Medical Center
1969
as Mr. Oldham
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Sheriff Blake
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Prospector
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ira Ponder
The Real McCoys
1957
Mister Ed
1961
as Murphy
Dennis the Menace
1959
as O'Reilly
Sugarfoot
1957
as Simpson
The Texan
1958
Navy Log
1955
as Capt. Jurgesson
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sheriff / Police Sergeant at Firing Range
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Older Man
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Foreman / Hawkins
Public Defender
1954
as Gunderson
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Professor Kleinberg
Boston Blackie
1951
The Alaskans
1959
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Plain-Clothes Man / L.G. Barnes
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Arab # 1
General Electric Theater
1953
as Nagel, Defense Counsel / Ben Day
The Life of Riley
1949
as Clay J. Stevenson
Conflict
1956
as Sheriff Bert Meadows
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Joe Palooka Story
1954
Movies (209)
Sabrina
1954
as Charles (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as 'Mohican' Captain
Saboteur
1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
The Outlaw
1943
as Dolan (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Jake Green (uncredited)
Man of the West
1958
as Henry (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as George Higgins
Union Pacific
1939
as Foreman (uncredited)
Sudden Money
1939
as Cop
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Sheriff Jackson
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Gangster (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
Once Upon a Time
1944
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wilson
1944
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
1954
as Police Captain
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Mr. PeDelford
Arabian Nights
1942
as Harem Sentry
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Artists and Models
1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Blondie
1938
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mahoney
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Dreamboat
1952
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Jan Roburt
Hideout
1949
as Arnie Anderson
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Axel (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
1948
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
The Great McGinty
1940
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
1949
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Sam - Bartender
Footlight Varieties
1951
as Older Cop
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Macao
1952
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Words and Music
1948
as Mr. Feiner
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Unmasked
1950
as 'Pop' Swenson
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Little Iodine
1946
as Mr. Bigdome
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Bob
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945
as Police Captain Birch
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Pardners
1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
Key to the City
1950
as Council Chairman
Hellfire
1949
as Sheriff Duffy
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Insp. Bill Brenner
Apache Trail
1942
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Policeman in Alley
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Tuerck
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Joe Alsobrook
Badman's Territory
1946
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
The Case of the Black Parrot
1941
as Simmonds
The House of Fear
1939
as Policeman
Young Ideas
1943
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Featherway (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Bank Watchman
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
All That I Have
1951
as Juror Barstow
Gallant Journey
1946
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
1948
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Weiss
King of Alcatraz
1938
as Olaf
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Ship's captain
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
as Bill Reed
Off the Record
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
1951
as First Deputy (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Quisling (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Inspector McBride
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Sherman
Hot Summer Week
1972
as Bartender
Government Girl
1943
as The Chief (uncredited)
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Chief of Police
Call Me Madam
1953
as Senator Gallagher
Syncopation
1942
The Devil's Pipeline
1940
as R.J. Adams
I Am the Law
1938
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as (uncredited)
Highways by Night
1942
as Police Sergeant Ransome
The Unknown Guest
1943
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
Casanova Brown
1944
as Frank, the Bell Captain
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator
Chain Gang
1950
as Capt. Duncan
The Young Guns
1956
as Padgett
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Sen. Wells
Address Unknown
1944
as Postman
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Judge Byrnes
Out West with the Peppers
1940
as Ole
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
When in Rome
1952
as Ship's Captain
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943
as Capt. Spense
The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Policeman Riley
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
About Emory Parnell
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 busi… With 243 credits spanning from 1938 to 1990, Emory Parnell has appeared in 209 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emory Parnell Movies
- Sabrina (1954) — as Charles (uncredited)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as 'Mohican' Captain
- Saboteur (1942) — as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
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