Emory Parnell
Known for Acting · 244 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
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Sheriff Blake
Maverick
1957
as Cousin Lonnie / Hank / Fred Grady / Bill Anders / Clarence
I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman
Lawman
1958
as Hank the Bartender
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Luther Gannon / Henry Sawyer
Green Acres
1965
as Sheriff Blake
The Real McCoys
1957
Gunsmoke
1955
as Prospector
Dennis the Menace
1959
as O'Reilly
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Foreman / Hawkins
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ira Ponder
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Mister Ed
1961
as Murphy
Sugarfoot
1957
as Simpson
Medical Center
1969
as Mr. Oldham
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Older Man
Navy Log
1955
as Capt. Jurgesson
The Texan
1958
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sheriff / Police Sergeant at Firing Range
Public Defender
1954
as Gunderson
Boston Blackie
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Professor Kleinberg
The Alaskans
1959
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Arab # 1
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Plain-Clothes Man / L.G. Barnes
The Life of Riley
1949
as Clay J. Stevenson
Conflict
1956
as Sheriff Bert Meadows
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Joe Palooka Story
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Nagel, Defense Counsel / Ben Day
Movies (210)
Sabrina
1954
as Charles (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as 'Mohican' Captain
Artists and Models
1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as George Higgins
Nazty Nuisance
1943
as Capt. Spense
Saboteur
1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Hideout
1949
as Arnie Anderson
Man of the West
1958
as Henry (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
I Married a Witch
1942
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Frank, the Bell Captain
Feathertop
1955
as Major Whitby
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
All the World's a Stooge
1941
as Ajax Bullion
Show Boat
1951
as Jake Green (uncredited)
Government Girl
1943
as The Chief (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Sheriff Jackson
Blondie
1938
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Outlaw
1943
as Dolan (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mahoney
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
1943
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Gangster (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
Arabian Nights
1942
as Harem Sentry
Union Pacific
1939
as Foreman (uncredited)
I Am the Law
1938
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
The Band Wagon
1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Macao
1952
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
as O'Reilly
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945
as Police Captain Birch
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Mr. Hingleman
A Woman's Secret
1949
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
Highways by Night
1942
as Police Sergeant Ransome
Words and Music
1948
as Mr. Feiner
Two of a Kind
1951
as First Deputy (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Mr. PeDelford
The Blonde from Singapore
1941
as Capt. Nelson
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
as J. Corwin Aldridge
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Bob
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Policeman
Once Upon a Time
1944
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
1945
as O'Leary
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
1948
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator
Hot Summer Week
1972
as Bartender
Unholy Partners
1941
as Colonel Mason
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Policeman in Alley
Meet the O'Briens
1954
as Dad
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Call Me Madam
1953
as Senator Gallagher
Pardners
1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Bank Watchman
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Senator Prentice
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Police Capt. Grady
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as O'Casey
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
The Big Beef
1945
as Mr. Bib
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Key to the City
1950
as Council Chairman
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Tuerck
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
The Show-Off
1946
as Mr. Appelton
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Father John Whalen / Rabbi Jacob Samuels
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
as Bill Reed
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Apache Trail
1942
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
The Rocket Man
1954
as Big Bill Watkins
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Arson Racket Squad
1938
as Chief J.P. Riley
Address Unknown
1944
as Postman
Badman's Territory
1946
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass
1954
as Mr. Casey
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Chief of Police
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Billy Reed
Johnny Eager
1941
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Ship's captain
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Sherman
The Hot Angel
1958
as Judd Pfeiffer
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
1948
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Unmasked
1950
as 'Pop' Swenson
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Sam - Bartender
The House of Fear
1939
as Policeman
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Judge Byrnes
Wilson
1944
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
The Great McGinty
1940
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sgt. McClain
Gallant Journey
1946
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Violence
1947
as True Dawson
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Masseur
The Falcon in Mexico
1944
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Featherway (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942
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 244 credits spanning from 1938 to 1990, Emory Parnell has appeared in 210 films and 34 TV shows.
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- Sabrina (1954) — as Charles (uncredited)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as 'Mohican' Captain
- Artists and Models (1955) — as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
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