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