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