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