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