Emory Parnell
210 movies · 33 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 28, 1892
- Died
- Jun 22, 1979 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Emery Parnell · Emery Parnel · Emory Parnel · The Big Swede
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".
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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.
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Emory Parnell: movies and TV shows
Acting (243)
- 1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
- 1972 Hot Summer Week
as Bartender
- 1971 The Andromeda Strain
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1968
- 1965
- 1965 The Bounty Killer
as Sam - Bartender
- 1963
- 1961 The Two Little Bears
as Grimshaw Wilkins
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Alias Jesse James
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1958 The Hot Angel
as Judd Pfeiffer
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 Man of the West
as Henry (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956 The Young Guns
as Padgett
- 1956
- 1956 Pardners
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
- 1956 So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1956 That Certain Feeling
as Senator (uncredited)
- 1955 Feathertop
as Major Whitby
- 1955 Artists and Models
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
- 1955 So You Want to Be a V.P.
as (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Chief of Police
- 1954 The Two Gun Teacher
as Prof. Kleinberg
- 1954 So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
- 1954 Jungle Gents
as Police Captain
- 1954 Sabrina
as Charles (uncredited)
- 1954 Meet the O'Briens
as Dad
- 1954 Battle of Rogue River
as Sgt. McClain
- 1954 Pride of the Blue Grass
as Mr. Casey
- 1954 The Rocket Man
as Big Bill Watkins
- 1954
- 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Billy Reed
- 1954 The Long, Long Trailer
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1953 Shadows of Tombstone
as Sheriff Webb
- 1953 The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
- 1953 Sweethearts on Parade
as Mayor
- 1953
- 1953 Safari Drums
as Larry Conrad
- 1953 Fort Vengeance
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
- 1953 So You Want to Learn to Dance
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
- 1953 Call Me Madam
as Senator Gallagher
- 1953 Confidentially Connie
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1953 Lost in a Turkish Bath
as A.J. Corbett
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952 Lost in Alaska
as Sherman
- 1952 So You Never Tell a Lie
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- 1952 Dreamboat
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
- 1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Billy Reed
- 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1952 When in Rome
as Ship's Captain
- 1952 Gobs and Gals
as Senator Prentice
- 1952 Macao
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- 1952 Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1952 The Fabulous Senorita
as Dean Bradshaw
- 1952 So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
- 1952 Oklahoma Annie
as Judge Byrnes
- 1952 The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk Sr.
- 1951
- 1951 All That I Have
as Juror Barstow
- 1951
- 1951 Let's Go Navy!
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
- 1951 Show Boat
as Jake Green (uncredited)
- 1951 Two of a Kind
as First Deputy (uncredited)
- 1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Billy Reed
- 1951
- 1951 Footlight Varieties
as Older Cop
- 1951 My True Story
as Ed Praskins
- 1950 Trail of Robin Hood
as J. Corwin Aldridge
- 1950 Chain Gang
as Capt. Duncan
- 1950 To Please a Lady
as Mr. Wendall
- 1950 County Fair
as Tim Brennan
- 1950 Rock Island Trail
as Sen. Wells
- 1950 Key to the City
as Council Chairman
- 1950 Unmasked
as 'Pop' Swenson
- 1949
- 1949 Massacre River
as Sgt. Johanssen
- 1949 Hellfire
as Sheriff Duffy
- 1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Hingleman
- 1949 Ma and Pa Kettle
as Bill Reed
- 1949 Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Jan Roburt
- 1949 Hideout
as Arnie Anderson
- 1949 A Woman's Secret
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
- 1949 Rose of the Yukon
as Tim MacNab
- 1948 Words and Music
as Mr. Feiner
- 1948 Disaster
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
- 1948 Strike It Rich
as Carlton
- 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
as Bank Watchman
- 1948 Blonde Ice
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
- 1948 Assigned to Danger
as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1948 Summer Holiday
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
- 1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mr. PeDelford
- 1948 Here Comes Trouble
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
- 1947 The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as O'Reilly
- 1947 Stork Bites Man
as Alan Kimberly
- 1947 Gas House Kids Go West
as Police Sergeat Casey
- 1947 Violence
as True Dawson
- 1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited)
- 1947 Calendar Girl
as The Mayor
- 1946 Abie's Irish Rose
as Father John Whalen / Rabbi Jacob Samuels
- 1946 The Show-Off
as Mr. Appelton
- 1946 Little Iodine
as Mr. Bigdome
- 1946 Gallant Journey
as Car Driver (uncredited)
- 1946 Queen of Burlesque
as Inspector Crowley
- 1946 Deadline for Murder
as Masseur
- 1946 Strange Triangle
as Barney Shaefer
- 1946 Badman's Territory
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
- 1946 The Falcon's Alibi
as Metcalf
- 1946 Deadline at Dawn
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
- 1946 Riverboat Rhythm
as Sheriff Martin
- 1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Joe Alsobrook
- 1945 Sing Your Way Home
as Ship's captain
- 1945 The Big Beef
as Mr. Bib
- 1945 You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Hinkledorfer
- 1945 Mama Loves Papa
as O'Leary
- 1945 What, No Cigarettes
as Man in Line at Drugstore
- 1945
- 1945 Two O'Clock Courage
as Insp. Bill Brenner
- 1945 The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Police Captain Birch
- 1944 The Falcon in Hollywood
as Inspector McBride
- 1944 Feather Your Nest
as Farmer
- 1944 Tall in the Saddle
as Sheriff Jackson
- 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mr. Tuerck
- 1944
- 1944 Casanova Brown
as Frank, the Bell Captain
- 1944 The Falcon in Mexico
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
- 1944 Wilson
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
- 1944 Once Upon a Time
as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1944 A Night of Adventure
as Judge
- 1944 Address Unknown
as Postman
- 1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Haley
- 1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1944 The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Wilson
- 1943 Government Girl
as The Chief (uncredited)
- 1943 The Unknown Guest
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
- 1943 Dangerous Blondes
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
- 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
- 1943 Nazty Nuisance
as Capt. Spense
- 1943 Young Ideas
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
- 1943 Mr. Lucky
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
- 1943 Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Rupert Shannon
- 1943 Mission to Moscow
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
- 1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
- 1943 The Outlaw
as Dolan (uncredited)
- 1943 London Blackout Murders
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
- 1943 The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
- 1942 Arabian Nights
as Harem Sentry
- 1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Quisling (uncredited)
- 1942 Gentleman Jim
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
- 1942 I Married a Witch
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
- 1942 Highways by Night
as Police Sergeant Ransome
- 1942 The Major and the Minor
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
- 1942 Apache Trail
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
- 1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
- 1942 Night in New Orleans
as Jensen (uncredited)
- 1942 They All Kissed the Bride
as Mahoney
- 1942
- 1942 Larceny, Inc.
as O'Casey
- 1942 Saboteur
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
- 1942 Obliging Young Lady
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
- 1942 Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Police Chief (uncredited)
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman
- 1942 Cadets on Parade
as Inspector Kennedy
- 1942 Over My Dead Body
as Police Capt. Grady
- 1942 All Through the Night
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
- 1941 Louisiana Purchase
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
- 1941 Johnny Eager
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
- 1941 Unholy Partners
as Colonel Mason
- 1941 The Maltese Falcon
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- 1941 The Blonde from Singapore
as Capt. Nelson
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
- 1941 Three Sons o' Guns
as Man Delivering Radio
- 1941 All the World's a Stooge
as Ajax Bullion
- 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Crowley
- 1941 A Shot in the Dark
as Marsotti
- 1941 The Monster and the Girl
as Policeman in Alley
- 1941 So Ends Our Night
as Weiss
- 1941 The Case of the Black Parrot
as Simmonds
- 1940 The Devil's Pipeline
as R.J. Adams
+ 43 more credits
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode