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