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