Emory Parnell

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.

Cast

Confidentially Connie

(Mr. Daveney (uncredited))

Disaster

(Father Mulvaney (uncredited))

The Band Wagon

(Man on Train (uncredited))

Hot Summer Week

(Bartender)

Pride of the Blue Grass

(Mr. Casey)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

(Mr. PeDelford)

Strange Triangle

(Barney Shaefer)

Once Upon a Honeymoon

(Quisling (uncredited))

Triple Trouble

Blonde Ice

(Police Capt. Bill Murdock)

The Great McGinty

(Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited))

Mama Loves Papa

(O'Leary)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

(Mr. Tuerck)

Unmasked

('Pop' Swenson)

Violence

(True Dawson)

Two O'Clock Courage

(Insp. Bill Brenner)

The Falcon in Hollywood

(Inspector McBride)

Call Me Madam

(Senator Gallagher)

The Falcon in Mexico

(James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes])

The Falcon's Alibi

(Metcalf)

Casanova Brown

(Frank, the Bell Captain)

Hideout

(Arnie Anderson)

Wilson

(Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited))

A Woman's Secret

(Police Lieutenant at Desk)

The Crime Doctor's Courage

(Police Captain Birch)

Footlight Varieties

(Older Cop)

Unholy Partners

(Colonel Mason)

Pardners

(Col. Hart (uncredited))

I Am the Law

(Detective Brophy (uncredited))

The Notorious Mr. Monks

(Sheriff Cobus Anders)

Let's Go Navy!

(Police Sgt. Mulloy)

Address Unknown

(Postman)

Deadline for Murder

(Masseur)

The Case of the Black Parrot

(Simmonds)

All the World's a Stooge

(Ajax Bullion)

The Rocket Man

(Big Bill Watkins)

Chain Gang

(Capt. Duncan)

Calendar Girl

(The Mayor)

Safari Drums

(Larry Conrad)

Johnny Eager

(Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited))

That Certain Feeling

(Senator)

The Hot Angel

(Judd Pfeiffer)

Here Comes Trouble

(Winfield 'Windy' Blake)

Young Ideas

(Judge Canute J. Kelly)

To Please a Lady

(Mr. Wendall)

Trail of Robin Hood

(J. Corwin Aldridge)

The Pride of the Yankees

(Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited))

Sued for Libel

(Jerome Walsh)

Gildersleeve's Ghost

(Haley)

Queen of Burlesque

(Inspector Crowley)

Sing Your Way Home

(Ship's captain)

The Young Guns

(Padgett)

A Night of Adventure

(Judge)

Out West with the Peppers

(Ole)

The Two Little Bears

(Grimshaw Wilkins)

Oklahoma Annie

(Judge Byrnes)

Doctor Rhythm

(Sgt. Olson (uncredited))

The Maltese Falcon

(Ship's Mate (uncredited))

Key to the City

(Council Chairman)

Sabrina

(Charles)

The Unknown Guest

(Sheriff Dave Larsen)

Call of The Yukon

(Swenson)

The Mad Miss Manton

(Doorman (uncredited))

Riverboat Rhythm

(Sheriff Martin)

Alaska Patrol

(Capt. Jan Roburt)

Rose of the Yukon

(Tim MacNab)

Illegal Traffic

Tiny Troubles

(Officer Clancy)

Dreamboat

(Crazy Sam)

All Through the Night

(Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited))

Show Boat

(Jake Green (uncredited))

Blondie

(Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited))

The Long, Long Trailer

(Policeman (uncredited))

The McGurk Way

(Dan McGurk Sr.)

Abie's Irish Rose

(Rabbi Jacob Samuels)

Abie's Irish Rose

(Father John Whalen)

The Lady and the Mob

(Policeman Riley)

The Blonde from Singapore

(Capt. Nelson)

The Outlaw

(Dolan (uncredited))

Words and Music

(Mr. Feiner)

Girls on Probation

(Officer Craig)

Pacific Liner

(Olaf)

Fort Vengeance

(Patrick Fitzgibbon)

Idiot's Delight

(Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop)

Let Freedom Ring

(Axel (uncredited))

East Side of Heaven

(Doorman (uncredited))

Three Sons o' Guns

(Man Delivering Radio)

Union Pacific

(Foreman (uncredited))

At the Circus

(Ringmaster (uncredited))

They Shall Have Music

(Policeman in Rain (uncredited))

The House of Fear

(Policeman)

The Spellbinder

(Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited))

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

(Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited))

The Roaring Twenties

(Gangster (uncredited))

Battle of Rogue River

(Sgt. McClain)

The Day the Bookies Wept

(Motor Cop (uncredited))

So You Want to Be a V.P.

((uncredited))

Tall in the Saddle

(Sheriff Jackson)

Artists and Models

(Mr. Kelly (uncredited))

Gobs and Gals

(Senator Prentice)

Deadline at Dawn

(Police Captain Bender (uncredited))

London Blackout Murders

(Henryk Peterson (uncredited))

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

(Billy Reed)

Young Tom Edison

(Bob)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Blondie on a Budget

(Policeman Dempsey (uncredited))

Foreign Correspondent

('Mohican' Captain)

The Show-Off

(Mr. Appelton)

Arson Racket Squad

(Chief J.P. Riley)

Macao

(Ship's Captain (uncredited))

Highways by Night

(Police Sergeant Ransome)

Saboteur

(Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited))

Jungle Gents

(Police Captain)

Syncopation

The Lady from Cheyenne

(Crowley)

A Shot in the Dark

(Marsotti)

Hellfire

(Sheriff Duffy)

Gas House Kids Go West

(Police Sergeat Casey)

So Your Wife Wants to Work

(Mr. Batten (uncredited))

Strike It Rich

(Carlton)

Massacre River

(Sgt. Johanssen)

Summer Holiday

(Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited))

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

(Train Conductor (uncredited))

North West Mounted Police

(George Higgins)

Government Girl

(The Chief (uncredited))

Gentleman Jim

(Dennis Simmons (uncredited))

The Golden Fleecing

(Featherway (uncredited))

Stranger on the Third Floor

(Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited))

Shadows of Tombstone

(Sheriff Webb)

Rock Island Trail

(Sen. Wells)

I Married a Witch

(Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited))

The Two Gun Teacher

(Prof. Kleinberg)

My True Story

(Ed Praskins)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

(Mr. Hingleman)

Apache Trail

(Mr. Walters (uncredited))

Lost in Alaska

(Sherman)

So Ends Our Night

(Weiss)

Arabian Nights

(Harem Sentry)

Blossoms in the Dust

(Senator)

Two Señoritas from Chicago

(Rupert Shannon)

The Bounty Killer

(Sam - Bartender)

Winter Carnival

(Williams - Editor)

Larceny, Inc.

(O'Casey)

I Stole a Million

(Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited))

The Remarkable Andrew

(Policeman)

Little Iodine

(Mr. Bigdome)

Sudden Money

(Cop)

Over My Dead Body

(Police Capt. Grady)

Obliging Young Lady

(Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited))

Off the Record

(Policeman (uncredited))

Dangerous Blondes

(Officer McGuire (uncredited))

Slightly Dangerous

(Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited))

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

((archive footage))

All That I Have

(Juror Barstow)

Two of a Kind

(First Deputy (uncredited))

King of Alcatraz

(Olaf)

Once Upon a Time

(Policeman (uncredited))

Ma and Pa Kettle

(Bill Reed)

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

(Billy Reed)

The Monster and the Girl

(Policeman in Alley)

Rancho Notorious

(Sheriff (uncredited))

On Dress Parade

(Paddy - Policeman (uncredited))

Du Barry was a Lady

(Gatekeeper)

Mission to Moscow

(Uncaring Businessman (uncredited))

Mr. Lucky

(Dock Watchman (uncredited))

Cadets on Parade

(Inspector Kennedy)

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

(Wilson)

Nazty Nuisance

(Capt. Spense)

Feather Your Nest

(Farmer)

They All Kissed the Bride

(Mahoney)

Assigned to Danger

(Sheriff (uncredited))

Alias Jesse James

(Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited))

Badman's Territory

(Bitter Creek (uncredited))

The Major and the Minor

(Conductor #2 (uncredited))

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

You Drive Me Crazy

(Mr. Hinkledorfer)

The Big Beef

(Mr. Bib)

Twelve Crowded Hours

(Doorkeeper (uncredited))

Night in New Orleans

(Jensen (Uncredited))

Stork Bites Man

(Alan Kimberly)

One Hour To Live

(Fats Monoham)

You Gotta Stay Happy

(Bank Watchman)

The Andromeda Strain

(Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited))

The Hard Way

(Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited))

When in Rome

(Ship's Captain)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

(Mr. Battan (uncredited))

Invisible Stripes

(Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited))

Louisiana Purchase

(Sam Horowitz, Lawyer)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

(Policeman (uncredited))

So You Want to Enjoy Life

(Joe's Boss (uncredited))

So You Want to Wear the Pants

(Mr. Batten (uncredited))

So You Never Tell a Lie

(Mr. Batten (uncredited))

Colonel Effingham's Raid

(Joe Alsobrook)

How To Be Very, Very Popular

(Chief of Police)

The Fabulous Senorita

(Dean Bradshaw)

Sweethearts on Parade

(Mayor)

Man of the West

(Henry (uncredited))

The Guilt of Janet Ames

((uncredited))

The Devil's Pipeline

(R.J. Adams)

Feathertop

(Major Whitby)

The Andy Griffith Show

(Uncle Edward)

77 Sunset Strip

Maverick

The Colgate Comedy Hour

(Self)

I Love Lucy

(Policeman)

Petticoat Junction

(Sheriff Blake)

Gunsmoke

(Prospector)

Perry Mason

(Leo Mann)

General Electric Theater

(Nagel, Defense Counsel)

The Real McCoys

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Alaskans

Navy Log

Lawman

Bat Masterson

(Ira Ponder)

The Texan

Cheyenne

(Luther Gannon)

Lawman

(Hank the Bartender)

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Hey, Jeannie!

(Plain-Clothes Man)

Hey, Jeannie!

(L.G. Barnes)

Maverick

(Cousin Lonnie)

Public Defender

(Gunderson)

The Abbott and Costello Show

(Sheriff)

Mister Ed

(Murphy)

The Life Of Riley

(Foreman)

The Andy Griffith Show

(Juror)

General Electric Theater

(Ben Day)

Maverick

(Hank)

Maverick

(Fred Grady)

Mayberry R.F.D.

(Older Man)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(Professor Kleinberg)

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

(Arab # 1)

The Joe Palooka Story

The Life of Riley

(Clay J. Stevenson)

Lawman

(Hank)

Maverick

(Bill Anders)

Dennis the Menace

(O'Reilly)

Four Star Playhouse

(Desk Sergeant (uncredited))

Cheyenne

(Henry Sawyer)

Sugarfoot

(Simpson)

The Life Of Riley

(Hawkins)

The Life Of Riley

Green Acres

(Sheriff Blake)