Emory Parnell
Known for Acting · 243 credits
- Born
- 1892-12-28
- Died
- 1979-06-22
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Emery Parnell · Emery Parnel · Emory Parnel · The Big Swede
Biography
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
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
1957
as Leo Mann
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Uncle Edward / Juror
Maverick
1957
as Cousin Lonnie / Hank / Fred Grady / Bill Anders / Clarence
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Sheriff Blake
Lawman
1958
as Hank the Bartender
Cheyenne
1955
as Luther Gannon / Henry Sawyer
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman
Green Acres
1965
as Sheriff Blake
Medical Center
1969
as Mr. Oldham
Gunsmoke
1955
as Prospector
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Ira Ponder
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Real McCoys
1957
Dennis the Menace
1959
as O'Reilly
Sugarfoot
1957
as Simpson
Mister Ed
1961
as Murphy
The Texan
1958
Navy Log
1955
as Capt. Jurgesson
Public Defender
1954
as Gunderson
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sheriff / Police Sergeant at Firing Range
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Foreman / Hawkins
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Older Man
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Professor Kleinberg
The Alaskans
1959
Boston Blackie
1951
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Plain-Clothes Man / L.G. Barnes
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Arab # 1
General Electric Theater
1953
as Nagel, Defense Counsel / Ben Day
Conflict
1956
as Sheriff Bert Meadows
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Life of Riley
1949
as Clay J. Stevenson
The Joe Palooka Story
1954
Movies (209)
Sabrina
1954
as Charles (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as 'Mohican' Captain
The Outlaw
1943
as Dolan (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Jake Green (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Wilson
1944
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as George Higgins
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Gangster (uncredited)
Man of the West
1958
as Henry (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Sheriff Jackson
Sudden Money
1939
as Cop
Blondie
1938
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
Dreamboat
1952
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
1954
as Police Captain
I Married a Witch
1942
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Jan Roburt
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
Artists and Models
1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
Hideout
1949
as Arnie Anderson
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
The Band Wagon
1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
1944
as Policeman (uncredited)
Apache Trail
1942
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
Little Iodine
1946
as Mr. Bigdome
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Mr. PeDelford
Unmasked
1950
as 'Pop' Swenson
Government Girl
1943
as The Chief (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Foreman (uncredited)
Footlight Varieties
1951
as Older Cop
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator
The Great McGinty
1940
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
1942
as Harem Sentry
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Policeman in Alley
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Bob
Words and Music
1948
as Mr. Feiner
All Through the Night
1942
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945
as Police Captain Birch
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
1945
as O'Leary
Nazty Nuisance
1943
as Capt. Spense
Pardners
1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Sam - Bartender
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Tuerck
On Dress Parade
1939
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
Macao
1952
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
1941
as Colonel Mason
Key to the City
1950
as Council Chairman
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
1948
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Axel (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mahoney
Badman's Territory
1946
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator
All the World's a Stooge
1941
as Ajax Bullion
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Frank, the Bell Captain
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Quisling (uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
1949
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
The Unknown Guest
1943
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
Two of a Kind
1951
as First Deputy (uncredited)
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Senator Prentice
The House of Fear
1939
as Policeman
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Out West with the Peppers
1940
as Ole
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Weiss
Chain Gang
1950
as Capt. Duncan
Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels / Father John Whalen
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
All That I Have
1951
as Juror Barstow
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as O'Casey
The Spellbinder
1939
as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Inspector McBride
Young Ideas
1943
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
Address Unknown
1944
as Postman
I Stole a Million
1939
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Joe Alsobrook
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Off the Record
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Bank Watchman
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Featherway (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Hellfire
1949
as Sheriff Duffy
Summer Holiday
1948
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
Call Me Madam
1953
as Senator Gallagher
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Young Guns
1956
as Padgett
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Metcalf
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Insp. Bill Brenner
When in Rome
1952
as Ship's Captain
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sgt. McClain
About 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 busi… With 243 credits spanning from 1938 to 1990, Emory Parnell has appeared in 209 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emory Parnell Movies
- Sabrina (1954) — as Charles (uncredited)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as 'Mohican' Captain
- The Outlaw (1943) — as Dolan (uncredited)
- Saboteur (1942) — as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
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