Acting
Emory Parnell
EN cinema · 210 credits
Born
28 December 1892
Died
22 June 1979 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Emery Parnell · Emery Parnel · Emory Parnel · The Big Swede
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
Filmography
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
Hot Summer Week
as Bartender
The Andromeda Strain
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer
as Sam - Bartender
The Two Little Bears
as Grimshaw Wilkins
Alias Jesse James
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Hot Angel
1958
The Hot Angel
as Judd Pfeiffer
Man of the West
as Henry (uncredited)
Pardners
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
as Senator (uncredited)
The Young Guns
as Padgett
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
Artists and Models
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Chief of Police
Feathertop
as Major Whitby
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Mr. Casey
The Rocket Man
as Big Bill Watkins
Sabrina
as Charles (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Policeman (uncredited)
Battle of Rogue River
as Sgt. McClain
Jungle Gents
as Police Captain
The Two Gun Teacher
as Prof. Kleinberg
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Billy Reed
Confidentially Connie
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Call Me Madam
as Senator Gallagher
Safari Drums
as Larry Conrad
Fort Vengeance
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
Shadows of Tombstone
as Sheriff Webb
Lost in a Turkish Bath
1953
Lost in a Turkish Bath
as A.J. Corbett
So You Want to Learn to Dance
1953
So You Want to Learn to Dance
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
Oklahoma Annie
as Judge Byrnes
Dreamboat
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
The McGurk Way
1952
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk Sr.
Gobs and Gals
as Senator Prentice
Macao
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska
as Sherman
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Billy Reed
Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff (uncredited)
When in Rome
as Ship's Captain
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita
as Dean Bradshaw
Footlight Varieties
as Older Cop
Let's Go Navy!
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
Show Boat
as Jake Green (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Billy Reed
My True Story
as Ed Praskins
All That I Have
as Juror Barstow
Two of a Kind
as First Deputy (uncredited)
Unmasked
as 'Pop' Swenson
Chain Gang
as Capt. Duncan
To Please a Lady
as Mr. Wendall
Trail of Robin Hood
as J. Corwin Aldridge
Key to the City
as Council Chairman
Rock Island Trail
as Sen. Wells
County Fair
as Tim Brennan
Hideout
as Arnie Anderson
A Woman's Secret
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Jan Roburt
Rose of the Yukon
as Tim MacNab
Hellfire
as Sheriff Duffy
Massacre River
as Sgt. Johanssen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Hingleman
Ma and Pa Kettle
as Bill Reed
Disaster
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mr. PeDelford
Blonde Ice
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Here Comes Trouble
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
Words and Music
as Mr. Feiner
Strike It Rich
as Carlton
Summer Holiday
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger
as Sheriff (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Bank Watchman
Violence
as True Dawson
Calendar Girl
as The Mayor
Gas House Kids Go West
as Police Sergeat Casey
Stork Bites Man
as Alan Kimberly
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as O'Reilly
Strange Triangle
as Barney Shaefer
The Falcon's Alibi
as Metcalf
Deadline for Murder
as Masseur
Queen of Burlesque
as Inspector Crowley
Riverboat Rhythm
as Sheriff Martin
Abie's Irish Rose
as Father John Whalen, as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
Deadline at Dawn
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
The Show-Off
as Mr. Appelton
Little Iodine
as Mr. Bigdome
Badman's Territory
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Joe Alsobrook
Gallant Journey
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
as O'Leary
Two O'Clock Courage
as Insp. Bill Brenner
The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Police Captain Birch
Sing Your Way Home
as Ship's captain
You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Hinkledorfer
The Big Beef
as Mr. Bib
What, No Cigarettes
1945
What, No Cigarettes
as Man in Line at Drugstore
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mr. Tuerck
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Inspector McBride
The Falcon in Mexico
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
Casanova Brown
as Frank, the Bell Captain
Wilson
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Address Unknown
as Postman
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Haley
A Night of Adventure
as Judge
Tall in the Saddle
as Sheriff Jackson
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
as Policeman (uncredited)
Young Ideas
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
The Unknown Guest
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
The Outlaw
as Dolan (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
Government Girl
as The Chief (uncredited)
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Rupert Shannon
Dangerous Blondes
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
as Capt. Spense
The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Quisling (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
All Through the Night
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
Highways by Night
as Police Sergeant Ransome
Saboteur
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Apache Trail
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
as Harem Sentry
Larceny, Inc.
as O'Casey
The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman
Over My Dead Body
as Police Capt. Grady
Obliging Young Lady
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Cadets on Parade
as Inspector Kennedy
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mahoney
The Major and the Minor
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Jensen (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Unholy Partners
as Colonel Mason
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Simmonds
All the World's a Stooge
as Ajax Bullion
Johnny Eager
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore
as Capt. Nelson
Three Sons o' Guns
as Man Delivering Radio
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Crowley
A Shot in the Dark
as Marsotti
So Ends Our Night
as Weiss
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
The Monster and the Girl
as Policeman in Alley
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
The Great McGinty
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
as 'Mohican' Captain
North West Mounted Police
as George Higgins
The Golden Fleecing
as Featherway (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
The Devil's Pipeline
as R.J. Adams
Sued for Libel
as Jerome Walsh
Tiny Troubles
as Officer Clancy
The Lady and the Mob
as Policeman Riley
Pacific Liner
as Olaf
Idiot's Delight
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Let Freedom Ring
as Axel (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Doorman (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Foreman (uncredited)
At the Circus
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
The House of Fear
as Policeman
The Spellbinder
as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Gangster (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Winter Carnival
as Williams - Editor
I Stole a Million
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
Sudden Money
as Cop
Off the Record
as Policeman (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
One Hour to Live
as Fats Monoham
Invisible Stripes
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Second Detective (uncredited)
I Am the Law
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Call of The Yukon
as Swenson
The Mad Miss Manton
as Doorman (uncredited)
Blondie
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
as Officer Craig
Arson Racket Squad
as Chief J.P. Riley
King of Alcatraz
as Olaf
