Emory Parnell
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
Perry Mason
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Petticoat Junction
1963
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Cheyenne
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Leo Mann · 1957
The Andy Griffith Show
as Uncle Edward · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Juror · 1960
Maverick
as Cousin Lonnie · 1957
Maverick
as Hank · 1957
Maverick
as Fred Grady · 1957
Maverick
as Bill Anders · 1957
Maverick
as Clarence · 1957
Petticoat Junction
as Sheriff Blake · 1963
Four Star Playhouse
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) · 1952
Cheyenne
as Luther Gannon · 1955
Cheyenne
as Henry Sawyer · 1955
I Love Lucy
as Policeman · 1951
Medical Center
as Mr. Oldham · 1969
Green Acres
as Sheriff Blake · 1965
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950
Lawman
· 1958
Lawman
as Hank the Bartender · 1958
Lawman
as Hank · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Burton Baldwin · 1958
Bat Masterson
as Ira Ponder · 1958
Gunsmoke
as Prospector · 1955
Dennis the Menace
as O'Reilly · 1959
The Texan
· 1958
The Real McCoys
· 1957
Mister Ed
as Murphy · 1961
Sugarfoot
as Simpson · 1957
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Older Man · 1968
Navy Log
as Capt. Jurgesson · 1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
· 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Professor Kleinberg · 1951
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Sheriff · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Police Sergeant at Firing Range · 1952
Public Defender
as Gunderson · 1954
The Life Of Riley
as Foreman · 1953
The Life Of Riley
as Hawkins · 1953
The Life Of Riley
· 1953
The Alaskans
· 1959
Boston Blackie
· 1951
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
as Arab # 1 · 1960
Hey, Jeannie!
as Plain-Clothes Man · 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
as L.G. Barnes · 1956
The Maltese Falcon
as Ship's Mate (uncredited) · 1941
Conflict
as Sheriff Bert Meadows · 1956
The Andromeda Strain
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited) · 1971
Sabrina
as Charles (uncredited) · 1954
General Electric Theater
as Nagel, Defense Counsel · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Ben Day · 1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
· 1953
The Life of Riley
as Clay J. Stevenson · 1949
I Married a Witch
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited) · 1942
Alias Jesse James
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited) · 1959
Saboteur
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited) · 1942
Man of the West
as Henry (uncredited) · 1958
The Joe Palooka Story
· 1954
Angels with Dirty Faces
· 1938
Artists and Models
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited) · 1955
The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited) · 1953
Foreign Correspondent
as 'Mohican' Captain · 1940
The Outlaw
as Dolan (uncredited) · 1943
Tall in the Saddle
as Sheriff Jackson · 1944
At the Circus
as Ringmaster (uncredited) · 1939
The Roaring Twenties
as Gangster (uncredited) · 1939
Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1952
The Pride of the Yankees
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited) · 1942
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mr. PeDelford · 1948
Arabian Nights
as Harem Sentry · 1942
Union Pacific
as Foreman (uncredited) · 1939
The Mad Miss Manton
as Doorman (uncredited) · 1938
Show Boat
as Jake Green (uncredited) · 1951
The Long, Long Trailer
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1954
North West Mounted Police
as George Higgins · 1940
All Through the Night
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited) · 1942
A Woman's Secret
as Police Lieutenant at Desk · 1949
The Major and the Minor
as Conductor #2 (uncredited) · 1942
Words and Music
as Mr. Feiner · 1948
Macao
as Ship's Captain (uncredited) · 1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1952
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited) · 1940
Mr. Lucky
as Dock Watchman (uncredited) · 1943
Gallant Journey
as Car Driver (uncredited) · 1946
I Am the Law
as Detective Brophy (uncredited) · 1938
Invisible Stripes
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited) · 1939
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Gatekeeper (uncredited) · 1943
Idiot's Delight
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop · 1939
Once Upon a Time
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1944
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Hingleman · 1949
Casanova Brown
as Frank, the Bell Captain · 1944
Two of a Kind
as First Deputy (uncredited) · 1951
Gentleman Jim
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited) · 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Quisling (uncredited) · 1942
Key to the City
as Council Chairman · 1950
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mr. Tuerck · 1944
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Chief of Police · 1955
To Please a Lady
as Mr. Wendall · 1950
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator · 1941
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mahoney · 1942
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940
The Bounty Killer
as Sam - Bartender · 1965
So Ends Our Night
as Weiss · 1941
East Side of Heaven
as Doorman (uncredited) · 1939
Blondie
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) · 1938
Badman's Territory
as Bitter Creek (uncredited) · 1946
Young Tom Edison
as Bob · 1940
Lost in Alaska
as Sherman · 1952
Mission to Moscow
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited) · 1943
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Bank Watchman · 1948
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage) · 1990
Battle of Rogue River
as Sgt. McClain · 1954
Rock Island Trail
as Sen. Wells · 1950
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited) · 1939
Pardners
as Col. Hart (uncredited) · 1956
Trail of Robin Hood
as J. Corwin Aldridge · 1950
The Blonde from Singapore
as Capt. Nelson · 1941
Two O'Clock Courage
as Insp. Bill Brenner · 1945
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as O'Reilly · 1947
Slightly Dangerous
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited) · 1943
Johnny Eager
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited) · 1941
Call Me Madam
as Senator Gallagher · 1953
A Night of Adventure
as Judge · 1944
Deadline at Dawn
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited) · 1946
Abie's Irish Rose
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels · 1946
Abie's Irish Rose
as Father John Whalen · 1946
Ma and Pa Kettle
as Bill Reed · 1949
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited) · 1947
Government Girl
as The Chief (uncredited) · 1943
The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited) · 1943
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Second Detective (uncredited) · 1939
Confidentially Connie
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited) · 1953
Nazty Nuisance
as Capt. Spense · 1943
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Inspector McBride · 1944
Blondie on a Budget
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited) · 1940
Obliging Young Lady
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited) · 1942
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1939
The Monster and the Girl
as Policeman in Alley · 1941
That Certain Feeling
as Senator (uncredited) · 1956
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Billy Reed · 1951
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as Billy Reed · 1954
I Stole a Million
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited) · 1939
The House of Fear
as Policeman · 1939
The Lady and the Mob
as Policeman Riley · 1939
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Mr. Casey · 1954
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Train Conductor (uncredited) · 1944
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Joe Alsobrook · 1946
Out West with the Peppers
as Ole · 1940
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Billy Reed · 1952
Call of The Yukon
as Swenson · 1938
Let's Go Navy!
as Police Sgt. Mulloy · 1951
Massacre River
as Sgt. Johanssen · 1949
The Great McGinty
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited) · 1940
Sing Your Way Home
as Ship's captain · 1945
Dreamboat
as Crazy Sam (uncredited) · 1952
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer · 1941
The Two Little Bears
as Grimshaw Wilkins · 1961
The Show-Off
as Mr. Appelton · 1946
Fort Vengeance
as Patrick Fitzgibbon · 1953
Wilson
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited) · 1944
All the World's a Stooge
as Ajax Bullion · 1941
A Shot in the Dark
as Marsotti · 1941
The Falcon in Mexico
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes] · 1944
Two Señoritas from Chicago
as Rupert Shannon · 1943
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Police Chief (uncredited) · 1942
One Hour to Live
as Fats Monoham · 1939
Feathertop
as Major Whitby · 1955
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Crowley · 1941
Blonde Ice
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock · 1948
The Falcon's Alibi
as Metcalf · 1946
The Unknown Guest
as Sheriff Dave Larsen · 1943
Here Comes Trouble
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake · 1948
Larceny, Inc.
as O'Casey · 1942
My True Story
as Ed Praskins · 1951
Hot Summer Week
as Bartender · 1972
The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Police Captain Birch · 1945
Three Sons o' Guns
as Man Delivering Radio · 1941
So You Want to Be a V.P.
as (uncredited) · 1955
Address Unknown
as Postman · 1944
Hellfire
as Sheriff Duffy · 1949
Highways by Night
as Police Sergeant Ransome · 1942
Night in New Orleans
as Jensen (uncredited) · 1942
Hideout
as Arnie Anderson · 1949
London Blackout Murders
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited) · 1943
The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman · 1942
Over My Dead Body
as Police Capt. Grady · 1942
Unholy Partners
as Colonel Mason · 1941
All That I Have
as Juror Barstow · 1951
King of Alcatraz
as Olaf · 1938
On Dress Parade
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited) · 1939
Arson Racket Squad
as Chief J.P. Riley · 1938
Summer Holiday
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited) · 1948
The Devil's Pipeline
as R.J. Adams · 1940
Let Freedom Ring
as Axel (uncredited) · 1939
The Two Gun Teacher
as Prof. Kleinberg · 1954
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Motor Cop (uncredited) · 1939
Assigned to Danger
as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1948
Meet the O'Briens
as Dad · 1954
Apache Trail
as Mr. Walters (uncredited) · 1942
The Golden Fleecing
as Featherway (uncredited) · 1940
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Sheriff Cobus Anders · 1958
Winter Carnival
as Williams - Editor · 1939
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
· 1945
Syncopation
· 1942
Strike It Rich
as Carlton · 1948
Gas House Kids Go West
as Police Sergeat Casey · 1947
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Battan (uncredited) · 1954
So You Want to Learn to Dance
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss · 1953
Gobs and Gals
as Senator Prentice · 1952
The Rocket Man
as Big Bill Watkins · 1954
Lost in a Turkish Bath
as A.J. Corbett · 1953
Mama Loves Papa
as O'Leary · 1945
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Simmonds · 1941
Riverboat Rhythm
as Sheriff Martin · 1946
Rose of the Yukon
as Tim MacNab · 1949
Girls on Probation
as Officer Craig · 1938
Young Ideas
as Judge Canute J. Kelly · 1943
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Joe's Boss (uncredited) · 1952
Pacific Liner
as Olaf · 1939
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Mr. Batten (uncredited) · 1956
Sued for Libel
as Jerome Walsh · 1939
Off the Record
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1939
Stork Bites Man
as Alan Kimberly · 1947
Strange Triangle
as Barney Shaefer · 1946
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Wilson · 1944
Dangerous Blondes
as Officer McGuire (uncredited) · 1943
Safari Drums
as Larry Conrad · 1953
When in Rome
as Ship's Captain · 1952
Chain Gang
as Capt. Duncan · 1950
Illegal Traffic
· 1938
Calendar Girl
as The Mayor · 1947
The Hot Angel
as Judd Pfeiffer · 1958
You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Hinkledorfer · 1945
So You Want to Wear the Pants
as Mr. Batten (uncredited) · 1952
Unmasked
as 'Pop' Swenson · 1950
Jungle Gents
as Police Captain · 1954
Queen of Burlesque
as Inspector Crowley · 1946
So You Never Tell a Lie
as Mr. Batten (uncredited) · 1952
County Fair
as Tim Brennan · 1950
Doctor Rhythm
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited) · 1938
Sudden Money
as Cop · 1939
The Big Beef
as Mr. Bib · 1945
Oklahoma Annie
as Judge Byrnes · 1952
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Doorkeeper (uncredited) · 1939
Deadline for Murder
as Masseur · 1946
The Fabulous Senorita
as Dean Bradshaw · 1952
The Young Guns
as Padgett · 1956
The Spellbinder
as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited) · 1939
What, No Cigarettes
as Man in Line at Drugstore · 1945
Shadows of Tombstone
as Sheriff Webb · 1953
Triple Trouble
· 1944
Tiny Troubles
as Officer Clancy · 1939
Feather Your Nest
as Farmer · 1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Haley · 1944
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Jan Roburt · 1949
Little Iodine
as Mr. Bigdome · 1946
Sweethearts on Parade
as Mayor · 1953
Footlight Varieties
as Older Cop · 1951
Cadets on Parade
as Inspector Kennedy · 1942
Disaster
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited) · 1948
Violence
as True Dawson · 1947
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk Sr. · 1952