Emory Parnell
- Acting
- December 28, 1892 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- June 22, 1979
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
Filmography
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To · (archive footage)
- Hot Summer Week · Bartender
- The Andromeda Strain · Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
- Medical Center · Mr. Oldham
- Mayberry R.F.D. · Older Man
- Green Acres · Sheriff Blake
- The Bounty Killer · Sam - Bartender
- Petticoat Junction · Sheriff Blake
- The Two Little Bears · Grimshaw Wilkins
- Mister Ed · Murphy
- The Case of the Dangerous Robin · Arab # 1
- The Andy Griffith Show · Uncle Edward, Juror
- The Alaskans
- Dennis the Menace · O'Reilly
- Alias Jesse James · Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Hot Angel · Judd Pfeiffer
- 77 Sunset Strip · Burton Baldwin
- Bat Masterson · Ira Ponder
- Lawman · Hank the Bartender, Hank
- Man of the West · Henry (uncredited)
- The Texan
- The Notorious Mr. Monks · Sheriff Cobus Anders
- The Real McCoys
- Maverick · Cousin Lonnie, Hank
- Perry Mason · Leo Mann
- Sugarfoot · Simpson
- Conflict · Sheriff Bert Meadows
- The Young Guns · Padgett
- Hey, Jeannie! · Plain-Clothes Man, L.G. Barnes
- Pardners · Col. Hart (uncredited)
- So Your Wife Wants to Work · Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- That Certain Feeling · Senator (uncredited)
- Feathertop · Major Whitby
- Artists and Models · Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
- So You Want to Be a V.P. · (uncredited)
- Navy Log · Capt. Jurgesson
- Cheyenne · Luther Gannon, Henry Sawyer
- Gunsmoke · Prospector
- How to Be Very, Very Popular · Chief of Police
- The Two Gun Teacher · Prof. Kleinberg
- So You Want to Know Your Relatives · Mr. Battan (uncredited)
- Jungle Gents · Police Captain
- Sabrina · Charles (uncredited)
- Meet the O'Briens · Dad
- Battle of Rogue River · Sgt. McClain
- Pride of the Blue Grass · Mr. Casey
- The Rocket Man · Big Bill Watkins
- Public Defender · Gunderson
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home · Billy Reed
- The Long, Long Trailer · Policeman (uncredited)
- The Joe Palooka Story
- Shadows of Tombstone · Sheriff Webb
- The Band Wagon · Man on Train (uncredited)
- Sweethearts on Parade · Mayor
- Revlon Mirror Theatre
- Safari Drums · Larry Conrad
- Fort Vengeance · Patrick Fitzgibbon
- So You Want to Learn to Dance · George Blivens - Joe's Boss
- Call Me Madam · Senator Gallagher
- Confidentially Connie · Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater · Nagel, Defense Counsel, Ben Day
- Lost in a Turkish Bath · A.J. Corbett
- The Life Of Riley · Foreman, Hawkins
- The Abbott and Costello Show · Sheriff, Police Sergeant at Firing Range
- So You Want to Wear the Pants · Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- Four Star Playhouse · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Lost in Alaska · Sherman
- So You Never Tell a Lie · Mr. Batten (uncredited)
- Dreamboat · Crazy Sam (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair · Billy Reed
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal? · Policeman (uncredited)
- When in Rome · Ship's Captain
- Gobs and Gals · Senator Prentice
- Macao · Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- Rancho Notorious · Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Senorita · Dean Bradshaw
- So You Want to Enjoy Life · Joe's Boss (uncredited)
- Oklahoma Annie · Judge Byrnes
- The McGurk Way · Dan McGurk Sr.
- I Love Lucy · Policeman