
Emory Parnell
Acting
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.

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)

Hot Summer Week
Bartender

The Andromeda Strain
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)

The Bounty Killer
Sam - Bartender

The Two Little Bears
Grimshaw Wilkins

Alias Jesse James
Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
The Hot Angel
Judd Pfeiffer

Man of the West
Henry (uncredited)

The Notorious Mr. Monks
Sheriff Cobus Anders

The Young Guns
Padgett

Pardners
Col. Hart (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Mr. Batten (uncredited)

That Certain Feeling
Senator

Feathertop
Major Whitby

Artists and Models
Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a V.P.
(uncredited)

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

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Billy Reed

The Long, Long Trailer
Policeman (uncredited)

Shadows of Tombstone
Sheriff Webb

The Band Wagon
Man on Train (uncredited)

Sweethearts on Parade
Mayor

Safari Drums
Larry Conrad
So You Want to Learn to Dance
George Blivens - Joe's Boss

Fort Vengeance
Patrick Fitzgibbon

Call Me Madam
Senator Gallagher

Confidentially Connie
Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
Lost in a Turkish Bath
A.J. Corbett
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Mr. Batten (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.

All That I Have
Juror Barstow

Let's Go Navy!
Police Sgt. Mulloy

Show Boat
Jake Green (uncredited)

Two of a Kind
First Deputy (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Billy Reed

Footlight Varieties
Older Cop

My True Story
Ed Praskins

Trail of Robin Hood
J. Corwin Aldridge

Chain Gang
Capt. Duncan

To Please a Lady
Mr. Wendall

Rock Island Trail
Sen. Wells

Key to the City
Council Chairman

Unmasked
'Pop' Swenson

Massacre River
Sgt. Johanssen

Hellfire
Sheriff Duffy

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Hingleman

Ma and Pa Kettle
Bill Reed

Alaska Patrol
Capt. Jan Roburt

Hideout
Arnie Anderson

A Woman's Secret
Police Lieutenant at Desk

Rose of the Yukon
Tim MacNab

Words and Music
Mr. Feiner

Disaster
Father Mulvaney (uncredited)

Strike It Rich
Carlton

You Gotta Stay Happy
Bank Watchman

Blonde Ice
Police Capt. Bill Murdock

Assigned to Danger
Sheriff (uncredited)

Summer Holiday
Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. PeDelford

Here Comes Trouble
Winfield 'Windy' Blake

The Crime Doctor's Gamble
O'Reilly

Stork Bites Man
Alan Kimberly

Gas House Kids Go West
Police Sergeat Casey

Violence
True Dawson

The Guilt of Janet Ames
(uncredited)

Calendar Girl
The Mayor

Abie's Irish Rose
Rabbi Jacob Samuels

Abie's Irish Rose
Father John Whalen

The Show-Off
Mr. Appelton

Little Iodine
Mr. Bigdome

Gallant Journey
Car Driver (uncredited)

Queen of Burlesque
Inspector Crowley

Deadline for Murder
Masseur

Strange Triangle
Barney Shaefer

Badman's Territory
Bitter Creek (uncredited)

The Falcon's Alibi
Metcalf

Deadline at Dawn
Police Captain Bender (uncredited)

Riverboat Rhythm
Sheriff Martin

Colonel Effingham's Raid
Joe Alsobrook

Sing Your Way Home
Ship's captain

The Big Beef
Mr. Bib

You Drive Me Crazy
Mr. Hinkledorfer

Mama Loves Papa
O'Leary
What, No Cigarettes
Man in Line at Drugstore

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Two O'Clock Courage
Insp. Bill Brenner

The Crime Doctor's Courage
Police Captain Birch

The Falcon in Hollywood
Inspector McBride
Feather Your Nest
Farmer

Tall in the Saddle
Sheriff Jackson

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Mr. Tuerck

Triple Trouble

Casanova Brown
Frank, the Bell Captain

The Falcon in Mexico
James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]

Wilson
Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)

Once Upon a Time
Policeman (uncredited)

A Night of Adventure
Judge

Gildersleeve's Ghost
Haley

Address Unknown
Postman

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
Wilson

Government Girl
The Chief (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest
Sheriff Dave Larsen

Dangerous Blondes
Officer McGuire (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
Gatekeeper (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
Capt. Spense

Young Ideas
Judge Canute J. Kelly

Mr. Lucky
Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Two Señoritas from Chicago
Rupert Shannon

Mission to Moscow
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)

The Outlaw
Dolan (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders
Henryk Peterson (uncredited)

The Hard Way
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

Arabian Nights
Harem Sentry

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Quisling (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
Dennis Simmons (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)

Highways by Night
Police Sergeant Ransome

The Major and the Minor
Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Apache Trail
Mr. Walters (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)

Night in New Orleans
Jensen (uncredited)

They All Kissed the Bride
Mahoney

Syncopation

Larceny, Inc.
O'Casey

Saboteur
Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady
Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Police Chief (uncredited)

The Remarkable Andrew
Policeman

Cadets on Parade
Inspector Kennedy

Over My Dead Body
Police Capt. Grady

All Through the Night
Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)

Louisiana Purchase
Sam Horowitz, Lawyer

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

Unholy Partners
Colonel Mason

The Maltese Falcon
Ship's Mate (uncredited)

The Blonde from Singapore
Capt. Nelson

Blossoms in the Dust
Senator

Three Sons o' Guns
Man Delivering Radio

All the World's a Stooge
Ajax Bullion

The Lady from Cheyenne
Crowley

A Shot in the Dark
Marsotti

The Monster and the Girl
Policeman in Alley

So Ends Our Night
Weiss

The Case of the Black Parrot
Simmonds

The Devil's Pipeline
R.J. Adams

North West Mounted Police
George Higgins

Stranger on the Third Floor
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
Featherway (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
'Mohican' Captain

The Great McGinty
Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)

Out West with the Peppers
Ole

Young Tom Edison
Bob

Blondie on a Budget
Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)

One Hour To Live
Fats Monoham

The Roaring Twenties
Gangster (uncredited)

Sued for Libel
Jerome Walsh

At the Circus
Ringmaster (uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept
Motor Cop (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music
Policeman in Rain (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)

Winter Carnival
Williams - Editor

The Spellbinder
Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)

The House of Fear
Policeman

Union Pacific
Foreman (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven
Doorman (uncredited)

The Lady and the Mob
Policeman Riley

Sudden Money
Cop

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Second Detective (uncredited)

Let Freedom Ring
Axel (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours
Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Tiny Troubles
Officer Clancy

Idiot's Delight
Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop

Off the Record
Policeman (uncredited)

Pacific Liner
Olaf

Blondie
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Angels with Dirty Faces

Illegal Traffic

Girls on Probation
Officer Craig

The Mad Miss Manton
Doorman (uncredited)

King of Alcatraz
Olaf

I Am the Law
Detective Brophy (uncredited)

Doctor Rhythm
Sgt. Olson (uncredited)

Call of The Yukon
Swenson

Arson Racket Squad
Chief J.P. Riley







