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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
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold
Man of the West
(1958)
Henry (uncredited)
Sabrina
(1954)
Charles
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
'Mohican' Captain
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Gangster (uncredited)
The Outlaw
(1943)
Dolan (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Artists and Models
(1955)
Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
Show Boat
(1951)
Jake Green (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Mr. PeDelford
Full Filmography
Acting
Blondie
(1938)
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Doorman (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
(1938)
Officer Craig
I Am the Law
(1938)
Detective Brophy (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
(1938)
Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz
(1938)
Olaf
Call of The Yukon
(1938)
Swenson
Arson Racket Squad
(1938)
Chief J.P. Riley
Illegal Traffic
(1938)
At the Circus
(1939)
Ringmaster (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Olaf
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
(1939)
Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
(1939)
Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
(1939)
Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Winter Carnival
(1939)
Williams - Editor
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
(1939)
Doorman (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
(1939)
Officer Clancy
One Hour To Live
(1939)
Fats Monoham
The Lady and the Mob
(1939)
Policeman Riley
The House of Fear
(1939)
Policeman
Union Pacific
(1939)
Foreman (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Gangster (uncredited)
Off the Record
(1939)
Policeman (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
Sudden Money
(1939)
Cop
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Sued for Libel
(1939)
Jerome Walsh
Let Freedom Ring
(1939)
Axel (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
George Higgins
The Devil's Pipeline
(1940)
R.J. Adams
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Featherway (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
(1940)
Bob
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
'Mohican' Captain
Out West with the Peppers
(1940)
Ole
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
(1940)
Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
(1940)
Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
The Blonde from Singapore
(1941)
Capt. Nelson
Louisiana Purchase
(1941)
Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
Johnny Eager
(1941)
Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
A Shot in the Dark
(1941)
Marsotti
All the World's a Stooge
(1941)
Ajax Bullion
The Case of the Black Parrot
(1941)
Simmonds
Unholy Partners
(1941)
Colonel Mason
So Ends Our Night
(1941)
Weiss
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
Crowley
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Senator
The Monster and the Girl
(1941)
Policeman in Alley
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
(1941)
Man Delivering Radio
Highways by Night
(1942)
Police Sergeant Ransome
Apache Trail
(1942)
Mr. Walters (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
(1942)
Harem Sentry
The Major and the Minor
(1942)
Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
(1942)
Police Capt. Grady
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
O'Casey
Cadets on Parade
(1942)
Inspector Kennedy
Once Upon a Honeymoon
(1942)
Quisling (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
(1942)
Policeman
Night in New Orleans
(1942)
Jensen (Uncredited)
All Through the Night
(1942)
Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
(1942)
Mahoney
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Gatekeeper
Government Girl
(1943)
The Chief (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
(1943)
Officer McGuire
Two Señoritas from Chicago
(1943)
Rupert Shannon
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Young Ideas
(1943)
Judge Canute J. Kelly
London Blackout Murders
(1943)
Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
The Hard Way
(1943)
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
(1943)
Sheriff Dave Larsen
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
(1943)
Capt. Spense
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
The Outlaw
(1943)
Dolan (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
(1943)
Mr. Tuerck
A Night of Adventure
(1944)
Judge
Gildersleeve's Ghost
(1944)
Haley
Wilson
(1944)
Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
(1944)
Wilson
Once Upon a Time
(1944)
Policeman (uncredited)
Address Unknown
(1944)
Postman
The Falcon in Mexico
(1944)
James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Frank, the Bell Captain
The Falcon in Hollywood
(1944)
Inspector McBride
Triple Trouble
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
(1944)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Feather Your Nest
(1944)
Farmer
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Sheriff Jackson
Sing Your Way Home
(1945)
Ship's captain
The Crime Doctor's Courage
(1945)
Police Captain Birch
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
(1945)
Insp. Bill Brenner
The Big Beef
(1945)
Mr. Bib
You Drive Me Crazy
(1945)
Mr. Hinkledorfer
Mama Loves Papa
(1945)
O'Leary
Abie's Irish Rose
(1946)
Rabbi Jacob Samuels
Little Iodine
(1946)
Mr. Bigdome
The Show-Off
(1946)
Mr. Appelton
Riverboat Rhythm
(1946)
Sheriff Martin
Badman's Territory
(1946)
Bitter Creek (uncredited)
Queen of Burlesque
(1946)
Inspector Crowley
Colonel Effingham's Raid
(1946)
Joe Alsobrook
Deadline for Murder
(1946)
Masseur
The Falcon's Alibi
(1946)
Metcalf
Deadline at Dawn
(1946)
Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Strange Triangle
(1946)
Barney Shaefer
The Guilt of Janet Ames
(1947)
(uncredited)
Gas House Kids Go West
(1947)
Police Sergeat Casey
Calendar Girl
(1947)
The Mayor
Stork Bites Man
(1947)
Alan Kimberly
Violence
(1947)
True Dawson
You Gotta Stay Happy
(1948)
Bank Watchman
Summer Holiday
(1948)
Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
(1948)
Carlton
Words and Music
(1948)
Mr. Feiner
Disaster
(1948)
Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
(1948)
Winfield 'Windy' Blake
Assigned to Danger
(1948)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Mr. PeDelford
Blonde Ice
(1948)
Police Capt. Bill Murdock
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)
Mr. Hingleman
Massacre River
(1949)
Sgt. Johanssen
Hellfire
(1949)
Sheriff Duffy
Rose of the Yukon
(1949)
Tim MacNab
Ma and Pa Kettle
(1949)
Bill Reed
Hideout
(1949)
Arnie Anderson
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Police Lieutenant at Desk
Alaska Patrol
(1949)
Capt. Jan Roburt
Rock Island Trail
(1950)
Sen. Wells
Key to the City
(1950)
Council Chairman
To Please a Lady
(1950)
Mr. Wendall
Trail of Robin Hood
(1950)
J. Corwin Aldridge
Chain Gang
(1950)
Capt. Duncan
Unmasked
(1950)
'Pop' Swenson
My True Story
(1951)
Ed Praskins
Footlight Varieties
(1951)
Older Cop
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
(1951)
Billy Reed
Let's Go Navy!
(1951)
Police Sgt. Mulloy
Show Boat
(1951)
Jake Green (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
(1951)
First Deputy (uncredited)
All That I Have
(1951)
Juror Barstow
Lost in Alaska
(1952)
Sherman
Gobs and Gals
(1952)
Senator Prentice
Dreamboat
(1952)
Crazy Sam
Oklahoma Annie
(1952)
Judge Byrnes
The McGurk Way
(1952)
Dan McGurk Sr.
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
(1952)
Billy Reed
When in Rome
(1952)
Ship's Captain
So You Never Tell a Lie
(1952)
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
(1952)
Joe's Boss (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
(1952)
Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
(1952)
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita
(1952)
Dean Bradshaw
Shadows of Tombstone
(1953)
Sheriff Webb
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Fort Vengeance
(1953)
Patrick Fitzgibbon
Safari Drums
(1953)
Larry Conrad
Call Me Madam
(1953)
Sen. Charlie Gallagher
Sweethearts on Parade
(1953)
Mayor
Confidentially Connie
(1953)
Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
The Two Gun Teacher
(1954)
Prof. Kleinberg
Jungle Gents
(1954)
Police Captain
Sabrina
(1954)
Charles
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
(1954)
Mr. Battan (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Policeman (uncredited)
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Big Bill Watkins
Battle of Rogue River
(1954)
Sgt. McClain
Pride of the Blue Grass
(1954)
Mr. Casey
How To Be Very, Very Popular
(1955)
Chief of Police
So You Want to Be a V.P.
(1955)
(uncredited)
Artists and Models
(1955)
Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
The Looters
(1955)
Joe Sr. (unconfirmed)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
(1956)
Mr. Batten (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
(1956)
Senator
Pardners
(1956)
Col. Hart (uncredited)
The Young Guns
(1956)
Padgett
Man of the West
(1958)
Henry (uncredited)
The Hot Angel
(1958)
Judd Pfeiffer
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Sheriff Cobus Anders
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
The Two Little Bears
(1961)
Grimshaw Wilkins
The Bounty Killer
(1965)
Sam - Bartender
The Andromeda Strain
(1971)
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold
Hot Summer Week
(1972)
Bartender
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(1990)
(archive footage)