Emory Parnell
Acting
- Born:
- 1892-12-28
- Died:
- 1979-06-22
- Place of birth:
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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
Hot Summer Week
The Andromeda Strain
Medical Center
Mayberry R.F.D.
Green Acres
The Bounty Killer
Petticoat Junction
The Two Little Bears
Mister Ed
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
The Andy Griffith Show
The Alaskans
Dennis the Menace
Alias Jesse James
The Hot Angel
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Lawman
Man of the West
The Texan
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Perry Mason
Sugarfoot
Conflict
The Young Guns
Hey, Jeannie!
Pardners
So Your Wife Wants to Work
That Certain Feeling
Feathertop
Artists and Models
So You Want to Be a V.P.
Navy Log
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
How to Be Very, Very Popular
The Two Gun Teacher
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Jungle Gents
Sabrina
Meet the O'Briens
Battle of Rogue River
Pride of the Blue Grass
The Rocket Man
Public Defender
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
The Long, Long Trailer
The Joe Palooka Story
Shadows of Tombstone
The Band Wagon
Sweethearts on Parade
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Safari Drums
Fort Vengeance
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Call Me Madam
Confidentially Connie
General Electric Theater
Lost in a Turkish Bath
The Life Of Riley
The Abbott and Costello Show
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Four Star Playhouse
Lost in Alaska
So You Never Tell a Lie
Dreamboat
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
When in Rome
Gobs and Gals
Macao
Rancho Notorious
The Fabulous Senorita
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Oklahoma Annie
The McGurk Way
I Love Lucy
All That I Have
Boston Blackie
Let's Go Navy!
Show Boat
Two of a Kind
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Footlight Varieties
My True Story
Trail of Robin Hood
Chain Gang
To Please a Lady
The Colgate Comedy Hour
County Fair
Rock Island Trail
Key to the City
Unmasked
The Life of Riley
Massacre River
Hellfire
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Ma and Pa Kettle
Alaska Patrol
Hideout
A Woman's Secret
Rose of the Yukon
Words and Music
Disaster
Strike It Rich
You Gotta Stay Happy
Blonde Ice
Assigned to Danger
Summer Holiday
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Here Comes Trouble
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Stork Bites Man
Gas House Kids Go West
Violence
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Calendar Girl
Abie's Irish Rose
The Show-Off
Little Iodine
Gallant Journey
Queen of Burlesque
Deadline for Murder
Strange Triangle
Badman's Territory
The Falcon's Alibi
Deadline at Dawn
Riverboat Rhythm
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Sing Your Way Home
The Big Beef
You Drive Me Crazy
Mama Loves Papa
What, No Cigarettes
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Two O'Clock Courage
The Crime Doctor's Courage
The Falcon in Hollywood
Feather Your Nest
Tall in the Saddle
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Triple Trouble
Casanova Brown
The Falcon in Mexico
Wilson
Once Upon a Time
A Night of Adventure
Address Unknown
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
Government Girl
The Unknown Guest
Dangerous Blondes
Du Barry Was a Lady
Nazty Nuisance
Young Ideas
Mr. Lucky
Two Señoritas from Chicago
Mission to Moscow
Slightly Dangerous
The Outlaw
London Blackout Murders
The Hard Way
Arabian Nights
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Gentleman Jim
I Married a Witch
Highways by Night
The Major and the Minor
Apache Trail
The Pride of the Yankees
Night in New Orleans
They All Kissed the Bride
Syncopation
Larceny, Inc.
Saboteur
Obliging Young Lady
Two Yanks in Trinidad
The Remarkable Andrew
Cadets on Parade
Over My Dead Body
All Through the Night
Louisiana Purchase
Johnny Eager
Unholy Partners
The Maltese Falcon
The Blonde from Singapore
Blossoms in the Dust
Three Sons o' Guns
All the World's a Stooge
The Lady from Cheyenne
A Shot in the Dark
The Monster and the Girl
So Ends Our Night
The Case of the Black Parrot
The Devil's Pipeline
North West Mounted Police
Foreign Correspondent
The Golden Fleecing
Stranger on the Third Floor
The Great McGinty
Out West with the Peppers
Young Tom Edison
Blondie on a Budget
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Invisible Stripes
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
On Dress Parade
One Hour to Live
The Roaring Twenties
Sued for Libel
At the Circus
The Day the Bookies Wept
They Shall Have Music
I Stole a Million
The Spellbinder
Winter Carnival
The House of Fear
Union Pacific
East Side of Heaven
The Lady and the Mob
Sudden Money
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Let Freedom Ring
Twelve Crowded Hours
Tiny Troubles
Idiot's Delight
Off the Record
Pacific Liner
Blondie
Angels with Dirty Faces
Illegal Traffic
Girls on Probation
The Mad Miss Manton
King of Alcatraz
I Am the Law
Doctor Rhythm
Call of The Yukon
Arson Racket Squad