
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.

Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
Confidentially Connie

Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
Disaster

Man on Train (uncredited)
The Band Wagon

Bartender
Hot Summer Week

Mr. Casey
Pride of the Blue Grass

Mr. PeDelford
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Barney Shaefer
Strange Triangle

Quisling (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon

Triple Trouble

Police Capt. Bill Murdock
Blonde Ice

Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
The Great McGinty

O'Leary
Mama Loves Papa

Mr. Tuerck
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

'Pop' Swenson
Unmasked

True Dawson
Violence

Insp. Bill Brenner
Two O'Clock Courage

Inspector McBride
The Falcon in Hollywood

Senator Gallagher
Call Me Madam

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

Metcalf
The Falcon's Alibi

Frank, the Bell Captain
Casanova Brown

Arnie Anderson
Hideout

Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
Wilson

Police Lieutenant at Desk
A Woman's Secret

Police Captain Birch
The Crime Doctor's Courage

Older Cop
Footlight Varieties

Colonel Mason
Unholy Partners

Col. Hart (uncredited)
Pardners

Detective Brophy (uncredited)
I Am the Law

Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Notorious Mr. Monks

Police Sgt. Mulloy
Let's Go Navy!

Postman
Address Unknown

Masseur
Deadline for Murder

Simmonds
The Case of the Black Parrot

Ajax Bullion
All the World's a Stooge

Capt. Duncan
Chain Gang

Big Bill Watkins
The Rocket Man

The Mayor
Calendar Girl

Larry Conrad
Safari Drums

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

Senator
That Certain Feeling

Judd Pfeiffer
The Hot Angel

Winfield 'Windy' Blake
Here Comes Trouble

Judge Canute J. Kelly
Young Ideas

Mr. Wendall
To Please a Lady

J. Corwin Aldridge
Trail of Robin Hood

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

Jerome Walsh
Sued for Libel

Haley
Gildersleeve's Ghost

Inspector Crowley
Queen of Burlesque

Ship's captain
Sing Your Way Home

Padgett
The Young Guns

Judge
A Night of Adventure

Ole
Out West with the Peppers

Grimshaw Wilkins
The Two Little Bears

Judge Byrnes
Oklahoma Annie

Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm

Ship's Mate (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon

Council Chairman
Key to the City

Charles
Sabrina

Sheriff Dave Larsen
The Unknown Guest

Swenson
Call of The Yukon

Doorman (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton

Sheriff Martin
Riverboat Rhythm

Capt. Jan Roburt
Alaska Patrol

Tim MacNab
Rose of the Yukon

Illegal Traffic

Officer Clancy
Tiny Troubles

Crazy Sam (uncredited)
Dreamboat

Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
All Through the Night

Jake Green (uncredited)
Show Boat

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Blondie

Policeman (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer

Dan McGurk Sr.
The McGurk Way

Father John Whalen
Abie's Irish Rose

Rabbi Jacob Samuels
Abie's Irish Rose

Policeman Riley
The Lady and the Mob

Capt. Nelson
The Blonde from Singapore

Dolan (uncredited)
The Outlaw

Mr. Feiner
Words and Music

Officer Craig
Girls on Probation

Olaf
Pacific Liner

Patrick Fitzgibbon
Fort Vengeance

Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Idiot's Delight

Axel (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring

Man Delivering Radio
Three Sons o' Guns

Doorman (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven

Foreman (uncredited)
Union Pacific

Ringmaster (uncredited)
At the Circus

Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music

Policeman
The House of Fear

Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
The Spellbinder

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

Gangster (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

Sgt. McClain
Battle of Rogue River

Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept

(uncredited)
So You Want to Be a V.P.

Sheriff Jackson
Tall in the Saddle

Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
Artists and Models

Senator Prentice
Gobs and Gals

Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn

Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
London Blackout Murders

Billy Reed
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Bob
Young Tom Edison

Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget

'Mohican' Captain
Foreign Correspondent

Mr. Appelton
The Show-Off

Chief J.P. Riley
Arson Racket Squad

Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Macao

Police Sergeant Ransome
Highways by Night

Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Saboteur

Police Captain
Jungle Gents

Syncopation

Crowley
The Lady from Cheyenne

Marsotti
A Shot in the Dark

Sheriff Duffy
Hellfire

Police Sergeat Casey
Gas House Kids Go West

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

Carlton
Strike It Rich

Sgt. Johanssen
Massacre River

Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
Summer Holiday

Train Conductor (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

George Higgins
North West Mounted Police

The Chief (uncredited)
Government Girl

Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Featherway (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing

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

Sheriff Webb
Shadows of Tombstone

Sen. Wells
Rock Island Trail

Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
I Married a Witch

Prof. Kleinberg
The Two Gun Teacher

Ed Praskins
My True Story

Mr. Hingleman
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Mr. Walters (uncredited)
Apache Trail

Sherman
Lost in Alaska

Weiss
So Ends Our Night

Harem Sentry
Arabian Nights

Senator
Blossoms in the Dust

Rupert Shannon
Two Señoritas from Chicago

Sam - Bartender
The Bounty Killer

Williams - Editor
Winter Carnival

Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
I Stole a Million

O'Casey
Larceny, Inc.

Policeman
The Remarkable Andrew

Mr. Bigdome
Little Iodine

Cop
Sudden Money

Police Capt. Grady
Over My Dead Body

Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady

Policeman (uncredited)
Off the Record

Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes

Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous

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

Juror Barstow
All That I Have

First Deputy (uncredited)
Two of a Kind

Olaf
King of Alcatraz

Policeman (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time

Billy Reed
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Bill Reed
Ma and Pa Kettle

Policeman in Alley
The Monster and the Girl

Sheriff (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious

Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
On Dress Parade

Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady

Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky

Inspector Kennedy
Cadets on Parade

Wilson
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

Capt. Spense
Nazty Nuisance

Farmer
Feather Your Nest

Mahoney
They All Kissed the Bride

Sheriff (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger

Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James

Bitter Creek (uncredited)
Badman's Territory

Conductor #2 (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Mr. Hinkledorfer
You Drive Me Crazy

Mr. Bib
The Big Beef

Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours

Jensen (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans

Alan Kimberly
Stork Bites Man

Fats Monoham
One Hour To Live

Bank Watchman
You Gotta Stay Happy

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

Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
The Hard Way

Ship's Captain
When in Rome

Mr. Battan (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes

Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
Louisiana Purchase

Policeman (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Joe's Boss (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life

Mr. Batten (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants

Mr. Batten (uncredited)
So You Never Tell a Lie

Joe Alsobrook
Colonel Effingham's Raid

Chief of Police
How To Be Very, Very Popular

Dean Bradshaw
The Fabulous Senorita

Mayor
Sweethearts on Parade

Henry (uncredited)
Man of the West

(uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames

R.J. Adams
The Devil's Pipeline

Major Whitby
Feathertop

A.J. Corbett
Lost in a Turkish Bath

George Blivens - Joe's Boss
So You Want to Learn to Dance

Police Chief (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Car Driver (uncredited)
Gallant Journey

Angels with Dirty Faces

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

Dad
Meet the O'Briens

O'Reilly
The Crime Doctor's Gamble

Billy Reed
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Man in Line at Drugstore
What, No Cigarettes
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
210
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-28
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Emery Parnell