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
Big Bill Watkins
The Rocket Man
Capt. Duncan
Chain Gang
The Mayor
Calendar Girl
Larry Conrad
Safari Drums
Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Senator
That Certain Feeling
Winfield 'Windy' Blake
Here Comes Trouble
Judd Pfeiffer
The Hot Angel
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
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
Rabbi Jacob Samuels
Abie's Irish Rose
Father John Whalen
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
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
206
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-28
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Emery Parnell