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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.
Filmography
all 227
Movies 195
TV Shows 32
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
Hot Summer Week (1972)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
Green Acres (1965)
The Bounty Killer (1965)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
The Two Little Bears (1961)
Mister Ed (1961)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
The Alaskans (1959)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
The Hot Angel (1958)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Lawman (1958)
The Texan (1958)
Man of the West (1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
The Real McCoys (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
The Young Guns (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Pardners (1956)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
That Certain Feeling (1956)
Artists and Models (1955)
So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)
Navy Log (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
The Looters (1955)
The Two Gun Teacher (1954)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
Sabrina (1954)
Jungle Gents (1954)
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
The Rocket Man (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
The Joe Palooka Story (1954)
Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
Safari Drums (1953)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
Call Me Madam (1953)
Confidentially Connie (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Life Of Riley (1953)
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Lost in Alaska (1952)
So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
Dreamboat (1952)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
When in Rome (1952)
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
The McGurk Way (1952)
I Love Lucy (1951)
All That I Have (1951)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1951)
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
Show Boat (1951)
Two of a Kind (1951)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Footlight Varieties (1951)
My True Story (1951)
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
Chain Gang (1950)
To Please a Lady (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Rock Island Trail (1950)
Key to the City (1950)
Unmasked (1950)
The Life of Riley (1949)
Massacre River (1949)
Hellfire (1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Alaska Patrol (1949)
Hideout (1949)
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
Words and Music (1948)
Disaster (1948)
Strike It Rich (1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Blonde Ice (1948)
Assigned to Danger (1948)
Summer Holiday (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Stork Bites Man (1947)
Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
Violence (1947)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
Calendar Girl (1947)
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
The Show-Off (1946)
Little Iodine (1946)
Queen of Burlesque (1946)
Deadline for Murder (1946)
Strange Triangle (1946)
Badman's Territory (1946)
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
The Big Beef (1945)
You Drive Me Crazy (1945)
Mama Loves Papa (1945)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1945)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
He Forgot to Remember (1944)
Feather Your Nest (1944)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Triple Trouble (1944)
Casanova Brown (1944)
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
Wilson (1944)
Once Upon a Time (1944)
A Night of Adventure (1944)
Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)
Address Unknown (1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Government Girl (1943)
The Unknown Guest (1943)
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
Young Ideas (1943)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
The Outlaw (1943)
The Hard Way (1943)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Highways by Night (1942)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Apache Trail (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Night in New Orleans (1942)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
Cadets on Parade (1942)
Over My Dead Body (1942)
All Through the Night (1942)
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
Johnny Eager (1941)
Unholy Partners (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Blonde from Singapore (1941)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
All the World's a Stooge (1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
So Ends Our Night (1941)
The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)
The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Out West with the Peppers (1940)
Young Tom Edison (1940)
Blondie on a Budget (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
On Dress Parade (1939)
One Hour To Live (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Sued for Libel (1939)
At the Circus (1939)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
I Stole a Million (1939)
The Spellbinder (1939)
Winter Carnival (1939)
The House of Fear (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Tiny Troubles (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Off the Record (1939)
Pacific Liner (1939)
Blondie (1938)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Girls on Probation (1938)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
King of Alcatraz (1938)
I Am the Law (1938)
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Call of The Yukon (1938)
Arson Racket Squad (1938)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-12-29
Deathday1979-06-22 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Paul, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEmery Parnell, Emery Parnel, Emory Parnel, The Big Swede
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