Emory Parnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

256

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-12-28

Day of death

1979-06-22 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Emory Parnell

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Little Iodine

    Little Iodine

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • The Outlaw

    The Outlaw

  • Massacre River

    Massacre River

  • Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Dreamboat

    Dreamboat

  • Macao

    Macao

  • Alaska Patrol

    Alaska Patrol

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Fort Vengeance

    Fort Vengeance

  • Syncopation

    Syncopation

  • The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • Pacific Liner

    Pacific Liner

  • Jungle Gents

    Jungle Gents

  • Unmasked

    Unmasked

  • Feathertop

    Feathertop

  • Show Boat

    Show Boat

  • Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

  • Tiny Troubles

    Tiny Troubles

  • Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Correspondent

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • Confidentially Connie

    Confidentially Connie

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Winter Carnival

    Winter Carnival

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Chain Gang

    Chain Gang

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Footlight Varieties

    Footlight Varieties

  • Riverboat Rhythm

    Riverboat Rhythm

  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

  • Oklahoma Annie

    Oklahoma Annie

  • Strange Triangle

    Strange Triangle

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin

    The Case of the Dangerous Robin

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Safari Drums

    Safari Drums

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Violence

    Violence

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • A Night of Adventure

    A Night of Adventure

  • Man of the West

    Man of the West

  • Battle of Rogue River

    Battle of Rogue River

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives

    So You Want to Know Your Relatives

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Key to the City

    Key to the City

  • The Falcon in Hollywood

    The Falcon in Hollywood

  • Unholy Partners

    Unholy Partners

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • When in Rome

    When in Rome

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

  • Gas House Kids Go West

    Gas House Kids Go West

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the Saddle

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

  • The Major and the Minor

    The Major and the Minor

  • The Falcon in Mexico

    The Falcon in Mexico

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • The Andromeda Strain

    The Andromeda Strain

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

  • The Devil's Pipeline

    The Devil's Pipeline

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

  • The Monster and the Girl

    The Monster and the Girl

  • Sued for Libel

    Sued for Libel

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

  • Blonde Ice

    Blonde Ice

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Stranger on the Third Floor

    Stranger on the Third Floor

  • Stork Bites Man

    Stork Bites Man

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

  • Lost in Alaska

    Lost in Alaska

  • Let Freedom Ring

    Let Freedom Ring

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • Government Girl

    Government Girl

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

  • Night in New Orleans

    Night in New Orleans

  • They Shall Have Music

    They Shall Have Music

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • The Young Guns

    The Young Guns

  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

  • Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

  • What, No Cigarettes

    What, No Cigarettes

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • The Notorious Mr. Monks

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

  • That Certain Feeling

    That Certain Feeling

  • I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

  • So You Want to Wear the Pants

    So You Want to Wear the Pants

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

  • Strike It Rich

    Strike It Rich

  • The Life of Riley

    The Life of Riley

  • The Two Little Bears

    The Two Little Bears

  • The House of Fear

    The House of Fear

  • Artists and Models

    Artists and Models

  • Queen of Burlesque

    Queen of Burlesque

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • So Ends Our Night

    So Ends Our Night

  • The Rocket Man

    The Rocket Man

  • So You Want to Enjoy Life

    So You Want to Enjoy Life

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • Call Me Madam

    Call Me Madam

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • One Hour To Live

    One Hour To Live

  • Here Comes Trouble

    Here Comes Trouble

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • The Lady and the Mob

    The Lady and the Mob

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

  • Three Sons o' Guns

    Three Sons o' Guns

  • Trail of Robin Hood

    Trail of Robin Hood

  • Assigned to Danger

    Assigned to Danger

  • The Joe Palooka Story

    The Joe Palooka Story

  • The Hot Angel

    The Hot Angel

  • Gildersleeve's Ghost

    Gildersleeve's Ghost

  • Two O'Clock Courage

    Two O'Clock Courage

  • The Unknown Guest

    The Unknown Guest

  • Abie's Irish Rose

    Abie's Irish Rose

  • Abie's Irish Rose

    Abie's Irish Rose

  • So You Want to Learn to Dance

    So You Want to Learn to Dance

  • Colonel Effingham's Raid

    Colonel Effingham's Raid

  • The Big Beef

    The Big Beef

  • The Crime Doctor's Courage

    The Crime Doctor's Courage

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Blondie on a Budget

    Blondie on a Budget

  • London Blackout Murders

    London Blackout Murders

  • The Falcon's Alibi

    The Falcon's Alibi

  • Sweethearts on Parade

    Sweethearts on Parade

  • The Two Gun Teacher

    The Two Gun Teacher

  • Feather Your Nest

    Feather Your Nest

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Sing Your Way Home

    Sing Your Way Home

  • The McGurk Way

    The McGurk Way

  • So Your Wife Wants to Work

    So Your Wife Wants to Work

  • On Dress Parade

    On Dress Parade

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • To Please a Lady

    To Please a Lady

  • They All Kissed the Bride

    They All Kissed the Bride

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

    Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

  • Ma and Pa Kettle

    Ma and Pa Kettle

  • Hot Summer Week

    Hot Summer Week

  • Larceny, Inc.

    Larceny, Inc.

  • Hideout

    Hideout

  • So You Never Tell a Lie

    So You Never Tell a Lie

  • All That I Have

    All That I Have

  • The Blonde from Singapore

    The Blonde from Singapore

  • Obliging Young Lady

    Obliging Young Lady

  • Cadets on Parade

    Cadets on Parade

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Mama Loves Papa

    Mama Loves Papa

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Highways by Night

    Highways by Night

  • So You Want to Be a V.P.

    So You Want to Be a V.P.

  • Gobs and Gals

    Gobs and Gals

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Meet the O'Briens

    Meet the O'Briens

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

  • The Spellbinder

    The Spellbinder

  • My True Story

    My True Story

  • Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

  • Call of The Yukon

    Call of The Yukon

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Twelve Crowded Hours

  • Deadline for Murder

    Deadline for Murder

  • Out West with the Peppers

    Out West with the Peppers

  • The Show-Off

    The Show-Off

  • All the World's a Stooge

    All the World's a Stooge

  • Nazty Nuisance

    Nazty Nuisance

  • Shadows of Tombstone

    Shadows of Tombstone

  • Arson Racket Squad

    Arson Racket Squad

  • Two Señoritas from Chicago

    Two Señoritas from Chicago

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • Pride of the Blue Grass

    Pride of the Blue Grass

  • Apache Trail

    Apache Trail

  • The Case of the Black Parrot

    The Case of the Black Parrot

  • The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

    The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

  • Lost in a Turkish Bath

    Lost in a Turkish Bath

  • You Drive Me Crazy

    You Drive Me Crazy