Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Date of Birth:

Dec 28, 1892

Place of Birth:

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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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:

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

My True Story My True Story

1951

Apache Trail Apache Trail

1942

Lost in Alaska Lost in Alaska

1952

So Ends Our Night So Ends Our Night

1941

The Two Gun Teacher The Two Gun Teacher

1954

I Married a Witch I Married a Witch

1942

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Shadows of Tombstone Shadows of Tombstone

1953

Rock Island Trail Rock Island Trail

1950

Arabian Nights Arabian Nights

1942

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Sudden Money Sudden Money

1939

Little Iodine Little Iodine

1946

Over My Dead Body Over My Dead Body

1942

Obliging Young Lady Obliging Young Lady

1942

Off the Record Off the Record

1939

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

Two Señoritas from Chicago Two Señoritas from Chicago

1943

The Bounty Killer The Bounty Killer

1965

Winter Carnival Winter Carnival

1939

Larceny, Inc. Larceny, Inc.

1942

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

Government Girl Government Girl

1943

Arson Racket Squad Arson Racket Squad

1938

The Show-Off The Show-Off

1946

Macao Macao

1952

Highways by Night Highways by Night

1942

Saboteur Saboteur

1942

Foreign Correspondent Foreign Correspondent

1940

Blondie on a Budget Blondie on a Budget

1940

London Blackout Murders London Blackout Murders

1943

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

1951

Young Tom Edison Young Tom Edison

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Jungle Gents Jungle Gents

1954

Syncopation Syncopation

1942

Massacre River Massacre River

1949

Summer Holiday Summer Holiday

1948

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

Strike It Rich Strike It Rich

1948

So Your Wife Wants to Work So Your Wife Wants to Work

1956

The Lady from Cheyenne The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

A Shot in the Dark A Shot in the Dark

1941

Hellfire Hellfire

1949

Gas House Kids Go West Gas House Kids Go West

1947

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

Slightly Dangerous Slightly Dangerous

1943

When in Rome When in Rome

1952

The Hard Way The Hard Way

1943

So You Want to Know Your Relatives So You Want to Know Your Relatives

1954

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase

1941

The Andromeda Strain The Andromeda Strain

1971

You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Twelve Crowded Hours Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

Night in New Orleans Night in New Orleans

1942

Stork Bites Man Stork Bites Man

1947

One Hour To Live One Hour To Live

1939

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

So You Want to Enjoy Life So You Want to Enjoy Life

1952

Man of the West Man of the West

1958

The Guilt of Janet Ames The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

The Devil's Pipeline The Devil's Pipeline

1940

Feathertop Feathertop

1955

Sweethearts on Parade Sweethearts on Parade

1953

The Fabulous Senorita The Fabulous Senorita

1952

So You Want to Wear the Pants So You Want to Wear the Pants

1952

So You Never Tell a Lie So You Never Tell a Lie

1952

Colonel Effingham's Raid Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

How To Be Very, Very Popular How To Be Very, Very Popular

1955

The Big Beef The Big Beef

1945

You Drive Me Crazy You Drive Me Crazy

1945

The Monster and the Girl The Monster and the Girl

1941

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952

Rancho Notorious Rancho Notorious

1952

On Dress Parade On Dress Parade

1939

Du Barry was a Lady Du Barry was a Lady

1943

Ma and Pa Kettle Ma and Pa Kettle

1949

Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time

1944

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

All That I Have All That I Have

1951

Two of a Kind Two of a Kind

1951

King of Alcatraz King of Alcatraz

1938

Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow

1943

Mr. Lucky Mr. Lucky

1943

Alias Jesse James Alias Jesse James

1959

Badman's Territory Badman's Territory

1946

The Major and the Minor The Major and the Minor

1942

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1945

Assigned to Danger Assigned to Danger

1948

They All Kissed the Bride They All Kissed the Bride

1942

Cadets on Parade Cadets on Parade

1942

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

1944

Nazty Nuisance Nazty Nuisance

1943

Feather Your Nest Feather Your Nest

1944

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

Gobs and Gals Gobs and Gals

1952

The Case of the Black Parrot The Case of the Black Parrot

1941

Deadline for Murder Deadline for Murder

1946

All the World's a Stooge All the World's a Stooge

1941

The Rocket Man The Rocket Man

1954

Chain Gang Chain Gang

1950

Address Unknown Address Unknown

1944

Let's Go Navy! Let's Go Navy!

1951

Unholy Partners Unholy Partners

1941

Pardners Pardners

1956

I Am the Law I Am the Law

1938

The Notorious Mr. Monks The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

Calendar Girl Calendar Girl

1947

Safari Drums Safari Drums

1953

Trail of Robin Hood Trail of Robin Hood

1950

The Pride of the Yankees The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Sued for Libel Sued for Libel

1939

Gildersleeve's Ghost Gildersleeve's Ghost

1944

To Please a Lady To Please a Lady

1950

Young Ideas Young Ideas

1943

Johnny Eager Johnny Eager

1941

That Certain Feeling That Certain Feeling

1956

The Hot Angel The Hot Angel

1958

Here Comes Trouble Here Comes Trouble

1948

Footlight Varieties Footlight Varieties

1951

The Crime Doctor's Courage The Crime Doctor's Courage

1945

Triple Trouble Triple Trouble

1944

Once Upon a Honeymoon Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

Blonde Ice Blonde Ice

1948

The Great McGinty The Great McGinty

1940

Mama Loves Papa Mama Loves Papa

1945

Strange Triangle Strange Triangle

1946

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Disaster Disaster

1948

The Band Wagon The Band Wagon

1953

Hot Summer Week Hot Summer Week

1972

Pride of the Blue Grass Pride of the Blue Grass

1954

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

Unmasked Unmasked

1950

Casanova Brown Casanova Brown

1944

Hideout Hideout

1949

Wilson Wilson

1944

A Woman's Secret A Woman's Secret

1949

The Falcon's Alibi The Falcon's Alibi

1946

The Falcon in Mexico The Falcon in Mexico

1944

Violence Violence

1947

Two O'Clock Courage Two O'Clock Courage

1945

The Falcon in Hollywood The Falcon in Hollywood

1944

Call Me Madam Call Me Madam

1953

Queen of Burlesque Queen of Burlesque

1946

Sing Your Way Home Sing Your Way Home

1945

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

Fort Vengeance Fort Vengeance

1953

Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring

1939

East Side of Heaven East Side of Heaven

1939

Three Sons o' Guns Three Sons o' Guns

1941

Pacific Liner Pacific Liner

1939

Girls on Probation Girls on Probation

1938

The Lady and the Mob The Lady and the Mob

1939

The Blonde from Singapore The Blonde from Singapore

1941

The Outlaw The Outlaw

1943

Words and Music Words and Music

1948

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

At the Circus At the Circus

1939

The Day the Bookies Wept The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

So You Want to Be a V.P. So You Want to Be a V.P.

1955

Tall in the Saddle Tall in the Saddle

1944

Artists and Models Artists and Models

1955

Battle of Rogue River Battle of Rogue River

1954

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

They Shall Have Music They Shall Have Music

1939

The House of Fear The House of Fear

1939

The Spellbinder The Spellbinder

1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

Abie's Irish Rose Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Abie's Irish Rose Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Key to the City Key to the City

1950

The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon

1941

Sabrina Sabrina

1954

The Unknown Guest The Unknown Guest

1943

Call of The Yukon Call of The Yukon

1938

Doctor Rhythm Doctor Rhythm

1938

Oklahoma Annie Oklahoma Annie

1952

The Young Guns The Young Guns

1956

A Night of Adventure A Night of Adventure

1944

Out West with the Peppers Out West with the Peppers

1940

The Two Little Bears The Two Little Bears

1961

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Riverboat Rhythm Riverboat Rhythm

1946

Show Boat Show Boat

1951

Blondie Blondie

1938

The Long, Long Trailer The Long, Long Trailer

1954

The McGurk Way The McGurk Way

1952

All Through the Night All Through the Night

1942

Dreamboat Dreamboat

1952

Alaska Patrol Alaska Patrol

1949

Rose of the Yukon Rose of the Yukon

1949

Illegal Traffic Illegal Traffic

1938

Tiny Troubles Tiny Troubles

1939

Confidentially Connie Confidentially Connie

1953

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