Emory Parnell

Known for ActingBorn 1892-12-28Died 1979-06-22Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

So You Want to Learn to Dance

Alaska Patrol

Stork Bites Man

Queen of Burlesque

Mama Loves Papa

Triple Trouble

Deadline for Murder

You Drive Me Crazy

Feather Your Nest

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

So You Want to Be a V.P.

Oklahoma Annie

When in Rome

Conflict

Pride of the Blue Grass

Sweethearts on Parade

Let's Go Navy!

The Life of Riley

Strike It Rich

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

I Love Lucy

Over My Dead Body

Cadets on Parade

I Stole a Million

Arson Racket Squad

Perry Mason

The Andy Griffith Show

The Maltese Falcon

The Hot Angel

So Your Wife Wants to Work

The House of Fear

Sabrina

Unholy Partners

Chain Gang

What, No Cigarettes

Green Acres

Angels with Dirty Faces

The Roaring Twenties

The Day the Bookies Wept

Winter Carnival

Doctor Rhythm

The Pride of the Yankees

The Remarkable Andrew

The Young Guns

The Andromeda Strain

Highways by Night

East Side of Heaven