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.
210 movies · 34 shows
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990·8.5
Hot Summer Week
1972·4.3
The Andromeda Strain
1971·7.1
The Bounty Killer
1965·6.0
The Two Little Bears
1961·7.0
Alias Jesse James
1959·6.0
The Hot Angel
1958·7.5
Man of the West
1958·6.6
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958·7.0
The Young Guns
1956·7.2
Pardners
1956·6.7
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956·7.3
That Certain Feeling
1956·5.6
Feathertop
1955·0.0
Artists and Models
1955·6.7
So You Want to Be a V.P.
1955·8.8
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955·4.6
The Two Gun Teacher
1954·7.0
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954·10.0
Jungle Gents
1954·5.2
Sabrina
1954·7.5
Meet the O'Briens
1954·0.0
Battle of Rogue River
1954·6.0
Pride of the Blue Grass
1954·8.0
The Rocket Man
1954·6.5
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954·6.5
The Long, Long Trailer
1954·7.0
Shadows of Tombstone
1953·6.5
The Band Wagon
1953·7.2
Sweethearts on Parade
1953·8.0
Safari Drums
1953·6.2
Fort Vengeance
1953·6.4
So You Want to Learn to Dance
1953·10.0
Call Me Madam
1953·6.2
Confidentially Connie
1953·5.8
Lost in a Turkish Bath
1953·5.5
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952·6.3
Lost in Alaska
1952·6.2
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952·6.7
Dreamboat
1952·6.1
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952·6.5
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952·7.0
When in Rome
1952·7.7
Gobs and Gals
1952·7.0
Macao
1952·6.3
Rancho Notorious
1952·6.5
The Fabulous Senorita
1952·6.5
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952·6.3
Oklahoma Annie
1952·8.7
The McGurk Way
1952·0.0
All That I Have
1951·6.0
Let's Go Navy!
1951·8.0
Show Boat
1951·6.2
Two of a Kind
1951·6.8
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951·6.7
Footlight Varieties
1951·3.3
My True Story
1951·6.6
Trail of Robin Hood
1950·6.3
Chain Gang
1950·7.5
To Please a Lady
1950·6.5
County Fair
1950·8.0
Rock Island Trail
1950·6.3
Key to the City
1950·6.5
Unmasked
1950·5.0
Massacre River
1949·6.6
Hellfire
1949·6.4
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949·5.9
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949·7.2
Alaska Patrol
1949·10.0
Hideout
1949·5.9
A Woman's Secret
1949·5.6
Rose of the Yukon
1949·7.0
Words and Music
1948·5.8
Disaster
1948·6.0
Strike It Rich
1948·8.0
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948·6.8
Blonde Ice
1948·5.7
Assigned to Danger
1948·4.7
Summer Holiday
1948·5.2
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948·7.0
Here Comes Trouble
1948·5.2
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947·6.0
Stork Bites Man
1947·10.0
Gas House Kids Go West
1947·6.5
Violence
1947·5.5
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947·5.8
Calendar Girl
1947·5.6
Abie's Irish Rose
1946·7.0
The Show-Off
1946·7.0
Little Iodine
1946·4.7
Gallant Journey
1946·6.5
Queen of Burlesque
1946·10.0
Deadline for Murder
1946·9.0
Strange Triangle
1946·4.1
Badman's Territory
1946·6.3
The Falcon's Alibi
1946·5.3
Deadline at Dawn
1946·6.2
Riverboat Rhythm
1946·6.3
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946·6.0
Sing Your Way Home
1945·5.6
The Big Beef
1945·7.0
You Drive Me Crazy
1945·9.0
Mama Loves Papa
1945·10.0
What, No Cigarettes
1945·7.5
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945·8.0
Two O'Clock Courage
1945·6.3
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945·6.0
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944·6.2
Feather Your Nest
1944·9.0
Tall in the Saddle
1944·6.6
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944·6.9
Triple Trouble
1944·10.0
Casanova Brown
1944·6.4
The Falcon in Mexico
1944·5.5
Wilson
1944·5.6
Once Upon a Time
1944·5.8
A Night of Adventure
1944·5.0
Address Unknown
1944·6.4
Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944·5.3
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944·6.3
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944·0.0
Government Girl
1943·5.7
The Unknown Guest
1943·7.0
Dangerous Blondes
1943·6.3
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943·6.5
Nazty Nuisance
1943·4.1
Young Ideas
1943·5.3
Mr. Lucky
1943·7.0
Two Señoritas from Chicago
1943·6.7
Mission to Moscow
1943·5.7
Slightly Dangerous
1943·6.0
The Outlaw
1943·5.4
London Blackout Murders
1943·6.7
The Hard Way
1943·6.4
Arabian Nights
1942·6.0
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942·6.3
Gentleman Jim
1942·7.2
I Married a Witch
1942·6.9
Highways by Night
1942·7.3
The Major and the Minor
1942·7.1
Apache Trail
1942·7.0
The Pride of the Yankees
1942·7.4
Night in New Orleans
1942·4.2
They All Kissed the Bride
1942·5.9
Syncopation
1942·6.8
Larceny, Inc.
1942·7.1
Saboteur
1942·6.9
Obliging Young Lady
1942·6.0
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942·4.0
The Remarkable Andrew
1942·7.4
Cadets on Parade
1942·8.0
Over My Dead Body
1942·8.0
All Through the Night
1942·6.7
Louisiana Purchase
1941·6.7
Johnny Eager
1941·6.2
Unholy Partners
1941·7.6
The Maltese Falcon
1941·7.7
The Blonde from Singapore
1941·5.8
Blossoms in the Dust
1941·6.7
Three Sons o' Guns
1941·7.0
All the World's a Stooge
1941·6.8
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941·5.7
A Shot in the Dark
1941·5.7
The Monster and the Girl
1941·5.8
So Ends Our Night
1941·6.3
The Case of the Black Parrot
1941·5.7
The Devil's Pipeline
1940·7.0
North West Mounted Police
1940·6.4
Foreign Correspondent
1940·7.0
The Golden Fleecing
1940·5.9
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940·6.5
The Great McGinty
1940·7.0
Out West with the Peppers
1940·6.0
Young Tom Edison
1940·5.9
Blondie on a Budget
1940·6.2
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940·6.9
Invisible Stripes
1939·6.2
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939·6.1
On Dress Parade
1939·6.6
One Hour to Live
1939·6.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939·7.5
Sued for Libel
1939·6.3
At the Circus
1939·6.4
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939·7.5
They Shall Have Music
1939·6.5
I Stole a Million
1939·8.0
The Spellbinder
1939·6.3
Winter Carnival
1939·6.7
The House of Fear
1939·7.7
Union Pacific
1939·6.7
East Side of Heaven
1939·7.4
The Lady and the Mob
1939·6.5
Sudden Money
1939·7.0
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939·5.8
Let Freedom Ring
1939·6.8
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939·5.7
Tiny Troubles
1939·6.8
Idiot's Delight
1939·6.1
Off the Record
1939·6.4
Pacific Liner
1939·5.5
Blondie
1938·7.0
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938·7.5
Illegal Traffic
1938·6.6
Girls on Probation
1938·6.2
The Mad Miss Manton
1938·6.4
King of Alcatraz
1938·6.0
I Am the Law
1938·7.1
Doctor Rhythm
1938·7.5
Call of The Yukon
1938·6.0
Arson Racket Squad
1938·8.0