Actor
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 ...

Known For
Acting
1990 -- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage)
1972 -- Hot Summer Week | Bartender
1971 -- The Andromeda Strain | Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
1965 -- The Bounty Killer | Sam - Bartender
1961 -- The Two Little Bears | Grimshaw Wilkins
1959 -- Alias Jesse James | Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
1958 -- The Hot Angel | Judd Pfeiffer
1958 -- Man of the West | Henry (uncredited)
1958 -- The Notorious Mr. Monks | Sheriff Cobus Anders
1956 -- The Young Guns | Padgett
1956 -- Pardners | Col. Hart (uncredited)
1956 -- So Your Wife Wants to Work | Mr. Batten (uncredited)
1956 -- That Certain Feeling | Senator
1955 -- Feathertop | Major Whitby
1955 -- Artists and Models | Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
1955 -- So You Want to Be a V.P. | (uncredited)
1955 -- How To Be Very, Very Popular | Chief of Police
1954 -- The Two Gun Teacher | Prof. Kleinberg
1954 -- So You Want to Know Your Relatives | Mr. Battan (uncredited)
1954 -- Sabrina | Charles
1954 -- Jungle Gents | Police Captain
1954 -- Battle of Rogue River | Sgt. McClain
1954 -- Pride of the Blue Grass | Mr. Casey
1954 -- The Rocket Man | Big Bill Watkins
1954 -- The Long, Long Trailer | Policeman (uncredited)
1953 -- Shadows of Tombstone | Sheriff Webb
1953 -- The Band Wagon | Man on Train (uncredited)
1953 -- Sweethearts on Parade | Mayor
1953 -- Safari Drums | Larry Conrad
1953 -- Fort Vengeance | Patrick Fitzgibbon
1953 -- Call Me Madam | Senator Gallagher
1953 -- Confidentially Connie | Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
1953 -- Lost in a Turkish Bath | A.J. Corbett
1952 -- So You Want to Wear the Pants | Mr. Batten (uncredited)
1952 -- Lost in Alaska | Sherman
1952 -- So You Never Tell a Lie | Mr. Batten (uncredited)
1952 -- Dreamboat | Crazy Sam
1952 -- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Billy Reed
1952 -- Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Policeman (uncredited)
1952 -- When in Rome | Ship's Captain
1952 -- Gobs and Gals | Senator Prentice
1952 -- Macao | Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1952 -- The Fabulous Senorita | Dean Bradshaw
1952 -- So You Want to Enjoy Life | Joe's Boss (uncredited)
1952 -- Oklahoma Annie | Judge Byrnes
1952 -- Rancho Notorious | Sheriff (uncredited)
1952 -- The McGurk Way | Dan McGurk Sr.
1951 -- All That I Have | Juror Barstow
1951 -- Let's Go Navy! | Police Sgt. Mulloy
1951 -- Show Boat | Jake Green (uncredited)
1951 -- Two of a Kind | First Deputy (uncredited)
1951 -- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Billy Reed
1951 -- Footlight Varieties | Older Cop
1951 -- My True Story | Ed Praskins
1950 -- Trail of Robin Hood | J. Corwin Aldridge
1950 -- Chain Gang | Capt. Duncan
1950 -- To Please a Lady | Mr. Wendall
1950 -- Rock Island Trail | Sen. Wells
1950 -- Key to the City | Council Chairman
1950 -- Unmasked | 'Pop' Swenson
1949 -- Massacre River | Sgt. Johanssen
1949 -- Hellfire | Sheriff Duffy
1949 -- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mr. Hingleman
1949 -- Ma and Pa Kettle | Bill Reed
1949 -- Alaska Patrol | Capt. Jan Roburt
1949 -- Hideout | Arnie Anderson
1949 -- A Woman's Secret | Police Lieutenant at Desk
1949 -- Rose of the Yukon | Tim MacNab
1948 -- Words and Music | Mr. Feiner
1948 -- Disaster | Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
1948 -- Strike It Rich | Carlton
1948 -- You Gotta Stay Happy | Bank Watchman
1948 -- Blonde Ice | Police Capt. Bill Murdock
1948 -- Assigned to Danger | Sheriff (uncredited)
1948 -- Summer Holiday | Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
1948 -- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Mr. PeDelford
1948 -- Here Comes Trouble | Winfield 'Windy' Blake
1947 -- Stork Bites Man | Alan Kimberly
1947 -- Gas House Kids Go West | Police Sergeat Casey
1947 -- Violence | True Dawson
1947 -- The Guilt of Janet Ames | (uncredited)
1947 -- Calendar Girl | The Mayor
1946 -- Abie's Irish Rose | Father John Whalen
1946 -- Abie's Irish Rose | Rabbi Jacob Samuels
1946 -- The Show-Off | Mr. Appelton
1946 -- Little Iodine | Mr. Bigdome
1946 -- Queen of Burlesque | Inspector Crowley
1946 -- Deadline for Murder | Masseur
1946 -- Strange Triangle | Barney Shaefer
1946 -- Badman's Territory | Bitter Creek (uncredited)
1946 -- The Falcon's Alibi | Metcalf
1946 -- Deadline at Dawn | Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
1946 -- Riverboat Rhythm | Sheriff Martin
1946 -- Colonel Effingham's Raid | Joe Alsobrook
1945 -- Sing Your Way Home | Ship's captain
1945 -- The Big Beef | Mr. Bib
1945 -- You Drive Me Crazy | Mr. Hinkledorfer
1945 -- Mama Loves Papa | O'Leary
1945 -- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog |
1945 -- Two O'Clock Courage | Insp. Bill Brenner
1945 -- The Crime Doctor's Courage | Police Captain Birch
1944 -- The Falcon in Hollywood | Inspector McBride
1944 -- Feather Your Nest | Farmer
1944 -- Tall in the Saddle | Sheriff Jackson
1944 -- The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | Mr. Tuerck
1944 -- Triple Trouble |
1944 -- Casanova Brown | Frank, the Bell Captain
1944 -- The Falcon in Mexico | James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
1944 -- Wilson | Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
1944 -- Once Upon a Time | Policeman (uncredited)
1944 -- A Night of Adventure | Judge
1944 -- Gildersleeve's Ghost | Haley
1944 -- Address Unknown | Postman
1944 -- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Train Conductor (uncredited)
1944 -- The Case of the Tremendous Trifle | Wilson
1943 -- Government Girl | The Chief (uncredited)
1943 -- The Unknown Guest | Sheriff Dave Larsen
1943 -- Dangerous Blondes | Officer McGuire (uncredited)
1943 -- Du Barry was a Lady | Gatekeeper
1943 -- Nazty Nuisance | Capt. Spense
1943 -- Young Ideas | Judge Canute J. Kelly
1943 -- Mr. Lucky | Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1943 -- Two Señoritas from Chicago | Rupert Shannon
1943 -- Mission to Moscow | Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
1943 -- Slightly Dangerous | Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
1943 -- The Outlaw | Dolan (uncredited)
1943 -- London Blackout Murders | Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
1943 -- The Hard Way | Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
1942 -- Arabian Nights | Harem Sentry
1942 -- Once Upon a Honeymoon | Quisling (uncredited)
1942 -- Gentleman Jim | Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
1942 -- I Married a Witch | Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
1942 -- Highways by Night | Police Sergeant Ransome
1942 -- The Major and the Minor | Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1942 -- Apache Trail | Mr. Walters (uncredited)
1942 -- The Pride of the Yankees | Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
1942 -- Night in New Orleans | Jensen (Uncredited)
1942 -- They All Kissed the Bride | Mahoney
1942 -- Syncopation |
1942 -- Larceny, Inc. | O'Casey
1942 -- Saboteur | Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
1942 -- Obliging Young Lady | Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
1942 -- The Remarkable Andrew | Policeman
1942 -- Cadets on Parade | Inspector Kennedy
1942 -- Over My Dead Body | Police Capt. Grady
1942 -- All Through the Night | Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
1941 -- Louisiana Purchase | Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
1941 -- Johnny Eager | Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
1941 -- Unholy Partners | Colonel Mason
1941 -- The Maltese Falcon | Ship's Mate (uncredited)
1941 -- The Blonde from Singapore | Capt. Nelson
1941 -- Blossoms in the Dust | Senator
1941 -- Three Sons o' Guns | Man Delivering Radio
1941 -- All the World's a Stooge | Ajax Bullion
1941 -- The Lady from Cheyenne | Crowley
1941 -- A Shot in the Dark | Marsotti
1941 -- The Monster and the Girl | Policeman in Alley
1941 -- So Ends Our Night | Weiss
1941 -- The Case of the Black Parrot | Simmonds
1940 -- The Devil's Pipeline | R.J. Adams
1940 -- North West Mounted Police | George Higgins
1940 -- Stranger on the Third Floor | Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
1940 -- The Golden Fleecing | Featherway (uncredited)
1940 -- Foreign Correspondent | 'Mohican' Captain
1940 -- The Great McGinty | Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
1940 -- Out West with the Peppers | Ole
1940 -- Young Tom Edison | Bob
1940 -- Blondie on a Budget | Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
1940 -- Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited)
1939 -- Invisible Stripes | Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
1939 -- The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
1939 -- On Dress Parade | Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
1939 -- One Hour To Live | Fats Monoham
1939 -- The Roaring Twenties | Gangster (uncredited)
1939 -- Sued for Libel | Jerome Walsh
1939 -- At the Circus | Ringmaster (uncredited)
1939 -- The Day the Bookies Wept | Motor Cop (uncredited)
1939 -- They Shall Have Music | Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
1939 -- I Stole a Million | Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
1939 -- Winter Carnival | Williams - Editor
1939 -- The Spellbinder | Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
1939 -- The House of Fear | Policeman
1939 -- Union Pacific | Foreman (uncredited)
1939 -- East Side of Heaven | Doorman (uncredited)
1939 -- The Lady and the Mob | Policeman Riley
1939 -- Sudden Money | Cop
1939 -- Let Freedom Ring | Axel (uncredited)
1939 -- Twelve Crowded Hours | Doorkeeper (uncredited)
1939 -- Tiny Troubles | Officer Clancy
1939 -- Idiot's Delight | Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
1939 -- Off the Record | Policeman (uncredited)
1939 -- Pacific Liner | Olaf
1938 -- Blondie | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1938 -- Illegal Traffic |
1938 -- Girls on Probation | Officer Craig
1938 -- The Mad Miss Manton | Doorman (uncredited)
1938 -- King of Alcatraz | Olaf
1938 -- I Am the Law | Detective Brophy (uncredited)
1938 -- Doctor Rhythm | Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
1938 -- Call of The Yukon | Swenson
1938 -- Arson Racket Squad | Chief J.P. Riley
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