
Emory Parnell
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)

Hot Summer Week
1972
as Bartender

The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)

Medical Center
1969
as Mr. Oldham

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Older Man

The Bounty Killer
1965
as Sam - Bartender

Green Acres
1965
as Sheriff Blake

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Sheriff Blake

The Two Little Bears
1961
as Grimshaw Wilkins

Mister Ed
1961
as Murphy

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Uncle Edward

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Juror

The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Arab # 1

Alias Jesse James
1959
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)

The Alaskans
1959

Dennis the Menace
1959
as O'Reilly

The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
The Hot Angel
1958
as Judd Pfeiffer

Man of the West
1958
as Henry (uncredited)

Lawman
1958

Bat Masterson
1958
as Ira Ponder

The Texan
1958

Lawman
1958
as Hank the Bartender

Lawman
1958
as Hank

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Burton Baldwin

Perry Mason
1957
as Leo Mann

The Real McCoys
1957

Maverick
1957
as Cousin Lonnie

Maverick
1957
as Hank

Maverick
1957
as Fred Grady

Maverick
1957
as Bill Anders

Sugarfoot
1957
as Simpson

Maverick
1957
as Clarence

Pardners
1956
as Col. Hart (uncredited)

That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator (uncredited)

The Young Guns
1956
as Padgett
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)

Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Plain-Clothes Man

Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as L.G. Barnes
Conflict
1956
as Sheriff Bert Meadows
So You Want to Be a V.P.
1955
as (uncredited)

Artists and Models
1955
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)

How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Chief of Police

Feathertop
1955
as Major Whitby

Gunsmoke
1955
as Prospector

Navy Log
1955
as Capt. Jurgesson

Cheyenne
1955
as Luther Gannon

Cheyenne
1955
as Henry Sawyer

Pride of the Blue Grass
1954
as Mr. Casey

The Rocket Man
1954
as Big Bill Watkins

Sabrina
1954
as Charles (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Policeman (uncredited)

Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Sgt. McClain

Jungle Gents
1954
as Police Captain

The Two Gun Teacher
1954
as Prof. Kleinberg
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Mr. Battan (uncredited)

Meet the O'Briens
1954
as Dad

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Billy Reed

Public Defender
1954
as Gunderson
The Joe Palooka Story
1954

Confidentially Connie
1953
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)

The Band Wagon
1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)

Call Me Madam
1953
as Senator Gallagher

Safari Drums
1953
as Larry Conrad

Fort Vengeance
1953
as Patrick Fitzgibbon

Shadows of Tombstone
1953
as Sheriff Webb

Sweethearts on Parade
1953
as Mayor
Lost in a Turkish Bath
1953
as A.J. Corbett
So You Want to Learn to Dance
1953
as George Blivens - Joe's Boss

General Electric Theater
1953
as Nagel, Defense Counsel

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Foreman

General Electric Theater
1953
as Ben Day

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Hawkins

The Life Of Riley
1953

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953

Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Judge Byrnes

Dreamboat
1952
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
The McGurk Way
1952
as Dan McGurk Sr.

Gobs and Gals
1952
as Senator Prentice

Macao
1952
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Lost in Alaska
1952
as Sherman

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
as Billy Reed

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff (uncredited)

When in Rome
1952
as Ship's Captain

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
as Joe's Boss (uncredited)
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)

So You Never Tell a Lie
1952
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)

The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Dean Bradshaw

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sheriff

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Sergeant at Firing Range

Footlight Varieties
1951
as Older Cop

Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Police Sgt. Mulloy

Show Boat
1951
as Jake Green (uncredited)

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951
as Billy Reed

My True Story
1951
as Ed Praskins

All That I Have
1951
as Juror Barstow

Two of a Kind
1951
as First Deputy (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

Boston Blackie
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Professor Kleinberg

Unmasked
1950
as 'Pop' Swenson

Chain Gang
1950
as Capt. Duncan

To Please a Lady
1950
as Mr. Wendall

Trail of Robin Hood
1950
as J. Corwin Aldridge

Key to the City
1950
as Council Chairman

Rock Island Trail
1950
as Sen. Wells

County Fair
1950
as Tim Brennan

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Hideout
1949
as Arnie Anderson

A Woman's Secret
1949
as Police Lieutenant at Desk

Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Jan Roburt

Rose of the Yukon
1949
as Tim MacNab

Hellfire
1949
as Sheriff Duffy

Massacre River
1949
as Sgt. Johanssen

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Mr. Hingleman

Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
as Bill Reed

The Life of Riley
1949
as Clay J. Stevenson

Disaster
1948
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Mr. PeDelford

Blonde Ice
1948
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock

Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake

Words and Music
1948
as Mr. Feiner

Strike It Rich
1948
as Carlton

Summer Holiday
1948
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)

Assigned to Danger
1948
as Sheriff (uncredited)

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Bank Watchman

Violence
1947
as True Dawson

Calendar Girl
1947
as The Mayor

Gas House Kids Go West
1947
as Police Sergeat Casey

Stork Bites Man
1947
as Alan Kimberly

The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as (uncredited)

The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
as O'Reilly

Strange Triangle
1946
as Barney Shaefer

The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Metcalf

Deadline for Murder
1946
as Masseur

Queen of Burlesque
1946
as Inspector Crowley

Riverboat Rhythm
1946
as Sheriff Martin

Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels

Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Father John Whalen

Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)

The Show-Off
1946
as Mr. Appelton

Little Iodine
1946
as Mr. Bigdome

Badman's Territory
1946
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)

Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Joe Alsobrook

Gallant Journey
1946
as Car Driver (uncredited)

Mama Loves Papa
1945
as O'Leary

Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Insp. Bill Brenner

The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945
as Police Captain Birch

Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Ship's captain

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945

You Drive Me Crazy
1945
as Mr. Hinkledorfer

The Big Beef
1945
as Mr. Bib
What, No Cigarettes
1945
as Man in Line at Drugstore

Triple Trouble
1944

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Tuerck

The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Inspector McBride

The Falcon in Mexico
1944
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]

Casanova Brown
1944
as Frank, the Bell Captain

Wilson
1944
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)

Address Unknown
1944
as Postman

Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944
as Haley

A Night of Adventure
1944
as Judge

Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Sheriff Jackson

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Once Upon a Time
1944
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944
as Wilson
Feather Your Nest
1944
as Farmer

Young Ideas
1943
as Judge Canute J. Kelly

The Unknown Guest
1943
as Sheriff Dave Larsen

The Outlaw
1943
as Dolan (uncredited)

London Blackout Murders
1943
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)

Government Girl
1943
as The Chief (uncredited)

Two Señoritas from Chicago
1943
as Rupert Shannon

Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
1943
as Capt. Spense

The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Quisling (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)

All Through the Night
1942
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)

Highways by Night
1942
as Police Sergeant Ransome

Saboteur
1942
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)

Syncopation
1942

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
1942
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)

Apache Trail
1942
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)

Arabian Nights
1942
as Harem Sentry

Larceny, Inc.
1942
as O'Casey

The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Policeman

Over My Dead Body
1942
as Police Capt. Grady

Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)

Cadets on Parade
1942
as Inspector Kennedy

They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mahoney

The Major and the Minor
1942
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Night in New Orleans
1942
as Jensen (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Police Chief (uncredited)

Unholy Partners
1941
as Colonel Mason

The Case of the Black Parrot
1941
as Simmonds

All the World's a Stooge
1941
as Ajax Bullion

Johnny Eager
1941
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)

The Blonde from Singapore
1941
as Capt. Nelson

Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Man Delivering Radio

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Crowley

A Shot in the Dark
1941
as Marsotti

So Ends Our Night
1941
as Weiss

Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator

The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Policeman in Alley

Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer

The Great McGinty
1940
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)

Out West with the Peppers
1940
as Ole

Young Tom Edison
1940
as Bob

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as 'Mohican' Captain

North West Mounted Police
1940
as George Higgins

The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Featherway (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

The Devil's Pipeline
1940
as R.J. Adams

Sued for Libel
1939
as Jerome Walsh

Tiny Troubles
1939
as Officer Clancy

The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Policeman Riley

Pacific Liner
1939
as Olaf

Idiot's Delight
1939
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop

Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Axel (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Foreman (uncredited)

At the Circus
1939
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music
1939
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)

The House of Fear
1939
as Policeman

The Spellbinder
1939
as Club 88 Doorman (uncredited)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Gangster (uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Winter Carnival
1939
as Williams - Editor

I Stole a Million
1939
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)

Sudden Money
1939
as Cop

Off the Record
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
1939
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)

One Hour to Live
1939
as Fats Monoham

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Second Detective (uncredited)

I Am the Law
1938
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)

Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)

Call of The Yukon
1938
as Swenson

The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Doorman (uncredited)

Illegal Traffic
1938

Blondie
1938
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Girls on Probation
1938
as Officer Craig

Arson Racket Squad
1938
as Chief J.P. Riley

King of Alcatraz
1938
as Olaf

Angels with Dirty Faces
1938