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Emory Parnell
Saint 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-ye…
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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.
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1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie (archive footage)
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1972
Hot Summer Week
Movie Bartender
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1971
The Andromeda Strain
Movie Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
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1969
Medical Center
TV show Mr. Oldham
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1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV show Older Man
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1965
Green Acres
TV show Sheriff Blake
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1965
The Bounty Killer
Movie Sam - Bartender
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1963
Petticoat Junction
TV show Sheriff Blake
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1961
The Two Little Bears
Movie Grimshaw Wilkins
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1961
Mister Ed
TV show Murphy
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1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
TV show Arab # 1
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1960
The Andy Griffith Show
TV show Uncle Edward
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1959
Dennis the Menace
TV show O'Reilly
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1959
The Alaskans
TV show
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1959
Alias Jesse James
Movie Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
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1958
The Hot Angel
Movie Judd Pfeiffer
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show Burton Baldwin
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1958
Bat Masterson
TV show Ira Ponder
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1958
Lawman
TV show
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1958
Man of the West
Movie Henry (uncredited)
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1958
The Texan
TV show
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1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Movie Sheriff Cobus Anders
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1957
The Real McCoys
TV show
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1957
Maverick
TV show Cousin Lonnie
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Leo Mann
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1957
Sugarfoot
TV show Simpson
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1956
Conflict
TV show Sheriff Bert Meadows
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1956
The Young Guns
Movie Padgett
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1956
Hey, Jeannie!
TV show Plain-Clothes Man
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1956
Pardners
Movie Col. Hart (uncredited)
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1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Movie Mr. Batten (uncredited)
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1956
That Certain Feeling
Movie Senator (uncredited)
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1955
Feathertop
Movie Major Whitby
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1955
Artists and Models
Movie Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
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1955
So You Want to Be a V.P.
Movie (uncredited)
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show Luther Gannon
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1955
Navy Log
TV show Capt. Jurgesson
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1955
Gunsmoke
TV show Prospector
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1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Movie Chief of Police
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1954
The Two Gun Teacher
Movie Prof. Kleinberg
