Emory Parnell
Acting
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 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.
Born: December 28, 1892
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known For
When in Rome
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.
Oklahoma Annie
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the heart of the new sheriff. Comedy.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
The Maltese Falcon
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Bartender
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
as Mr. Oldham
as Older Man
as Sheriff Blake
as Sam - Bartender
as Sheriff Blake
as Grimshaw Wilkins
as Murphy
as Arab # 1
as Uncle Edward
as Juror
as O'Reilly
as Angel's Rest Sheriff (uncredited)
as Ira Ponder
as Hank the Bartender
as Hank
as Henry (uncredited)
as Sheriff Cobus Anders
as Cousin Lonnie
as Hank
as Fred Grady
as Bill Anders
as Clarence
as Leo Mann
as Simpson
as Padgett
as Col. Hart (uncredited)
as Senator
as Major Whitby
as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
as Luther Gannon
as Henry Sawyer
as Prospector
as Chief of Police
as Prof. Kleinberg
as Police Captain
as Charles (uncredited)
as Sgt. McClain
as Mr. Casey
as Big Bill Watkins
as Gunderson
as Billy Reed
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Sheriff Webb
as Man on Train (uncredited)
as Mayor
as Larry Conrad
as Patrick Fitzgibbon
as Senator Gallagher
as Mr. Daveney (uncredited)
as Nagel, Defense Counsel
as Ben Day
as Foreman
as Hawkins
as Sheriff
as Police Sergeant at Firing Range
as Sherman
as Mr. Batten (uncredited)
as Crazy Sam (uncredited)
as Billy Reed
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Ship's Captain
as Senator Prentice
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Dean Bradshaw
as Judge Byrnes
as Policeman
as Juror Barstow
as Police Sgt. Mulloy
as Jake Green (uncredited)
as First Deputy (uncredited)
as Billy Reed
as Professor Kleinberg
as Older Cop
as Ed Praskins
as J. Corwin Aldridge
as Capt. Duncan
as Mr. Wendall
as Self
as Sen. Wells
as Council Chairman
as 'Pop' Swenson
as Clay J. Stevenson
as Sgt. Johanssen
as Sheriff Duffy
as Mr. Hingleman
as Bill Reed
as Capt. Jan Roburt
as Arnie Anderson
as Police Lieutenant at Desk
as Tim MacNab
as Mr. Feiner
as Father Mulvaney (uncredited)
as Carlton
as Bank Watchman
as Police Capt. Bill Murdock
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Dannville Beach Club Bartender (uncredited)
as Mr. PeDelford
as Winfield 'Windy' Blake
as O'Reilly
as Alan Kimberly
as Police Sergeat Casey
as True Dawson
as (uncredited)
as The Mayor
as Rabbi Jacob Samuels
as Father John Whalen
as Mr. Appelton
as Mr. Bigdome
as Car Driver (uncredited)
as Inspector Crowley
as Masseur
as Barney Shaefer
as Bitter Creek (uncredited)
as Metcalf
as Police Captain Bender (uncredited)
as Sheriff Martin
as Joe Alsobrook
as Ship's captain
as Mr. Bib
as Mr. Hinkledorfer
as O'Leary
as Insp. Bill Brenner
as Police Captain Birch
as Inspector McBride
as Sheriff Jackson
as Mr. Tuerck
as Frank, the Bell Captain
as James 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes [Script name: Winthrop Hughes]
as Chairman of Democratic Committee (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Judge
as Postman
as Haley
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as The Chief (uncredited)
as Sheriff Dave Larsen
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
as Gatekeeper (uncredited)
as Capt. Spense
as Judge Canute J. Kelly
as Dock Watchman (uncredited)
as Rupert Shannon
as Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
as Policeman at newspaper office (uncredited)
as Dolan (uncredited)
as Henryk Peterson (uncredited)
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
as Harem Sentry
as Quisling (uncredited)
as Dennis Simmons (uncredited)
as Allen - Hotel Owner (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant Ransome
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
as Jensen (uncredited)
as Mahoney
as O'Casey
as Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
as Police Chief (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Inspector Kennedy
as Police Capt. Grady
as Cop Outside Warehouse (uncredited)
as Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
as Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
as Colonel Mason
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
as Capt. Nelson
as Senator
as Man Delivering Radio
as Ajax Bullion
as Crowley
as Marsotti
as Policeman in Alley
as Weiss
as Simmonds
as R.J. Adams
as George Higgins
as 'Mohican' Captain
as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
as Featherway (uncredited)
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
as Bob
as Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
as Policeman on Gaylor Ave. (uncredited)
as Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)
as Fats Monoham
as Gangster (uncredited)
as Jerome Walsh
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
as Cop at Flower Shop (uncredited)
as Club 88 Doorman (Uncredited)
as Williams - Editor
as Policeman
as Foreman (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Policeman Riley
as Cop
as Second Detective (uncredited)
as Axel (uncredited)
as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
as Officer Clancy
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Olaf
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Officer Craig
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Olaf
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
as Sgt. Olson (uncredited)
as Swenson
as Chief J.P. Riley