Parnell was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Effie and Emory Parnell,[1][5] a vaudeville performer. He had a brother, Charles Parnell.[1] Parnell began his acting career in 1950 with an uncredited role in the film California Passage. He then appeared in the films Apache Drums and G.I. Jane. Parnell was also a cast member of the New York production of the musical Oklahoma! for five years.[1] Parnell appeared in over 100 films and television programs, including an appearance as Marv Tremain in the 1956 film Star in the Dust.[6] He also performed on stage plays.[5]
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james, parnell, actor, james, daniel, parnell, october, 1923, december, 1961, american, film, television, actor, james, parnellparnell, bonanza, 1960bornjames, daniel, parnell, 1923, october, 1923saint, paul, minnesota, dieddecember, 1961, 1961, aged, north, h. James Daniel Parnell October 9 1923 December 27 1961 2 3 was an American film and television actor 4 James ParnellParnell in Bonanza 1960BornJames Daniel Parnell 1 1923 10 09 October 9 1923Saint Paul Minnesota U S DiedDecember 27 1961 1961 12 27 aged 38 North Hollywood California U S OccupationActorYears active1950 1961SpouseVelma Lee Parnell 1 Children1 1 ParentEmory Parnell father Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editParnell was born in Saint Paul Minnesota the son of Effie and Emory Parnell 1 5 a vaudeville performer He had a brother Charles Parnell 1 Parnell began his acting career in 1950 with an uncredited role in the film California Passage He then appeared in the films Apache Drums and G I Jane Parnell was also a cast member of the New York production of the musical Oklahoma for five years 1 Parnell appeared in over 100 films and television programs including an appearance as Marv Tremain in the 1956 film Star in the Dust 6 He also performed on stage plays 5 Parnell appeared in numerous films such as Yukon Gold 1952 War Paint 1953 The Yellow Mountain 1954 Crime Against Joe 1956 The Delicate Delinquent 1957 Hell s Five Hours 1958 The Walking Target 1960 and Gun Fight 1961 4 5 His last film credit was for the 1962 film Incident in an Alley 5 7 He also appeared in the television programs Bonanza The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 77 Sunset Strip Tombstone Territory Mr Lucky The Real McCoys Leave It to Beaver Have Gun Will Travel and Bat Masterson 8 Parnell died in December 1961 in North Hollywood California at the age of 38 1 Selected Filmography editYear Title Role Notes 1960 Wanted Dead or Alive TV series Sheriff Season 3 episode 10 The Medicine man References edit a b c d e f g Services Set Monday For Actor Parnell Valley Times North Hollywood California December 30 1961 p 2 Retrieved June 4 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Doyle Billy Slide Anthony 1999 The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers A Necrology of Actors and Actresses Scarecrow Press p 426 ISBN 9780810835474 via Google Books Benjamin Ruth Rosenblatt Arthur 2006 Who Sang what on Broadway 1866 1996 The singers L Z McFarland p 594 ISBN 9780786421893 via Google Books a b Lentz Harris 1996 Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903 1995 Section I Actors and actresses Section II Directors producers and writers McFarland p 619 ISBN 9780786402175 via Google Books a b c d Mack Truitt Evelyn 1974 Who was who on Screen R R Bowker Company p 261 ISBN 9780835207195 Lowe Barry April 28 2016 Atomic Blonde The Films of Mamie Van Doren McFarland p 96 ISBN 9780786482733 via Google Books Bertrand Dimmitt Richard 1967 An Actor Guide to the Talkies A Comprehensive Listing of 8 000 Feature length Films from January 1949 Until December 1964 Volume 1 Scarecrow Press p 479 Rainey Buck November 17 2015 Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film Hollywood s Famous Lawmen and Outlaws McFarland p 253 ISBN 9781476603285 via Google Books External links editJames Parnell at IMDb James Parnell at the TCM Movie Database James Parnell at AllMovie Rotten Tomatoes profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Parnell actor amp oldid 1189017543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
