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- Parker Fennelly was born on October 22, 1891 in Northeast Harbor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) and The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966). He was married to Catherine Reynolds. He died on January 22, 1988 in Peekskill, New York, USA.
- SpouseCatherine Reynolds(June 5, 1918 - January 22, 1988) (his death, 2 children)
- The line "Pepperidge Farm remembers", spoken in a thick New England accent
- Longtime member of the "Allen's Alley" troupe on Fred Allen's radio show, portraying the whimsical Titus Moody. His cohorts were Peter Donald as Ajax Cassidy, Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn, and Minerva Pious as Mrs. Nussbaum. He was known for affecting a strong "down East" New England accent.
- Profiled in "Old-Time Radio Memories" by Mel Simons (BearManor Media).
- [on the Ma and Pa Kettle films] Only saw one of 'em before I got out here. Forgot the name of it. Last week they showed me another.
- [on the previous Pa Kettle, Percy Kilbride] He's an old crony of mine. Decided to retire, just like that. Won't be easy to follow him. After seeing that second [Kettle] picture I think Percy was perfect for the part.
- Somehow I just take naturally to playing quiet, rural characters. Yep, I like 'em.
- [on replacing Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle] I don't know how they happened to choose me. I don't resemble Percy at all.
- But I told them if they wanted to see something more like Kettle, they should see a film I did a year ago for the Robert Young show, Father Knows Best (1954). I played a farmer in that one, the only film I had ever made in Hollywood.
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