Lloyd Olen "Sunshine" Parker (June 10, 1927 – February 17, 1999) was an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Emmet in '' Road House'' and Edgar Deems in '' Tremors''. He typically played minor roles as either a "bum" or an "old codger/geezer" stock character.

Death

Sunshine Parker died on February 17, 1999, in Burbank, California of

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severi ...

at the age of 71.

Filmography

Film

*''Hometown, USA'' (1979) - Derelict *'' Heart Beat'' (1980) - Gas Station Attendant *''

Oh, God! Book II ''Oh, God! Book II'' is a 1980 American comedy film and a sequel to the film '' Oh, God!'' (1977). It was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota. Joyce Brothers and Hugh Downs als ...

'' (1980) - Railroad Station Derelict *''

Any Which Way You Can ''Any Which Way You Can'' is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Buddy Van Horn and starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and Ruth Gordon in supporting roles. The film is the sequel to the 1978 hi ...

'' (1980) - Old Codger *''Spittin Image'' (1982) - Pete *''

Cannery Row Cannery Row is the waterfront street bordering the city of Pacific Grove, but officially in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California. It was the site of a number of now-defunct sardine canning factories. The last cannery closed in 1973 ...

'' (1982) - Maxie "The Seer" Baker *''Kiss My Grits'' (1983) - Old Geezer *''

The Sure Thing ''The Sure Thing'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy romance film written by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts and directed by Rob Reiner. The film stars John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chron ...

'' (1985) - Cowboy Guy *'' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985) - Hobo *''Double Revenge'' (1988) - Old Drunkard *'' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989) - Merle *'' Road House'' (1989) - Emmet *'' Tremors'' (1990) - Edgar Deems *''

Love At Large ''Love at Large'' is a 1990 American romance and mystery film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins and Anne Archer. Plot Set in a present that feels more like the past, Harry Dobbs is a private detective surrou ...

'' (1990) - Ranch Foreman

TV

*'' Bonanza'' (1969-1970) - Wally / Bum #1 / Charley-Boy *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' (1974-1983) - Sheriff / Parley / Workman / Freight Man / Driver *'' Mr. Horn'' (1979) - Vern Laughoff *''

The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television serie ...

'' (1979) - Sunshine *'' After MASH'' (1984) - The Vagrant / Derelict / Vagrant *'' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (1993) - Stagecoach Driver #2 *''Love Street'' (1994) - Jack (final appearance)

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* 1927 births 1999 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Texas Deaths from pneumonia in California People from Taylor County, Texas 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub