El Brendel
Actor
- Born
- March 24, 1890 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- April 9, 1964 (age 74)
El Brendel (March 24, 1890 - April 9, 1964); born Elmer Goodfellow Brendel), nicknamed "The Synthetic Swede", was an American stage, film, and television actor. Although of German and Irish parentage, he adopted the comedic persona of a Swede who speaks fractured English.
Known for
Wings
August 12, 1927
The Big Trail
November 1, 1930
The She-Creature
August 1, 1956
The Stolen Jools
April 4, 1931
Just Imagine
November 23, 1930
Little Miss Broadway
July 29, 1938
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
May 27, 1949
Sunny Side Up
December 25, 1929
Captain Caution
August 9, 1940
What, No Men?
January 5, 1935
Women of All Nations
May 31, 1931
Gallant Sons
November 15, 1940
Acting75
- 1956The She-Creature as Olaf, the butler
- 1953Paris Model as Papa Jensen
- 1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mr. Jorgensen
- 1945Pistol Packin' Nitwits as Professor Brendel
- 1945Snooper Service
- 1944I'm from Arkansas as Oly
- 1944Machine Gun Mama as Ollie Swenson
- 1944Pick a Peck of Plumbers as Axel Swenson
- 1944Defective Detectives as El
- 1943A Rookie's Cookie