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Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, notable for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the science fiction musical Just Imagine (1930), produced by Fox Film Corporation. His screen name was pronounced "El Bren-DEL".
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Filmography15 titles
Arizona Bound
1927as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
1927as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Perry Mason
1957as Court Manager
1957as Court Manager
Gallant Sons
1940as Olaf Larsen
1940as Olaf Larsen
Wings
1927as Herman Schwimpf
1927as Herman Schwimpf
Sunny Side Up
1929as Eric Swenson
1929as Eric Swenson
West of Broadway
1931as Axel
1931as Axel
The Big Trail
1930as Gus
1930as Gus
Little Miss Broadway
1938as Ole
1938as Ole
I'm from Arkansas
1944as Oly
1944as Oly
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949as Mr. Jorgensen
1949as Mr. Jorgensen
Just Imagine
1930as Single O
1930as Single O
The Stolen Jools
1931as Swedish Waiter
1931as Swedish Waiter
My Little Margie
1952
1952
The Cock-Eyed World
1929as 'Yump' Olsen
1929as 'Yump' Olsen
The She-Creature
1956as Olaf, the butler
1956as Olaf, the butler