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El Brendel
Acting
Born March 24, 1890 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died April 9, 1964
Also known as Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel · Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
Biography
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.
Filmography14 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
The Stolen Jools
1931as Swedish Waiter
1931as Swedish Waiter
My Little Margie
The Cock-Eyed World
1929as 'Yump' Olsen
1929as 'Yump' Olsen
The She-Creature
1956as Olaf, the butler
1956as Olaf, the butler