El Brendel
Known for Acting
Born March 23, 1890
Died April 9, 1964
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Wings
1927
as Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
1930
as Gus
The She-Creature
1956
as Olaf, the butler
Valley of the Giants
1938
as 'Fats'
Happy Days
1929
as Minstrel Show Performer
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Ole
Captain Caution
1940
as Slushy
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Ole Olson
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Swedish Waiter
The Spider
1931
as Ole
Just Imagine
1930
as Single O
Arizona Bound
1927
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
The House of Fear
1939
as Jeff
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Mr. Jorgensen
If I Had My Way
1940
as Axel Swensen
Gallant Sons
1940
as Olaf Larsen
Machine Gun Mama
1944
as Ollie Swenson
West of Broadway
1931
as Axel
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Alex Svenson
Frozen Justice
1929
as Swede
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