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El Brendel
Born
24 March 1890
Died
9 April 1964
Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

El Brendel

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.

As actor

The She-Creature

The She-Creature

1956 · Olaf, the butler
Paris Model

Paris Model

1953 · Papa Jensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 · Mr. Jorgensen

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945 · Professor Brendel
Snooper Service

Snooper Service

1945
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama

1944 · Ollie Swenson
I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas

1944 · Oly
Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives

1944 · El
Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944 · Axel Swenson
I Spied for You

I Spied for You

1943 · Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare

1943 · Oley
Boobs in the Night

Boobs in the Night

1943

A Rookie's Cookie

1943 · Ole - Rookie Policeman
Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last

1942 · Olaf Hansen

Phoney Cronies

1942 · Oley
Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs

1942 · El Brendel
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941 · Oley Brendel

Love at First Fright

1941 · Zeb
Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941 · Oley Brendel

The Blitz Kiss

1941 · Oley Olsen

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941 · Olley Olsen
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940 · Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940 · Slushy
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940 · Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

1939 · 'Baldy'
Risky Business

Risky Business

1939 · Axel
The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1939 · Jeff
Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets

1939 · Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1938 · Yonnie
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938 · Ole