Acting
El Brendel
Also Known As: Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
Birth Date
March 24, 1890
Death Date
April 9, 1964
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Perry Mason
Court Manager
1957 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Racket Squad
1951 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954 • 1 episode
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TV Show
My Little Margie
1952 • 1 episode
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Movie
Wings
Herman Schwimpf
1927
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Movie
Paris Model
Papa Jensen
1953
Movie
Help Yourself
1927
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Movie
Rolled Stockings
Rudolph
1927
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Movie
The Big Trail
Gus
1930
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Movie
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
1938
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Movie
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
1938
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Movie
The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
1956
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Movie
Happy Landing
Yonnie
1938
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Movie
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
1934
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Movie
Happy Days
Minstrel Show Performer
1929
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Movie
Hot Pepper
Olsen
1933
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Movie
Blonde Trouble
Window Washer
1937
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Movie
Six Cylinder Love
Janitor
1931
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Movie
The Stolen Jools
Swedish Waiter
1931
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Movie
Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
1942