El Brendel
Filmography

El Brendel

ActorBorn Mar 24, 1890Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA69 titles

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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Wings
Wings
1927 · 7.2
Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
The Big Trail
1930 · 6.7
Gus
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · 5.9
Mr. Jorgensen
Just Imagine
Just Imagine
1930 · 5.8
Single O
The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World
1929 · 4.8
'Yump' Olsen
The She-Creature
The She-Creature
1956 · 4.1
Olaf, the butler
God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman
1937 · 5.2
Ole Olson
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas
1944 · 6.0
Oly
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 · 6.7
'Fats'
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
1939 · 7.7
Jeff