El Brendel
Filmography

El Brendel

ActorBorn Mar 24, 1890Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA68 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
Hot Pepper
Hot Pepper
1933 · 5.2
Olsen
The Big Trail
The Big Trail
1930 · 6.7
Gus
Paris Model
Paris Model
1953 · 3.6
Papa Jensen
The She-Creature
The She-Creature
1956 · 4.1
Olaf, the butler
Defective Detectives
Defective Detectives
1944 · 9.0
El
Happy Days
Happy Days
1929 · 6.3
Minstrel Show Performer
Just Imagine
Just Imagine
1930 · 5.8
Single O
Blonde Trouble
Blonde Trouble
1937 · 7.0
Window Washer
God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman
1937 · 5.2
Ole Olson