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El Brendel

El Brendel

Birthday: 1890-03-25 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

El Brendel (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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1956
The She-Creature

as    Olaf, the butler

1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as    Mr. Jorgensen

1944
I'm from Arkansas

as    Oly

1940
Captain Caution

as    Slushy

1939
Call a Messenger

as    'Baldy'

1939
The House of Fear

as    Jeff

1939
Code of the Streets

as    Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

1938
Little Miss Broadway

as    Ole

1938
Happy Landing

as    Yonnie

1933
My Lips Betray

as    Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

1931
West of Broadway

as    Axel 'Swede' Axelson

1931
The Spider

as    Ole

1930
Just Imagine

as    Single O

1929
The Cock-Eyed World

as    'Yump' Olsen

1927
Wings

as    Herman Schwimpf

1927
Rolled Stockings

as    Rudolph