Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 24, 1890
Died
April 9, 1964
Age
74
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity
1.0
El Brendel
Acting
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.
Also known as
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel · Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
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Known For
7.7
Perry Mason
1957 · TV
7.8
The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV
5.0
My Little Margie
1952 · TV
6.5
Racket Squad
1951 · TV
7.2
Wings
1927 · Movie
6.7
The Big Trail
1930 · Movie
3.6
Paris Model
1953 · Movie
5.8
Just Imagine
1930 · Movie
9.0
Defective Detectives
1944 · Movie
7.0
Phoney Cronies
1942 · Movie
6.3
Happy Landing
1938 · Movie
6.5
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Movie
Filmography
1957
Perry Mason
TV · Court Manager
7.7
1956
The She-Creature
Movie · Olaf, the butler
4.1
1954
The George Gobel Show
TV · Self
7.8
1953
Paris Model
Movie · Papa Jensen
3.6
1952
My Little Margie
TV
5.0
1951
Racket Squad
TV
6.5
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Movie · Mr. Jorgensen
5.9
1945
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Movie · Professor Brendel
10.0
1945
Snooper Service
Movie
8.0
1944
I'm from Arkansas
Movie · Oly
6.0
1944
Machine Gun Mama
Movie · Ollie Swenson
4.5
1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Movie · Axel Swenson
6.7
1944
Defective Detectives
Movie · El
9.0
1943
A Rookie's Cookie
Movie · Ole - Rookie Policeman
4.3
1943
Boobs in the Night
Movie
10.0
1943
I Spied for You
Movie · Ole Olesen
9.0
1943
His Wedding Scare
Movie · Oley
8.0
1942
Ham and Yeggs
Movie · El Brendel
8.0
1942
Phoney Cronies
Movie · Oley
7.0
1942
Olaf Laughs Last
Movie · Olaf Hansen
7.0
1941
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Movie · Oley Brendel
10.0
1941
The Blitz Kiss
Movie · Oley Olsen
9.0
1941
Love at First Fright
Movie · Zeb
9.0
1941
Ready, Willing but Unable
Movie · Olley Olsen
10.0