El Brendel

El Brendel

1890-03-24 – 1964-04-09 (age 74) 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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Known For

The Big Trail
The Big Trail

1930

as Gus

Wings
Wings

1927

as Herman Schwimpf

Captain Caution
Captain Caution

1940

as Slushy

The She-Creature
The She-Creature

1956

as Olaf, the butler

Happy Days
Happy Days

1929

as Minstrel Show Performer

The Spider
The Spider

1931

as Ole

If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way

1940

as Axel Swensen

Paris Model
Paris Model

1953

as Papa Jensen

Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants

1938

as 'Fats'

Risky Business
Risky Business

1939

as Axel

Happy Landing
Happy Landing

1938

as Yonnie

The Last Trail
The Last Trail

1933

as Newt Olsen

The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools

1931

as Swedish Waiter

God's Country and the Woman
Little Miss Broadway
The House of Fear
The House of Fear

1939

as Jeff

Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love

1931

as Janitor

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Hot Pepper
Hot Pepper

1933

as Olsen

Call a Messenger
Call a Messenger

1939

as 'Baldy'