El Brendel
Known for ActingBorn 1890-03-24 — died 1964-04-09Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
Wings
1927 · as Herman Schwimpf
Happy Landing
1938 · as Yonnie
Paris Model
1953 · as Papa Jensen
The Big Trail
1930 · as Gus
Just Imagine
1930 · as Single O
Phoney Cronies
1942 · as Oley
Happy Days
1929 · as Minstrel Show Performer
Hot Pepper
1933 · as Olsen
Blonde Trouble
1937 · as Window Washer
Valley of the Giants
1938 · as 'Fats'
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934 · as Self
The Stolen Jools
1931 · as Swedish Waiter
If I Had My Way
1940 · as Axel Swensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · as Mr. Jorgensen
Risky Business
1939 · as Axel
The She-Creature
1956 · as Olaf, the butler
Help Yourself
1927
Career Woman
1936 · as Chris Erleson