El Brendel
Acting
March 24, 1890
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Movies
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934
The Last Trail
1933
Wings
1927
Handle with Care
1932
Risky Business
1939
Ten Modern Commandments
1927
Disorderly Conduct
1932
Hot Pepper
1933
Just Imagine
1930
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Snooper Service
1945
Happy Days
1929
You Never Know Women
1926
Call a Messenger
1939
The Big Trail
1930
Happy Landing
1938
The Spider
1931
The Holy Terror
1937
Rolled Stockings
1927
Delicious
1931
