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El Brendel

El Brendel

Acting

March 24, 1890 – April 9, 1964 (died at 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Male
75 Movies
4 TV Shows

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.

Wings
Wings

Wings

1927 7.2

as Herman Schwimpf

Age 37 (now 74)
The Big Trail
The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930 6.7

as Gus

Age 40 (now 74)
Just Imagine
Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930 5.8

as Single O

Age 40 (now 74)
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931 5.6

as Swedish Waiter

Age 41 (now 74)
What, No Men?
What, No Men?

What, No Men?

1935 6.0

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Age 44 (now 74)
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929 7.1

as Eric Swenson

Age 39 (now 74)
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas

1944 6.0

as Oly

Age 54 (now 74)
The She-Creature
The She-Creature

The She-Creature

1956 4.1

as Olaf, the butler

Age 66 (now 74)
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938 6.5

as Ole

Age 48 (now 74)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 5.9

as Mr. Jorgensen

Age 59 (now 74)
You Never Know Women
You Never Know Women

You Never Know Women

1926 6.1

as Toberchik

Age 36 (now 74)
Delicious
Delicious

Delicious

1931 6.5

as Chris Jansen

Age 41 (now 74)
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940 7.0

as Axel Swensen

Age 50 (now 74)
Machine Gun Mama
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama

1944 4.5

as Ollie Swenson

Age 54 (now 74)
West of Broadway
West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1931 6.8

as Axel

Age 41 (now 74)
Captain Caution
Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940 5.7

as Slushy

Age 50 (now 74)