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El Brendel

24th March 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

75 Movies 4 TV Shows 79 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

What, No Men? poster
What, No Men? 5th January 1935 as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Happy Days poster
Happy Days 16th September 1929 as Minstrel Show Performer
Wings poster
Wings 12th August 1927 as Herman Schwimpf