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El Brendel
Acting
Born: 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.
Known For

Wings
as Herman Schwimpf

The Big Trail
as Gus

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen

The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson

The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson

The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler

Captain Caution
as Slushy

The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter

Just Imagine
as Single O

Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen