Personal Info
Birthday
March 24, 1890
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
El Brendel
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.
Acting Filmography (68)
7.7
Perry Mason
TV Series1957
4.1
The She-Creature
Movie1956
3.6
Paris Model
Movie1953
5.0
My Little Margie
TV Series1952
No Backdrop
6.5
Racket Squad
TV Series1951
5.9
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Movie1949
No Backdrop
8.0
Snooper Service
Movie1945
6.0
I'm from Arkansas
Movie1944
4.5
Machine Gun Mama
Movie1944
No Backdrop
6.7
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Movie1944
No Backdrop
9.0
Defective Detectives
Movie1944
10.0
Boobs in the Night
Movie1943
No Backdrop
9.0
I Spied for You
Movie1943
8.0
His Wedding Scare
Movie1943
No Backdrop
8.0
Ham and Yeggs
Movie1942
No Backdrop
7.0
Olaf Laughs Last
Movie1942
No Backdrop
10.0
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Movie1941
No Backdrop
7.0
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Movie1941
7.4
Gallant Sons
Movie1940
5.7
Captain Caution
Movie1940
7.0
If I Had My Way
Movie1940
8.0
Call a Messenger
Movie1939
7.7
The House of Fear
Movie1939
7.7
Code of the Streets
Movie1939
6.5
Risky Business
Movie1939
6.7
Valley of the Giants
Movie1938
6.5
Little Miss Broadway
Movie1938
6.3
Happy Landing
Movie1938
No Backdrop
7.0
Blonde Trouble
Movie1937
5.0
The Holy Terror
Movie1937
5.2
God's Country and the Woman
Movie1937
6.0
Career Woman
Movie1936
No Backdrop
10.0
Ay Tank Ay Go
Movie1936
No Backdrop
6.0
What, No Men?
Movie1935
6.0
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Movie1934
No Backdrop
0.0
Radio Scout
Movie1934
No Backdrop
0.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Movie1934
7.3
The Meanest Gal in Town
Movie1934
10.0
My Lips Betray
Movie1933
7.0
The Last Trail
Movie1933
5.2
Hot Pepper
Movie1933
No Backdrop
9.0
Olsen’s Big Moment
Movie1933
10.0
Handle with Care
Movie1932
No Backdrop
8.0
Disorderly Conduct
Movie1932
6.5
Delicious
Movie1931
6.8
West of Broadway
Movie1931
7.0
The Spider
Movie1931
3.3
Women of All Nations
Movie1931
9.0
Six Cylinder Love
Movie1931
5.6
The Stolen Jools
Movie1931
No Backdrop
7.0
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Movie1931
5.8
Just Imagine
Movie1930
6.7
The Big Trail
Movie1930
10.0
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Movie1930
4.0
The Golden Calf
Movie1930
7.1
Sunny Side Up
Movie1929
10.0
Hot for Paris
Movie1929
4.8
The Cock-Eyed World
Movie1929
3.7
Frozen Justice
Movie1929
6.3
Happy Days
Movie1929
7.2
Wings
Movie1927
No Backdrop
10.0
Ten Modern Commandments
Movie1927
8.0
Rolled Stockings
Movie1927
10.0
Arizona Bound
Movie1927
10.0
Too Many Crooks
Movie1927
10.0
Man of the Forest
Movie1926
6.1
You Never Know Women
Movie1926
No Backdrop
7.0
The Campus Flirt
Movie1926