El Brendel

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.

Filmography (79 Appearances)

Perry Mason

1957

The She-Creature

1956

The George Gobel Show

1954

Paris Model

1953

My Little Margie

1952

Racket Squad

1951

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945

Snooper Service

1945

I'm from Arkansas

1944

Machine Gun Mama

1944

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944

Defective Detectives

1944

A Rookie's Cookie

1943

Boobs in the Night

1943

I Spied for You

1943

His Wedding Scare

1943

Ham and Yeggs

1942

Phoney Cronies

1942

Olaf Laughs Last

1942

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941

The Blitz Kiss

1941

Love at First Fright

1941

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941

Gallant Sons

1940

Captain Caution

1940

If I Had My Way

1940

Call a Messenger

1939

The House of Fear

1939

Code of the Streets

1939

Risky Business

1939

Valley of the Giants

1938

Little Miss Broadway

1938

Happy Landing

1938

Blonde Trouble

1937

The Super Snooper

1937

The Holy Terror

1937

God's Country and the Woman

1937

Career Woman

1936

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936

Okay, José

1935

What, No Men?

1935

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Radio Scout

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

My Lips Betray

1933

The Last Trail

1933

Hot Pepper

1933

Olsen’s Big Moment

1933

Mother's Helper

1933

Handle with Care

1932

Disorderly Conduct

1932

Delicious

1931

West of Broadway

1931

The Spider

1931

Women of All Nations

1931

Six Cylinder Love

1931

The Stolen Jools

1931

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

1931

Just Imagine

1930

The Big Trail

1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930

The Golden Calf

1930

Sunny Side Up

1929

Hot for Paris

1929

The Cock-Eyed World

1929

Frozen Justice

1929

Happy Days

1929

Wings

1927

Ten Modern Commandments

1927

Rolled Stockings

1927

Arizona Bound

1927

Too Many Crooks

1927

Help Yourself

1927

Man of the Forest

1926

You Never Know Women

1926

The Campus Flirt

1926 Debut
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