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El Brendel

Birthday: 1890-03-25 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

El Brendel (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.

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Known For

The She-Creature

The She-Creature 1956

Release Date:

1956

Rating: 3.8

genres:

Fantasy / Horror / Romance

Stars:

Chester Morris / Marla English / Tom Conway

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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949

Release Date:

1949

Rating: 6

genres:

Comedy / Western / Romance

Stars:

Betty Grable / Cesar Romero / Rudy Vallee

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I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas 1944

Release Date:

1944

Rating: 5.3

genres:

Comedy / Music / Romance

Stars:

Slim Summerville / El Brendel / Iris Adrian

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Captain Caution

Captain Caution 1940

Release Date:

1940

Rating: 5.4

genres:

Adventure / Action / Romance

Stars:

Victor Mature / Louise Platt / Leo Carrillo

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Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger 1939

Release Date:

1939

Rating: 6.4

genres:

Drama / Crime

Stars:

Billy Halop / Huntz Hall / Robert Armstrong

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The House of Fear

The House of Fear 1939

Release Date:

1939

Rating: 6.2

genres:

Drama / Thriller / Crime

Stars:

William Gargan / Irene Hervey / Alan Dinehart

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Acting

1956

The She-Creature

as Olaf, the butler

1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Mr. Jorgensen

1944

I'm from Arkansas

as Oly

1940

Captain Caution

as Slushy

1939

Call a Messenger

as 'Baldy'

1939

The House of Fear

as Jeff

1939

Code of the Streets

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

1938

Little Miss Broadway

as Ole

1938

Happy Landing

as Yonnie

1933

My Lips Betray

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

1931

West of Broadway

as Axel 'Swede' Axelson

1931

The Spider

as Ole

1930

Just Imagine

as Single O

1929

The Cock-Eyed World

as 'Yump' Olsen

1927

Wings

as Herman Schwimpf

1927

Rolled Stockings

as Rudolph