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El Brendel

Acting Born Mar 24, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Perry Mason

as Court Manager
Film

Wings

as Herman Schwimpf

Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Court Manager
  • Racket Squad (1951)
  • The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
  • My Little Margie (1952)
  • Wings (1927) as Herman Schwimpf
  • The Big Trail (1930) as Gus
  • Just Imagine (1930) as Single O
  • Happy Days (1929) as Minstrel Show Performer
  • Happy Landing (1938) as Yonnie
  • Paris Model (1953) as Papa Jensen
  • The She-Creature (1956) as Olaf, the butler
  • Blonde Trouble (1937) as Window Washer
  • Valley of the Giants (1938) as 'Fats'
  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934) as Self
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) as Swedish Waiter
  • Hot Pepper (1933) as Olsen
  • Captain Caution (1940) as Slushy
  • The Spider (1931) as Ole
  • If I Had My Way (1940) as Axel Swensen
  • Rolled Stockings (1927) as Rudolph
  • Defective Detectives (1944) as El
  • Gallant Sons (1940) as Olaf Larsen
  • The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) as Chris Peterson
  • The House of Fear (1939) as Jeff