El Brendel

El Brendel

Acting

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

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Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 The She-Creature ★ 4.1 The She-Creature 1956 The George Gobel Show ★ 7.8 The George Gobel Show 1954 Paris Model ★ 3.6 Paris Model 1953 My Little Margie ★ 5.0 My Little Margie 1952 Racket Squad ★ 6.5 Racket Squad 1951 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ★ 5.9 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949 Pistol Packin' Nitwits ★ 10.0 Pistol Packin' Nitwits 1945 Snooper Service ★ 8.0 Snooper Service 1945 I'm from Arkansas ★ 6.0 I'm from Arkansas 1944 Machine Gun Mama ★ 4.5 Machine Gun Mama 1944 Pick a Peck of Plumbers ★ 6.7 Pick a Peck of Plumbers 1944 Defective Detectives ★ 9.0 Defective Detectives 1944 A Rookie's Cookie ★ 4.3 A Rookie's Cookie 1943 Boobs in the Night ★ 10.0 Boobs in the Night 1943 I Spied for You ★ 9.0 I Spied for You 1943 His Wedding Scare ★ 8.0 His Wedding Scare 1943 Ham and Yeggs ★ 8.0 Ham and Yeggs 1942 Phoney Cronies ★ 7.0 Phoney Cronies 1942 Olaf Laughs Last ★ 7.0 Olaf Laughs Last 1942 Sweet Spirits of the Nighter ★ 10.0 Sweet Spirits of the Nighter 1941 The Blitz Kiss ★ 9.0 The Blitz Kiss 1941 Love at First Fright ★ 9.0 Love at First Fright 1941 Ready, Willing but Unable ★ 10.0 Ready, Willing but Unable 1941 Yumpin' Yiminy! ★ 7.0 Yumpin' Yiminy! 1941 Gallant Sons ★ 7.4 Gallant Sons 1940 Captain Caution ★ 5.7 Captain Caution 1940 If I Had My Way ★ 7.0 If I Had My Way 1940 Call a Messenger ★ 8.0 Call a Messenger 1939 The House of Fear ★ 7.7 The House of Fear 1939 Code of the Streets ★ 7.7 Code of the Streets 1939 Risky Business ★ 6.5 Risky Business 1939 Valley of the Giants ★ 6.7 Valley of the Giants 1938 Little Miss Broadway ★ 6.5 Little Miss Broadway 1938 Happy Landing ★ 6.3 Happy Landing 1938 Blonde Trouble ★ 7.0 Blonde Trouble 1937 The Super Snooper ★ 7.0 The Super Snooper 1937 The Holy Terror ★ 5.0 The Holy Terror 1937 God's Country and the Woman ★ 5.2 God's Country and the Woman 1937 Career Woman ★ 6.0 Career Woman 1936 Ay Tank Ay Go ★ 10.0 Ay Tank Ay Go 1936 Okay, José ★ 7.0 Okay, José 1935 What, No Men? ★ 6.0 What, No Men? 1935 Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove ★ 6.3 Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934 Radio Scout Radio Scout 1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 1934 The Meanest Gal in Town ★ 7.7 The Meanest Gal in Town 1934 My Lips Betray ★ 10.0 My Lips Betray 1933 The Last Trail ★ 7.0 The Last Trail 1933 Hot Pepper ★ 5.2 Hot Pepper 1933 Olsen’s Big Moment ★ 9.0 Olsen’s Big Moment 1933 Mother's Helper Mother's Helper 1933 Handle with Care ★ 10.0 Handle with Care 1932 Disorderly Conduct ★ 8.0 Disorderly Conduct 1932 Delicious ★ 6.5 Delicious 1931 West of Broadway ★ 6.8 West of Broadway 1931 The Spider ★ 7.0 The Spider 1931 Women of All Nations ★ 3.3 Women of All Nations 1931 Six Cylinder Love ★ 9.0 Six Cylinder Love 1931 The Stolen Jools ★ 5.6 The Stolen Jools 1931 Mr. Lemon Of Orange ★ 7.0 Mr. Lemon Of Orange 1931 Just Imagine ★ 5.8 Just Imagine 1930 The Big Trail ★ 6.7 The Big Trail 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930 ★ 10.0 New Movietone Follies of 1930 1930 The Golden Calf ★ 4.0 The Golden Calf 1930 Sunny Side Up ★ 7.1 Sunny Side Up 1929 Hot for Paris ★ 10.0 Hot for Paris 1929 The Cock-Eyed World ★ 4.8 The Cock-Eyed World 1929 Frozen Justice ★ 3.7 Frozen Justice 1929 Happy Days ★ 6.3 Happy Days 1929 Wings ★ 7.2 Wings 1927 Ten Modern Commandments ★ 10.0 Ten Modern Commandments 1927 Rolled Stockings ★ 8.0 Rolled Stockings 1927 Arizona Bound ★ 10.0 Arizona Bound 1927 Too Many Crooks ★ 10.0 Too Many Crooks 1927 Help Yourself Help Yourself 1927 Man of the Forest ★ 10.0 Man of the Forest 1926 You Never Know Women ★ 6.1 You Never Know Women 1926 The Campus Flirt ★ 7.0 The Campus Flirt 1926