El Brendel



First NameEl
Last NameBrendel
Full Name at BirthElmer Goodfellow Brendle
Age74 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 25, 1890
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of DeathApril 9, 1964
Location of DeathHollywood, California
Cause of DeathHeart attack
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildAverage
Star SignAries
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupationcomedian
Occupation CategoryActor

El Brendel (March 25, 1890 – April 9, 1964) was a vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect schtick as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical Just Imagine (1930), produced by Fox Film Corporation. His screen name was pronounced "El Bren-DEL."


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Filmography

Selected El Brendel film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1956
Olaf, the butler

1953
Papa Johnson

1952
Cowboy G-Men
Gimpy Gahagan 

1944
I'm from Arkansas
Oly

1944
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson

1940
Slushy

1940
Axel Swenson

1940
Olaf Larsen

1939
Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

1939
Jeff

1939
'Baldy'

1939
Risky Business
Axel

1938
Yonnie

1937
Blonde Trouble
Window Washer

1937
'Bugs' Svenson

1936
Chris Erleson

1933
Olsen

1933
Newt Olsen

1933
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

1932
Disorderly Conduct
Olsen

1932
Handle with Care
Carl Lundstrom

1931
Women of All Nations
Olsen

1931
The Stolen Jools
Swedish waiter

1931
Chris Jansen

1931
Janitor

1931
Axel 'Swede' Axelson

1931
Silent McGee, Mr. Lemon

1930
Single O

1930
Gus, comical Swede

1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Alex Svenson

1929
Minstrel Show Performer

1929
Eric Swenson

1929
The Cock-Eyed World
'Yump' Olson

1929
Frozen Justice
Swede

1929
Hot for Paris
Axel Olson

1927
Herman Schwimpf

1927
Oley Smoke Oleson

1927
Rudolph

1927
'Speeding' Shapiro

1926
Knute Knudson

1926
Toberchik






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