Acting
El Brendel
1890-1964
Known for Wings, The Big Trail, Just Imagine.
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Born03/24/1890
Died04/09/1964
AgeDied at 74
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asElmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
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.
