El Brendel
Date of birth: 1890-03-24
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Elmer 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.
Movie Credits
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934-01-22
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with
Man of the Forest
1926-12-27
Nancy Raynor (Georgia Hale) is arriving from the East to see her dying uncle. Clint Beasley (Oland)
Wings
1927-08-12
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fig
The Big Trail
1930-11-01
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get
The She-Creature
1956-08-01
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monst
Happy Landing
1938-01-23
Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to Ame
Ten Modern Commandments
1927-07-27
A chorus girl falls in love with a budding composer.
Just Imagine
1930-11-23
New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food,
Sunny Side Up
1929-12-25
Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Moll
God's Country and the Woman
1937-01-16
Hard-nosed Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Steve
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931-03-22
A fast and uproarious farce of gunmen, gun molls, and the Swedish boy's night out.
Women of All Nations
1931-05-31
Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go to Sw
Delicious
1931-12-27
A comic group of Europeans coming to the USA have romantic and immigration troubles.
Happy Days
1929-09-16
In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing
West of Broadway
1931-11-28
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry h
Machine Gun Mama
1944-08-18
Two Americans stranded in Mexico with an elephant try to sell their animal to a traveling carnival.
The Spider
1931-09-23
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening
Gallant Sons
1940-11-15
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to fin
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936-12-04
Boy loves girl, but she's on the other side in a hillbilly feud.
Paris Model
1953-11-10
A new dress plays a key role in the lives of four women who are not acquainted with each other.
Hot Pepper
1933-01-15
In this comedy, a pair of ex-Marines team up and get involved in a nightclub. Trouble ensues when th
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930-05-04
Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934-01-12
A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.
Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The
Disorderly Conduct
1932-03-20
When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence le
Call a Messenger
1939-11-03
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he
I'm from Arkansas
1944-10-31
A town in Arkansas makes national headlines when a local sow gives birth to 18 piglets.
Defective Detectives
1944-04-03
El and Harry are two office cleaners turned detectives who are assigned to chase a gangster, but the
Risky Business
1939-03-03
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been
You Never Know Women
1926-09-20
On her way to the theater, Vera, star of a Russian vaudeville troupe, is rescued from a falling gird
Hot for Paris
1929-12-22
Rough sea dog John Patrick Duke has a weakness for women and strong drink. Little does he know that
My Lips Betray
1933-11-04
In a make-believe, mittleuropean kingdom, a vivacious but dim country girl sings in a beer garden fo
The Cock-Eyed World
1929-10-19
Two Marines are sent to South Sea island where they fight over a local island girl.
The House of Fear
1939-06-30
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during th
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941-12-25
Officers Brendel and Kennedy are dispatched to a house where scientists are conducting experiments t
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944-07-23
After backing over a police motorcycle, Axel and Elmer are fined $100 and given 48 hours to come up
Six Cylinder Love
1931-05-10
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them for
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949-05-27
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She
Captain Caution
1940-08-09
When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British d
Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive e
Code of the Streets
1939-04-13
Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap.
The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to ra
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945-04-04
Harry and his pal protect a pretty saloonkeeper from a gang of thugs.
Okay, José
1935-12-07
A Salesman tries to locate a notorious Mexican bandit.
What, No Men?
1935-01-05
A bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-femal
Love at First Fright
1941-06-25
A family of hillbillies mistake a radio announcer for their long-lost relative.
Career Woman
1936-12-18
A young woman graduates from a New York City law school, returns to her small hometown, and finds he
The Last Trail
1933-08-25
Based on a Zane Grey story, The Last Trail stars virile cowboy hero George O'Brien in a largely anti
The Super Snooper
1937-02-25
Two dimwitted detectives investigate the robbery of an express company.
I Spied for You
1943-04-30
Ole discovers Nazi spies planning to take over the ship he's working on.
Yumpin' Yiminy!
1941-03-07
El uknowingly becomes the assistant to a jewel thief.
The Blitz Kiss
1941-10-01
Gardeners El and Tom find themselves drafted in the army and struggle to make good.
Olaf Laughs Last
1942-06-18
El tries to save his girlfriend, disinterested in him, from a gang of kidnappers.
Ready, Willing but Unable
1941-05-30
El accidentally hits a mannequin with his automobile; believing he's killed a man, he and Tom set ou
Phoney Cronies
1942-08-27
Three klutzy moving men end up in a museum that may or may not be haunted - slapstick hijinks ensue.
Ham and Yeggs
1942-11-28
A vamp pursues El, who's inherited $500,000.
His Wedding Scare
1943-01-15
El and his new bride go on their honeymoon; no matter where they go, they keep running into her form
Boobs in the Night
1943-06-25
Auxiliary home defense workers El and Monte are sent to a spooky house where they come across a mad
A Rookie's Cookie
1943-10-08
El, a rookie cop, falls for a girl who is being hounded by a racketeer.
Snooper Service
1945-02-03
Harry and El, private sleuths, are hired to follow a beautiful showgirl.
The Golden Calf
1930-03-16
In this pygmalionesque musical, a drab secretary leads a boring life until a good friend intervenes.
If I Had My Way
1940-05-05
Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his
Handle with Care
1932-12-25
Bill Gordon (James Dunn), whose lot-in-life is rising, falls in love with Helen Barlow (Boots Mallor
Frozen Justice
1929-10-13
The picture is based on the 1920 novel, Norden For Lov og Ret, by Ejnar Mikkelsen, set in Nome, Alas
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934-12-01
Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.
The Holy Terror
1937-02-05
Corky is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for
Too Many Crooks
1927-04-02
Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by
The Campus Flirt
1926-09-18
A product of wealth and high society, Patricia Mansfield is sent to Colton College by her father, wh
Rolled Stockings
1927-06-18
Though billed second, the stunningly beautiful Louise Brooks is the focal point of the campus comedy
Arizona Bound
1927-04-09
Dave Saulter, a rambling young cowboy drifts into a small western town the day a big gold shipment i
Radio Scout
1934-09-01
A radio station's janitor is sent to the Kentucky Hills to round-up some hillbilly talent. He poses
Help Yourself
1927-01-01
A hungry man enters a cafeteria hoping to get a bite to eat, and finds love instead.
Mother's Helper
1933-01-01
Fox Film’s promotional short subject for the Federal Government’s National Recovery Act, in which wo