El Brendel
Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- April 9, 1964
- Age
- Died at age 74
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.
