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Died aged 74Also known asElmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow BrendelGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/03/1890Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied09/04/1964 (aged 74)Died inHollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ5350839 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#102502 ↗
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, notable for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the science fiction musical Just Imagine (1930), produced by Fox Film Corporation. His screen name was pronounced "El Bren-DEL".
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Court Manager | 67 |
| 1956 | The She-CreatureMovie | Olaf, the butler | 66 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel ShowSeries | Self | 64 |
| 1953 | Paris ModelMovie | Papa Jensen | 63 |
| 1951 | Racket SquadSeries | — | 61 |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMovie | Mr. Jorgensen | 59 |
| 1945 | Pistol Packin' NitwitsMovie | Professor Brendel | 55 |
| 1944 | Pick a Peck of PlumbersMovie | Axel Swenson | 54 |
| 1944 | I'm from ArkansasMovie | Oly | 54 |
| 1944 | Machine Gun MamaMovie | Ollie Swenson | 54 |
| 1943 | His Wedding ScareMovie | Oley | 53 |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the NighterMovie | Oley Brendel | 51 |
| 1940 | Captain CautionMovie | Slushy | 50 |
| 1940 | Gallant SonsMovie | Olaf Larsen | 50 |
| 1940 | If I Had My WayMovie | Axel Swensen | 50 |
| 1939 | The House of FearMovie | Jeff | 49 |
| 1939 | Risky BusinessMovie | Axel | 49 |
| 1938 | Little Miss BroadwayMovie | Ole | 48 |
| 1938 | Valley of the GiantsMovie | 'Fats' | 48 |
| 1938 | Happy LandingMovie | Yonnie | 48 |
| 1937 | The Holy TerrorMovie | 'Bugs' Svenson | 47 |
| 1937 | God's Country and the WomanMovie | Ole Olson | 47 |
| 1937 | Blonde TroubleMovie | Window Washer | 47 |
| 1936 | Career WomanMovie | Chris Erleson | 46 |
| 1935 | What, No Men?Movie | Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative | 45 |
| 1935 | Okay, JoséMovie | Knute Knudsen | 45 |
| 1934 | Radio ScoutMovie | Sven Svenson | 44 |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveMovie | Self | 44 |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4Movie | Self | 44 |
| 1933 | My Lips BetrayMovie | Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur | 43 |
| 1933 | The Last TrailMovie | Newt Olsen | 43 |
| 1933 | Olsen’s Big MomentMovie | Knute Olsen | 43 |
| 1931 | DeliciousMovie | Chris Jansen | 41 |
| 1931 | West of BroadwayMovie | Axel | 41 |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon Of OrangeMovie | Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee | 41 |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder LoveMovie | Janitor | 41 |
| 1930 | The Big TrailMovie | Gus | 40 |
| 1930 | The Golden CalfMovie | Knute Olson | 40 |
| 1929 | Sunny Side UpMovie | Eric Swenson | 39 |
| 1929 | Happy DaysMovie | Minstrel Show Performer | 39 |
| 1927 | Rolled StockingsMovie | Rudolph | 37 |
| 1927 | WingsMovie | Herman Schwimpf | 37 |
| 1927 | Help YourselfMovie | — | 37 |
| 1926 | The Campus FlirtMovie | Knute Knudson | 36 |
| 1926 | You Never Know WomenMovie | Toberchik | 36 |
| 1926 | Man of the ForestMovie | Horace Pipp | 36 |