Deceased

How Did El Brendel Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asElmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow BrendelGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/03/1890Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied09/04/1964Died 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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Filmography27 titles

Importing filmography…

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
1943	His Wedding ScareMovie	Oley	53
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
1934	Radio ScoutMovie	Sven Svenson	44
1933	My Lips BetrayMovie	Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur	43
1933	The Last TrailMovie	Newt Olsen	43
1931	DeliciousMovie	Chris Jansen	41
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