El Brendel
American actor (1890-1964) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
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".
El Brendel is read about 33 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1964Died9 April 19641957
Perry MasonSeries, Court Manager1956
The She-CreatureFilm, Olaf, the butler1954The George Gobel ShowSeries1953
Paris ModelFilm, Papa Jensen1952
My Little MargieSeries1951
Racket SquadSeries1944
I'm from ArkansasFilm, Oly1943A Rookie's CookieFilm, Ole - Rookie Policeman1940
Captain CautionFilm, Slushy1938
Happy LandingFilm, Yonnie1937
God's Country and the WomanFilm, Ole Olson1936
Career WomanFilm, Chris Erleson1935Okay, JoséFilm, Knute Knudsen1933
Hot PepperFilm, Olsen1931
DeliciousFilm, Chris Jansen1930
Just ImagineFilm, Single O1927
Rolled StockingsFilm, Rudolph1926
You Never Know WomenFilm, Toberchik1890Born25 March 1890
Perry MasonSeries, Court Manager1956The She-CreatureFilm, Olaf, the butler1954The George Gobel ShowSeries1953Paris ModelFilm, Papa Jensen1952My Little MargieSeries1951Racket SquadSeries1944I'm from ArkansasFilm, Oly1943A Rookie's CookieFilm, Ole - Rookie Policeman1940Captain CautionFilm, Slushy1938Happy LandingFilm, Yonnie1937God's Country and the WomanFilm, Ole Olson1936Career WomanFilm, Chris Erleson1935Okay, JoséFilm, Knute Knudsen1933Hot PepperFilm, Olsen1931DeliciousFilm, Chris Jansen1930Just ImagineFilm, Single O1927Rolled StockingsFilm, Rudolph1926You Never Know WomenFilm, Toberchik1890Born25 March 1890People around El
Close ties
Raoul Walsh Directed The Big Trail and Women of All Nations
William Fox Produced The Cock-Eyed World and Happy Days
Victor McLaglen Also in The Stolen Jools (1931)
Edmund Lowe Also in The Stolen Jools and The Cock-Eyed World
Marjorie White Also in New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
Adolph Zukor Produced Wings and Rolled Stockings
David Butler Directed Just Imagine (1930)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Wings and Rolled Stockings
Arthur Lubin Directed Call a Messenger and Risky Business
Fifi D'Orsay Also in The Stolen Jools and Hot for Paris- Ralph Staub Directed What, No Men! (1934)
Benjamin Stoloff Directed Happy Days (1929)
B. P. Schulberg Produced Wings and Rolled Stockings
Gary Cooper Also in Wings and The Stolen Jools
Janet Gaynor Also in Happy Days, Sunny Side Up and Delicious
Claire Trevor Also in Valley of the Giants and Career Woman
Charles Farrell Also in Happy Days, Sunny Side Up and Delicious
Stuart Erwin Also in The Stolen Jools and The Cock-Eyed World
J. Farrell MacDonald Also in The Stolen Jools (1931)
William Keighley Directed Valley of the Giants (1938)
Pierre Watkin Also in Captain Caution and Valley of the Giants
John G. Blystone Directed Hot Pepper (1933)- James Tinling Directed The Last Trail (1933)
Sol M. Wurtzel Produced The Last Trail (1933)
Filmography 40
79 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1964 · aged 74
