El Brendel

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El Brendel was an American vaudeville and film comedian best known for his faux-Swedish accent and comic relief roles in early Hollywood talkies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor
comedian
film actor
person
vaudeville performer
activeYearsEnd 1950s
activeYearsStart 1910s
alsoKnownAs El Brendell
Elmer Brendel NERFINISHED
birthName Elmer Goodfellow Brendel NERFINISHED
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-03-25
dateOfDeath 1964-04-09
era early sound film era
ethnicBackground German American
familyName Brendel NERFINISHED
gender male
genre comedy
givenName Elmer NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium film
stage
name El Brendel NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic comic malapropisms in a Swedish accent
notableFor comic relief roles in early Hollywood talkies
faux Swedish accent
notableWork Just Imagine NERFINISHED
Sunny Side Up NERFINISHED
The Big Trail NERFINISHED
occupation comedian
film actor
stage actor
vaudeville performer
performedIn vaudeville circuits in the United States
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Flo Burt NERFINISHED
stagePersona Swedish immigrant stereotype
workedIn Hollywood

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Hot Pepper starring El Brendel
The Big Trail starring El Brendel