El Brendel(1890-1964)

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El Brendel

Two young men -- one rich, one middle class -- who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

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Les ailes (1927)

El Brendel was born on 25 March 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Le monde en 1981 (1930), Les ailes (1927) and La piste des géants (1930). He was married to Flo Bert. He died on 9 April 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Le monde en 1981 (1930)

Le monde en 1981

5.3

Single O

1930

Les ailes (1927)

7.5

Herman Schwimpf

1927

John Wayne and Marguerite Churchill in La piste des géants (1930)

La piste des géants

7.2

Gus

1930

Bing Crosby, El Brendel, and Gloria Jean in Petite et charmante (1940)

Petite et charmante

6.0

Axel Swenson

1940

Credits

Actor

Vacation Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- Late
- 1965
Destry
7.3
TV Series
- Olaf Olsen
- 1964
McKeever and the Colonel
7.4
TV Series
- Mr. Hanson
- 1962
The Comedy Spot
7.1
TV Series
- Mr. Hauser
- 1962
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
- Court Manager
- 1962
Laffing Time
- Efrem "Blobbsy" Blobbs
- 1959
Make Room for Daddy
7.1
TV Series
- Mr. Swenson
- 1958
The Bob Cummings Show
7.7
TV Series
- Ole Svensen
- Ole
- 1957–1958
Rintintin
7.0
TV Series
- Sven
- 1957
The People's Choice
7.8
TV Series
- Virgil
- 1956
The She-Creature
3.9
- Olaf
- 1956
My Little Margie
7.7
TV Series
- George
- Olaf Lundstrom
- 1953–1955
I Married Joan
7.7
TV Series
- Joan's Father
- 1954
Paris Model
4.8
- Papa Jensen
- 1953
Racket Squad
7.4
TV Series
- Webber
- 1953

Soundtrack

Pistol Packin' Nitwits
4.8
Short
- performer: "Good Night, Ladies", "Jingle Bells", "Oh, Susanna", "The Old Grey Mare"
- 1945
Capitaine Casse-Cou
5.5
- performer: "Hilda" (1940), "On a Little Island by a Sun-Lit Sea" (1940)
- 1940
Petite et charmante
6.0
- performer: "I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire", "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)"
- 1940
L'escale du bonheur
6.2
- performer: "Yonny and His Oompah"
- 1938
The Last Trail
6.0
- performer: "She's Only One of the Weaker Sex"
- writer: "She's Only One of the Weaker Sex"
- 1933
Délicieuse
5.7
- performer: "Blah, Blah, Blah" (uncredited)
- 1931
Le monde en 1981
5.3
- performer: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" (1903), "The Romance of Elmer Stremingway" (1930) (uncredited)
- 1930
Hot for Paris
4.0
- performer: "Cuckoo Song"
- 1929
Happy Days
5.5
- performer: "Minuet in G major, WoO 10, No. 2" (uncredited)
- 1929

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Personal details

Height
- 1.75 m
Born
- March 25, 1890
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- April 9, 1964
- Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Flo Bert1925 - April 9, 1964 (his death)
Other works
Stage, vaudeville, and television actor.
Publicity listings
- 5 Articles
- 2 Pictorials

Did you know

Trivia
Of German and Irish parentage, he developed his Swedish persona due to anti-German sentiment in America, following the Lusitania sinking.

Trademark

Nickname
- The Synthetic Swede

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