El Brendel
- Born
- 24 March 1890 (74 years old)
- Died
- 9 April 1964
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Gender
- Male
El Brendel (March 24, 1890 - April 9, 1964); born Elmer Goodfellow Brendel), nicknamed "The Synthetic Swede", was an American stage, film, and television actor. Although of German and Irish parentage, he adopted the comedic persona of a Swede who speaks fractured English.
