El Brendel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-03-24
Day of Death
1964-04-09 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
El Brendel
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1956)
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
(1953)
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
(1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
(1945)
(1945)
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
(1944)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
(1944)
Defective Detectives
as El
(1944)
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
(1943)
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
(1943)
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
(1943)
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
(1942)
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
(1942)
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
(1942)
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
(1941)
Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
(1941)
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
(1941)
Love at First Fright
as Zeb
(1941)
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
(1941)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Slushy
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Jeff
(1939)
Risky Business
as Axel
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
(1939)
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
(1938)
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
(1938)
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
(1937)
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
(1937)
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
(1937)
(1936)
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
(1936)
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
(1935)
What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
(1935)
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
(1934)
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
(1934)
(1934)
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
(1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
(1933)
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
(1933)
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
(1933)
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
(1932)
Disorderly Conduct
as Olsen
(1932)
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
(1931)
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
(1931)
The Spider
as Ole
(1931)
Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Axel
(1931)
Delicious
as Chris Jansen
(1931)
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
(1930)
The Big Trail
as Gus
(1930)
Just Imagine
as Single O
(1930)
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
(1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Alex Svenson
(1929)
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
(1929)
Sunny Side Up
as Eric Swenson
(1929)
Hot for Paris
as Axel Olson
(1929)
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
(1929)
Frozen Justice
as Swede
(1927)
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
(1927)
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
(1927)
Too Many Crooks
as Botts
(1927)
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
(1927)
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
(1926)
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
(1926)
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
(1926)
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson