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)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
(1944)
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
(1944)
Defective Detectives
as El
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
(1943)
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
(1943)
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
(1943)
(1942)
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
(1942)
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
(1942)
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
(1941)
Love at First Fright
as Zeb
(1941)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
(1941)
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
(1941)
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
(1941)
Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Slushy
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Jeff
(1939)
Risky Business
as Axel
(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)
(1937)
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
(1937)
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
(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)
(1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
(1934)
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
(1934)
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
(1933)
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
(1933)
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
(1933)
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
(1933)
(1932)
Disorderly Conduct
as Olsen
(1932)
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Axel
(1931)
The Spider
as Ole
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
(1931)
Delicious
as Chris Jansen
(1931)
Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor
(1931)
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
(1931)
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
(1930)
The Big Trail
as Gus
(1930)
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
(1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Alex Svenson
(1930)
Just Imagine
as Single O
(1929)
Sunny Side Up
as Eric Swenson
(1929)
Hot for Paris
as Axel Olson
(1929)
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
(1929)
Frozen Justice
as Swede
(1929)
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
(1927)
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
(1927)
Too Many Crooks
as Botts
(1927)
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
(1927)
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
(1927)
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
(1927)
(1926)
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
(1926)
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
(1926)
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson