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 (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.
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)
Defective Detectives
as El
(1944)
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
(1944)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
(1943)
(1943)
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
(1943)
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
(1942)
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
(1942)
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
(1942)
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
(1941)
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
(1941)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
(1941)
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
(1941)
Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
(1941)
Love at First Fright
as Zeb
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Slushy
(1940)
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
(1939)
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Jeff
(1939)
Risky Business
as Axel
(1938)
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
(1938)
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
(1937)
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
(1937)
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
(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)
(1934)
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
(1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
(1934)
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
(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)
Delicious
as Chris Jansen
(1931)
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
(1931)
Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor
(1931)
The Spider
as Ole
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Axel 'Swede' Axelson
(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)
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
(1929)
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
(1927)
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
(1927)
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
(1927)
Too Many Crooks
as Botts
(1927)
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
(1927)
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
(1926)
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
(1926)
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson
(1926)
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp