Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 24, 1890
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The She-Creature | Olaf, the butler |
| 1953 | Paris Model | Papa Jensen |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mr. Jorgensen |
| 1945 | Pistol Packin' Nitwits | Professor Brendel |
| 1945 | Snooper Service | |
| 1944 | Machine Gun Mama | Ollie Swenson |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Oly |
| 1944 | Defective Detectives | El |
| 1944 | Pick a Peck of Plumbers | Axel Swenson |
| 1943 | I Spied for You | Ole Olesen |
| 1943 | His Wedding Scare | Oley |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Night | |
| 1943 | A Rookie's Cookie | Ole - Rookie Policeman |
| 1942 | Olaf Laughs Last | Olaf Hansen |
| 1942 | Phoney Cronies | Oley |
| 1942 | Ham and Yeggs | El Brendel |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Oley Brendel |
| 1941 | Love at First Fright | Zeb |
| 1941 | Yumpin' Yiminy! | Oley Brendel |
| 1941 | Ready, Willing but Unable | Olley Olsen |
| 1941 | The Blitz Kiss | Oley Olsen |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Olaf Larsen |
| 1940 | Captain Caution | Slushy |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Axel Swensen |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | 'Baldy' |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Axel |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Jeff |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen |
| 1938 | Happy Landing | Yonnie |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Ole |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | 'Fats' |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman | Ole Olson |
| 1937 | The Super Snooper | |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror | 'Bugs' Svenson |
| 1936 | Ay Tank Ay Go | Ollie |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Chris Erleson |
| 1935 | Okay, José | Knute Knudsen |
| 1935 | What, No Men? | Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 | Self |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Chris Peterson |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove | Self |
| 1934 | Radio Scout | Sven Svenson |
| 1933 | Hot Pepper | Olsen |
| 1933 | My Lips Betray | Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur |
| 1933 | The Last Trail | Newt Olsen |
| 1933 | Mother's Helper | |
| 1932 | Disorderly Conduct | Olsen |
| 1932 | Handle with Care | Carl Lundstrom |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon Of Orange | Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations | Olsen |
| 1931 | Delicious | Chris Jansen |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Axel |
| 1931 | The Spider | Ole |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder Love | Janitor |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Swedish Waiter |
| 1930 | The Big Trail | Gus |
| 1930 | Just Imagine | Single O |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Alex Svenson |
| 1930 | The Golden Calf | Knute Olson |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Up | Eric Swenson |
| 1929 | Happy Days | Minstrel Show Performer |
| 1929 | Hot for Paris | Axel Olson |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed World | 'Yump' Olsen |
| 1929 | Frozen Justice | Swede |
| 1927 | Wings | Herman Schwimpf |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandments | 'Speeding' Shapiro |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooks | Botts |
| 1927 | Rolled Stockings | Rudolph |
| 1927 | Arizona Bound | 'Oley Smoke' Oleson |
| 1927 | Help Yourself | |
| 1926 | Man of the Forest | Horace Pipp |
| 1926 | You Never Know Women | Toberchik |
| 1926 | The Campus Flirt | Knute Knudson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Court Manager |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | |
| 1951 | Racket Squad |