Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 24, 1890
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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 | Ready, Willing but Unable | Olley Olsen |
| 1941 | The Blitz Kiss | Oley Olsen |
| 1941 | Yumpin' Yiminy! | Oley Brendel |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |