El Brendel
Known for
Acting
Life
1890 – 1964 (aged 74)
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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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
Wings
12 Aug 1927
Perry Mason
21 Sep 1957
The Big Trail
01 Nov 1930
The She-Creature
01 Aug 1956
The Stolen Jools
04 Apr 1931
Just Imagine
23 Nov 1930
Little Miss Broadway
29 Jul 1938
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
27 May 1949
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Filmography
1957
- Perry Masonas Court Manager1 episode
1956
- The She-Creatureas Olaf, the butler
1953
- Paris Modelas Papa Jensen
1952
- My Little Margie1 episode
1951
- Racket Squad1 episode
1949
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bendas Mr. Jorgensen
1945
- Pistol Packin' Nitwitsas Professor Brendel
- Snooper Service
1944
- I'm from Arkansasas Oly
- Machine Gun Mamaas Ollie Swenson
- Pick a Peck of Plumbersas Axel Swenson
- Defective Detectivesas El
1943
- A Rookie's Cookieas Ole - Rookie Policeman
- Boobs in the Night
- I Spied for Youas Ole Olesen
- His Wedding Scareas Oley
1942
- Ham and Yeggsas El Brendel
- Phoney Croniesas Oley
- Olaf Laughs Lastas Olaf Hansen
1941
- Sweet Spirits of the Nighteras Oley Brendel
- The Blitz Kissas Oley Olsen
- Love at First Frightas Zeb
- Ready, Willing but Unableas Olley Olsen
- Yumpin' Yiminy!as Oley Brendel
1940
- Gallant Sonsas Olaf Larsen
- Captain Cautionas Slushy
- If I Had My Wayas Axel Swensen
1939
- Call a Messengeras 'Baldy'
- The House of Fearas Jeff
- Code of the Streetsas Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
- Risky Businessas Axel
1938
- Valley of the Giantsas 'Fats'
- Little Miss Broadwayas Ole
- Happy Landingas Yonnie
1937
- Blonde Troubleas Window Washer
- The Super Snooper
- The Holy Terroras 'Bugs' Svenson
- God's Country and the Womanas Ole Olson
1936
- Career Womanas Chris Erleson
- Ay Tank Ay Goas Ollie
1935
- Okay, Joséas Knute Knudsen
- What, No Men?as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1934
- Radio Scoutas Sven Svenson
- The Meanest Gal in Townas Chris Peterson
1933
- My Lips Betrayas Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
- The Last Trailas Newt Olsen
- Hot Pepperas Olsen
- Olsen’s Big Momentas Knute Olsen
- Mother's Helper
1932
- Handle with Careas Carl Lundstrom
- Disorderly Conductas Olsen
1931
- Deliciousas Chris Jansen
- West of Broadwayas Axel
- The Spideras Ole
- Women of All Nationsas Olsen
- Six Cylinder Loveas Janitor
- The Stolen Joolsas Swedish Waiter
- Mr. Lemon Of Orangeas Mr. Lemon
1930
- Just Imagineas Single O
- The Big Trailas Gus
- New Movietone Follies of 1930as Alex Svenson
- The Golden Calfas Knute Olson
1929
- Sunny Side Upas Eric Swenson
- Hot for Parisas Axel Olson
- The Cock-Eyed Worldas 'Yump' Olsen
- Frozen Justiceas Swede
- Happy Daysas Minstrel Show Performer
1927
- Wingsas Herman Schwimpf
- Ten Modern Commandmentsas 'Speeding' Shapiro
- Rolled Stockingsas Rudolph
- Arizona Boundas 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
- Too Many Crooksas Botts
- Help Yourself
1926
- Man of the Forestas Horace Pipp
- You Never Know Womenas Toberchik
- The Campus Flirtas Knute Knudson