7.7Acting
El Brendel
- Born
- 1890-03-24
- Died
- 1964-04-09
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
79 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
Court Manager
The She-Creature
1956 · Movie
Olaf, the butler
The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV Show
Self
Paris Model
1953 · Movie
Papa Jensen
My Little Margie
1952 · TV Show
Cast
Racket Squad
1951 · TV Show
Cast
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · Movie
Mr. Jorgensen
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945 · Movie
Professor Brendel
Snooper Service
1945 · Movie
Cast
Defective Detectives
1944 · Movie
El
I'm from Arkansas
1944 · Movie
Oly
Machine Gun Mama
1944 · Movie
Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944 · Movie
Axel Swenson
A Rookie's Cookie
1943 · Movie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
Boobs in the Night
1943 · Movie
Cast
His Wedding Scare
1943 · Movie
Oley
I Spied for You
1943 · Movie
Ole Olesen
Ham and Yeggs
1942 · Movie
El Brendel
Olaf Laughs Last
1942 · Movie
Olaf Hansen
Phoney Cronies
1942 · Movie
Oley
Love at First Fright
1941 · Movie
Zeb
Ready, Willing but Unable
1941 · Movie
Olley Olsen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941 · Movie
Oley Brendel
The Blitz Kiss
1941 · Movie
Oley Olsen
Yumpin' Yiminy!
1941 · Movie
Oley Brendel
Captain Caution
1940 · Movie
Slushy
Gallant Sons
1940 · Movie
Olaf Larsen
If I Had My Way
1940 · Movie
Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger
1939 · Movie
'Baldy'
Code of the Streets
1939 · Movie
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Risky Business
1939 · Movie
Axel
The House of Fear
1939 · Movie
Jeff
Happy Landing
1938 · Movie
Yonnie
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Movie
Ole
Valley of the Giants
1938 · Movie
'Fats'
Blonde Trouble
1937 · Movie
Window Washer
God's Country and the Woman
1937 · Movie
Ole Olson
The Holy Terror
1937 · Movie
'Bugs' Svenson
The Super Snooper
1937 · Movie
Cast
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936 · Movie
Ollie
Career Woman
1936 · Movie
Chris Erleson
Okay, José
1935 · Movie
Knute Knudsen
What, No Men?
1935 · Movie
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934 · Movie
Self
Radio Scout
1934 · Movie
Sven Svenson
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934 · Movie
Self
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934 · Movie
Chris Peterson
Hot Pepper
1933 · Movie
Olsen
Mother's Helper
1933 · Movie
Cast
My Lips Betray
1933 · Movie
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933 · Movie
Knute Olsen
The Last Trail
1933 · Movie
Newt Olsen
Disorderly Conduct
1932 · Movie
Olsen
Handle with Care
1932 · Movie
Carl Lundstrom
Delicious
1931 · Movie
Chris Jansen
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931 · Movie
Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Six Cylinder Love
1931 · Movie
Janitor
The Spider
1931 · Movie
Ole
The Stolen Jools
1931 · Movie
Swedish Waiter
West of Broadway
1931 · Movie
Axel
Women of All Nations
1931 · Movie
Olsen
Just Imagine
1930 · Movie
Single O
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930 · Movie
Alex Svenson
The Big Trail
1930 · Movie
Gus
The Golden Calf
1930 · Movie
Knute Olson
Frozen Justice
1929 · Movie
Swede
Happy Days
1929 · Movie
Minstrel Show Performer
Hot for Paris
1929 · Movie
Axel Olson
Sunny Side Up
1929 · Movie
Eric Swenson
The Cock-Eyed World
1929 · Movie
'Yump' Olsen
Arizona Bound
1927 · Movie
'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Help Yourself
1927 · Movie
Cast
Rolled Stockings
1927 · Movie
Rudolph
Ten Modern Commandments
1927 · Movie
'Speeding' Shapiro
Too Many Crooks
1927 · Movie
Botts
Wings
1927 · Movie
Herman Schwimpf
Man of the Forest
1926 · Movie
Horace Pipp
The Campus Flirt
1926 · Movie
Knute Knudson
You Never Know Women
1926 · Movie
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