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