
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