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El Brendel
Born · March 24, 1890
Died · April 9, 1964 (74 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio
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.
Perry Mason
Court Manager · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
4.1
1956
The George Gobel Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
Paris Model
Papa Jensen
3.0
1953
My Little Margie
(1 episode)
3.0
1952
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
5.8
1949
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Professor Brendel
0.0
1945
Snooper Service
0.0
1945
I'm from Arkansas
Oly
5.4
1944
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
3.8
1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Axel Swenson
0.0
1944
Defective Detectives
El
0.0
1944
A Rookie's Cookie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
2.0
1943
Boobs in the Night
0.0
1943
I Spied for You
Ole Olesen
0.0
1943
His Wedding Scare
Oley
0.0
1943
Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
0.0
1942
Phoney Cronies
Oley
0.0
1942
Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Hansen
0.0
1942
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Oley Brendel
0.0
1941
The Blitz Kiss
Oley Olsen
0.0
1941
Love at First Fright
Zeb
0.0
1941
Ready, Willing but Unable
Olley Olsen
0.0
1941
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Oley Brendel
0.0
1941
Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
7.2
1940
Captain Caution
Slushy
5.3
1940
If I Had My Way
Axel Swensen
6.4
1940
Call a Messenger
'Baldy'
0.0
1939
The House of Fear
Jeff
6.5
1939
Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
7.0
1939
Risky Business
Axel
6.0
1939
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
6.0
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
6.6
1938
Happy Landing
Yonnie
5.3
1938
The Super Snooper
0.0
1937
The Holy Terror
'Bugs' Svenson
1.0
1937
God's Country and the Woman
Ole Olson
4.2
1937
Career Woman
Chris Erleson
6.0
1936
Ay Tank Ay Go
Ollie
0.0
1936
Okay, José
Knute Knudsen
5.0
1935
What, No Men?
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
5.7
1935
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
5.5
1934
Radio Scout
Sven Svenson
0.0
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
0.0
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
Chris Peterson
6.5
1934
My Lips Betray
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
0.0
1933
The Last Trail
Newt Olsen
0.0
1933
Hot Pepper
Olsen
4.5
1933
Handle with Care
Carl Lundstrom
0.0
1932
Disorderly Conduct
Olsen
0.0
1932
Delicious
Chris Jansen
6.2
1931
West of Broadway
Axel 'Swede' Axelson
6.0
1931
The Spider
Ole
6.0
1931
Women of All Nations
Olsen
2.6
1931
Six Cylinder Love
Janitor
0.0
1931
The Stolen Jools
Swedish Waiter
5.6
1931
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
6.0
1931
Just Imagine
Single O
5.5
1930
The Big Trail
Gus
6.7
1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Alex Svenson
0.0
1930
The Golden Calf
Knute Olson
1.0
1930
Sunny Side Up
Eric Swenson
7.3
1929
Hot for Paris
Axel Olson
0.0
1929
The Cock-Eyed World
'Yump' Olsen
4.3
1929
Frozen Justice
Swede
1.0
1929
Happy Days
Minstrel Show Performer
6.0
1929
Wings
Herman Schwimpf
7.2
1927
Ten Modern Commandments
'Speeding' Shapiro
0.0
1927
Rolled Stockings
Rudolph
0.0
1927
Arizona Bound
'Oley Smoke' Oleson
0.0
1927
Too Many Crooks
Botts
0.0
1927
Man of the Forest
Horace Pipp
0.0
1926
You Never Know Women
Toberchik
5.8
1926
The College Flirt
Knute Knudson
0.0
1926