El Brendel
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 24, 1890 (136 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1957 | Perry MasonCourt Manager | |
| 1956 | The She-CreatureOlaf, the butler | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel ShowSelf | |
| 1953 | Paris ModelPapa Jensen | |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMr. Jorgensen | |
| 1945 | Pistol Packin' NitwitsProfessor Brendel | |
| 1945 | Snooper Service | |
| 1944 | Machine Gun MamaOllie Swenson | |
| 1944 | I'm from ArkansasOly | |
| 1944 | Defective DetectivesEl | |
| 1944 | Pick a Peck of PlumbersAxel Swenson | |
| 1943 | I Spied for YouOle Olesen | |
| 1943 | His Wedding ScareOley | |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Night | |
| 1943 | A Rookie's CookieOle - Rookie Policeman | |
| 1942 | Olaf Laughs LastOlaf Hansen | |
| 1942 | Phoney CroniesOley | |
| 1942 | Ham and YeggsEl Brendel | |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the NighterOley Brendel | |
| 1941 | Love at First FrightZeb | |
| 1941 | Yumpin' Yiminy!Oley Brendel | |
| 1941 | Ready, Willing but UnableOlley Olsen | |
| 1941 | The Blitz KissOley Olsen | |
| 1940 | Gallant SonsOlaf Larsen | |
| 1940 | Captain CautionSlushy | |
| 1940 | If I Had My WayAxel Swensen | |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger'Baldy' | |
| 1939 | Risky BusinessAxel | |
| 1939 | The House of FearJeff | |
| 1939 | Code of the StreetsMickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen | |
| 1938 | Happy LandingYonnie | |
| 1938 | Little Miss BroadwayOle | |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants'Fats' | |
| 1937 | God's Country and the WomanOle Olson | |
| 1937 | The Super Snooper | |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror'Bugs' Svenson | |
| 1937 | Blonde TroubleWindow Washer | |
| 1936 | Ay Tank Ay GoOllie | |
| 1936 | Career WomanChris Erleson | |
| 1935 | Okay, JoséKnute Knudsen | |
| 1935 | What, No Men?Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative | |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4Self | |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in TownChris Peterson | |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveSelf | |
| 1934 | Radio ScoutSven Svenson | |
| 1933 | Hot PepperOlsen | |
| 1933 | My Lips BetrayOswald Stigmat, Chauffeur | |
| 1933 | The Last TrailNewt Olsen | |
| 1933 | Mother's Helper | |
| 1933 | Olsen’s Big MomentKnute Olsen | |
| 1932 | Disorderly ConductOlsen | |
| 1932 | Handle with CareCarl Lundstrom | |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon Of OrangeMr. Lemon / Silent McGee | |
| 1931 | Women of All NationsOlsen | |
| 1931 | DeliciousChris Jansen | |
| 1931 | West of BroadwayAxel | |
| 1931 | The SpiderOle | |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder LoveJanitor | |
| 1931 | The Stolen JoolsSwedish Waiter | |
| 1930 | The Big TrailGus | |
| 1930 | Just ImagineSingle O | |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930Alex Svenson | |
| 1930 | The Golden CalfKnute Olson | |
| 1929 | Sunny Side UpEric Swenson | |
| 1929 | Happy DaysMinstrel Show Performer | |
| 1929 | Hot for ParisAxel Olson | |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed World'Yump' Olsen | |
| 1929 | Frozen JusticeSwede | |
| 1927 | WingsHerman Schwimpf | |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandments'Speeding' Shapiro | |
| 1927 | Too Many CrooksBotts | |
| 1927 | Rolled StockingsRudolph | |
| 1927 | Arizona Bound'Oley Smoke' Oleson | |
| 1927 | Help Yourself | |
| 1926 | Man of the ForestHorace Pipp | |
| 1926 | You Never Know WomenToberchik | |
| 1926 | The Campus FlirtKnute Knudson |