El Brendel
- Acting
- March 24, 1890 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- April 9, 1964
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
- Perry Mason · Court Manager
- The She-Creature · Olaf, the butler
- The George Gobel Show · Self
- Paris Model · Papa Jensen
- My Little Margie
- Racket Squad
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · Mr. Jorgensen
- Pistol Packin' Nitwits · Professor Brendel
- Snooper Service
- I'm from Arkansas · Oly
- Machine Gun Mama · Ollie Swenson
- Pick a Peck of Plumbers · Axel Swenson
- Defective Detectives · El
- A Rookie's Cookie · Ole - Rookie Policeman
- Boobs in the Night
- I Spied for You · Ole Olesen
- His Wedding Scare · Oley
- Ham and Yeggs · El Brendel
- Phoney Cronies · Oley
- Olaf Laughs Last · Olaf Hansen
- Sweet Spirits of the Nighter · Oley Brendel
- The Blitz Kiss · Oley Olsen
- Love at First Fright · Zeb
- Ready, Willing but Unable · Olley Olsen
- Yumpin' Yiminy! · Oley Brendel
- Gallant Sons · Olaf Larsen
- Captain Caution · Slushy
- If I Had My Way · Axel Swensen
- Call a Messenger · 'Baldy'
- The House of Fear · Jeff
- Code of the Streets · Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
- Risky Business · Axel
- Valley of the Giants · 'Fats'
- Little Miss Broadway · Ole
- Happy Landing · Yonnie
- Blonde Trouble · Window Washer
- The Super Snooper
- The Holy Terror · 'Bugs' Svenson
- God's Country and the Woman · Ole Olson
- Career Woman · Chris Erleson
- Ay Tank Ay Go · Ollie
- Okay, José · Knute Knudsen
- What, No Men? · Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
- Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove · Self
- Radio Scout · Sven Svenson
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 · Self
- The Meanest Gal in Town · Chris Peterson
- My Lips Betray · Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
- Mother's Helper
- The Last Trail · Newt Olsen
- Hot Pepper · Olsen
- Olsen’s Big Moment · Knute Olsen
- Handle with Care · Carl Lundstrom
- Disorderly Conduct · Olsen
- Delicious · Chris Jansen
- West of Broadway · Axel
- The Spider · Ole
- Women of All Nations · Olsen
- Six Cylinder Love · Janitor
- The Stolen Jools · Swedish Waiter
- Mr. Lemon Of Orange · Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
- Just Imagine · Single O
- The Big Trail · Gus
- New Movietone Follies of 1930 · Alex Svenson
- The Golden Calf · Knute Olson
- Sunny Side Up · Eric Swenson
- Hot for Paris · Axel Olson
- The Cock-Eyed World · 'Yump' Olsen
- Frozen Justice · Swede
- Happy Days · Minstrel Show Performer
- Wings · Herman Schwimpf
- Ten Modern Commandments · 'Speeding' Shapiro
- Rolled Stockings · Rudolph
- Arizona Bound · 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
- Too Many Crooks · Botts
- Help Yourself
- Man of the Forest · Horace Pipp
- You Never Know Women · Toberchik
- The Campus Flirt · Knute Knudson