Acting
El Brendel
EN, XX cinema · 75 credits
Born
24 March 1890
Died
9 April 1964 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel · Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
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
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
A Rookie's Cookie
1943
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
The Blitz Kiss
1941
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution
as Slushy
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
Risky Business
as Axel
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
Blonde Trouble
as Window Washer
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
Okay, José
1935
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
Olsen’s Big Moment
as Knute Olsen
Disorderly Conduct
as Olsen
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
Delicious
as Chris Jansen
West of Broadway
as Axel
The Spider
as Ole
Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
Just Imagine
as Single O
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Alex Svenson
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
Sunny Side Up
as Eric Swenson
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
Hot for Paris
as Axel Olson
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
Frozen Justice
as Swede
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
Too Many Crooks
as Botts
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson