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