El Brendel
ActingBorn Mar 24, 1890Died Apr 9, 1964
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Man of the Forest
movie1926
Ten Modern Commandments
movie1927
Ay Tank Ay Go
movie1936
New Movietone Follies of 1930
movie1930
Hot for Paris
movie1929
My Lips Betray
movie1933
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
movie1941
Boobs in the Night
movie1943
Handle with Care
movie1932
Too Many Crooks
movie1927
Arizona Bound
movie1927
Defective Detectives
movie1944
Filmography
1957Perry Masonas Court Managertv1956The She-Creatureas Olaf, the butlermovie1954The George Gobel Showas Selftv1953Paris Modelas Papa Jensenmovie1952My Little Margietv1951Racket Squadtv1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bendas Mr. Jorgensenmovie1945Pistol Packin' Nitwitsas Professor Brendelmovie1945Snooper Servicemovie1944I'm from Arkansasas Olymovie1944Machine Gun Mamaas Ollie Swensonmovie1944Pick a Peck of Plumbersas Axel Swensonmovie1944Defective Detectivesas Elmovie1943A Rookie's Cookieas Ole - Rookie Policemanmovie1943Boobs in the Nightmovie1943I Spied for Youas Ole Olesenmovie1943His Wedding Scareas Oleymovie1942Ham and Yeggsas El Brendelmovie1942Phoney Croniesas Oleymovie1942Olaf Laughs Lastas Olaf Hansenmovie1941Sweet Spirits of the Nighteras Oley Brendelmovie1941The Blitz Kissas Oley Olsenmovie1941Love at First Frightas Zebmovie1941Ready, Willing but Unableas Olley Olsenmovie1941Yumpin' Yiminy!as Oley Brendelmovie1940Gallant Sonsas Olaf Larsenmovie1940Captain Cautionas Slushymovie1940If I Had My Wayas Axel Swensenmovie1939Call a Messengeras 'Baldy'movie1939The House of Fearas Jeffmovie1939Code of the Streetsas Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsenmovie1939Risky Businessas Axelmovie1938Valley of the Giantsas 'Fats'movie1938Little Miss Broadwayas Olemovie1938Happy Landingas Yonniemovie1937Blonde Troubleas Window Washermovie1937The Super Snoopermovie1937The Holy Terroras 'Bugs' Svensonmovie1937God's Country and the Womanas Ole Olsonmovie1936Career Womanas Chris Erlesonmovie1936Ay Tank Ay Goas Olliemovie1935Okay, Joséas Knute Knudsenmovie1935What, No Men?as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representativemovie1934Star Night at the Cocoanut Groveas Selfmovie1934Radio Scoutas Sven Svensonmovie1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-4as Selfmovie1934The Meanest Gal in Townas Chris Petersonmovie1933My Lips Betrayas Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeurmovie1933The Last Trailas Newt Olsenmovie1933Hot Pepperas Olsenmovie1933Olsen’s Big Momentas Knute Olsenmovie1933Mother's Helpermovie1932Handle with Careas Carl Lundstrommovie1932Disorderly Conductas Olsenmovie1931Deliciousas Chris Jansenmovie1931West of Broadwayas Axelmovie1931The Spideras Olemovie1931Women of All Nationsas Olsenmovie1931Six Cylinder Loveas Janitormovie1931The Stolen Joolsas Swedish Waitermovie1931Mr. Lemon Of Orangeas Mr. Lemon / Silent McGeemovie1930Just Imagineas Single Omovie1930The Big Trailas Gusmovie1930New Movietone Follies of 1930as Alex Svensonmovie1930The Golden Calfas Knute Olsonmovie1929Sunny Side Upas Eric Swensonmovie1929Hot for Parisas Axel Olsonmovie1929The Cock-Eyed Worldas 'Yump' Olsenmovie1929Frozen Justiceas Swedemovie1929Happy Daysas Minstrel Show Performermovie1927Wingsas Herman Schwimpfmovie1927Ten Modern Commandmentsas 'Speeding' Shapiromovie1927Rolled Stockingsas Rudolphmovie1927Arizona Boundas 'Oley Smoke' Olesonmovie1927Too Many Crooksas Bottsmovie1927Help Yourselfmovie1926Man of the Forestas Horace Pippmovie1926You Never Know Womenas Toberchikmovie1926The Campus Flirtas Knute Knudsonmovie