El Brendel
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1890-03-24
- Died
- 1964-04-09
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel · Elmer Goodfellow 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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (75)
Wings
1927
as Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
1930
as Gus
The She-Creature
1956
as Olaf, the butler
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Ole
Valley of the Giants
1938
as 'Fats'
Hot Pepper
1933
as Olsen
The Spider
1931
as Ole
Disorderly Conduct
1932
as Olsen
Just Imagine
1930
as Single O
West of Broadway
1931
as Axel
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Swedish Waiter
Arizona Bound
1927
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Career Woman
1936
as Chris Erleson
Captain Caution
1940
as Slushy
Call a Messenger
1939
as 'Baldy'
Happy Days
1929
as Minstrel Show Performer
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Eric Swenson
Happy Landing
1938
as Yonnie
Gallant Sons
1940
as Olaf Larsen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Mr. Jorgensen
Paris Model
1953
as Papa Jensen
Frozen Justice
1929
as Swede
Code of the Streets
1939
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944
as Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives
1944
as El
My Lips Betray
1933
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Campus Flirt
1926
as Knute Knudson
Blonde Trouble
1937
as Window Washer
The House of Fear
1939
as Jeff
Risky Business
1939
as Axel
Handle with Care
1932
as Carl Lundstrom
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Ole Olson
Women of All Nations
1931
as Olsen
You Never Know Women
1926
as Toberchik
Rolled Stockings
1927
as Rudolph
If I Had My Way
1940
as Axel Swensen
The Holy Terror
1937
as 'Bugs' Svenson
Delicious
1931
as Chris Jansen
The Cock-Eyed World
1929
as 'Yump' Olsen
Six Cylinder Love
1931
as Janitor
Man of the Forest
1926
as Horace Pipp
His Wedding Scare
1943
as Oley
The Golden Calf
1930
as Knute Olson
I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Oly
Ten Modern Commandments
1927
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
The Last Trail
1933
as Newt Olsen
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
as Chris Peterson
Hot for Paris
1929
as Axel Olson
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Alex Svenson
Yumpin' Yiminy!
1941
as Oley Brendel
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934
as Self
Ready, Willing but Unable
1941
as Olley Olsen
Okay, José
1935
as Knute Knudsen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Oley Brendel
Boobs in the Night
1943
Phoney Cronies
1942
as Oley
Snooper Service
1945
I Spied for You
1943
as Ole Olesen
Radio Scout
1934
as Sven Svenson
The Super Snooper
1937
Machine Gun Mama
1944
as Ollie Swenson
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945
as Professor Brendel
A Rookie's Cookie
1943
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
What, No Men?
1935
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Too Many Crooks
1927
as Botts
Help Yourself
1927
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933
as Knute Olsen
Mother's Helper
1933
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936
as Ollie
Ham and Yeggs
1942
as El Brendel
Olaf Laughs Last
1942
as Olaf Hansen
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Love at First Fright
1941
as Zeb
The Blitz Kiss
1941
as Oley Olsen
About El 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. With 79 credits spanning from 1926 to 1957, El Brendel has appeared in 75 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular El Brendel Movies
- Wings (1927) — as Herman Schwimpf
- The Big Trail (1930) — as Gus
- The She-Creature (1956) — as Olaf, the butler
- Little Miss Broadway (1938) — as Ole
- Valley of the Giants (1938) — as 'Fats'
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