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