El Brendel

El Brendel

🎂 24th March 1890 (136 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

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.

El Brendel

Movies Featuring El Brendel

The She-Creature

The She-Creature (1956)

as Olaf, the butler
Paris Model

Paris Model (1953)

as Papa Jensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

as Mr. Jorgensen
No Image

Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)

as Professor Brendel
Snooper Service

Snooper Service (1945)

I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas (1944)

as Oly
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama (1944)

as Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)

as Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives (1944)

as El
No Image

A Rookie's Cookie (1943)

as Ole - Rookie Policeman
Boobs in the Night

Boobs in the Night (1943)

I Spied for You

I Spied for You (1943)

as Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare (1943)

as Oley
Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs (1942)

as El Brendel
No Image

Phoney Cronies (1942)

as Oley
Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last (1942)

as Olaf Hansen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941)

as Oley Brendel
No Image

The Blitz Kiss (1941)

as Oley Olsen
No Image

Love at First Fright (1941)

as Zeb
No Image

Ready, Willing but Unable (1941)

as Olley Olsen
Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy! (1941)

as Oley Brendel
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons (1940)

as Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution

Captain Caution (1940)

as Slushy
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way (1940)

as Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger (1939)

as 'Baldy'
The House of Fear

The House of Fear (1939)

as Jeff
Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets (1939)

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Risky Business

Risky Business (1939)

as Axel
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants (1938)

as 'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

as Ole
Happy Landing

Happy Landing (1938)

as Yonnie
Blonde Trouble

Blonde Trouble (1937)

as Window Washer
No Image

The Super Snooper (1937)

The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror (1937)

as 'Bugs' Svenson
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman (1937)

as Ole Olson
Career Woman

Career Woman (1936)

as Chris Erleson
Ay Tank Ay Go

Ay Tank Ay Go (1936)

as Ollie
No Image

Okay, José (1935)

as Knute Knudsen
What, No Men?

What, No Men? (1935)

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)

as Self
Radio Scout

Radio Scout (1934)

as Sven Svenson
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 (1934)

as Self
The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)

as Chris Peterson
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray (1933)

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Last Trail

The Last Trail (1933)

as Newt Olsen
Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper (1933)

as Olsen
Olsen’s Big Moment

Olsen’s Big Moment (1933)

as Knute Olsen
No Image

Mother's Helper (1933)

Handle with Care

Handle with Care (1932)

as Carl Lundstrom
Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct (1932)

as Olsen
Delicious

Delicious (1931)

as Chris Jansen
West of Broadway

West of Broadway (1931)

as Axel
The Spider

The Spider (1931)

as Ole
Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations (1931)

as Olsen
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

as Janitor
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools (1931)

as Swedish Waiter
Mr. Lemon Of Orange

Mr. Lemon Of Orange (1931)

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Just Imagine

Just Imagine (1930)

as Single O
The Big Trail

The Big Trail (1930)

as Gus
New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)

as Alex Svenson
The Golden Calf

The Golden Calf (1930)

as Knute Olson
Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up (1929)

as Eric Swenson
Hot for Paris

Hot for Paris (1929)

as Axel Olson
The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World (1929)

as 'Yump' Olsen
Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice (1929)

as Swede
Happy Days

Happy Days (1929)

as Minstrel Show Performer
Wings

Wings (1927)

as Herman Schwimpf
Ten Modern Commandments

Ten Modern Commandments (1927)

as 'Speeding' Shapiro
Rolled Stockings

Rolled Stockings (1927)

as Rudolph
Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound (1927)

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks (1927)

as Botts
No Image

Help Yourself (1927)

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest (1926)

as Horace Pipp
You Never Know Women

You Never Know Women (1926)

as Toberchik
The Campus Flirt

The Campus Flirt (1926)

as Knute Knudson