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