
Birthday
1890/03/24
Day of death
1964/04/09 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow 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.

(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self

(1926) Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp

(1927) Wings
as Herman Schwimpf

(1930) The Big Trail
as Gus

(1956) The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler

(1938) Happy Landing
as Yonnie

(1927) Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro

(1930) Just Imagine
as Single O

(1929) Sunny Side Up
as Eric Swenson

(1937) God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson

(1931) Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

(1931) Women of All Nations
as Olsen

(1931) Delicious
as Chris Jansen

(1929) Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer

(1931) West of Broadway
as Axel

(1944) Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson

(1931) The Spider
as Ole

(1940) Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
(1936) Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie

(1953) Paris Model
as Papa Jensen

(1933) Hot Pepper
as Olsen

(1930) New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Alex Svenson

(1934) The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson

(1938) Little Miss Broadway
as Ole

(1932) Disorderly Conduct
as Olsen

(1939) Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'

(1944) I'm from Arkansas
as Oly

(1944) Defective Detectives
as El

(1939) Risky Business
as Axel

(1926) You Never Know Women
as Toberchik

(1929) Hot for Paris
as Axel Olson

(1933) My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

(1929) The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen

(1939) The House of Fear
as Jeff

(1941) Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel

(1944) Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson

(1931) Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor

(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen

(1940) Captain Caution
as Slushy

(1938) Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'

(1939) Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

(1931) The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
(1945) Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
(1935) Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen

(1935) What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
(1941) Love at First Fright
as Zeb

(1936) Career Woman
as Chris Erleson

(1933) The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
(1937) The Super Snooper
as ---

(1943) I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen

(1941) Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
(1941) Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
(1941) The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen

(1942) Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
(1942) Phoney Cronies
as Oley

(1942) Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel

(1943) His Wedding Scare
as Oley

(1943) Boobs in the Night
as ---
(1943) A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman

(1945) Snooper Service
as ---

(1930) The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson

(1940) If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen

(1932) Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom

(1929) Frozen Justice
as Swede

(1934) Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self

(1937) The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson

(1927) Too Many Crooks
as Botts

(1926) The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson

(1927) Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph

(1927) Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

(1934) Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
(1927) Help Yourself
as ---
(1933) Mother's Helper
as ---

(1952) My Little Margie
as ---

(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1954) The George Gobel Show
as Self

(1957) Perry Mason
as Court Manager