El Brendel

El Brendel

Acting

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

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.

Acting
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
0.0

(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

as Self

Man of the Forest
0.0

(1926) Man of the Forest

as Horace Pipp

Wings
7.2

(1927) Wings

as Herman Schwimpf

The Big Trail
6.7

(1930) The Big Trail

as Gus

The She-Creature
4.1

(1956) The She-Creature

as Olaf, the butler

Happy Landing
5.3

(1938) Happy Landing

as Yonnie

Ten Modern Commandments
0.0

(1927) Ten Modern Commandments

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

Just Imagine
5.8

(1930) Just Imagine

as Single O

Sunny Side Up
6.8

(1929) Sunny Side Up

as Eric Swenson

God's Country and the Woman
4.2

(1937) God's Country and the Woman

as Ole Olson

Mr. Lemon Of Orange
6.0

(1931) Mr. Lemon Of Orange

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

Women of All Nations
2.3

(1931) Women of All Nations

as Olsen

Delicious
6.2

(1931) Delicious

as Chris Jansen

Happy Days
6.0

(1929) Happy Days

as Minstrel Show Performer

West of Broadway
6.3

(1931) West of Broadway

as Axel

Machine Gun Mama
3.8

(1944) Machine Gun Mama

as Ollie Swenson

The Spider
6.0

(1931) The Spider

as Ole

Gallant Sons
7.2

(1940) Gallant Sons

as Olaf Larsen

0.0

(1936) Ay Tank Ay Go

as Ollie

Paris Model
2.8

(1953) Paris Model

as Papa Jensen

Hot Pepper
4.2

(1933) Hot Pepper

as Olsen

New Movietone Follies of 1930
0.0

(1930) New Movietone Follies of 1930

as Alex Svenson

The Meanest Gal in Town
6.5

(1934) The Meanest Gal in Town

as Chris Peterson

Little Miss Broadway
6.5

(1938) Little Miss Broadway

as Ole

Disorderly Conduct
0.0

(1932) Disorderly Conduct

as Olsen

Call a Messenger
0.0

(1939) Call a Messenger

as 'Baldy'

I'm from Arkansas
5.4

(1944) I'm from Arkansas

as Oly

Defective Detectives
0.0

(1944) Defective Detectives

as El

Risky Business
6.0

(1939) Risky Business

as Axel

You Never Know Women
6.0

(1926) You Never Know Women

as Toberchik

Hot for Paris
0.0

(1929) Hot for Paris

as Axel Olson

My Lips Betray
0.0

(1933) My Lips Betray

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

The Cock-Eyed World
4.0

(1929) The Cock-Eyed World

as 'Yump' Olsen

The House of Fear
6.5

(1939) The House of Fear

as Jeff

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
0.0

(1941) Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

as Oley Brendel

Pick a Peck of Plumbers
4.0

(1944) Pick a Peck of Plumbers

as Axel Swenson

Six Cylinder Love
0.0

(1931) Six Cylinder Love

as Janitor

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.8

(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Mr. Jorgensen

Captain Caution
5.6

(1940) Captain Caution

as Slushy

Valley of the Giants
6.0

(1938) Valley of the Giants

as 'Fats'

Code of the Streets
7.0

(1939) Code of the Streets

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

The Stolen Jools
5.6

(1931) The Stolen Jools

as Swedish Waiter

0.0

(1945) Pistol Packin' Nitwits

as Professor Brendel

5.0

(1935) Okay, José

as Knute Knudsen

What, No Men?
5.8

(1935) What, No Men?

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

0.0

(1941) Love at First Fright

as Zeb

Career Woman
6.0

(1936) Career Woman

as Chris Erleson

The Last Trail
0.0

(1933) The Last Trail

as Newt Olsen

0.0

(1937) The Super Snooper

as ---

I Spied for You
0.0

(1943) I Spied for You

as Ole Olesen

Yumpin' Yiminy!
0.0

(1941) Yumpin' Yiminy!

as Oley Brendel

0.0

(1941) Ready, Willing but Unable

as Olley Olsen

0.0

(1941) The Blitz Kiss

as Oley Olsen

Olaf Laughs Last
0.0

(1942) Olaf Laughs Last

as Olaf Hansen

0.0

(1942) Phoney Cronies

as Oley

Ham and Yeggs
0.0

(1942) Ham and Yeggs

as El Brendel

His Wedding Scare
0.0

(1943) His Wedding Scare

as Oley

Boobs in the Night
0.0

(1943) Boobs in the Night

as ---

2.0

(1943) A Rookie's Cookie

as Ole - Rookie Policeman

Snooper Service
0.0

(1945) Snooper Service

as ---

The Golden Calf
1.0

(1930) The Golden Calf

as Knute Olson

If I Had My Way
6.4

(1940) If I Had My Way

as Axel Swensen

Handle with Care
0.0

(1932) Handle with Care

as Carl Lundstrom

Frozen Justice
1.0

(1929) Frozen Justice

as Swede

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
5.5

(1934) Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

as Self

The Holy Terror
1.0

(1937) The Holy Terror

as 'Bugs' Svenson

Too Many Crooks
0.0

(1927) Too Many Crooks

as Botts

The Campus Flirt
0.0

(1926) The Campus Flirt

as Knute Knudson

Rolled Stockings
0.0

(1927) Rolled Stockings

as Rudolph

Arizona Bound
0.0

(1927) Arizona Bound

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Radio Scout
0.0

(1934) Radio Scout

as Sven Svenson

0.0

(1927) Help Yourself

as ---

0.0

(1933) Mother's Helper

as ---

My Little Margie
3.0

(1952) My Little Margie

as ---

Racket Squad
6.0

(1951) Racket Squad

as ---

7.3

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Court Manager