El Brendel

Acting

El Brendel

Born March 24, 1890Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA79 credits

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

Filmography

Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Court ManagerTV
The She-Creature
1956The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butlerMovie
Paris Model
1953Paris Model
as Papa JensenMovie
P
1945Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor BrendelMovie
Machine Gun Mama
1944Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie SwensonMovie
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel SwensonMovie
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1943A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie PolicemanMovie
I Spied for You
1943I Spied for You
as Ole OlesenMovie
Ham and Yeggs
1942Ham and Yeggs
as El BrendelMovie
Olaf Laughs Last
1942Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf HansenMovie
T
1941The Blitz Kiss
as Oley OlsenMovie
Yumpin' Yiminy!
1941Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley BrendelMovie
Gallant Sons
1940Gallant Sons
as Olaf LarsenMovie
Captain Caution
1940Captain Caution
as SlushyMovie
If I Had My Way
1940If I Had My Way
as Axel SwensenMovie
Call a Messenger
1939Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'Movie
Code of the Streets
1939Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' BjorgulfsenMovie
Risky Business
1939Risky Business
as AxelMovie
Happy Landing
1938Happy Landing
as YonnieMovie
Blonde Trouble
1937Blonde Trouble
as Window WasherMovie
The Holy Terror
1937The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' SvensonMovie
Career Woman
1936Career Woman
as Chris ErlesonMovie
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936Ay Tank Ay Go
as OllieMovie
O
1935Okay, José
as Knute KnudsenMovie
What, No Men?
1935What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company RepresentativeMovie
Radio Scout
1934Radio Scout
as Sven SvensonMovie
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris PetersonMovie
My Lips Betray
1933My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, ChauffeurMovie
The Last Trail
1933The Last Trail
as Newt OlsenMovie
Hot Pepper
1933Hot Pepper
as OlsenMovie
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933Olsen’s Big Moment
as Knute OlsenMovie
Handle with Care
1932Handle with Care
as Carl LundstromMovie
Delicious
1931Delicious
as Chris JansenMovie
The Spider
1931The Spider
as OleMovie
Six Cylinder Love
1931Six Cylinder Love
as JanitorMovie
The Stolen Jools
1931The Stolen Jools
as Swedish WaiterMovie
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGeeMovie
Just Imagine
1930Just Imagine
as Single OMovie
The Golden Calf
1930The Golden Calf
as Knute OlsonMovie
Sunny Side Up
1929Sunny Side Up
as Eric SwensonMovie
Hot for Paris
1929Hot for Paris
as Axel OlsonMovie
The Cock-Eyed World
1929The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' OlsenMovie
Frozen Justice
1929Frozen Justice
as SwedeMovie
Happy Days
1929Happy Days
as Minstrel Show PerformerMovie
Wings
1927Wings
as Herman SchwimpfMovie
Ten Modern Commandments
1927Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' ShapiroMovie
Rolled Stockings
1927Rolled Stockings
as RudolphMovie
Arizona Bound
1927Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' OlesonMovie
Too Many Crooks
1927Too Many Crooks
as BottsMovie
Man of the Forest
1926Man of the Forest
as Horace PippMovie
You Never Know Women
1926You Never Know Women
as ToberchikMovie
The Campus Flirt
1926The Campus Flirt
as Knute KnudsonMovie