El Brendel
March 24, 1890 (134 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
El Brendel (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
Credits
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Court Manager
- 1956 · The She-Creature as Olaf, the butler
- 1954 · The George Gobel Show as Self
- 1953 · Paris Model as Papa Jensen
- 1952 · My Little Margie as
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1949 · The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mr. Jorgensen
- 1945 · Pistol Packin' Nitwits as Professor Brendel
- 1945 · Snooper Service as
- 1944 · I'm from Arkansas as Oly
- 1944 · Machine Gun Mama as Ollie Swenson
- 1944 · Pick a Peck of Plumbers as Axel Swenson
- 1944 · Defective Detectives as El
- 1943 · A Rookie's Cookie as Ole - Rookie Policeman
- 1943 · Boobs in the Night as
- 1943 · I Spied for You as Ole Olesen
- 1943 · His Wedding Scare as Oley
- 1942 · Ham and Yeggs as El Brendel
- 1942 · Phoney Cronies as Oley
- 1942 · Olaf Laughs Last as Olaf Hansen
- 1941 · Sweet Spirits of the Nighter as Oley Brendel
- 1941 · The Blitz Kiss as Oley Olsen
- 1941 · Love at First Fright as Zeb
- 1941 · Ready, Willing but Unable as Olley Olsen
- 1941 · Yumpin' Yiminy! as Oley Brendel
- 1940 · Gallant Sons as Olaf Larsen
- 1940 · Captain Caution as Slushy
- 1940 · If I Had My Way as Axel Swensen
- 1939 · Call a Messenger as 'Baldy'
- 1939 · The House of Fear as Jeff
- 1939 · Code of the Streets as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
- 1939 · Risky Business as Axel
- 1938 · Valley of the Giants as 'Fats'
- 1938 · Little Miss Broadway as Ole
- 1938 · Happy Landing as Yonnie
- 1937 · The Super Snooper as
- 1937 · The Holy Terror as 'Bugs' Svenson
- 1937 · God's Country and the Woman as Ole Olson
- 1936 · Career Woman as Chris Erleson
- 1936 · Ay Tank Ay Go as Ollie
- 1935 · Okay, José as Knute Knudsen
- 1935 · What, No Men? as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
- 1934 · Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove as Self
- 1934 · Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 as Self
- 1934 · The Meanest Gal in Town as Chris Peterson
- 1933 · My Lips Betray as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
- 1933 · The Last Trail as Newt Olsen
- 1933 · Hot Pepper as Olsen
- 1932 · Handle with Care as Carl Lundstrom
- 1932 · Disorderly Conduct as Olsen
- 1931 · Delicious as Chris Jansen
- 1931 · West of Broadway as Axel 'Swede' Axelson
- 1931 · The Spider as Ole
- 1931 · Women of All Nations as Olsen
- 1931 · Six Cylinder Love as Janitor
- 1931 · The Stolen Jools as Swedish Waiter
- 1931 · Mr. Lemon Of Orange as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
- 1930 · Just Imagine as Single O
- 1930 · The Big Trail as Gus
- 1930 · New Movietone Follies of 1930 as Alex Svenson
- 1930 · The Golden Calf as Knute Olson
- 1929 · Sunny Side Up as Eric Swenson
- 1929 · Hot for Paris as Axel Olson
- 1929 · The Cock-Eyed World as 'Yump' Olsen
- 1929 · Frozen Justice as Swede
- 1929 · Happy Days as Minstrel Show Performer
- 1927 · Wings as Herman Schwimpf
- 1927 · Ten Modern Commandments as 'Speeding' Shapiro
- 1927 · Rolled Stockings as Rudolph
- 1927 · Arizona Bound as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
- 1927 · Too Many Crooks as Botts
- 1926 · Man of the Forest as Horace Pipp
- 1926 · You Never Know Women as Toberchik
- 1926 · The College Flirt as Knute Knudson
- Future · Radio Scout as Sven Svenson