El Brendel

Acting

El Brendel

Born 24 March 1890 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 9 April 1964 at 74

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

Highlights

Wings1927 · Film · Herman Schwimpf
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Court Manager
The Big Trail1930 · Film · Gus
The Stolen Jools1931 · Film · Swedish Waiter
Sunny Side Up1929 · Film · Eric Swenson
Just Imagine1930 · Film · Single O

Filmography

Movies

64 films

The She-Creature1956 · Film · Olaf, the butler
Paris Model1953 · Film · Papa Jensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949 · Film · Mr. Jorgensen
Snooper Service1945 · Film
I'm from Arkansas1944 · Film · Oly
Machine Gun Mama1944 · Film · Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers1944 · Film · Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives1944 · Film · El
Boobs in the Night1943 · Film
I Spied for You1943 · Film · Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare1943 · Film · Oley
Ham and Yeggs1942 · Film · El Brendel
Olaf Laughs Last1942 · Film · Olaf Hansen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter1941 · Film · Oley Brendel
Yumpin' Yiminy!1941 · Film · Oley Brendel
Gallant Sons1940 · Film · Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution1940 · Film · Slushy
If I Had My Way1940 · Film · Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger1939 · Film · 'Baldy'
The House of Fear1939 · Film · Jeff
Code of the Streets1939 · Film · Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Risky Business1939 · Film · Axel
Valley of the Giants1938 · Film · 'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway1938 · Film · Ole
Happy Landing1938 · Film · Yonnie
Blonde Trouble1937 · Film · Window Washer
The Holy Terror1937 · Film · 'Bugs' Svenson
God's Country and the Woman1937 · Film · Ole Olson
Career Woman1936 · Film · Chris Erleson
Ay Tank Ay Go1936 · Film · Ollie
What, No Men?1935 · Film · Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Radio Scout1934 · Film · Sven Svenson
The Meanest Gal in Town1934 · Film · Chris Peterson
My Lips Betray1933 · Film · Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
Mother's Helper1933 · Film
The Last Trail1933 · Film · Newt Olsen
Hot Pepper1933 · Film · Olsen
Olsen’s Big Moment1933 · Film · Knute Olsen
Handle with Care1932 · Film · Carl Lundstrom
Disorderly Conduct1932 · Film · Olsen
Delicious1931 · Film · Chris Jansen
West of Broadway1931 · Film · Axel
The Spider1931 · Film · Ole
Women of All Nations1931 · Film · Olsen
Six Cylinder Love1931 · Film · Janitor
The Stolen Jools1931 · Film · Swedish Waiter
Mr. Lemon Of Orange1931 · Film · Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Just Imagine1930 · Film · Single O
The Big Trail1930 · Film · Gus
New Movietone Follies of 19301930 · Film · Alex Svenson
The Golden Calf1930 · Film · Knute Olson
Sunny Side Up1929 · Film · Eric Swenson
Hot for Paris1929 · Film · Axel Olson
The Cock-Eyed World1929 · Film · 'Yump' Olsen
Frozen Justice1929 · Film · Swede
Happy Days1929 · Film · Minstrel Show Performer
Wings1927 · Film · Herman Schwimpf
Ten Modern Commandments1927 · Film · 'Speeding' Shapiro
Rolled Stockings1927 · Film · Rudolph
Arizona Bound1927 · Film · 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Too Many Crooks1927 · Film · Botts
Man of the Forest1926 · Film · Horace Pipp
You Never Know Women1926 · Film · Toberchik
The Campus Flirt1926 · Film · Knute Knudson

Filmography

Series

3 shows

Perry Mason1957 · Series · Court Manager
My Little Margie1952 · Series
Racket Squad1951 · Series