Portrait of El Brendel

El Brendel

Acting

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.

Born: March 24, 1890

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

1957
Perry Mason

as Court Manager

1956
The She-Creature

as Olaf, the butler

1953
Paris Model

as Papa Jensen

1944
Machine Gun Mama

as Ollie Swenson

1944
1943
I Spied for You

as Ole Olesen

1942
Ham and Yeggs

as El Brendel

1942
Olaf Laughs Last

as Olaf Hansen

1941
1941
Yumpin' Yiminy!

as Oley Brendel

1940
Gallant Sons

as Olaf Larsen

1940
1940
If I Had My Way

as Axel Swensen

1939
1939
Code of the Streets

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

1939
1938
Happy Landing

as Yonnie

1937
The Holy Terror

as 'Bugs' Svenson

1936
Career Woman

as Chris Erleson

1935
What, No Men?

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

1934
Radio Scout

as Sven Svenson

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
1931
Delicious

as Chris Jansen

1931
1931
1931
1931
The Stolen Jools

as Swedish Waiter

1931
Mr. Lemon Of Orange

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

1930
Just Imagine

as Single O

1930
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
1929
Happy Days

as Minstrel Show Performer

1927
Wings

as Herman Schwimpf

1927
Ten Modern Commandments

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

1927
1927
Arizona Bound

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

1927
1926
Man of the Forest

as Horace Pipp

1926
1926
The Campus Flirt

as Knute Knudson