El Brendel

Personal Info

Birthday

March 24, 1890

Day of Death

1964-04-09

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel

Elmer Goodfellow Brendel

El 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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Wings

The Big Trail

The She-Creature

The Stolen Jools

Just Imagine

Happy Landing

The House of Fear

Filmography

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