El Brendel

El Brendel

  • Birthday: 1890-03-24
  • Deathday: 1964-04-09
  • Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also know as: Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel

Biography

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.

Filmography

Wings

1927

As Herman Schwimpf

The Big Trail

1930

As Gus

The She-Creature

1956

As Olaf, the butler

Happy Landing

1938

As Yonnie

Just Imagine

1930

As Single O

Sunny Side Up

1929

As Eric Swenson

God's Country and the Woman

1937

As Ole Olson

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

1931

As Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

Women of All Nations

1931

As Olsen

Delicious

1931

As Chris Jansen

Happy Days

1929

As Minstrel Show Performer

West of Broadway

1931

As Axel 'Swede' Axelson

Machine Gun Mama

1944

As Ollie Swenson

The Spider

1931

As Ole

Gallant Sons

1940

As Olaf Larsen

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936

As Ollie

Paris Model

1953

As Papa Jensen

Hot Pepper

1933

As Olsen

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930

As Alex Svenson

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

As Chris Peterson

Disorderly Conduct

1932

As Olsen

Call a Messenger

1939

As 'Baldy'

I'm from Arkansas

1944

As Oly

Risky Business

1939

As Axel

You Never Know Women

1926

As Toberchik

Hot for Paris

1929

As Axel Olson

My Lips Betray

1933

As Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

The Cock-Eyed World

1929

As 'Yump' Olsen

The House of Fear

1939

As Jeff

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941

As Oley Brendel

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944

As Axel Swenson

Valley of the Giants

1938

As 'Fats'

Captain Caution

1940

As Slushy

Code of the Streets

1939

As Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

The Stolen Jools

1931

As Swedish Waiter

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945

As Professor Brendel

Okay, José

1935

As Knute Knudsen

What, No Men?

1935

As Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Career Woman

1936

As Chris Erleson

The Last Trail

1933

As Newt Olsen

I Spied for You

1943

As Ole Olesen

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941

As Oley Brendel

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941

As Olley Olsen

The Blitz Kiss

1941

As Oley Olsen

Olaf Laughs Last

1942

As Olaf Hansen

Phoney Cronies

1942

As Oley

Ham and Yeggs

1942

As El Brendel

His Wedding Scare

1943

As Oley

A Rookie's Cookie

1943

As Ole - Rookie Policeman

The Golden Calf

1930

As Knute Olson

If I Had My Way

1940

As Axel Swensen

Handle with Care

1932

As Carl Lundstrom

Frozen Justice

1929

As Swede

The Holy Terror

1937

As 'Bugs' Svenson

Too Many Crooks

1927

As Botts

The College Flirt

1926

As Knute Knudson

Rolled Stockings

1927

As Rudolph

Arizona Bound

1927

As 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Man of the Forest

1926

As Horace Pipp

Ten Modern Commandments

1927

As 'Speeding' Shapiro

Six Cylinder Love

1931

As Janitor

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