Acting
El Brendel
Born 1890-03-24
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring El Brendel
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Perry Mason
1957
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Wings
1927
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The Big Trail
1930
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Racket Squad
1951
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My Little Margie
1952
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The She-Creature
1956
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The Stolen Jools
1931
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Just Imagine
1930
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
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Little Miss Broadway
1938
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (79 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Perry Mason | Court Manager | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The She-Creature | Olaf, the butler | Movie | 1956 |
| The George Gobel Show | Self | TV Series | 1954 | |
 | Paris Model | Papa Jensen | Movie | 1953 |
 | My Little Margie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Racket Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mr. Jorgensen | Movie | 1949 |
| Pistol Packin' Nitwits | Professor Brendel | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Snooper Service | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | I'm from Arkansas | Oly | Movie | 1944 |
 | Machine Gun Mama | Ollie Swenson | Movie | 1944 |
 | Pick a Peck of Plumbers | Axel Swenson | Movie | 1944 |
 | Defective Detectives | El | Movie | 1944 |
| A Rookie's Cookie | Ole - Rookie Policeman | Movie | 1943 | |
 | Boobs in the Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
 | I Spied for You | Ole Olesen | Movie | 1943 |
 | His Wedding Scare | Oley | Movie | 1943 |
 | Ham and Yeggs | El Brendel | Movie | 1942 |
| Phoney Cronies | Oley | Movie | 1942 | |
 | Olaf Laughs Last | Olaf Hansen | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Oley Brendel | Movie | 1941 |
| The Blitz Kiss | Oley Olsen | Movie | 1941 | |
| Love at First Fright | Zeb | Movie | 1941 | |
| Ready, Willing but Unable | Olley Olsen | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Yumpin' Yiminy! | Oley Brendel | Movie | 1941 |
 | Gallant Sons | Olaf Larsen | Movie | 1940 |
 | Captain Caution | Slushy | Movie | 1940 |
 | If I Had My Way | Axel Swensen | Movie | 1940 |
 | Call a Messenger | 'Baldy' | Movie | 1939 |
 | The House of Fear | Jeff | Movie | 1939 |
 | Code of the Streets | Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen | Movie | 1939 |
 | Risky Business | Axel | Movie | 1939 |
 | Valley of the Giants | 'Fats' | Movie | 1938 |
 | Little Miss Broadway | Ole | Movie | 1938 |
 | Happy Landing | Yonnie | Movie | 1938 |
 | Blonde Trouble | Window Washer | Movie | 1937 |
| The Super Snooper | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 | |
 | The Holy Terror | 'Bugs' Svenson | Movie | 1937 |
 | God's Country and the Woman | Ole Olson | Movie | 1937 |
 | Career Woman | Chris Erleson | Movie | 1936 |
 | Ay Tank Ay Go | Ollie | Movie | 1936 |
| Okay, José | Knute Knudsen | Movie | 1935 | |
 | What, No Men? | Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative | Movie | 1935 |
 | Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove | Self | Movie | 1934 |
 | Radio Scout | Sven Svenson | Movie | 1934 |
 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 | Self | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Chris Peterson | Movie | 1934 |
 | My Lips Betray | Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur | Movie | 1933 |
 | Mother's Helper | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Last Trail | Newt Olsen | Movie | 1933 |
 | Hot Pepper | Olsen | Movie | 1933 |
 | Olsen’s Big Moment | Knute Olsen | Movie | 1933 |
 | Handle with Care | Carl Lundstrom | Movie | 1932 |
 | Disorderly Conduct | Olsen | Movie | 1932 |
 | Delicious | Chris Jansen | Movie | 1931 |
 | West of Broadway | Axel | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Spider | Ole | Movie | 1931 |
 | Women of All Nations | Olsen | Movie | 1931 |
 | Six Cylinder Love | Janitor | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Stolen Jools | Swedish Waiter | Movie | 1931 |
 | Mr. Lemon Of Orange | Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee | Movie | 1931 |
 | Just Imagine | Single O | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Big Trail | Gus | Movie | 1930 |
 | New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Alex Svenson | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Golden Calf | Knute Olson | Movie | 1930 |
 | Sunny Side Up | Eric Swenson | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hot for Paris | Axel Olson | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Cock-Eyed World | 'Yump' Olsen | Movie | 1929 |
 | Frozen Justice | Swede | Movie | 1929 |
 | Happy Days | Minstrel Show Performer | Movie | 1929 |
 | Wings | Herman Schwimpf | Movie | 1927 |
 | Ten Modern Commandments | 'Speeding' Shapiro | Movie | 1927 |
 | Rolled Stockings | Rudolph | Movie | 1927 |
 | Arizona Bound | 'Oley Smoke' Oleson | Movie | 1927 |
 | Too Many Crooks | Botts | Movie | 1927 |
| Help Yourself | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 | |
 | Man of the Forest | Horace Pipp | Movie | 1926 |
 | You Never Know Women | Toberchik | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Campus Flirt | Knute Knudson | Movie | 1926 |