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.
Filmography 79
Movies (75)
The She-Creature1956Olaf, the butler
Paris Model1953Papa Jensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949Mr. Jorgensen- Pistol Packin' Nitwits1945Professor Brendel
Snooper Service1945
I'm from Arkansas1944Oly
Machine Gun Mama1944Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers1944Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives1944El- A Rookie's Cookie1943Ole - Rookie Policeman
Boobs in the Night1943
I Spied for You1943Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare1943Oley
Ham and Yeggs1942El Brendel- Phoney Cronies1942Oley
Olaf Laughs Last1942Olaf Hansen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter1941Oley Brendel- The Blitz Kiss1941Oley Olsen
- Love at First Fright1941Zeb
- Ready, Willing but Unable1941Olley Olsen
Yumpin' Yiminy!1941Oley Brendel
Gallant Sons1940Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution1940Slushy
If I Had My Way1940Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger1939'Baldy'
The House of Fear1939Jeff
Code of the Streets1939Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Risky Business1939Axel
Valley of the Giants1938'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway1938Ole
Shows (4)
Perry Mason1957Court Manager- The George Gobel Show1954Self
My Little Margie1952
Racket Squad1951