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.
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Movies (46)
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
1956
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
1953
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
1949
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
1945
Snooper Service
1945
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
1944
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
1944
Defective Detectives
as El
1944
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman
1943
Boobs in the Night
1943
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
1943
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
1943
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
1942
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
1942
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
1942
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
1941
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
1941
Love at First Fright
as Zeb
1941
Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
1941
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
1941
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
1940
Captain Caution
as Slushy
1940
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
1940
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
1939
The House of Fear
as Jeff
1939
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1939
Risky Business
as Axel
1939
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
1938
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
1938
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
1938
The Super Snooper
1937
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
1937
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
1937
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
1936
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
1936
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
1935
What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1935
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
1934
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
1934
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
1933
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
1933
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
1933
Mother's Helper
1933
