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El Brendel

El Brendel

Actor Mar 24 (died age 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1926–1957 (31 year career)
5.2 avg rating

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

Wings
Film

Wings

Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
Film

The Big Trail

Gus
The Stolen Jools
Film

The Stolen Jools

Swedish Waiter
Just Imagine
Film

Just Imagine

Single O
Sunny Side Up
Film

Sunny Side Up

Eric Swenson
Little Miss Broadway
Film

Little Miss Broadway

Ole
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Film

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Mr. Jorgensen
The She-Creature
Film

The She-Creature

Olaf, the butler

Filmography

Acting (77)

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Movies (73)

The She-Creature

The She-Creature

1956

as Olaf, the butler

4.1
Paris Model

Paris Model

1953

as Papa Jensen

2.8
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

as Mr. Jorgensen

5.8
Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945

as Professor Brendel

Snooper Service

Snooper Service

1945
Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives

1944

as El

I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas

1944

as Oly

5.4
Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944

as Axel Swenson

4.0
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama

1944

as Ollie Swenson

3.8
A Rookie's Cookie

A Rookie's Cookie

1943

as Ole - Rookie Policeman

2.0
Boobs in the Night

Boobs in the Night

1943
His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare

1943

as Oley

I Spied for You

I Spied for You

1943

as Ole Olesen

Phoney Cronies

Phoney Cronies

1942

as Oley

Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs

1942

as El Brendel

Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last

1942

as Olaf Hansen

Love at First Fright

Love at First Fright

1941

as Zeb

Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941

as Oley Brendel

The Blitz Kiss

The Blitz Kiss

1941

as Oley Olsen

Ready, Willing but Unable

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941

as Olley Olsen

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941

as Oley Brendel

Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940

as Slushy

5.6
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

as Axel Swensen

6.4
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

as Olaf Larsen

7.2
Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

1939

as 'Baldy'

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1939

as Jeff

6.5
Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets

1939

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

7.0
Risky Business

Risky Business

1939

as Axel

6.0
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

as 'Fats'

6.0
Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1938

as Yonnie

5.3
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Ole

6.3
The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror

1937

as 'Bugs' Svenson

1.0
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

1937

as Ole Olson

4.2
The Super Snooper

The Super Snooper

1937
Ay Tank Ay Go

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936

as Ollie

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Chris Erleson

6.0
Okay, José

Okay, José

1935

as Knute Knudsen

5.0
What, No Men?

What, No Men?

1935

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

5.8
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934

as Self

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

as Self

5.5
The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Chris Peterson

6.5
Radio Scout

Radio Scout

1934

as Sven Svenson

The Last Trail

The Last Trail

1933

as Newt Olsen

Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper

1933

as Olsen

4.2
Mother's Helper

Mother's Helper

1933
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray

1933

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1932

as Carl Lundstrom

Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct

1932

as Olsen

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

1931

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

6.0
The Spider

The Spider

1931

as Ole

6.0
West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1931

as Axel

6.3
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love

1931

as Janitor

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Swedish Waiter

5.6
Delicious

Delicious

1931

as Chris Jansen

5.9
Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

1931

as Olsen

2.3
The Golden Calf

The Golden Calf

1930

as Knute Olson

1.0
Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930

as Single O

5.8
The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

as Gus

6.7
New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930

as Alex Svenson

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929

as Eric Swenson

6.8
Happy Days

Happy Days

1929

as Minstrel Show Performer

6.0
Hot for Paris

Hot for Paris

1929

as Axel Olson

The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World

1929

as 'Yump' Olsen

4.0
Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

1929

as Swede

1.0
Rolled Stockings

Rolled Stockings

1927

as Rudolph

Wings

Wings

1927

as Herman Schwimpf

7.2
Ten Modern Commandments

Ten Modern Commandments

1927

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

Help Yourself

Help Yourself

1927
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

1927

as Botts

Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1927

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

You Never Know Women

You Never Know Women

1926

as Toberchik

6.0
Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1926

as Horace Pipp

The Campus Flirt

The Campus Flirt

1926

as Knute Knudson