Cast
El Brendel
Acting
Cast
El Brendel
Known for
Acting
Born
1890-03-24
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1964-04-09
Also known as Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow 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.
Wings
as Herman Schwimpf
Disorderly Conduct
as Olsen
Just Imagine
as Single O
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
The Big Trail
as Gus
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
Captain Caution
as Slushy
West of Broadway
as Axel
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
The House of Fear
as Jeff
Defective Detectives
as El
The Spider
as Ole
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
Risky Business
as Axel
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
Blonde Trouble
as Window Washer
Sunny Side Up
as Eric Swenson
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
Six Cylinder Love
as Janitor
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
Frozen Justice
as Swede
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
The Holy Terror
as 'Bugs' Svenson
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
Delicious
as Chris Jansen
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
Too Many Crooks
as Botts
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
Hot for Paris
as Axel Olson
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
Ready, Willing but Unable
as Olley Olsen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
Olsen’s Big Moment
as Knute Olsen
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Alex Svenson
Snooper Service
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
Boobs in the Night
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
The Super Snooper
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
Mother's Helper
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
Help Yourself
Love at First Fright
as Zeb
What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
A Rookie's Cookie
as Ole - Rookie Policeman