El Brendel

El Brendel

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1890-03-25
Deathday: 1964-04-09 (74 years old)

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Biography

El Brendel (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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Filmography

all 75

Movies 73

self 3

TV Shows 2

Narrator 1

Narrator of "mouse family" sequence
Tobo the Happy Clown

Tobo the Happy Clown (1965)

Movie
Olaf, the butler
The She-Creature

The She-Creature (1956)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Columbia Laff Hour

Columbia Laff Hour (1956)

Movie
Papa Jensen
Paris Model

Paris Model (1953)

Movie
My Little Margie

My Little Margie (1952)

TV
ArchiveFootage
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)

Movie
Racket Squad

Racket Squad (1951)

TV
Mr. Jorgensen
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Movie
Professor Brendel
Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)

Movie
Actor
Snooper Service

Snooper Service (1945)

Movie
Oly
I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas (1944)

Movie
Ollie Swenson
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama (1944)

Movie
Axel Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)

Movie
El
Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives (1944)

Movie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
A Rookie's Cookie

A Rookie's Cookie (1943)

Movie
Actor
Boobs in the Night

Boobs in the Night (1943)

Movie
Oley Olesen
I Spied for You

I Spied for You (1943)

Movie
Oley
His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare (1943)

Movie
El Brendel
Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs (1942)

Movie
Oley
Phoney Cronies

Phoney Cronies (1942)

Movie
Olaf Hansen
Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last (1942)

Movie
Oley Brendel
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941)

Movie
Oley Olsen
The Blitz Kiss

The Blitz Kiss (1941)

Movie
Zeb
Love at First Fright

Love at First Fright (1941)

Movie
Olley Olsen
Ready, Willing but Unable

Ready, Willing but Unable (1941)

Movie
Oley Brendel
Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy! (1941)

Movie
Olaf Larsen
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons (1940)

Movie
Slushy
Captain Caution

Captain Caution (1940)

Movie
Axel Swenson
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way (1940)

Movie
'Baldy'
Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger (1939)

Movie
Jeff
The House of Fear

The House of Fear (1939)

Movie
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets (1939)

Movie
Axel
Risky Business

Risky Business (1939)

Movie
'Fats'
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants (1938)

Movie
Ole
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

Movie
Yonnie
Happy Landing

Happy Landing (1938)

Movie
Actor
The Super Snooper

The Super Snooper (1937)

Movie
'Bugs' Svenson
The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror (1937)

Movie
Ole Olson
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman (1937)

Movie
Chris Erleson
Career Woman

Career Woman (1936)

Movie
Ollie
Ay Tank Ay Go

Ay Tank Ay Go (1936)

Movie
Knute Knudsen
Okay, José

Okay, José (1935)

Movie
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
What, No Men?

What, No Men? (1935)

Movie
Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)

Movie
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 (1934)

Movie
Chris Peterson
The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)

Movie
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray (1933)

Movie
Newt Olsen
The Last Trail

The Last Trail (1933)

Movie
Olsen
Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper (1933)

Movie
Carl Lundstrom
Handle with Care

Handle with Care (1932)

Movie
Olsen
Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct (1932)

Movie
Chris Jansen
Delicious

Delicious (1931)

Movie
Axel 'Swede' Axelson
West of Broadway

West of Broadway (1931)

Movie
Ole
The Spider

The Spider (1931)

Movie
Olsen
Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations (1931)

Movie
Janitor
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Movie
Swedish Waiter
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools (1931)

Movie
6
Oscar Lemon / Silent McGee
Mr. Lemon Of Orange

Mr. Lemon Of Orange (1931)

Movie
Single O
Just Imagine

Just Imagine (1930)

Movie
Gus
The Big Trail

The Big Trail (1930)

Movie
Alex Svenson
New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)

Movie
Knute Olson
The Golden Calf

The Golden Calf (1930)

Movie
Eric Swenson
Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up (1929)

Movie
Axel Olson
Hot for Paris

Hot for Paris (1929)

Movie
'Yump' Olsen
The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World (1929)

Movie
Swede
Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice (1929)

Movie
Minstrel Show Performer
Happy Days

Happy Days (1929)

Movie
Herman Schwimpf
Wings

Wings (1927)

Movie
4.33
'Speeding' Shapiro
Ten Modern Commandments

Ten Modern Commandments (1927)

Movie
Rudolph
Rolled Stockings

Rolled Stockings (1927)

Movie
'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound (1927)

Movie
Botts
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks (1927)

Movie
Horace Pipp
Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest (1926)

Movie
Toberchik
You Never Know Women

You Never Know Women (1926)

Movie
Knute Knudson
The College Flirt

The College Flirt (1926)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-03-25

Deathday
1964-04-09 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel, Elmer Goodfellow Brendel


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