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El Brendel

El Brendel

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 24, 1890
Died Apr 09, 1964 (74)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

Known For

Filmography

The She-Creature

The She-Creature

1956

as Olaf, the butler

Paris Model

Paris Model

1953

as Papa Jensen

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945

as Professor Brendel

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944

as Axel Swenson

I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas

1944

as Oly

Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama

1944

as Ollie Swenson

His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare

1943

as Oley

I Spied for You

I Spied for You

1943

as Ole Olesen

Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs

1942

as El Brendel

Phoney Cronies

Phoney Cronies

1942

as Oley

Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last

1942

as Olaf Hansen

Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941

as Oley Brendel

Ready, Willing but Unable

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941

as Olley Olsen

The Blitz Kiss

The Blitz Kiss

1941

as Oley Olsen

Love at First Fright

Love at First Fright

1941

as Zeb

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941

as Oley Brendel

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

as Axel Swensen

Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940

as Slushy

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

as Olaf Larsen

Risky Business

Risky Business

1939

as Axel

Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets

1939

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1939

as Jeff

Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

1939

as 'Baldy'

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Ole

Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1938

as Yonnie

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

as 'Fats'

The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror

1937

as 'Bugs' Svenson

God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

1937

as Ole Olson

Ay Tank Ay Go

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936

as Ollie

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Chris Erleson

What, No Men?

What, No Men?

1935

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Okay, José

Okay, José

1935

as Knute Knudsen

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Chris Peterson

The Last Trail

The Last Trail

1933

as Newt Olsen

My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray

1933

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper

1933

as Olsen

Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct

1932

as Olsen

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1932

as Carl Lundstrom

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

1931

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

Delicious

Delicious

1931

as Chris Jansen

West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1931

as Axel 'Swede' Axelson

The Spider

The Spider

1931

as Ole

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

1931

as Olsen

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Swedish Waiter

Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love

1931

as Janitor

New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930

as Alex Svenson

Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930

as Single O

The Golden Calf

The Golden Calf

1930

as Knute Olson

The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

as Gus

Hot for Paris

Hot for Paris

1929

as Axel Olson

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929

as Eric Swenson

The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World

1929

as 'Yump' Olsen

Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

1929

as Swede

Happy Days

Happy Days

1929

as Minstrel Show Performer

Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1927

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Rolled Stockings

Rolled Stockings

1927

as Rudolph

Ten Modern Commandments

Ten Modern Commandments

1927

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

Wings

Wings

1927

as Herman Schwimpf

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1926

as Horace Pipp

The College Flirt

The College Flirt

1926

as Knute Knudson

You Never Know Women

You Never Know Women

1926

as Toberchik

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Perry Mason

as Court Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

My Little Margie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 1952

Racket Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1951

The George Gobel Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1954

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2024 12 3 6 1
2025 1 5 9 1
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2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
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