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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Racket Squad

My Little Margie

Wings

The Big Trail

The She-Creature

Valley of the Giants

Captain Caution

All Movies (75)

• The She-Creature1956 · as Olaf, the butler
• Paris Model1953 · as Papa Jensen
• The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949 · as Mr. Jorgensen
• Pistol Packin' Nitwits1945 · as Professor Brendel
• Snooper Service1945
• I'm from Arkansas1944 · as Oly
• Machine Gun Mama1944 · as Ollie Swenson
• Pick a Peck of Plumbers1944 · as Axel Swenson
• Defective Detectives1944 · as El
• A Rookie's Cookie1943 · as Ole - Rookie Policeman
• Boobs in the Night1943
• I Spied for You1943 · as Ole Olesen
• His Wedding Scare1943 · as Oley
• Ham and Yeggs1942 · as El Brendel
• Phoney Cronies1942 · as Oley
• Olaf Laughs Last1942 · as Olaf Hansen
• Sweet Spirits of the Nighter1941 · as Oley Brendel
• The Blitz Kiss1941 · as Oley Olsen
• Love at First Fright1941 · as Zeb
• Ready, Willing but Unable1941 · as Olley Olsen
• Yumpin' Yiminy!1941 · as Oley Brendel
• Gallant Sons1940 · as Olaf Larsen
• Captain Caution1940 · as Slushy
• If I Had My Way1940 · as Axel Swensen
• Call a Messenger1939 · as 'Baldy'
• The House of Fear1939 · as Jeff
• Code of the Streets1939 · as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
• Risky Business1939 · as Axel
• Valley of the Giants1938 · as 'Fats'
• Little Miss Broadway1938 · as Ole
• Happy Landing1938 · as Yonnie
• Blonde Trouble1937 · as Window Washer
• The Super Snooper1937
• The Holy Terror1937 · as 'Bugs' Svenson
• God's Country and the Woman1937 · as Ole Olson
• Career Woman1936 · as Chris Erleson
• Ay Tank Ay Go1936 · as Ollie
• Okay, José1935 · as Knute Knudsen
• What, No Men?1935 · as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
• Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove1934 · as Self
• Radio Scout1934 · as Sven Svenson
• Hollywood on Parade No. B-41934 · as Self
• The Meanest Gal in Town1934 · as Chris Peterson
• My Lips Betray1933 · as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
• The Last Trail1933 · as Newt Olsen
• Hot Pepper1933 · as Olsen
• Olsen’s Big Moment1933 · as Knute Olsen
• Mother's Helper1933
• Handle with Care1932 · as Carl Lundstrom
• Disorderly Conduct1932 · as Olsen
• Delicious1931 · as Chris Jansen
• West of Broadway1931 · as Axel
• The Spider1931 · as Ole
• Women of All Nations1931 · as Olsen
• Six Cylinder Love1931 · as Janitor
• The Stolen Jools1931 · as Swedish Waiter
• Mr. Lemon Of Orange1931 · as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
• Just Imagine1930 · as Single O
• The Big Trail1930 · as Gus
• New Movietone Follies of 19301930 · as Alex Svenson
• The Golden Calf1930 · as Knute Olson
• Sunny Side Up1929 · as Eric Swenson
• Hot for Paris1929 · as Axel Olson
• The Cock-Eyed World1929 · as 'Yump' Olsen
• Frozen Justice1929 · as Swede
• Happy Days1929 · as Minstrel Show Performer
• Wings1927 · as Herman Schwimpf
• Ten Modern Commandments1927 · as 'Speeding' Shapiro
• Rolled Stockings1927 · as Rudolph
• Arizona Bound1927 · as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
• Too Many Crooks1927 · as Botts
• Help Yourself1927
• Man of the Forest1926 · as Horace Pipp
• You Never Know Women1926 · as Toberchik
• The Campus Flirt1926 · as Knute Knudson

All TV Shows (4)

• Perry Mason1957 · as Court Manager
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• My Little Margie1952
• Racket Squad1951