Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 24, 1890
Died
Apr 09, 1964
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
79 titles
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
Filmography
Perry Mason
Court Manager
The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
The George Gobel Show
Self
Paris Model
Papa Jensen
My Little Margie
Racket Squad
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Professor Brendel
Snooper Service
I'm from Arkansas
Oly
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives
El
A Rookie's Cookie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
Boobs in the Night
I Spied for You
Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare
Oley
Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
Phoney Cronies
Oley
Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Hansen
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Oley Brendel
The Blitz Kiss
Oley Olsen
Love at First Fright
Zeb
Ready, Willing but Unable
Olley Olsen
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Oley Brendel
Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution
Slushy
If I Had My Way
Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger
'Baldy'
The House of Fear
Jeff
Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Risky Business
Axel
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
Happy Landing
Yonnie
Blonde Trouble
Window Washer
The Super Snooper
The Holy Terror
'Bugs' Svenson
God's Country and the Woman
Ole Olson
Career Woman
Chris Erleson
Ay Tank Ay Go
Ollie
Okay, José
Knute Knudsen
What, No Men?
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
Radio Scout
Sven Svenson
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
The Meanest Gal in Town
Chris Peterson
My Lips Betray
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Last Trail
Newt Olsen
Hot Pepper
Olsen