Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 24, 1890 (136 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
| 1957 | Perry Masonas Court Manager | |
| 1956 | The She-Creatureas Olaf, the butler | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Showas Self | |
| 1953 | Paris Modelas Papa Jensen | |
| 1952 | My Little Margieas | |
| 1951 | Racket Squadas | |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bendas Mr. Jorgensen | |
| 1945 | Pistol Packin' Nitwitsas Professor Brendel | |
| 1945 | Snooper Serviceas | |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansasas Oly | |
| 1944 | Machine Gun Mamaas Ollie Swenson | |
| 1944 | Pick a Peck of Plumbersas Axel Swenson | |
| 1944 | Defective Detectivesas El | |
| 1943 | A Rookie's Cookieas Ole - Rookie Policeman | |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Nightas | |
| 1943 | I Spied for Youas Ole Olesen | |
| 1943 | His Wedding Scareas Oley | |
| 1942 | Ham and Yeggsas El Brendel | |
| 1942 | Phoney Croniesas Oley | |
| 1942 | Olaf Laughs Lastas Olaf Hansen | |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighteras Oley Brendel | |
| 1941 | The Blitz Kissas Oley Olsen | |
| 1941 | Love at First Frightas Zeb | |
| 1941 | Ready, Willing but Unableas Olley Olsen | |
| 1941 | Yumpin' Yiminy!as Oley Brendel | |
| 1940 | Gallant Sonsas Olaf Larsen | |
| 1940 | Captain Cautionas Slushy | |
| 1940 | If I Had My Wayas Axel Swensen | |
| 1939 | Call a Messengeras 'Baldy' | |
| 1939 | The House of Fearas Jeff | |
| 1939 | Code of the Streetsas Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen | |
| 1939 | Risky Businessas Axel | |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giantsas 'Fats' | |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadwayas Ole | |
| 1938 | Happy Landingas Yonnie | |
| 1937 | Blonde Troubleas Window Washer | |
| 1937 | The Super Snooperas | |
| 1937 | The Holy Terroras 'Bugs' Svenson | |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Womanas Ole Olson | |
| 1936 | Career Womanas Chris Erleson | |
| 1936 | Ay Tank Ay Goas Ollie | |
| 1935 | Okay, Joséas Knute Knudsen | |
| 1935 | What, No Men?as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative | |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut Groveas Self | |
| 1934 | Radio Scoutas Sven Svenson | |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4as Self | |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Townas Chris Peterson | |
| 1933 | My Lips Betrayas Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur | |
| 1933 | The Last Trailas Newt Olsen | |
| 1933 | Hot Pepperas Olsen | |
| 1933 | Olsen’s Big Momentas Knute Olsen | |
| 1933 | Mother's Helperas | |
| 1932 | Handle with Careas Carl Lundstrom | |
| 1932 | Disorderly Conductas Olsen | |
| 1931 | Deliciousas Chris Jansen | |
| 1931 | West of Broadwayas Axel | |
| 1931 | The Spideras Ole | |
| 1931 | Women of All Nationsas Olsen | |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder Loveas Janitor | |
| 1931 | The Stolen Joolsas Swedish Waiter | |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon Of Orangeas Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee | |
| 1930 | Just Imagineas Single O | |
| 1930 | The Big Trailas Gus | |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930as Alex Svenson | |
| 1930 | The Golden Calfas Knute Olson | |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Upas Eric Swenson | |
| 1929 | Hot for Parisas Axel Olson | |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed Worldas 'Yump' Olsen | |
| 1929 | Frozen Justiceas Swede | |
| 1929 | Happy Daysas Minstrel Show Performer | |
| 1927 | Wingsas Herman Schwimpf | |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandmentsas 'Speeding' Shapiro | |
| 1927 | Rolled Stockingsas Rudolph | |
| 1927 | Arizona Boundas 'Oley Smoke' Oleson | |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooksas Botts | |
| 1927 | Help Yourselfas | |
| 1926 | Man of the Forestas Horace Pipp | |
| 1926 | You Never Know Womenas Toberchik | |
| 1926 | The Campus Flirtas Knute Knudson |
