El Brendel

Acting

March 24, 1890 – April 9, 1964 (aged 74)

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.

Filmography

Following

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations2022

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness2021

What a Man Wants

What a Man Wants2018

Perry Mason

Perry Mason1957 · Court Manager

The She-Creature

The She-Creature1956 · Olaf, the butler

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show1954 · Self

Paris Model

Paris Model1953 · Papa Jensen

My Little Margie

My Little Margie1952

Racket Squad

Racket Squad1951

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949 · Mr. Jorgensen

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

Pistol Packin' Nitwits1945 · Professor Brendel

Snooper Service

Snooper Service1945

I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas1944 · Oly

Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama1944 · Ollie Swenson

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Pick a Peck of Plumbers1944 · Axel Swenson

Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives1944 · El

A Rookie's Cookie

A Rookie's Cookie1943 · Ole - Rookie Policeman

Boobs in the Night

Boobs in the Night1943

I Spied for You

I Spied for You1943 · Ole Olesen

His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare1943 · Oley

Ham and Yeggs

Ham and Yeggs1942 · El Brendel

Phoney Cronies1942 · Oley

Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Laughs Last1942 · Olaf Hansen

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter1941 · Oley Brendel

The Blitz Kiss1941 · Oley Olsen

Love at First Fright

Love at First Fright1941 · Zeb

Ready, Willing but Unable

Ready, Willing but Unable1941 · Olley Olsen

Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy!1941 · Oley Brendel

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons1940 · Olaf Larsen

Captain Caution

Captain Caution1940 · Slushy

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way1940 · Axel Swensen

Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger1939 · 'Baldy'

The House of Fear

The House of Fear1939 · Jeff

Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets1939 · Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Risky Business

Risky Business1939 · Axel

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants1938 · 'Fats'

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway1938 · Ole

Happy Landing

Happy Landing1938 · Yonnie

Blonde Trouble

Blonde Trouble1937 · Window Washer

The Super Snooper

The Super Snooper1937

The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror1937 · 'Bugs' Svenson

God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman1937 · Ole Olson

Career Woman

Career Woman1936 · Chris Erleson