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El Brendel

Acting
March 24, 1890
— April 9, 1964(74 years old)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel • Elmer Goodfellow Brendel

Known For

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Court Manager

Racket Squad series poster (1951)
6.5

Racket Squad

Wings movie poster (1927)
7.2

Wings

Herman Schwimpf

My Little Margie series poster (1952)
5.0

My Little Margie

The Big Trail movie poster (1930)
6.7

The Big Trail

Gus

Happy Days movie poster (1929)
6.3

Happy Days

Minstrel Show Performer

Paris Model movie poster (1953)
3.6

Paris Model

Papa Jensen

Just Imagine movie poster (1930)
5.8

Just Imagine

Single O

Happy Landing movie poster (1938)
6.3

Happy Landing

Yonnie

The She-Creature movie poster (1956)
4.1

The She-Creature

Olaf, the butler

The Stolen Jools movie poster (1931)
5.6

The Stolen Jools

Swedish Waiter

Code of the Streets movie poster (1939)
7.7

Code of the Streets

Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Photos of El Brendel

Filmography

1950s

The She-Creature movie poster (1956)
4.1

The She-Creature

Olaf, the butler

Paris Model movie poster (1953)
3.6

Paris Model

Papa Jensen

1940s

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend movie poster (1949)
5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Mr. Jorgensen

Snooper Service movie poster (1945)
8.0

Snooper Service

Defective Detectives movie poster (1944)
9.0

Defective Detectives

El

I'm from Arkansas movie poster (1944)
6.0

I'm from Arkansas

Oly

Pick a Peck of Plumbers movie poster (1944)
6.7

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Axel Swenson

Machine Gun Mama movie poster (1944)
4.5

Machine Gun Mama

Ollie Swenson

Boobs in the Night movie poster (1943)
10.0

Boobs in the Night

His Wedding Scare movie poster (1943)
8.0

His Wedding Scare

Oley

I Spied for You movie poster (1943)
9.0

I Spied for You

Ole Olesen

Olaf Laughs Last movie poster (1942)
7.0

Olaf Laughs Last

Olaf Hansen

Ham and Yeggs movie poster (1942)
8.0

Ham and Yeggs

El Brendel

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter movie poster (1941)
10.0

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Oley Brendel

Yumpin' Yiminy! movie poster (1941)
7.0

Yumpin' Yiminy!

Oley Brendel

Captain Caution movie poster (1940)
5.7

Captain Caution

Slushy

Gallant Sons movie poster (1940)
7.4

Gallant Sons

Olaf Larsen

If I Had My Way movie poster (1940)
7.0

If I Had My Way

Axel Swensen

1930s

Code of the Streets movie poster (1939)
7.7

Code of the Streets

Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Risky Business movie poster (1939)
6.5

Risky Business

Axel

The House of Fear movie poster (1939)
7.7

The House of Fear

Jeff

Call a Messenger movie poster (1939)
8.0

Call a Messenger

'Baldy'

Happy Landing movie poster (1938)
6.3

Happy Landing

Yonnie

Valley of the Giants movie poster (1938)
6.7

Valley of the Giants

'Fats'

Little Miss Broadway movie poster (1938)
6.5

Little Miss Broadway

Ole

Blonde Trouble movie poster (1937)
7.0

Blonde Trouble

Window Washer

God's Country and the Woman movie poster (1937)
5.2

God's Country and the Woman

Ole Olson

The Holy Terror movie poster (1937)
5.0

The Holy Terror

'Bugs' Svenson

Career Woman movie poster (1936)
6.0

Career Woman

Chris Erleson

Ay Tank Ay Go movie poster (1936)
10.0

Ay Tank Ay Go

Ollie

What, No Men? movie poster (1935)
6.0

What, No Men?

Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove movie poster (1934)
6.0

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Self

The Meanest Gal in Town movie poster (1934)
7.3

The Meanest Gal in Town

Chris Peterson

Radio Scout movie poster (1934)

Radio Scout

Sven Svenson

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 movie poster (1934)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Self

Hot Pepper movie poster (1933)
5.2

Hot Pepper

Olsen

The Last Trail movie poster (1933)
7.0

The Last Trail

Newt Olsen

Olsen’s Big Moment movie poster (1933)
9.0

Olsen’s Big Moment

Knute Olsen

My Lips Betray movie poster (1933)
10.0

My Lips Betray

Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

Disorderly Conduct movie poster (1932)
8.0

Disorderly Conduct

Olsen

Handle with Care movie poster (1932)
10.0

Handle with Care

Carl Lundstrom

The Spider movie poster (1931)
7.0

The Spider

Ole

The Stolen Jools movie poster (1931)
5.6

The Stolen Jools

Swedish Waiter

Women of All Nations movie poster (1931)
3.3

Women of All Nations

Olsen

Delicious movie poster (1931)
6.5

Delicious

Chris Jansen

West of Broadway movie poster (1931)
6.8

West of Broadway

Axel

Six Cylinder Love movie poster (1931)
9.0

Six Cylinder Love

Janitor

Mr. Lemon Of Orange movie poster (1931)
7.0

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

The Big Trail movie poster (1930)
6.7

The Big Trail

Gus

Just Imagine movie poster (1930)
5.8

Just Imagine

Single O

New Movietone Follies of 1930 movie poster (1930)
10.0

New Movietone Follies of 1930

Alex Svenson

The Golden Calf movie poster (1930)
4.0

The Golden Calf

Knute Olson

1920s

Happy Days movie poster (1929)
6.3

Happy Days

Minstrel Show Performer

Sunny Side Up movie poster (1929)
7.1

Sunny Side Up

Eric Swenson

The Cock-Eyed World movie poster (1929)
4.8

The Cock-Eyed World

'Yump' Olsen

Hot for Paris movie poster (1929)
10.0

Hot for Paris

Axel Olson

Frozen Justice movie poster (1929)
3.7

Frozen Justice

Swede

Wings movie poster (1927)
7.2

Wings

Herman Schwimpf

Rolled Stockings movie poster (1927)
8.0

Rolled Stockings

Rudolph

Arizona Bound movie poster (1927)
10.0

Arizona Bound

'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Ten Modern Commandments movie poster (1927)
10.0

Ten Modern Commandments

'Speeding' Shapiro

Too Many Crooks movie poster (1927)
10.0

Too Many Crooks

Botts

You Never Know Women movie poster (1926)
6.1

You Never Know Women

Toberchik

Man of the Forest movie poster (1926)
10.0

Man of the Forest

Horace Pipp

The Campus Flirt movie poster (1926)
7.0

The Campus Flirt

Knute Knudson