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El Brendel

El Brendel

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.

Born

Mar 24, 1890

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Apr 09, 1964

Known For

Acting

Movies

75 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Wings
Wings
1927 • as Herman Schwimpf
★ 7.2
Happy Landing
Happy Landing
1938 • as Yonnie
★ 6.2
movie
movie
Phoney Cronies
1942 • as Oley
★ 7.0
Paris Model
Paris Model
1953 • as Papa Jensen
★ 3.6
Happy Days
Happy Days
1929 • as Minstrel Show Performer
★ 6.3
The Big Trail
The Big Trail
1930 • as Gus
★ 6.7
Just Imagine
Just Imagine
1930 • as Single O
★ 5.8
Rolled Stockings
Rolled Stockings
1927 • as Rudolph
★ 8.0
Blonde Trouble
Blonde Trouble
1937 • as Window Washer
★ 7.0
movie
Ready, Willing but Unable
1941 • as Olley Olsen
★ 10.0
Hot Pepper
Hot Pepper
1933 • as Olsen
★ 5.2
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 • as 'Fats'
★ 6.7
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
★ 6.0
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941 • as Oley Brendel
★ 10.0
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Yumpin' Yiminy!
1941 • as Oley Brendel
★ 7.0
Boobs in the Night
★ 10.0
movie
The Blitz Kiss
1941 • as Oley Olsen
★ 9.0
Defective Detectives
Defective Detectives
1944 • as El
★ 9.0
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
★ 5.9
Olsen’s Big Moment
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933 • as Knute Olsen
★ 9.0
movie
★ 7.0
Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love
1931 • as Janitor
★ 9.0
Ham and Yeggs
Ham and Yeggs
1942 • as El Brendel
★ 8.0
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931 • as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
★ 7.0
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1938 • as Ole
★ 6.5
Hot for Paris
Hot for Paris
1929 • as Axel Olson
★ 10.0
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way
1940 • as Axel Swensen
★ 7.0
My Lips Betray
My Lips Betray
1933 • as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
★ 10.0
Captain Caution
Captain Caution
1940 • as Slushy
★ 5.7
Handle with Care
Handle with Care
1932 • as Carl Lundstrom
★ 10.0
The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World
1929 • as 'Yump' Olsen
★ 4.8
New Movietone Follies of 1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930 • as Alex Svenson
★ 10.0
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
1931 • as Swedish Waiter
★ 5.6
I Spied for You
I Spied for You
1943 • as Ole Olesen
★ 9.0
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
1939 • as Jeff
★ 7.7
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944 • as Axel Swenson
★ 6.7
West of Broadway
West of Broadway
1931 • as Axel
★ 6.8
The She-Creature
The She-Creature
1956 • as Olaf, the butler
★ 4.1
You Never Know Women
You Never Know Women
1926 • as Toberchik
★ 6.4
Women of All Nations
Women of All Nations
1931 • as Olsen
★ 3.3
movie
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
1945 • as Professor Brendel
★ 10.0
Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Laughs Last
1942 • as Olaf Hansen
★ 7.0
The Meanest Gal in Town
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934 • as Chris Peterson
★ 7.2
Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest
1926 • as Horace Pipp
★ 10.0
God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman
1937 • as Ole Olson
★ 5.2
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
1939 • as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
★ 7.7
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas
1944 • as Oly
★ 6.0
Ay Tank Ay Go
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936 • as Ollie
★ 10.0
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons
1940 • as Olaf Larsen
★ 7.4
His Wedding Scare
His Wedding Scare
1943 • as Oley
★ 8.0
Risky Business
Risky Business
1939 • as Axel
★ 6.5
Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • as Chris Erleson
★ 6.0
Call a Messenger
Call a Messenger
1939 • as 'Baldy'
★ 8.0
movie
Love at First Fright
1941 • as Zeb
★ 9.0
The Spider
The Spider
1931 • as Ole
★ 7.0
The Holy Terror
The Holy Terror
1937 • as 'Bugs' Svenson
★ 5.0
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1933 • as Newt Olsen
★ 7.0
movie
Okay, José
1935 • as Knute Knudsen
★ 7.0
What, No Men?
What, No Men?
1935 • as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
★ 6.0
The Golden Calf
The Golden Calf
1930 • as Knute Olson
★ 4.0
The Campus Flirt
The Campus Flirt
1926 • as Knute Knudson
★ 7.0
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
1929 • as Eric Swenson
★ 7.1
Snooper Service
★ 8.0
Arizona Bound
Arizona Bound
1927 • as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
★ 10.0
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct
1932 • as Olsen
★ 8.0
Frozen Justice
Frozen Justice
1929 • as Swede
★ 3.7
Delicious
Delicious
1931 • as Chris Jansen
★ 6.5
Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks
1927 • as Botts
★ 10.0
Machine Gun Mama
Machine Gun Mama
1944 • as Ollie Swenson
★ 4.5
Ten Modern Commandments
Ten Modern Commandments
1927 • as 'Speeding' Shapiro
★ 10.0
Radio Scout
Radio Scout
1934 • as Sven Svenson
movie
A Rookie's Cookie
1943 • as Ole - Rookie Policeman
★ 4.3