El Brendel

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 24, 1890

died

April 9, 1964

place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel · Elmer Goodfellow Brendel

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Wings
7.2

Wings

1927as Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
6.7

The Big Trail

1930as Gus
The She-Creature
4.1

The She-Creature

1956as Olaf, the butler
Captain Caution
5.7

Captain Caution

1940as Slushy
The Stolen Jools
5.6

The Stolen Jools

1931as Swedish Waiter
Gallant Sons
7.4

Gallant Sons

1940as Olaf Larsen
Happy Days
6.3

Happy Days

1929as Minstrel Show Performer
Little Miss Broadway
6.5

Little Miss Broadway

1938as Ole
Frozen Justice
3.7

Frozen Justice

1929as Swede
The Spider
7.0

The Spider

1931as Ole
Paris Model
3.6

Paris Model

1953as Papa Jensen
If I Had My Way
7.0

If I Had My Way

1940as Axel Swensen
Happy Landing
6.3

Happy Landing

1938as Yonnie
The Last Trail
7.0

The Last Trail

1933as Newt Olsen
Career Woman
6.0

Career Woman

1936as Chris Erleson
Call a Messenger
8.0

Call a Messenger

1939as 'Baldy'
Valley of the Giants
6.7

Valley of the Giants

1938as 'Fats'
Just Imagine
5.8

Just Imagine

1930as Single O
The Campus Flirt
7.0

The Campus Flirt

1926as Knute Knudson
The House of Fear
7.7

The House of Fear

1939as Jeff
Defective Detectives
9.0

Defective Detectives

1944as El
Code of the Streets
7.7

Code of the Streets

1939as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
God's Country and the Woman
5.2

God's Country and the Woman

1937as Ole Olson
Rolled Stockings
8.0

Rolled Stockings

1927as Rudolph
Six Cylinder Love
9.0

Six Cylinder Love

1931as Janitor
Man of the Forest
10.0

Man of the Forest

1926as Horace Pipp
I'm from Arkansas
6.0

I'm from Arkansas

1944as Oly
Women of All Nations
3.3

Women of All Nations

1931as Olsen
My Lips Betray
10.0

My Lips Betray

1933as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Golden Calf
4.0

The Golden Calf

1930as Knute Olson
The Holy Terror
5.0

The Holy Terror

1937as 'Bugs' Svenson
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949as Mr. Jorgensen
West of Broadway
6.8

West of Broadway

1931as Axel
Too Many Crooks
10.0

Too Many Crooks

1927as Botts
Risky Business
6.5

Risky Business

1939as Axel
Arizona Bound
10.0

Arizona Bound

1927as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
The Meanest Gal in Town
7.7

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934as Chris Peterson
The Cock-Eyed World
4.8

The Cock-Eyed World

1929as 'Yump' Olsen
Disorderly Conduct
8.0

Disorderly Conduct

1932as Olsen
Sunny Side Up
7.1

Sunny Side Up

1929as Eric Swenson
Hot Pepper
5.2

Hot Pepper

1933as Olsen
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
6.3

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934as Self
Delicious
6.5

Delicious

1931as Chris Jansen
Ten Modern Commandments
10.0

Ten Modern Commandments

1927as 'Speeding' Shapiro
His Wedding Scare
8.0

His Wedding Scare

1943as Oley
What, No Men?
6.0

What, No Men?

1935as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Snooper Service
8.0

Snooper Service

1945
Handle with Care
10.0

Handle with Care

1932as Carl Lundstrom
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
10.0

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941as Oley Brendel
New Movietone Follies of 1930
10.0

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930as Alex Svenson