El Brendel
Birthday: 1890-03-24 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAEl 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
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1956
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
1953
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
1945
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
1944
Defective Detectives
as El
1944
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
1944
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
1942
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
1942
Phoney Cronies
as Oley
1941
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
1940
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
1940
Captain Caution
as Slushy
1939
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
1939
Risky Business
as Axel
1939
The House of Fear
as Jeff
1939
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1938
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
1938
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
1938
Happy Landing
as Yonnie
1937
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
1937
Blonde Trouble
as Window Washer
1936
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
1936
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
1935
What, No Men?
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
1934
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
1934
Radio Scout
as Sven Svenson
1933
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
