El Brendel

Acting

March 24, 1890 – April 9, 1964 (died at 74)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Male

75 Movies

4 TV Shows

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.

Wings

1927 7.2

as Herman Schwimpf

Age 37 (now 74)

The Big Trail

1930 6.7

as Gus

Age 40 (now 74)

Just Imagine

1930 5.8

as Single O

Age 40 (now 74)

The Stolen Jools

1931 5.6

as Swedish Waiter

Age 41 (now 74)

What, No Men?

1935 6.0

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Age 44 (now 74)

Sunny Side Up

1929 7.1

as Eric Swenson

Age 39 (now 74)

I'm from Arkansas

1944 6.0

as Oly

Age 54 (now 74)

The She-Creature

1956 4.1

as Olaf, the butler

Age 66 (now 74)

Little Miss Broadway

1938 6.5

as Ole

Age 48 (now 74)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 5.9

as Mr. Jorgensen

Age 59 (now 74)

You Never Know Women

1926 6.1

as Toberchik

Age 36 (now 74)

Delicious

1931 6.5

as Chris Jansen

Age 41 (now 74)

If I Had My Way

1940 7.0

as Axel Swensen

Age 50 (now 74)

Machine Gun Mama

1944 4.5

as Ollie Swenson

Age 54 (now 74)

West of Broadway

1931 6.8

as Axel

Age 41 (now 74)

Captain Caution

1940 5.7

as Slushy

Age 50 (now 74)

The She-Creature

1956 4.1

as Olaf, the butler

Age 66 (now 74)

Paris Model

1953 3.6

as Papa Jensen

Age 63 (now 74)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 5.9

as Mr. Jorgensen

Age 59 (now 74)

Pistol Packin' Nitwits

1945 10.0

as Professor Brendel

Age 55 (now 74)

Snooper Service

1945 8.0

Age 54 (now 74)

I'm from Arkansas

1944 6.0

as Oly

Age 54 (now 74)

Machine Gun Mama

1944 4.5

as Ollie Swenson

Age 54 (now 74)

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944 6.7

as Axel Swenson

Age 54 (now 74)

Defective Detectives

1944 9.0

as El

Age 54 (now 74)

A Rookie's Cookie

1943 4.3

as Ole - Rookie Policeman

Age 53 (now 74)

Boobs in the Night

1943 10.0

Age 53 (now 74)

I Spied for You

1943 9.0

as Ole Olesen

Age 53 (now 74)

His Wedding Scare

1943 8.0

as Oley

Age 52 (now 74)

Ham and Yeggs

1942 8.0

as El Brendel

Age 52 (now 74)

Phoney Cronies

1942 7.0

as Oley

Age 52 (now 74)

Olaf Laughs Last

1942 7.0

as Olaf Hansen

Age 52 (now 74)

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941 10.0

as Oley Brendel

Age 51 (now 74)

The Blitz Kiss

1941 9.0

as Oley Olsen

Age 51 (now 74)

Love at First Fright

1941 9.0

as Zeb

Age 51 (now 74)

Ready, Willing but Unable

1941 10.0

as Olley Olsen

Age 51 (now 74)

Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941 7.0

as Oley Brendel

Age 50 (now 74)

Gallant Sons

1940 7.4

as Olaf Larsen

Age 50 (now 74)

Captain Caution

1940 5.7

as Slushy

Age 50 (now 74)

If I Had My Way

1940 7.0

as Axel Swensen

Age 50 (now 74)

Call a Messenger

1939 8.0

as 'Baldy'

Age 49 (now 74)

The House of Fear

1939 7.7

as Jeff

Age 49 (now 74)

Code of the Streets

1939 7.7

as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Age 49 (now 74)

Risky Business

1939 6.5

as Axel

Age 48 (now 74)

Valley of the Giants

1938 6.7

as 'Fats'

Age 48 (now 74)

Little Miss Broadway

1938 6.5

as Ole

Age 48 (now 74)

Happy Landing

1938 6.3

as Yonnie

Age 47 (now 74)

Blonde Trouble

1937 7.0

as Window Washer

Age 47 (now 74)

The Super Snooper

1937 7.0

Age 46 (now 74)

The Holy Terror

1937 5.0

as 'Bugs' Svenson

Age 46 (now 74)

God's Country and the Woman

1937 5.2

as Ole Olson

Age 46 (now 74)

Career Woman

1936 6.0

as Chris Erleson

Age 46 (now 74)

Ay Tank Ay Go

1936 10.0

as Ollie

Age 46 (now 74)

Okay, José

1935 7.0

as Knute Knudsen

Age 45 (now 74)

What, No Men?

1935 6.0

as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Age 44 (now 74)

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934 6.3

as Self

Age 44 (now 74)

Radio Scout

1934

as Sven Svenson

Age 44 (now 74)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

1934

as Self

Age 43 (now 74)

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934 7.7

as Chris Peterson

Age 43 (now 74)

My Lips Betray

1933 10.0

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

Age 43 (now 74)

The Last Trail

1933 7.0

as Newt Olsen

Age 43 (now 74)

Hot Pepper

1933 5.2

as Olsen

Age 42 (now 74)

Olsen’s Big Moment

1933 9.0

as Knute Olsen

Age 42 (now 74)

Mother's Helper

1933

Age 42 (now 74)

Handle with Care

1932 10.0

as Carl Lundstrom

Age 42 (now 74)

Disorderly Conduct

1932 8.0

as Olsen

Age 41 (now 74)

Delicious

1931 6.5

as Chris Jansen

Age 41 (now 74)

West of Broadway

1931 6.8

as Axel

Age 41 (now 74)

The Spider

1931 7.0

as Ole

Age 41 (now 74)

Women of All Nations

1931 3.3

as Olsen

Age 41 (now 74)

Six Cylinder Love

1931 9.0

as Janitor

Age 41 (now 74)

The Stolen Jools

1931 5.6

as Swedish Waiter

Age 41 (now 74)

Mr. Lemon Of Orange

1931 7.0

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

Age 40 (now 74)

Just Imagine

1930 5.8

as Single O

Age 40 (now 74)

The Big Trail

1930 6.7

as Gus

Age 40 (now 74)

New Movietone Follies of 1930

1930 10.0

as Alex Svenson

Age 40 (now 74)

The Golden Calf

1930 4.0

as Knute Olson

Age 39 (now 74)

Sunny Side Up

1929 7.1

as Eric Swenson

Age 39 (now 74)

Hot for Paris

1929 10.0

as Axel Olson

Age 39 (now 74)

The Cock-Eyed World

1929 4.8

as 'Yump' Olsen

Age 39 (now 74)

Frozen Justice

1929 3.7

as Swede

Age 39 (now 74)

Happy Days

1929 6.3

as Minstrel Show Performer

Age 39 (now 74)

Wings

1927 7.2

as Herman Schwimpf

Age 37 (now 74)

Ten Modern Commandments

1927 10.0

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

Age 37 (now 74)

Rolled Stockings

1927 8.0

as Rudolph

Age 37 (now 74)

Arizona Bound

1927 10.0

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Age 37 (now 74)

Too Many Crooks

1927 10.0

as Botts

Age 37 (now 74)

Help Yourself

1927

Age 36 (now 74)

Man of the Forest

1926 10.0

as Horace Pipp

Age 36 (now 74)

You Never Know Women

1926 6.1

as Toberchik

Age 36 (now 74)

The Campus Flirt

1926 7.0

as Knute Knudson

Age 36 (now 74)