Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
El Brendel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 3
TMDB ID: 102502
IMDb ID: nm0107151
Known for: Acting
Born: March 24, 1890
Died: April 9, 1964
Age: 74
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1926 - 1957
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q5350839
Also known as
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel • Elmer Goodfellow Brendel
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with El Brendel.
4.1
The She-Creature
as Olaf, the butler
1956 Movie
2.8
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
1953 Movie
5.8
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mr. Jorgensen
1949 Movie
Snooper Service
1945 Movie
5.4
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
1944 Movie
3.8
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
1944 Movie
4.0
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
1944 Movie
Defective Detectives
as El
1944 Movie
Boobs in the Night
1943 Movie
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
1943 Movie
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
1943 Movie
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
1942 Movie
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
1942 Movie
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Oley Brendel
1941 Movie
Yumpin' Yiminy!
as Oley Brendel
1941 Movie
7.2
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
1940 Movie
5.6
Captain Caution
as Slushy
1940 Movie
6.4
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
1940 Movie
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
1939 Movie
6.5
The House of Fear
as Jeff
1939 Movie
7.0
Code of the Streets
as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1939 Movie
6.0
Risky Business
as Axel
1939 Movie
6.0
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
1938 Movie
6.3
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
1938 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with El Brendel.
