El Brendel

Mar 24, 1890 - Apr 09, 1964 (74 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

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Perry Mason

Court Manager

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What, No Men?

Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

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Okay, José

Knute Knudsen

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Radio Scout

Sven Svenson

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Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Axel Swenson

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Wings

Herman Schwimpf

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The Spider

Ole

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The Golden Calf

Knute Olson

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Racket Squad

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My Little Margie

Credits

Perry Mason 1957

Court Manager

★ 7.7
The She-Creature 1956

Olaf, the butler

★ 4.1
The George Gobel Show 1954

Self

★ 7.3
Paris Model 1953

Papa Jensen

★ 3.3
My Little Margie 1952

★ 3
Racket Squad 1951

★ 6
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949

Mr. Jorgensen

★ 5.8
Pistol Packin' Nitwits 1945

Professor Brendel

★ NR
Snooper Service 1945

★ NR
I'm from Arkansas 1944

Oly

★ 5.4
Machine Gun Mama 1944

Ollie Swenson

★ 3.8
Pick a Peck of Plumbers 1944

Axel Swenson

★ 4
Defective Detectives 1944

El

★ NR
A Rookie's Cookie 1943

Ole - Rookie Policeman

★ 2
Boobs in the Night 1943

★ NR
I Spied for You 1943

Ole Olesen

★ NR
His Wedding Scare 1943

Oley

★ NR
Ham and Yeggs 1942

El Brendel

★ NR
Phoney Cronies 1942

Oley

★ NR
Olaf Laughs Last 1942

Olaf Hansen

★ NR
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter 1941

Oley Brendel

★ NR
The Blitz Kiss 1941

Oley Olsen

★ NR
Love at First Fright 1941

Zeb

★ NR
Ready, Willing but Unable 1941

Olley Olsen

★ NR
Yumpin' Yiminy! 1941

Oley Brendel

★ NR
Gallant Sons 1940

Olaf Larsen

★ 7.2
Captain Caution 1940

Slushy

★ 5.6
If I Had My Way 1940

Axel Swensen

★ 6.4
Call a Messenger 1939

'Baldy'

★ NR
The House of Fear 1939

Jeff

★ 6.5
Code of the Streets 1939

Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

★ 7
Risky Business 1939

Axel

★ 6
Valley of the Giants 1938

'Fats'

★ 6
Little Miss Broadway 1938

Ole

★ 6.5
Happy Landing 1938

Yonnie

★ 5.3
The Super Snooper 1937

★ NR
The Holy Terror 1937

'Bugs' Svenson

★ 1
God's Country and the Woman 1937

Ole Olson

★ 4.2
Career Woman 1936

Chris Erleson

★ 6
Ay Tank Ay Go 1936

Ollie

★ NR
Okay, José 1935

Knute Knudsen

★ 5
What, No Men? 1935

Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

★ 5.8
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934

Self

★ 5.5
Radio Scout 1934

Sven Svenson

★ NR
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 1934

Self

★ NR
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934

Chris Peterson

★ 6.5
My Lips Betray 1933

Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

★ NR
The Last Trail 1933

Newt Olsen

★ NR
Hot Pepper 1933

Olsen

★ 4.5
Mother's Helper 1933

★ NR
Handle with Care 1932

Carl Lundstrom

★ NR
Disorderly Conduct 1932

Olsen

★ NR
Delicious 1931

Chris Jansen

★ 6.2
West of Broadway 1931

Axel

★ 6.3
The Spider 1931

Ole

★ 6
Women of All Nations 1931

Olsen

★ 2.6
Six Cylinder Love 1931

Janitor

★ NR
The Stolen Jools 1931

Swedish Waiter

★ 5.6
Mr. Lemon Of Orange 1931

Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

★ 6
Just Imagine 1930

Single O

★ 5.7
The Big Trail 1930

Gus

★ 6.7
New Movietone Follies of 1930 1930

Alex Svenson

★ NR
The Golden Calf 1930

Knute Olson

★ 1
Sunny Side Up 1929

Eric Swenson

★ 7.3
Hot for Paris 1929

Axel Olson

★ NR
The Cock-Eyed World 1929

'Yump' Olsen

★ 4.3
Frozen Justice 1929

Swede

★ 1
Happy Days 1929

Minstrel Show Performer

★ 6
Wings 1927

Herman Schwimpf

★ 7.2
Ten Modern Commandments 1927

'Speeding' Shapiro

★ NR
Rolled Stockings 1927

Rudolph

★ NR
Arizona Bound 1927

'Oley Smoke' Oleson

★ NR
Too Many Crooks 1927

Botts

★ NR
Help Yourself 1927

★ NR
Man of the Forest 1926

Horace Pipp

★ NR
You Never Know Women 1926

Toberchik

★ 6
The Campus Flirt 1926

Knute Knudson

★ NR