El 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.

Known for

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Snooper Service

1945 ⭐ 8.0

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I'm from Arkansas

1944 ⭐ 6.0

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Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944 ⭐ 6.7

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Defective Detectives

1944 ⭐ 9.0

Career timeline

1956

The She-Creature

Olaf, the butler · 1956

⭐ 4.1

1953

Paris Model

Papa Jensen · 1953

⭐ 3.6

1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Mr. Jorgensen · 1949

⭐ 5.9

1945

Snooper Service Notable

1945

⭐ 8.0

1944

I'm from Arkansas

Oly · 1944

⭐ 6.0

Machine Gun Mama

Ollie Swenson · 1944

⭐ 4.5

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

Axel Swenson · 1944

⭐ 6.7

1943

Boobs in the Night Notable

1943

⭐ 10.0

I Spied for You Notable

Ole Olesen · 1943

⭐ 9.0

His Wedding Scare Notable

Oley · 1943

⭐ 8.0

1942

Ham and Yeggs Notable

El Brendel · 1942

⭐ 8.0

Olaf Laughs Last Notable

Olaf Hansen · 1942

⭐ 7.0

1941

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter Notable

Oley Brendel · 1941

⭐ 10.0

Yumpin' Yiminy! Notable

Oley Brendel · 1941

⭐ 7.0

1940

Gallant Sons Notable

Olaf Larsen · 1940

⭐ 7.4

Captain Caution

Slushy · 1940

⭐ 5.7

If I Had My Way Notable

Axel Swensen · 1940

⭐ 7.0

1939

Call a Messenger Notable

'Baldy' · 1939

⭐ 8.0

The House of Fear Notable

Jeff · 1939

⭐ 7.7

Code of the Streets Notable

Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen · 1939

⭐ 7.7

1938

Valley of the Giants

'Fats' · 1938

⭐ 6.7

Little Miss Broadway

Ole · 1938

⭐ 6.5

Happy Landing

Yonnie · 1938

⭐ 6.3

1937

Blonde Trouble Notable

Window Washer · 1937

⭐ 7.0

The Holy Terror

'Bugs' Svenson · 1937

⭐ 5.0

God's Country and the Woman

Ole Olson · 1937

⭐ 5.2

1936

Career Woman

Chris Erleson · 1936

⭐ 6.0

Ay Tank Ay Go Notable

Ollie · 1936

⭐ 10.0

1935

What, No Men?

Gus Olsen - Gas Company Repres · 1935

⭐ 6.0

1934

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Self · 1934

⭐ 6.3

Radio Scout

Sven Svenson · 1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Self · 1934

1933

My Lips Betray Notable

Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur · 1933

⭐ 10.0

The Last Trail Notable

Newt Olsen · 1933

⭐ 7.0

Hot Pepper

Olsen · 1933

⭐ 5.2

1932

Handle with Care Notable

Carl Lundstrom · 1932

⭐ 10.0

Disorderly Conduct Notable

Olsen · 1932

⭐ 8.0

1931

Delicious

Chris Jansen · 1931

⭐ 6.5

West of Broadway

Axel · 1931

⭐ 6.8

The Spider Notable

Ole · 1931

⭐ 7.0

1930

Just Imagine

Single O · 1930

⭐ 5.8

The Big Trail

Gus · 1930

⭐ 6.7

New Movietone Follies of 1930 Notable

Alex Svenson · 1930

⭐ 10.0

1929

Sunny Side Up Notable

Eric Swenson · 1929

⭐ 7.1

Hot for Paris Notable

Axel Olson · 1929

⭐ 10.0

The Cock-Eyed World

'Yump' Olsen · 1929

⭐ 4.8

Frequently appears with

Harry Langdon

Vernon Dent

Rebel Randall

Dick Curtis

Slim Summerville

Juniper Jenkins

Iris Adrian

Doris

Bruce Bennett

Bob Hamlin

Al St. John

Fuzzy Q. Jones

Full filmography

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The She-Creature

1956 ⭐ 4.1

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Paris Model

1953 ⭐ 3.6

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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 ⭐ 5.9

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Snooper Service

1945 ⭐ 8.0

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I'm from Arkansas

1944 ⭐ 6.0

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Machine Gun Mama

1944 ⭐ 4.5

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Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944 ⭐ 6.7

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Defective Detectives

1944 ⭐ 9.0

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Boobs in the Night

1943 ⭐ 10.0

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I Spied for You

1943 ⭐ 9.0

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His Wedding Scare

1943 ⭐ 8.0

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Ham and Yeggs

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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Olaf Laughs Last

1942 ⭐ 7.0

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Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941 ⭐ 10.0

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Yumpin' Yiminy!

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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Gallant Sons

1940 ⭐ 7.4

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Captain Caution

1940 ⭐ 5.7

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If I Had My Way

1940 ⭐ 7.0

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Call a Messenger

1939 ⭐ 8.0

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The House of Fear

1939 ⭐ 7.7