Born 1890 (age 74) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Appears in 79 titles

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.

Filmography

Wings
7.2
Wings
1927
as Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
6.7
The Big Trail
1930
as Gus
The She-Creature
4.2
The She-Creature
1956
as Olaf, the butler
The Stolen Jools
5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Swedish Waiter
Just Imagine
5.8
Just Imagine
1930
as Single O
Little Miss Broadway
6.5
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Ole
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.9
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Mr. Jorgensen
Sunny Side Up
7.1
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Eric Swenson
Captain Caution
5.7
Captain Caution
1940
as Slushy
What, No Men?
6.0
What, No Men?
1935
as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Women of All Nations
3.3
Women of All Nations
1931
as Olsen
Gallant Sons
7.4
Gallant Sons
1940
as Olaf Larsen
I'm from Arkansas
6.0
I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Oly
You Never Know Women
6.1
You Never Know Women
1926
as Toberchik
Machine Gun Mama
4.5
Machine Gun Mama
1944
as Ollie Swenson
Hot Pepper
5.2
Hot Pepper
1933
as Olsen
Valley of the Giants
6.7
Valley of the Giants
1938
as 'Fats'
If I Had My Way
7.0
If I Had My Way
1940
as Axel Swensen
God's Country and the Woman
5.2
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Ole Olson
Delicious
6.5
Delicious
1931
as Chris Jansen