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El Brendel

El Brendel

Actor

Born March 24, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died April 9, 1964

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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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Hollywood My Home Town Poster

Hollywood My Home Town Documentary1965Self

Tobo the Happy Clown Feature Film1965Narrator of "mouse family" sequence

Destry TV Series1964Olaf Olsen

Vacation Playhouse Poster

Vacation Playhouse TV Series1963Late

McKeever and the Colonel Poster

McKeever and the Colonel TV Series1962Mr. Hanson

The Comedy Spot Poster

The Comedy Spot TV Series1960Mr. Hauser

Laffing Time Poster

Laffing Time Feature Film1959Efrem "Blobbsy" Blobbs

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957Court Manager

Columbia Laff Hour Poster

Columbia Laff Hour Feature Film1956

The She-Creature Poster

The She-Creature Feature Film1956Olaf

The Bob Cummings Show Poster

The Bob Cummings Show TV Series1955Ole

The People's Choice Poster

The People's Choice TV Series1955Virgil

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV Series1954Sven

The George Gobel Show Poster

The George Gobel Show TV Series1954Self

Paris Model Poster

Paris Model Feature Film1953Papa Jensen

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series1953Mr. Swenson

Cowboy G-Men Poster

Cowboy G-Men TV Series1952Gimpy Gahagan

I Married Joan Poster

I Married Joan TV Series1952Joan's Father

My Little Margie Poster

My Little Margie TV Series1952George

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians Documentary1952

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951Webber

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Poster

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Feature Film1949Mr. Jorgensen

The Ed Wynn Show Poster

The Ed Wynn Show TV Series1949Self

Pistol Packin' Nitwits Poster

Pistol Packin' Nitwits Short Film1945Professor Brendel

Snooper Service Poster

Snooper Service Short Film1945

Defective Detectives Poster

Defective Detectives Short Film1944El

I'm from Arkansas Poster

I'm from Arkansas Feature Film1944Oly

Machine Gun Mama Poster

Machine Gun Mama Feature Film1944Ollie Swenson

Pick a Peck of Plumbers Poster

Pick a Peck of Plumbers Short Film1944Axel Swenson

A Rookie's Cookie Short Film1943Ole - Rookie Policeman

Boobs in the Night Poster

Boobs in the Night Short Film1943

His Wedding Scare Poster

His Wedding Scare Short Film1943Oley

I Spied for You Poster

I Spied for You Short Film1943Oley Olesen

Ham and Yeggs Poster

Ham and Yeggs Short Film1942El Brendel

Olaf Laughs Last Poster

Olaf Laughs Last Short Film1942Olaf Hansen

Phony Cronies Poster

Phony Cronies Short Film1942Oley

Love at First Fright Short Film1941Zeb

Ready, Willing But Unable Short Film1941Olley Olsen

Sweet Spirits of Nighter Poster

Sweet Spirits of Nighter Short Film1941Oley Brendel

The Blitz Kiss Short Film1941Oley Olsen

Yumpin' Yimminy! Poster

Yumpin' Yimminy! Short Film1941Oley Brendel

Captain Caution Poster

Captain Caution Feature Film1940Slushy

Gallant Sons Poster

Gallant Sons Feature Film1940Olaf Larsen

If I Had My Way Poster

If I Had My Way Feature Film1940Axel Swenson

Call a Messenger Poster

Call a Messenger Feature Film1939'Baldy'

Code of the Streets Poster

Code of the Streets Feature Film1939Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Risky Business Poster

Risky Business Feature Film1939Axel

The House of Fear Poster

The House of Fear Feature Film1939Jeff

Happy Landing Poster

Happy Landing Feature Film1938Yonnie

Little Miss Broadway Poster

Little Miss Broadway Feature Film1938Ole

Valley of the Giants Poster

Valley of the Giants Feature Film1938'Fats'

Blonde Trouble Poster

Blonde Trouble Feature Film1937Window Washer

God's Country and the Woman Poster

God's Country and the Woman Feature Film1937Ole Oleson

The Holy Terror Poster

The Holy Terror Feature Film1937'Bugs' Svenson

The Super Snooper Short Film1937

Ay Tank Ay Go Poster

Ay Tank Ay Go Short Film1936Ollie

Career Woman Poster

Career Woman Feature Film1936Chris Erleson

Lonesome Trailer Short Film1935Chris Peterson

Okay, José Poster

Okay, José Short Film1935Knute Knudsen

What, No Men? Poster

What, No Men? Short Film1935Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Hollywood on Parade Poster

Hollywood on Parade Documentary1934Self

Oh Sailor Behave Short Film1934

Radio Scout Poster

Radio Scout Short Film1934Sven Svenson

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Poster

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Short Film1934Self

The Meanest Gal in Town Poster

The Meanest Gal in Town Feature Film1934Chris Peterson

Hot Pepper Poster

Hot Pepper Feature Film1933Olsen

My Lips Betray Poster

My Lips Betray Feature Film1933Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

Olsen's Big Moment Poster

Olsen's Big Moment Feature Film1933Knute Olsen

The Last Trail Poster

The Last Trail Feature Film1933Newt Olsen

Born to Fight Poster

Born to Fight Feature Film1932Swiebach

Disorderly Conduct Poster

Disorderly Conduct Feature Film1932Olsen

Handle with Care Poster

Handle with Care Feature Film1932Carl Lundstrom

The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) Short Film1932Self

6 Cylinder Love Poster

6 Cylinder Love Feature Film1931Janitor

Delicious Poster

Delicious Feature Film1931Chris Jansen

Mr. Lemon of Orange Poster

Mr. Lemon of Orange Feature Film1931Oscar Lemon

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1931Ole

The Stolen Jools Poster

The Stolen Jools Short Film1931Swedish Waiter

West of Broadway Poster

West of Broadway Feature Film1931Axel 'Swede' Axelson

Women of All Nations Poster

Women of All Nations Feature Film1931Olsen

Her Golden Calf Poster

Her Golden Calf Feature Film1930Knute Olson

Just Imagine Poster

Just Imagine Feature Film1930Single O

New Movietone Follies of 1930 Poster

New Movietone Follies of 1930 Feature Film1930Alex Svenson

The Big Trail Poster

The Big Trail Feature Film1930Gus

Beau Night Short Film1929The Visiting Beau

Frozen Justice Poster

Frozen Justice Feature Film1929Swede

Happy Days Poster

Happy Days Feature Film1929Minstrel Show Performer

Hot for Paris Poster

Hot for Paris Feature Film1929Axel Olson

Sunny Side Up Poster

Sunny Side Up Feature Film1929Eric Swenson

The Cock-Eyed World Poster

The Cock-Eyed World Feature Film1929'Yump' Olson

Arizona Bound Poster

Arizona Bound Feature Film1927'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Rolled Stockings Poster

Rolled Stockings Feature Film1927Rudolph

Ten Modern Commandments Poster

Ten Modern Commandments Feature Film1927'Speeding' Shapiro

Too Many Crooks Poster

Too Many Crooks Feature Film1927Botts

Wings Feature Film1927Herman Schwimpf

Man of the Forest Poster

Man of the Forest Feature Film1926Horace Pipp

The Campus Flirt Poster

The Campus Flirt Feature Film1926Knute Knudson

You Never Know Women Poster

You Never Know Women Feature Film1926Toberchik

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