Personal Info
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1890-03-24 (135 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
Elmer Goodfellow "El" BrendelElmer Goodfellow Brendel
El Brendel
Biography
El Brendel (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
Acting
1956 --
The She-Creature
| Olaf, the butler
1953 --
Paris Model
| Papa Jensen
1949 --
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
| Mr. Jorgensen
1945 --
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
| Professor Brendel
1945 --
Snooper Service
|
1944 --
I'm from Arkansas
| Oly
1944 --
Machine Gun Mama
| Ollie Swenson
1944 --
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
| Axel Swenson
1944 --
Defective Detectives
| El
1943 --
A Rookie's Cookie
| Ole - Rookie Policeman
1943 --
Boobs in the Night
|
1943 --
I Spied for You
| Ole Olesen
1943 --
His Wedding Scare
| Oley
1942 --
Ham and Yeggs
| El Brendel
1942 --
Phoney Cronies
| Oley
1942 --
Olaf Laughs Last
| Olaf Hansen
1941 --
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
| Oley Brendel
1941 --
The Blitz Kiss
| Oley Olsen
1941 --
Love at First Fright
| Zeb
1941 --
Ready, Willing but Unable
| Olley Olsen
1941 --
Yumpin' Yiminy!
| Oley Brendel
1940 --
Gallant Sons
| Olaf Larsen
1940 --
Captain Caution
| Slushy
1940 --
If I Had My Way
| Axel Swensen
1939 --
Call a Messenger
| 'Baldy'
1939 --
The House of Fear
| Jeff
1939 --
Code of the Streets
| Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1939 --
Risky Business
| Axel
1938 --
Valley of the Giants
| 'Fats'
1938 --
Little Miss Broadway
| Ole
1938 --
Happy Landing
| Yonnie
1937 --
The Super Snooper
|
1937 --
The Holy Terror
| 'Bugs' Svenson
1937 --
God's Country and the Woman
| Ole Olson
1936 --
Career Woman
| Chris Erleson
1936 --
Ay Tank Ay Go
| Ollie
1935 --
Okay, José
| Knute Knudsen
1935 --
What, No Men?
| Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1934 --
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
| Self
1934 --
Radio Scout
| Sven Svenson
1934 --
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
| Self
1934 --
The Meanest Gal in Town
| Chris Peterson
1933 --
My Lips Betray
| Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
1933 --
The Last Trail
| Newt Olsen
1933 --
Hot Pepper
| Olsen
1932 --
Handle with Care
| Carl Lundstrom
1932 --
Disorderly Conduct
| Olsen
1931 --
Delicious
| Chris Jansen
1931 --
West of Broadway
| Axel 'Swede' Axelson
1931 --
The Spider
| Ole
1931 --
Women of All Nations
| Olsen
1931 --
Six Cylinder Love
| Janitor
1931 --
The Stolen Jools
| Swedish Waiter
1931 --
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
| Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
1930 --
Just Imagine
| Single O
1930 --
The Big Trail
| Gus
1930 --
New Movietone Follies of 1930
| Alex Svenson
1930 --
The Golden Calf
| Knute Olson
1929 --
Sunny Side Up
| Eric Swenson
1929 --
Hot for Paris
| Axel Olson
1929 --
The Cock-Eyed World
| 'Yump' Olsen
1929 --
Frozen Justice
| Swede
1929 --
Happy Days
| Minstrel Show Performer
1927 --
Wings
| Herman Schwimpf
1927 --
Ten Modern Commandments
| 'Speeding' Shapiro
1927 --
Rolled Stockings
| Rudolph
1927 --
Arizona Bound
| 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
1927 --
Too Many Crooks
| Botts
1926 --
Man of the Forest
| Horace Pipp
1926 --
You Never Know Women
| Toberchik
1926 --
The College Flirt
| Knute Knudson