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El Brendel
Actor
Born March 24, 1890Died April 9, 1964 (74 years)
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.
El Brendel Filmography
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) · as Olaf Olsen |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Late |
| 1962 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) · as Mr. Hanson |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Court Manager |
| 1956 | The She-Creature · as Olaf, The Butler |
| 1955 | The People's Choice (TV Series) · as Virgil |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as Ole |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Sven |
| 1953 | Paris Model · as Papa Jensen |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Mr. Swenson |
| 1952 | I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Joan's Father |
| 1952 | Cowboy G-Men (TV Series) · as Gimpy Gahagan |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as Mr. Jorgensen |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas · as Oly |
| 1944 | Machine Gun Mama · as Ollie Swenson |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons · as Olaf Larsen |
| 1940 | Captain Caution · as Slushy |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way · as Axel Swensen |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger · as 'baldy' |
| 1939 | The House of Fear · as Jeff |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets · as Mickhail 'micky' Bjorgulfsen |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants · as 'fats' |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Ole |
| 1938 | Happy Landing · as Yonnie |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman · as Ole Olson |
| 1936 | Career Woman · as Chris Erleson |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town · as Chris Peterson |
| 1933 | The Last Trail · as Newt Olsen |
| 1933 | Hot Pepper · as Olsen |
| 1932 | Disorderly Conduct · as Olsen |
| 1931 | Delicious · as Chris Jansen |
| 1931 | West of Broadway · as Axel |
| 1931 | The Spider · as Ole |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations · as Olsen |
| 1931 | 6 Cylinder Love · as Janitor |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools · as Swedish Waiter |
| 1930 | Just Imagine · as Single O |
| 1930 | The Big Trail · as Gus |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Up · as Eric Swenson |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed World · as 'yump' Olsen |
| 1929 | Happy Days · as Minstrel Show Performer |
| 1927 | Wings · as Herman Schwimpf |
| 1926 | You Never Know Women · as Toberchik |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn Show (TV Series) · as Self |