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El Brendel
Actor
Born March 24, 1890Died April 9, 1964 (74 years)
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.
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 |
| 1931 | Delicious · as Chris Jansen |
| 1931 | West of Broadway · as Axel 'swede' Axelson |
| 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 |