El Brendel
Acting
Born 1890-03-24
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Popular credits
Wings
Herman Schwimpf
Perry Mason
Court Manager
The Big Trail
Gus
The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
The Stolen Jools
Swedish Waiter
Just Imagine
Single O
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
Sunny Side Up
Eric Swenson
Captain Caution
Slushy
What, No Men?
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
Women of All Nations
Olsen
You Never Know Women
Toberchik
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
Hot Pepper
Olsen
I'm from Arkansas
Oly
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
If I Had My Way
Axel Swensen
God's Country and the Woman
Ole Olson