Where to watch El Brendel in the UK
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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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- Perry Mason (1957) as Court Manager
- Racket Squad (1951) Cast
- The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
- My Little Margie (1952) Cast
- Wings (1927) as Herman Schwimpf
- The Big Trail (1930) as Gus
- Valley of the Giants (1938) as 'Fats'
- The She-Creature (1956) as Olaf, the butler
- Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Ole
- West of Broadway (1931) as Axel
- Happy Landing (1938) as Yonnie
- Call a Messenger (1939) as 'Baldy'
- Captain Caution (1940) as Slushy
- The Stolen Jools (1931) as Swedish Waiter
- Risky Business (1939) as Axel
- Just Imagine (1930) as Single O
- Happy Days (1929) as Minstrel Show Performer
- The House of Fear (1939) as Jeff
- Six Cylinder Love (1931) as Janitor
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) as Mr. Jorgensen
- Code of the Streets (1939) as Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
- Paris Model (1953) as Papa Jensen
- Career Woman (1936) as Chris Erleson
- God's Country and the Woman (1937) as Ole Olson
- The Spider (1931) as Ole
- The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) as Chris Peterson
- If I Had My Way (1940) as Axel Swensen
- Gallant Sons (1940) as Olaf Larsen
- Machine Gun Mama (1944) as Ollie Swenson
- Okay, José (1935) as Knute Knudsen
- Disorderly Conduct (1932) as Olsen
- The Cock-Eyed World (1929) as 'Yump' Olsen
- His Wedding Scare (1943) as Oley
- Women of All Nations (1931) as Olsen
- Handle with Care (1932) as Carl Lundstrom
- Defective Detectives (1944) as El
- Hot Pepper (1933) as Olsen
- Arizona Bound (1927) as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
- Ten Modern Commandments (1927) as 'Speeding' Shapiro
- The Last Trail (1933) as Newt Olsen
- My Lips Betray (1933) as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
- Delicious (1931) as Chris Jansen
- Sunny Side Up (1929) as Eric Swenson
- Frozen Justice (1929) as Swede
- The Golden Calf (1930) as Knute Olson
- Too Many Crooks (1927) as Botts
- The Holy Terror (1937) as 'Bugs' Svenson
- Blonde Trouble (1937) as Window Washer
- The Campus Flirt (1926) as Knute Knudson
- I'm from Arkansas (1944) as Oly
- New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930) as Alex Svenson
- Rolled Stockings (1927) as Rudolph
- Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934) as Self
- Hot for Paris (1929) as Axel Olson
- You Never Know Women (1926) as Toberchik
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 (1934) as Self
- Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941) as Oley Brendel
- Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945) as Professor Brendel
- Man of the Forest (1926) as Horace Pipp
- Mr. Lemon Of Orange (1931) as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
- Boobs in the Night (1943) Cast
- Radio Scout (1934) as Sven Svenson
- The Super Snooper (1937) Cast
- Ay Tank Ay Go (1936) as Ollie
- Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944) as Axel Swenson
- Snooper Service (1945) Cast
- Olaf Laughs Last (1942) as Olaf Hansen
- Olsen’s Big Moment (1933) as Knute Olsen
- Mother's Helper (1933) Cast
- Phoney Cronies (1942) as Oley
- A Rookie's Cookie (1943) as Ole - Rookie Policeman
- Yumpin' Yiminy! (1941) as Oley Brendel
- I Spied for You (1943) as Ole Olesen
- Love at First Fright (1941) as Zeb
- Ready, Willing but Unable (1941) as Olley Olsen
- Help Yourself (1927) Cast
- Ham and Yeggs (1942) as El Brendel
- The Blitz Kiss (1941) as Oley Olsen
- What, No Men? (1935) as Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
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Most-watched El Brendel films currently: Wings (1927), The Big Trail (1930), Valley of the Giants (1938), The She-Creature (1956), Little Miss Broadway (1938).
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Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), Racket Squad (1951), The George Gobel Show (1954), My Little Margie (1952).
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