El Brendel

El Brendel

Nacimiento : 1890-03-25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Muerte : 1964-04-09

Historia

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.

Perfil

El Brendel

Películas

Hollywood My Home Town
Ken Murray narrates his 16mm home movies shot over 35 years in Hollywood.
La criatura
Olaf, the butler
La bella asistente (Marla English) de un hipnotizador misterioso y malvado (Chester Morris) ignora ser descendiente de un horrendo monstruo marino prehistórico, en el cual se convierte cuando su jefe la hipnotiza. Cuando el monstruo se manifiesta, mata a quien se interponga en su camino. Un empresario se entera de las fechorías del hipnotizador, e idea una manera de sacar provecho de tanta muerte y destrucción. Mientras tanto, cada vez que la asistente está hipnotizada y el monstruo emerge, ella logra controlarlo más y más...
Paris Model
Papa Jensen
Relatos breves sobre diversas mujeres que compran una copia del mismo vestido parisino.
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news for anything that happens to be in the way. As this is usually the local judge's rear-end, Freddie and friend Conchita are soon hiding out teaching school in the middle of nowhere.
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Professor Brendel
Harry and his pal protect a pretty saloonkeeper from a gang of thugs.
Snooper Service
Harry and El, private sleuths, are hired to follow a beautiful showgirl.
I'm from Arkansas
Oly
A town in Arkansas makes national headlines when a local sow gives birth to 18 piglets.
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
Two Americans stranded in Mexico with an elephant try to sell their animal to a traveling carnival. Low-budget comedy with songs and a misleading title.
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Axel Swenson
After backing over a police motorcycle, Axel and Elmer are fined $100 and given 48 hours to come up with the money or go to jail. Knowing nothing about plumbing, they answer Mr. Skunkem's ad for plumber's assistants, and are sent to the Dinwitty estate to recover a diamond ring from a drain pipe. In due course they destroy the bathroom, and switch the gas and water lines, disrupting Mrs. Dinwitty's bridge party, Vanillia's dinner preparation, and the gardener's lawn watering.
Defective Detectives
El
El and Harry are two office cleaners turned detectives who are assigned to chase a gangster, but they end up catching the husband and wife they are supposed to protect from him.
A Rookie's Cookie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
El, a rookie cop, falls for a girl who is being hounded by a racketeer.
Boobs in the Night
Auxiliary home defense workers El and Monte are sent to a spooky house where they come across a mad scientist and his assistant.
I Spied for You
Ole Olesen
Ole discovers Nazi spies planning to take over the ship he's working on.
HIs Wedding Scare
Oley
El and his new bride go on their honeymoon; no matter where they go, they keep running into her former husbands.
Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
A vamp pursues El, who's inherited $500,000.
Phoney Cronies
Oley
Three klutzy moving men end up in a museum that may or may not be haunted - slapstick hijinks ensue.
Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Hansen
El tries to save his girlfriend, disinterested in him, from a gang of kidnappers.
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Oley Brendel
Officers Brendel and Kennedy are dispatched to a house where scientists are conducting experiments to revive the dead.
The Blitz Kiss
Oley Olsen
Gardeners El and Tom find themselves drafted in the army and struggle to make good.
Love at First Fright
Zeb
A family of hillbillies mistake a radio announcer for their long-lost relative.
Ready, Willing but Unable
Olley Olsen
El accidentally hits a mannequin with his automobile; believing he's killed a man, he and Tom set out to dispose of the body.
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Oley Brendel
El uknowingly becomes the assistant to a jewel thief.
Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.
El capitán cautela
Slushy
Al morir su padre, una muchacha ayudará a un joven a tomar el mando del barco que luchará contra los británicos en la guerra de 1812
Con la música a otra parte
Axel Swensen
Un obrero de la construcción se hace cargo de la hija de un compañero, muerto en accidente laboral. Va con la chica a Nueva York para localizar a su tío. Cuando le encuentra, descubre que el hombre ha invertido los ahorros de toda su vida en un restaurante que es una ruina. Toma la decisión de ayudar a la chica y a su tío en convertir el local en un éxito.
Call a Messenger
'Baldy'
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. However, the two of them get mixed up with a local gangster, who has plans to start robbing post office branches and using the messenger and his brother to do it.
The House of Fear
Jeff
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play...
Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor (Harris Berger), Murph (Hally Chester), Monk (Charles Duncan), Trouble (Billy Benedict) and Yap (David Gorcey). The son of disgraced police officer Lt. Lewis (Harry Carey), Bob vows to clear his dad's name, and also to prove that accused murderer Tommy Shay (Paul Fix) is innocent.
Risky Business
Axel
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
Un huérfano es adoptado provisionalmente por el gerente de un hotel poblado por gente de negocios. Al dueño del hotel no le gustan los artistas y quiere que la niña regrese al orfanato.
Happy Landing
Yonnie
Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.
The Super Snooper
Two dimwitted detectives investigate the robbery of an express company.
The Holy Terror
'Bugs' Svenson
Corky is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.
God's Country and the Woman
Ole Olson
Hard-nosed Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Steve becomes stranded on the competition's property and slowly learns the business and of his brother's dirty tricks.
Career Woman
Chris Erleson
A young woman graduates from a New York City law school, returns to her small hometown, and finds her first case is defending a childhood friend accused of murder. Director Lewis Seiler's 1936 courtroom drama stars Claire Trevor, Isabel Jewell, Michael Whalen, Gene Lockhart, Eric Linden, Charles Middleton, Edward Brophy, Kathleen Lockhart, Guinn Williams, El Brendel, Sterling Holloway, Ray Brown, Howard Hickman, Frank McGlynn Sr., Charles Waldron Sr., Spencer Charters and Eily Malyon.
Ay Tank Ay Go
Ollie
Boy loves girl, but she's on the other side in a hillbilly feud.
Okay, José
Knute Knudsen
A Salesman tries to locate a notorious Mexican bandit.
What, No Men?
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
A bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-female Indian tribe for study.
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Himself
Varios miembros de la Metro asisten a un evento musical.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood.
The Meanest Gal in Town
Chris Peterson
A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.
My Lips Betray
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
In a make-believe, mittleuropean kingdom, a vivacious but dim country girl sings in a beer garden for her rent money. Meanwhile, the king is facing bankruptcy for his little nation, unless he marries a rich but undesirable queen of another comic opera principality. Eventually he takes in the struggling young singer, and they fall in love, despite possible ruin.
The Last Trail
Newt Olsen
Based on a Zane Grey story, The Last Trail stars virile cowboy hero George O'Brien in a largely anti-heroic role. Escaping from a posse, the "good bad man" (O'Brien) boards an Eastbound train, where he strikes up a friendship with a genial gangster (J. Carroll Naish). Later on, the cowboy returns to the West as a member of the gangster's gang. He poses as the heir to a vast cattle ranch, never dreaming that he really is the heir. When the truth is revealed, the wayward cowboy switches to the side of the Law, while another of the gangster's flunkeys (Claire Trevor) reveals herself to be an honest newspaperwoman -- and thus a suitable candidate for romance.
Hot Pepper
Olsen
In this comedy, a pair of ex-Marines team up and get involved in a nightclub. Trouble ensues when they both fall in love with a feisty woman and begin fighting over her.
Handle with Care
Carl Lundstrom
Bill Gordon (James Dunn), whose lot-in-life is rising, falls in love with Helen Barlow (Boots Mallory), who is raising two cute motherless children who nearly wreck her romance when they can't understand why grown-ups kiss...and other complications.
Conducta desordenada
Olsen
Un policía de tráfico pone una multa a la hija de un político influyente, el cual consigue que le destinen a patrullar las calles a pie. Cuando descubre a la joven en el bar de un gangster durante una redada, la ayuda a escapar, y después chantajea al padre.
Delicious
Chris Jansen
A comic group of Europeans coming to the USA have romantic and immigration troubles.
West of Broadway
Axel 'Swede' Axelson
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry him, and weds an admitted gold-digger he's just met after a night of drinking and partying.
La araña
Ole
Un mago dotado de grandes poderes actúa en un teatro, cuando las luces se apagan, suena un disparo, y encuentran a un espectador muerto en el suelo. La policía impide que nadie abandone el teatro, y el mago utilizará sus facultades para descubrir al culpable.
Women of All Nations
Olsen
Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go to Sweden and compete for the love of Else. Next they go to Nicaragua and help earthquake victims. Then to Egypt where Else is now in Prince Hassan's harem.
The Stolen Jools
Swedish Waiter
Cortometraje promocional lleno de estrellas de la época destinado a recaudar fondos para el sanatorio de tuberculosis National Variety Artists, producido en asociación con una compañía de cigarrillos. La trama sigue la investigación del robo de la joyería de Norma Shearer. Laurel & Hardy aparecen brevemente (como lo hace el resto del elenco) como dos detectives.
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
A fast and uproarious farce of gunmen, gun molls, and the Swedish boy's night out.
Una fantasía del porvenir
Single O
Un ciudadano sufre un accidente y queda dormido durante medio siglo, despertando en los años 80. En tal época se enamorará de una bella chica y viajará a Marte...
La gran jornada
Gus
El joven explorador Breck Coleman conduce una caravana a lo largo del peligroso camino a Oregón mientras trata de conseguir el afecto de la hermosa pionera Ruth Cameron y planea su venganza contra los despiadados criminales que asesinaron a un amigo suyo.
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Alex Svenson
Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Seeger). To prove his love, he hires Mary and the entire company of the show in which she is appearing to entertain his weekend guests at his lavish mansion.
The Golden Calf
Knute Olson
In this pygmalionesque musical, a drab secretary leads a boring life until a good friend intervenes. The friend begins a total make-over upon her friend. First she slathers her in mud-packs, and then she encases her in lovely silk dresses. Soon the plain woman is transformed into an extraordinary beauty. It is no surprise that her boss, not knowing her true identity, falls hopelessly in love with her. Singing, dancing and romancing ensues. Songs include: "A Picture No Artist Can Paint," "You Gotta Be Modernistic," "I'm Telling the World About You," "Maybe Someday," and "Can I Help It."
Sunny Side Up
Eric Swenson
Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Molly's idol, wealthy Jack Cromwell, lives in a Long Island mansion but is markedly less happy, since his fiancée Jane won't discourage her other admirers. Fleeing in his car, Jack ends up in an urban block party where he meets you-know-who.
Hot for Paris
Axel Olson
A romantic adventure musical film directed by Raoul Walsh....The film is believed to be lost.
The Cock-Eyed World
'Yump' Olsen
Two Marines are sent to South Sea island where they fight over a local island girl.
Frozen Justice
Swede
Drama set in Alaska
Happy Days
Minstrel Show Performer
Margie, singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York inspite of being in love with the owners grandson. She is successful, but suddenly she hears that the showboat is in deep financial trouble, and she calls all the boats former stars to join in a big show to rescue it.
Alas
Herman Schwimpf
Jack Powell (Charles Rogers), un joven que vive en una pequeña ciudad de Estados Unidos en 1917, está enamorado de la sofisticada Sylvia Lewis (Jobyna Ralston) y se siente irritado por las constantes atenciones de la chica de la casa de al lado, Mary Preston (Clara Bown), Sylvia está a su vez enamorada del rico heredero David Armstrong (Richard Arlen), aunque su relación se ve interrumpida cuando los dos jóvenes se alistan en el Ejército. Tras un periodo de enfrentamiento, entran en las Fuerzas Aéreas y Jack y David conocen al cadete White (Gary Cooper), quien les sirve de inspiración para sus futuros combates aéreos. Drama bélico que ha pasado a la historia por ser el primer film que ganó el Oscar a la mejor película, el año de la creación de los premios de la Academia americana (años 1927-1928).
Ten Modern Commandments
'Speeding' Shapiro
A chorus girl falls in love with a budding composer.
Rolled Stockings
Rudolph
Though billed second, the stunningly beautiful Louise Brooks is the focal point of the campus comedy Rolled Stockings. It's the old one about two collegiate brothers, Jim and Ralph Treadway (James Hall, Richard Arlen), in love with the same girl, Carol Fleming (Brooks).
Arizona Bound
'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Dave Saulter, a rambling young cowboy drifts into a small western town the day a big gold shipment is leaving by stagecoach. Two different people plan to rob the stagecoach...Buck O'Hara, the driver who is very trusted, and a stranger, Texas Jack. Dave gets involved and is accused of being one of the robbers.
Too Many Crooks
Botts
Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by E.J. Rath and Rex Taylor, and starring Mildred Davis, Lloyd Hughes, George Bancroft, El Brendel, William V. Mong, John St. Polis, and Otto Matieson. It was released on April 2, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.
Man of the Forest
Horace Pipp
Nancy Raynor (Georgia Hale) is arriving from the East to see her dying uncle. Clint Beasley (Oland) and his gang are determined to kidnap her before she reaches him.
You Never Know Women
Toberchik
On her way to the theater, Vera, star of a Russian vaudeville troupe, is rescued from a falling girder by Eugene Foster, a wealthy broker who persists in his efforts to win the girl. Foster engages the troupe to perform at his home, and Vera, stunned by a fall, awakens to find Foster pleading his love, while Norodin, her partner who loves her, sees them embrace. Norodin, who performs an underwater stunt, asks Vera not to be present for his act and causes her to believe him dead; heartbroken, Vera tells Foster of her mistake; and enraged, he attempts to seize her. The magician appears, pins Foster to the wall with knives, and advises him to leave before the last blade is thrown.
The College Flirt
Knute Knudson
A product of wealth and high society, Patricia Mansfield is sent to Colton College by her father, who hopes to eradicate her snobbish veneer. On the train, Pat meets Denis Adams, a prominent athlete who is working his way through school as coach of the girls' track team; he introduces her to track star Charlie Paddock. Through efforts to keep her associates in place, Pat sinks deeper into the mire of antagonism; her only friends are Harriet Porter and Knute Knudson, the Swedish janitor.