El Brendel: movies and TV shows
El Brendel has 79 credits in the archive: 75 films and 4 TV series, from 1926 to 1957. Highest rated: The George Gobel Show (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1926 – 1957 · busiest year: 1931 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Court Manager | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1956 | The She-Creature | Olaf, the butler | Film | 4.1 | 66 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 1953 | Paris Model | Papa Jensen | Film | 3.6 | 63 |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | TV | 5.0 | 62 | |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | TV | 6.5 | 61 | |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mr. Jorgensen | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1945 | Pistol Packin' Nitwits | Professor Brendel | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1945 | Snooper Service | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1944 | Defective Detectives | El | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1944 | Pick a Peck of Plumbers | Axel Swenson | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Oly | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1944 | Machine Gun Mama | Ollie Swenson | Film | 4.5 | 54 |
| 1943 | Boobs in the Night | Film | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 1943 | His Wedding Scare | Oley | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1943 | I Spied for You | Ole Olesen | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1943 | A Rookie's Cookie | Ole - Rookie Policeman | Film | 4.3 | 53 |
| 1942 | Ham and Yeggs | El Brendel | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Phoney Cronies | Oley | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Olaf Laughs Last | Olaf Hansen | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1941 | Ready, Willing but Unable | Olley Olsen | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Oley Brendel | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Yumpin' Yiminy! | Oley Brendel | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | The Blitz Kiss | Oley Olsen | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Love at First Fright | Zeb | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1940 | Captain Caution | Slushy | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Olaf Larsen | Film | 7.4 | 50 |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Axel Swensen | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen | Film | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Axel | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Jeff | Film | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | 'Baldy' | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | 'Fats' | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Ole | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1938 | Happy Landing | Yonnie | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1937 | Blonde Trouble | Window Washer | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman | Ole Olson | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror | 'Bugs' Svenson | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Super Snooper | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Chris Erleson | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1936 | Ay Tank Ay Go | Ollie | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1935 | Okay, José | Knute Knudsen | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1935 | What, No Men? | Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove | Self | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Chris Peterson | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1934 | Radio Scout | Sven Svenson | Film | — | 44 |
| 1933 | Hot Pepper | Olsen | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 1933 | Olsen’s Big Moment | Knute Olsen | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1933 | Mother's Helper | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1933 | My Lips Betray | Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1933 | The Last Trail | Newt Olsen | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1932 | Handle with Care | Carl Lundstrom | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1932 | Disorderly Conduct | Olsen | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder Love | Janitor | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Swedish Waiter | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations | Olsen | Film | 3.3 | 41 |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon Of Orange | Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1931 | The Spider | Ole | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Axel | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1931 | Delicious | Chris Jansen | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1930 | The Big Trail | Gus | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1930 | Just Imagine | Single O | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1930 | The Golden Calf | Knute Olson | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Alex Svenson | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1929 | Happy Days | Minstrel Show Performer | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1929 | Hot for Paris | Axel Olson | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed World | 'Yump' Olsen | Film | 4.8 | 39 |
| 1929 | Frozen Justice | Swede | Film | 3.7 | 39 |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Up | Eric Swenson | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1927 | Wings | Herman Schwimpf | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1927 | Help Yourself | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1927 | Rolled Stockings | Rudolph | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandments | 'Speeding' Shapiro | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooks | Botts | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1927 | Arizona Bound | 'Oley Smoke' Oleson | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1926 | Man of the Forest | Horace Pipp | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1926 | You Never Know Women | Toberchik | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1926 | The Campus Flirt | Knute Knudson | Film | 7.0 | 36 |