Portrait of El Brendel

Acting

El Brendel

Career

Active from 1926 to 1945, busiest in 1931 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Trail
The Big Trail
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
El Brendel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 62
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Court Manager

The She-Creature
The She-Creature (1956)
GoodWatch score 39

as Olaf, the butler

Paris Model
Paris Model (1953)

as Papa Jensen

My Little Margie
My Little Margie (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Racket Squad
Racket Squad (1951)

TV show

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 58
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)

as Professor Brendel

Defective Detectives
Defective Detectives (1944)

as El

I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Oly

Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)

as Axel Swenson

Machine Gun Mama
Machine Gun Mama (1944)

as Ollie Swenson

I Spied for You
I Spied for You (1943)

as Ole Olesen

Phoney Cronies
Phoney Cronies (1942)

as Oley

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941)

as Oley Brendel

Love at First Fright
Love at First Fright (1941)

as Zeb

Ready, Willing but Unable
Ready, Willing but Unable (1941)

as Olley Olsen

The Blitz Kiss
The Blitz Kiss (1941)

as Oley Olsen

If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Axel Swensen

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 60
The Meanest Gal in Town
The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)

as Chris Peterson

My Lips Betray
My Lips Betray (1933)

as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

The Last Trail
The Last Trail (1933)

as Newt Olsen

Handle with Care
Handle with Care (1932)

as Carl Lundstrom

Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct (1932)

as Olsen

West of Broadway
West of Broadway (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

as Axel

The Spider
The Spider (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ole

Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Mr. Lemon Of Orange (1931)

as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee

Delicious
Delicious (1931)
GoodWatch score 45

as Chris Jansen

The Big Trail
The Big Trail (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Gus

Just Imagine
Just Imagine (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as Single O

New Movietone Follies of 1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)

as Alex Svenson

1920s

13 titles ยท average score 69
Hot for Paris
Hot for Paris (1929)

as Axel Olson

The Cock-Eyed World
The Cock-Eyed World (1929)

as 'Yump' Olsen

Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eric Swenson

Frozen Justice
Frozen Justice (1929)

as Swede

Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)

as Minstrel Show Performer

Wings
Wings (1927)
GoodWatch score 79

as Herman Schwimpf

Arizona Bound
Arizona Bound (1927)

as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Rolled Stockings
Rolled Stockings (1927)

as Rudolph

Ten Modern Commandments
Ten Modern Commandments (1927)

as 'Speeding' Shapiro

Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks (1927)

as Botts

Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest (1926)

as Horace Pipp

You Never Know Women
You Never Know Women (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

as Toberchik