El Brendel
Acting
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.
TV Shows(4)
Movies(75)
The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
1956
Paris Model
Papa Jensen
1953
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
1949
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
Professor Brendel
1945
Snooper Service
1945
I'm from Arkansas
Oly
1944
Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
1944
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Axel Swenson
1944
Defective Detectives
El
1944
A Rookie's Cookie
Ole - Rookie Policeman
1943
Boobs in the Night
1943
I Spied for You
Ole Olesen
1943
His Wedding Scare
Oley
1943
Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
1942
Phoney Cronies
Oley
1942
Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Hansen
1942
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Oley Brendel
1941
The Blitz Kiss
Oley Olsen
1941
Love at First Fright
Zeb
1941
Ready, Willing but Unable
Olley Olsen
1941
Yumpin' Yiminy!
Oley Brendel
1941
Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
1940
Captain Caution
Slushy
1940
If I Had My Way
Axel Swensen
1940
Call a Messenger
'Baldy'
1939
The House of Fear
Jeff
1939
Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1939
Risky Business
Axel
1939
Valley of the Giants
'Fats'
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Ole
1938
Happy Landing
Yonnie
1938
Blonde Trouble
Window Washer
1937
The Super Snooper
1937
The Holy Terror
'Bugs' Svenson
1937
God's Country and the Woman
Ole Olson
1937
Career Woman
Chris Erleson
1936
Ay Tank Ay Go
Ollie
1936
Okay, José
Knute Knudsen
1935
What, No Men?
Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1935
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
1934
Radio Scout
Sven Svenson
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town
Chris Peterson
1934
My Lips Betray
Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
1933
The Last Trail
Newt Olsen
1933
Hot Pepper
Olsen
1933
Olsen’s Big Moment
Knute Olsen
1933
Mother's Helper
1933
Handle with Care
Carl Lundstrom
1932
Disorderly Conduct
Olsen
1932
Delicious
Chris Jansen
1931
West of Broadway
Axel
1931
The Spider
Ole
1931
Women of All Nations
Olsen
1931
Six Cylinder Love
Janitor
1931
The Stolen Jools
Swedish Waiter
1931
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
1931
Just Imagine
Single O
1930
The Big Trail
Gus
1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Alex Svenson
1930
The Golden Calf
Knute Olson
1930
Sunny Side Up
Eric Swenson
1929
Hot for Paris
Axel Olson
1929
The Cock-Eyed World
'Yump' Olsen
1929
Frozen Justice
Swede
1929
Happy Days
Minstrel Show Performer
1929
Wings
Herman Schwimpf
1927
Ten Modern Commandments
'Speeding' Shapiro
1927
Rolled Stockings
Rudolph
1927
Arizona Bound
'Oley Smoke' Oleson
1927
Too Many Crooks
Botts
1927
Help Yourself
1927
Man of the Forest
Horace Pipp
1926
You Never Know Women
Toberchik
1926
The Campus Flirt
Knute Knudson
1926