
El Brendel
Acting
1890-03-24 - Present
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.
Credits

WingsasHerman Schwimpf

The Big TrailasGus

The She-CreatureasOlaf, the butler

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendasMr. Jorgensen

You Never Know WomenasToberchik

The Golden CalfasKnute Olson

The Meanest Gal in TownasChris Peterson

Captain CautionasSlushy

The Stolen JoolsasSwedish Waiter

Women of All NationsasOlsen

Happy LandingasYonnie

The House of FearasJeff

Paris ModelasPapa Jensen

Just ImagineasSingle O

Valley of the Giantsas'Fats'

West of BroadwayasAxel

God's Country and the WomanasOle Olson

The Last TrailasNewt Olsen

Little Miss BroadwayasOle

Sunny Side UpasEric Swenson

Hot for ParisasAxel Olson

Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveasSelf

Happy DaysasMinstrel Show Performer

Gallant SonsasOlaf Larsen

The Cock-Eyed Worldas'Yump' Olsen

Code of the StreetsasMickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Man of the ForestasHorace Pipp

My Lips BetrayasOswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

I'm from ArkansasasOly

Six Cylinder LoveasJanitor
The Super Snooperas

If I Had My WayasAxel Swensen

What, No Men?asGus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

Disorderly ConductasOlsen

Risky BusinessasAxel

Frozen JusticeasSwede

The Holy Terroras'Bugs' Svenson

Pick a Peck of PlumbersasAxel Swenson

The SpiderasOle

Career WomanasChris Erleson

New Movietone Follies of 1930asAlex Svenson

Hot PepperasOlsen

Rolled StockingsasRudolph

Arizona Boundas'Oley Smoke' Oleson

Ten Modern Commandmentsas'Speeding' Shapiro

The Campus FlirtasKnute Knudson

DeliciousasChris Jansen

Handle with CareasCarl Lundstrom

Snooper Serviceas

Too Many CrooksasBotts

Call a Messengeras'Baldy'

Boobs in the Nightas

Machine Gun MamaasOllie Swenson

Mr. Lemon Of OrangeasMr. Lemon / Silent McGee

His Wedding ScareasOley

Ham and YeggsasEl Brendel

I Spied for YouasOle Olesen

Radio ScoutasSven Svenson
Phoney CroniesasOley

Yumpin' Yiminy!asOley Brendel

Defective DetectivesasEl
Ay Tank Ay GoasOllie
Pistol Packin' NitwitsasProfessor Brendel

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4asSelf

Olaf Laughs LastasOlaf Hansen
The Blitz KissasOley Olsen
Okay, JoséasKnute Knudsen
Love at First FrightasZeb
A Rookie's CookieasOle - Rookie Policeman
Sweet Spirits of the NighterasOley Brendel
Ready, Willing but UnableasOlley Olsen