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.
1957Perry MasonTV showas Court Manager · 1 episodes1956The She-CreatureMovieas Olaf, the butler
1953Paris ModelMovieas Papa Jensen
1952My Little MargieTV show1 episodes
1951Racket SquadTV show1 episodes1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMovieas Mr. Jorgensen
1945Snooper ServiceMovie1944I'm from ArkansasMovieas Oly1944Machine Gun MamaMovieas Ollie Swenson
1944Pick a Peck of PlumbersMovieas Axel Swenson
1944Defective DetectivesMovieas El
1943Boobs in the NightMovie
1943I Spied for YouMovieas Ole Olesen
1943His Wedding ScareMovieas Oley
1942Ham and YeggsMovieas El Brendel
1942Olaf Laughs LastMovieas Olaf Hansen
1941Sweet Spirits of the NighterMovieas Oley Brendel
1941Yumpin' Yiminy!Movieas Oley Brendel1940Gallant SonsMovieas Olaf Larsen1940Captain CautionMovieas Slushy1940If I Had My WayMovieas Axel Swensen
1939Call a MessengerMovieas 'Baldy'
1939The House of FearMovieas Jeff
1939Code of the StreetsMovieas Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1939Risky BusinessMovieas Axel1938Valley of the GiantsMovieas 'Fats'1938Little Miss BroadwayMovieas Ole
1938Happy LandingMovieas Yonnie
1937Blonde TroubleMovieas Window Washer
1937The Holy TerrorMovieas 'Bugs' Svenson
1937God's Country and the WomanMovieas Ole Olson
1936Career WomanMovieas Chris Erleson
1936Ay Tank Ay GoMovieas Ollie1935What, No Men?Movieas Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative
1934Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveMovieas Self
1934Radio ScoutMovieas Sven Svenson
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-4Movieas Self
1934The Meanest Gal in TownMovieas Chris Peterson
1933My Lips BetrayMovieas Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
1933Mother's HelperMovie
1933The Last TrailMovieas Newt Olsen1933Hot PepperMovieas Olsen
1933Olsen’s Big MomentMovieas Knute Olsen
1932Handle with CareMovieas Carl Lundstrom
1932Disorderly ConductMovieas Olsen1931DeliciousMovieas Chris Jansen
1931West of BroadwayMovieas Axel
1931The SpiderMovieas Ole1931Women of All NationsMovieas Olsen
1931Six Cylinder LoveMovieas Janitor1931The Stolen JoolsMovieas Swedish Waiter
1931Mr. Lemon Of OrangeMovieas Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee1930Just ImagineMovieas Single O1930The Big TrailMovieas Gus
1930New Movietone Follies of 1930Movieas Alex Svenson
1930The Golden CalfMovieas Knute Olson1929Sunny Side UpMovieas Eric Swenson
1929Hot for ParisMovieas Axel Olson
1929The Cock-Eyed WorldMovieas 'Yump' Olsen
1929Frozen JusticeMovieas Swede
1929Happy DaysMovieas Minstrel Show Performer1927WingsMovieas Herman Schwimpf
1927Ten Modern CommandmentsMovieas 'Speeding' Shapiro
1927Rolled StockingsMovieas Rudolph
1927Arizona BoundMovieas 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
1927Too Many CrooksMovieas Botts
1926Man of the ForestMovieas Horace Pipp1926You Never Know WomenMovieas Toberchik
1926The Campus FlirtMovieas Knute Knudson