El Brendel
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting

1934
asSelf

1926
asHorace Pipp

1927
asHerman Schwimpf

1930
asGus

1956
asOlaf, the butler

1938
asYonnie

1927
as'Speeding' Shapiro

1930
asSingle O

1929
asEric Swenson

1937
asOle Olson

1931
asMr. Lemon / Silent McGee

1931
asOlsen

1931
asChris Jansen

1929
asMinstrel Show Performer

1931
asAxel

1944
asOllie Swenson

1931
asOle

1940
asOlaf Larsen

1936
asOllie

1953
asPapa Jensen

1933
asOlsen

1930
asAlex Svenson

1934
asChris Peterson

1938
asOle

1932
asOlsen

1939
as'Baldy'

1944
asOly

1944
asEl

1939
asAxel

1926
asToberchik

1929
asAxel Olson

1933
asOswald Stigmat, Chauffeur

1929
as'Yump' Olsen

1939
asJeff

1941
asOley Brendel

1944
asAxel Swenson

1931
asJanitor

1949
asMr. Jorgensen

1940
asSlushy

1938
as'Fats'

1939
asMickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

1931
asSwedish Waiter

1945
asProfessor Brendel

1935
asKnute Knudsen

1935
asGus Olsen - Gas Company Representative

1941
asZeb

1936
asChris Erleson

1933
asNewt Olsen

1937
as
1943
asOle Olesen

1941
asOley Brendel

1941
asOlley Olsen

1941
asOley Olsen

1942
asOlaf Hansen

1942
asOley

1942
asEl Brendel

1943
asOley

1943
as
1943
asOle - Rookie Policeman

1945
as
1930
asKnute Olson

1940
asAxel Swensen

1932
asCarl Lundstrom

1929
asSwede

1934
asSelf

1937
as'Bugs' Svenson

1927
asBotts

1926
asKnute Knudson

1927
asRudolph

1927
as'Oley Smoke' Oleson

1934
asSven Svenson

1927
as
1933
as
as
as
asSelf
asCourt Manager
Production
Crew
Directing