El Brendel
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.
Filmography
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
Paris Model
as Papa Jensen
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
as Professor Brendel
Snooper Service
Snooper Service
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
I'm from Arkansas
as Oly
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
Machine Gun Mama
as Ollie Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
as Axel Swenson
Defective Detectives
as El
Defective Detectives
as El
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
I Spied for You
as Ole Olesen
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
His Wedding Scare
as Oley
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
Ham and Yeggs
as El Brendel
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
Olaf Laughs Last
as Olaf Hansen
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
The Blitz Kiss
as Oley Olsen
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
Gallant Sons
as Olaf Larsen
Captain Caution
as Slushy
Captain Caution
as Slushy
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
If I Had My Way
as Axel Swensen
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
Call a Messenger
as 'Baldy'
The House of Fear
as Jeff
The House of Fear
as Jeff
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
Valley of the Giants
as 'Fats'
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
Little Miss Broadway
as Ole
Blonde Trouble
as Window Washer
Blonde Trouble
as Window Washer
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
God's Country and the Woman
as Ole Olson
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
Career Woman
as Chris Erleson
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
Ay Tank Ay Go
as Ollie
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
Okay, José
as Knute Knudsen
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
as Self
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
The Meanest Gal in Town
as Chris Peterson
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
My Lips Betray
as Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
The Last Trail
as Newt Olsen
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
Hot Pepper
as Olsen
Mother's Helper
Mother's Helper
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
Handle with Care
as Carl Lundstrom
West of Broadway
as Axel
West of Broadway
as Axel
The Spider
as Ole
The Spider
as Ole
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
Women of All Nations
as Olsen
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
The Stolen Jools
as Swedish Waiter
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Just Imagine
as Single O
Just Imagine
as Single O
The Big Trail
as Gus
The Big Trail
as Gus
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
The Golden Calf
as Knute Olson
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
The Cock-Eyed World
as 'Yump' Olsen
Frozen Justice
as Swede
Frozen Justice
as Swede
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
Happy Days
as Minstrel Show Performer
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
Ten Modern Commandments
as 'Speeding' Shapiro
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
Rolled Stockings
as Rudolph
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Arizona Bound
as 'Oley Smoke' Oleson
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
Man of the Forest
as Horace Pipp
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
You Never Know Women
as Toberchik
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson
The Campus Flirt
as Knute Knudson