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.
Known for
1956The She-Creature
Olaf, the butler
1953Paris Model
Papa Jensen
1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Jorgensen
1945Snooper Service
1944Machine Gun Mama
Ollie Swenson
1944I'm from Arkansas
Oly
1944Defective Detectives
El
1944Pick a Peck of Plumbers
Axel Swenson
1943I Spied for You
Ole Olesen
1943His Wedding Scare
Oley
1943Boobs in the Night
1942Olaf Laughs Last
Olaf Hansen
1942Ham and Yeggs
El Brendel
1941Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Oley Brendel
1941Yumpin' Yiminy!
Oley Brendel
1940Gallant Sons
Olaf Larsen
1940Captain Caution
Slushy
1940If I Had My Way
Axel Swensen
1939Call a Messenger
'Baldy'
1939Risky Business
Axel
1939The House of Fear
Jeff
1939Code of the Streets
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
1938Happy Landing
Yonnie
1938Little Miss Broadway
Ole