El Brendel (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.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
(Self)
Man of the Forest
(Horace Pipp)
Wings
(Herman Schwimpf)
The Big Trail
(Gus)
The She-Creature
(Olaf, the butler)
Happy Landing
(Yonnie)
Ten Modern Commandments
('Speeding' Shapiro)
Just Imagine
(Single O)
Sunny Side Up
(Eric Swenson)
God's Country and the Woman
(Ole Olson)
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
(Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee)
Women of All Nations
(Olsen)
Delicious
(Chris Jansen)
Happy Days
(Minstrel Show Performer)
West of Broadway
(Axel 'Swede' Axelson)
Machine Gun Mama
(Ollie Swenson)
The Spider
(Ole)
Gallant Sons
(Olaf Larsen)
Ay Tank Ay Go
(Ollie)
Paris Model
(Papa Jensen)
Hot Pepper
(Olsen)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
(Alex Svenson)
The Meanest Gal in Town
(Chris Peterson)
Little Miss Broadway
(Ole)
Disorderly Conduct
(Olsen)
Call a Messenger
('Baldy')
I'm from Arkansas
(Oly)
Defective Detectives
(El)
Risky Business
(Axel)
You Never Know Women
(Toberchik)
Hot for Paris
(Axel Olson)
My Lips Betray
(Oswald Stigmat, Chauffeur)
The Cock-Eyed World
('Yump' Olsen)
The House of Fear
(Jeff)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
(Oley Brendel)
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
(Axel Swenson)
Six Cylinder Love
(Janitor)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(Mr. Jorgensen)
Captain Caution
(Slushy)
Valley of the Giants
('Fats')
Code of the Streets
(Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen)
The Stolen Jools
(Swedish Waiter)
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
(Professor Brendel)
Okay, José
(Knute Knudsen)
What, No Men?
(Gus Olsen - Gas Company Representative)
Love at First Fright
(Zeb)
Career Woman
(Chris Erleson)
The Last Trail
(Newt Olsen)
The Super Snooper
I Spied for You
(Ole Olesen)
Yumpin' Yiminy!
(Oley Brendel)
The Blitz Kiss
(Oley Olsen)
Olaf Laughs Last
(Olaf Hansen)
Ready, Willing but Unable
(Olley Olsen)
Phoney Cronies
(Oley)
Ham and Yeggs
(El Brendel)
His Wedding Scare
(Oley)
Boobs in the Night
A Rookie's Cookie
(Ole - Rookie Policeman)
Snooper Service
The Golden Calf
(Knute Olson)
If I Had My Way
(Axel Swensen)
Handle with Care
(Carl Lundstrom)
Frozen Justice
(Swede)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
(Self)
The Holy Terror
('Bugs' Svenson)
Too Many Crooks
(Botts)
The College Flirt
(Knute Knudson)
Rolled Stockings
(Rudolph)
Arizona Bound
('Oley Smoke' Oleson)
Radio Scout
(Sven Svenson)
My Little Margie
Racket Squad
The George Gobel Show
(Self)
Perry Mason
(Court Manager)