
El Brendel
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1890-03-24 – 1964-04-09
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
1934Self
Man of the Forest
1926Horace Pipp
Wings
1927Herman Schwimpf
The Big Trail
1930Gus
The She-Creature
1956Olaf, the butler
Happy Landing
1938Yonnie
Ten Modern Commandments
1927'Speeding' Shapiro
Just Imagine
1930Single O
Sunny Side Up
1929Eric Swenson
God's Country and the Woman
1937Ole Olson
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
1931Mr. Lemon / Silent McGee
Women of All Nations
1931Olsen
Delicious
1931Chris Jansen
Happy Days
1929Minstrel Show Performer
West of Broadway
1931Axel
Machine Gun Mama
1944Ollie Swenson
The Spider
1931Ole
Gallant Sons
1940Olaf Larsen
Ay Tank Ay Go
1936Ollie