Charles Judels (August 17, 1882 – February 14, 1969) was a Dutch-born, American film actor.
Early years[]
Judels was a third generation in a family of actors. His grandfather owned several theatres throughout the Netherlands and starred in his own plays. Judels' father combined his love of the theatre and music, and was a stage manager for the Metropolitan Opera in New York for thirty-five years.
Career[]
He appeared in 137 films from 1915 to 1949. In 1928, he was signed by 20th Century Fox to direct Movietone and did extensive work as a voice-over actor in animated films, including the voices of Stromboli and the evil coachman in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940), and in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes short Porky's Garden (1937). He was born in Amsterdam and died in San Francisco, California.
Filmography[]
- Oh Sailor Behave (1930) - De Medici (Warner Bros.)
- College Lovers (1930) - Spectator (First National Pictures/Warner Bros.)
- The Doorway to Hell (1930) - Florist (scenes deleted) (Warner Bros.)
- The Life of the Party (1930) - Monsieur LeMaire (Warner Bros.)
- Captain Thunder (1930) - Commandante Ruiz (Warner Bros.)
- 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) - Pernasse – Hotel Manager (Warner Bros.)
- God's Gift to Women (1931) - Undertaker (Warner Bros.)
- Gold Dust Gertie (1931) - Monsieur Pestalozzi (Warner Bros.)
- High Pressure (1932) - Salvatore (uncredited) (Warner Bros.)
- Close Relations (1933) - Uncle Ezra Wart (Warner Bros.)
- Tomalio (1933) - The General (Warner Bros.)
- The Florentine Dagger (1935) - Hotel Proprietor (Warner Bros.)
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) - Barman (uncredited) (Warner Bros.)
- It All Came True (1940) - Henri Pepi de Bordeau (Warner Bros.)
- Law of the Tropics (1941) - Cap (Warner Bros.)
- The Hard Way (1943) - Mr. Flores (uncredited) (Warner Bros.)
- Northern Pursuit (1943) - Nick - Barber (uncredited) (Warner Bros.)