Charles Judels

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-08-16 (87 years old)

Deathday

1969-02-14

Place of Birth

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Charles Judels

Biography

Charles Judels (17 August 1882 – 14 February 1969) was a Dutch actor. He first starred on vaudeville in the early 1900s, and made his Broadway stage debut in The Ziegfeld Follies in 1912. Judels appeared in more than 130 American comedy and drama movies and was an expert with dialects. That talent served him well throughout his career. His first film was a comedy, Old Dutch, in 1915. Judels is perhaps best remembered as the cheese store proprietor in Laurel & Hardy's 1938 film Swiss Miss. He also did extensive work as a voice actor in animated films, most notably as the voice of Stromboli in Disney's Pinocchio (1940). His final appearance on...

Acting

1944

1942

American Empire

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

1938

Reckless Living

as Harry Myron

1948

Panhandle

as Botticelli - the Barber

1929

Frozen Justice

as French Sailor

1935

1932

One Hour with You

as Policeman (uncredited)

1940

Down Argentine Way

as Dr. Arturo Padilla

1923

1941

Kathleen

as Manager

1940

Strange Cargo

as Renard (uncredited)

1938

Swiss Miss

as Cheese Shop Owner

1936

The Big Show

as Swartz - Studio Head

1935

The Night Is Young

as Riccardi (uncredited)

1943

Northern Pursuit

as Nick - Barber (uncredited)

1937

Swing High, Swing Low

as Tony Morelli

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as Barman (uncredited)

1944

Career Girl

as Felix Black

1943

I Dood It

as Pete, Stage Manager (uncredited)

1933

Salt Water Daffy

as Count Fille du Pax Imposter

1935

1931

1936

Along Came Love

as Joe Jacobs

1935

Enchanted April

as Domenico

1941

I'll Wait for You

as A. Bardosch, Nightclub Owner (uncredited)

1930

The Life of the Party

as Mons. LeMaire

1937

Marry the Girl

as Andre Victor Antoine Descate

1940

Viva Cisco Kid

as Don Pancho

1940

Florian

as Editor

1931

Gold Dust Gertie

as Pestalozzi

1946

1933

The Good Bad Man

as The Bandit (Pancho)

1937

1938

Hold That Kiss

as Otto Schmidt

1937

Ebb Tide

as Port Doctor

1938

Flirting with Fate

as Don Luis Garcia

1937

Fight for Your Lady

as Felix Janos

1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

as Makeup Man (uncredited)

1930

2023

Once Upon a Studio

as Stromboli (voice) (archive footage)

1934

Howd' Ya Like That?

as French Sailor

1940

Bitter Sweet

as Herr Wyler

1930

College Lovers

as Spectator

1931

God's Gift to Women

as Undertaker

1937

High Flyers

as Mr. Fontaine

1930

1936

Love on the Run

as Lieutenant of Police

1934

The Mighty Barnum

as Maitre D'Hotel

1937

Live, Love and Learn

as Pedro Felipe

1937

You're Only Young Once

as Captain Swenson

1937

The Life of the Party

as Maitre d'Hotel

1937

1940

Pinocchio

as Stromboli / The Coachman (voice) (uncredited)

1937

Song of the City

as Papa Romandi

1936

The Plainsman

as Tony - The Barber

1931

War Mamas

as German Major

1933

Gobs of Fun

as French Sailor

1939

1939

Lady of the Tropics

as Gaston Lubois

1939

That's Right – You're Wrong

as Luigi (Uncredited)

1939

Henry Goes Arizona

as The Great Beldini (uncredited)

1939

Ninotchka

as Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited)

1939

Balalaika

as Batoff (uncredited)

1930

1940

On Their Own

as Giuseppe Galentoni

1936

Give Us This Night

as Second Carabiniere

1934

My Grandfather's Clock

as Philo Holmes

1941

Law of the Tropics

as Captain of River Boat

1946

In Old Sacramento

as Tony Marchetti

1931

50 Million Frenchmen

as Pernasse - Hotel Manager

1940

Hired Wife

as Photographer

1940

It All Came True

as Henri Pepi de Bordeaux

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

1933

1930

1937

It Can't Last Forever

as Mr. Appadelius

1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Herman Bartholdy (uncredited)

1941

This Woman Is Mine

as Cafe Propietor

1933

Tomalio

as The General

1933

Close Relations

as Uncle Ezra Wart

1934

Pugs and Kisses

as Frenchy Manejer

1923

1946

Whistle Stop

as Sam Veech

1937

Maytime

as Cabby

1937

Porky's Garden

as Chicken farmer (voice)

1936

1946

Tangier

as Dimitri

1943

1943

1931

The Easiest Way

as Mr. Gensler (uncredited)

1936

1943

Something to Shout About

as Brother Hunkafer

1943

1940

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as Hula Paradise Cafe Owner

1915

The Commuters

as Prof. Anatole 'Sammy' Vermouth

1945

1937

The Bride Wore Red

as Cordellera Bar Proprietor (uncredited)

1946

1943

The Hard Way

as Mr. Flores (Uncredited)

1942

Baby Face Morgan

as 'Deacon' Davis

1947

The Mighty McGurk

as First Brewer

1930

Let's Go Places

as Du Bonnet (uncredited)

1942

Tortilla Flat

as Joe Machado

1941

1929

Hot for Paris

as Charlott Gouset

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