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 screen was as a Danite merchant in Samson and Delilah in 1949.

Most Known For

Pinocchio

as Stromboli / The Coachman (voice) (uncredited)

Ninotchka

as Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited)

Once Upon a Studio

as Stromboli (voice) (archive sound)

The Commuters

as Prof. Anatole 'Sammy' Vermouth

Whistle Stop

as Sam Veech

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Herman Bartholdy (uncredited)

San Francisco

as Tony

Her Adventurous Night

as Petrucci

The Plainsman

as Tony - The Barber

I Dood It

as Pete, Stage Manager (uncredited)

The Great Ziegfeld

as Pierre

Tortilla Flat

as Joe Machado

Stranger on the Third Floor

as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano

as Afronti

Idiot's Delight

as Daka

Down Argentine Way

as Dr. Arturo Padilla

College Lovers

as Spectator

Hired Wife

as Photographer

Strange Cargo

as Renard (uncredited)

In Old Sacramento

as Tony Marchetti