Charles Judels

Charles Judels (August 17, 1882 February 14, 1969) was a Dutch-born, American film actor.

Charles Judels
Judels in a scene from The Big Show
Born(1882-08-17)August 17, 1882
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DiedFebruary 14, 1969(1969-02-14) (aged 86)
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1949

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.[1]:110

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),[1]:111 and in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes short Porky's Garden (1937). He was born in Amsterdam and died in San Francisco, California.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Jones, Ken D.; McClure, Arthur F.; Twomey, Alfred E. (1980) [First published 1976]. Character People : The Stalwarts of the Cinema (softcover) (Third softcover printing ed.). Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-8065-0701-9.
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