Charles Judels
Actor
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.
Filmography
Ninotchka
as Cafe Owner Pere Mathieu (uncredited) 1939
Once Upon a Studio
as Stromboli (voice) (archive sound) 2023
The Great Ziegfeld
as Pierre 1936
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited) 1940
One Hour with You
as Policeman (uncredited) 1932
San Francisco
as Tony 1936
Swiss Miss
as Cheese Shop Owner 1938
Strange Cargo
as Renard (uncredited) 1940
The Plainsman
as Tony - The Barber 1936
Whistle Stop
as Sam Veech 1946
Down Argentine Way
as Dr. Arturo Padilla 1940
Tortilla Flat
as Joe Machado 1942
The Bride Wore Red
as Cordellera Bar Proprietor (uncredited) 1937
The Hard Way
as Mr. Flores (Uncredited) 1943
Northern Pursuit
as Nick - Barber (uncredited) 1943
It All Came True
as Henri Pepi de Bordeaux 1940