Charles Judels


Charles Judels 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, and in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes short Porky's Garden. He was born in Amsterdam and died in San Francisco, California.

Selected filmography