Charles Ruggles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1886
- Died
- December 23, 1970 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more than 60 years and encompassing more than 100 films. He made his film debut in 1914 in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and worked steadily after that. He was memorably paired with Mary Boland in a series of comedies in the early 1930s, and was one of the standouts in the all-star comedy If I Had a Million (1932), as a harried, much-put-upon man who finally goes berserk in a china shop. Ruggles' slight stature and distinctive mannerisms - his fluttery, jumpy manner of speaking, his often befuddled look whenever events seemed about to overwhelm him, which was often - endeared him to generations of moviegoers. Memorable as Maj. Applegate the big-game hunter in the classic screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938). Many will remember him as the narrator of the "Aesop's Fables" segment of the animated cartoon The Bullwinkle Show (1961). He was the brother of director Wesley Ruggles.
Known For
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Filmography
Carousel
Movie · as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
The Ugly Dachshund
Movie · as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
Follow Me, Boys!
Movie · as John Everett Hughes
I'd Rather Be Rich
Movie · as Dr. Charles Crandall
Bewitched
TV · as Mr. Caldwell · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Governor Callahan · 1 ep
Papa's Delicate Condition
Movie · as Anthony Ghio
Son of Flubber
Movie · as Judge Murdock
Vacation Playhouse
TV · as Eli Harcourt · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Mr. Gregory · 1 ep
The Parent Trap
Movie · as Charles McKendrick
All in a Night's Work
Movie · as Warren Kingsley Sr.
The Pleasure of His Company
Movie · as Mackenzie Savage
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as John Canfield · 1 ep
Aesop and Son
TV · as Aesop (voice) · 39 eps
The Bullwinkle Show
TV · as Aesop (voice) · 815 eps
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
TV · as Aesop (voice) · 163 eps
Eloise
Movie · as Murphy
The World of Mr. Sweeney
TV · as Cicero P. Sweeney · 1 ep
Ben and Me
Movie · as Ben Franklin (voice)
The Lovable Cheat
Movie · as Claude Mercadet
Look for the Silver Lining
Movie · as Caro "Pop" Miller
The Ruggles
TV · as Charles Ruggles · 137 eps
Give My Regards to Broadway
Movie · as Toby Helper
Ramrod
Movie · as Ben Dickason
The Perfect Marriage
Movie · as Dale Williams, Sr.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Movie · as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
My Brother Talks to Horses
Movie · as Richard Pennington Roeder
A Stolen Life
Movie · as Freddie Linley
Gallant Journey
Movie · as Jim Montgomery
Bedside Manner
Movie · as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
Incendiary Blonde
Movie · as Cherokee Jim
The Doughgirls
Movie · as Stanley Slade
The Road to Victory
Movie · as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
3 Is a Family
Movie · as Sam Whitaker
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Movie · as Mr. Otis Skinner
The Shining Future
Movie · as Mr. Ames
Dixie Dugan
Movie · as Pa Dugan
Friendly Enemies
Movie · as Heinrich Block
Honeymoon for Three
Movie · as Harvey Wilson
The Perfect Snob
Movie · as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
Go West, Young Lady
Movie · as Jim Pendergast
Model Wife
Movie · as Milo Everett
The Parson of Panamint
Movie · as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
The Invisible Woman
Movie · as George
No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Philo Swift
Public Deb No. 1
Movie · as Milburn
The Farmer's Daughter
Movie · as Nicksie North
Maryland
Movie · as Dick Piper
Opened by Mistake
Movie · as Buzz Nelson
Invitation to Happiness
Movie · as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Balalaika
Movie · as Nicki Popoff
Boy Trouble
Movie · as Homer C. Fitch
Sudden Money
Movie · as Sweeney J. Patterson
Night Work
Movie · as Homer C. Fitch
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · as Major Applegate
Hollywood Handicap
Movie · as Himself
Breaking the Ice
Movie · as Sam Terwilliger
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Movie · as Charles Ruggles
Service de Luxe
Movie · as Robinson
His Exciting Night
Movie · as Adam Tripp
Exclusive
Movie · as Tod Swain
Turn Off the Moon
Movie · as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Anything Goes
Movie · as Reverend Dr. Moon
Hearts Divided
Movie · as Henry
Early to Bed
Movie · as Chester Beatty
Mind Your Own Business
Movie · as Orville Shanks
The Preview Murder Mystery
Movie · as Himself (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
Movie · as Sunbather (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
Movie · as Homer Bigelow
Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie · as Egbert Floud
No More Ladies
Movie · as Edgar Holden
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Movie · as Wilbur Sealingsworth
People Will Talk
Movie · as Henry Wilton
Six of a Kind
Movie · as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Movie · as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
The Pursuit of Happiness
Movie · as Aaron Kirkland
Murder in the Private Car
Movie · as Godfrey D. Scott
Melody in Spring
Movie · as Warren Blodgett
Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as March Hare
Murders in the Zoo
Movie · as Peter Yates
Melody Cruise
Movie · as Pete Wells
Terror Aboard
Movie · as Blackie Witherspoon
Good-bye Love
Movie · as Oswald Groggs
Girl Without a Room
Movie · as Vergil Crock
Mama Loves Papa
Movie · as Wilbur Todd
Trouble in Paradise
Movie · as Major
Love Me Tonight
Movie · as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
One Hour with You
Movie · as Adolph
Madame Butterfly
Movie · as Lieutenant Barton
This Is the Night
Movie · as Bunny West
If I Had a Million
Movie · as Henry Peabody
Evenings for Sale
Movie · as Bimpfl
The Night of June 13
Movie · as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
This Reckless Age
Movie · as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Make Me a Star
Movie · as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
Movie · as Johnny Moran
The Smiling Lieutenant
Movie · as Max
Husband's Holiday
Movie · as Clyde Saunders
Honor Among Lovers
Movie · as Monty Dunn
The Beloved Bachelor
Movie · as Jerry Wells
The House That Shadows Built
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Girl Habit
Movie · as Charlie Floyd
Roadhouse Nights
Movie · as Willie Bindbugel
Charley's Aunt
Movie · as Fancourt Babberley
Queen High
Movie · as T. Boggs Johns
Young Man of Manhattan
Movie · as Shorty Ross
Her Wedding Night
Movie · as Bertie Bird
The Lady Lies
Movie · as Charlie Tayler
Gentlemen of the Press
Movie · as Charlie Haven
The Battle of Paris
Movie · as Zizi
The Heart Raider
Movie · as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
Peer Gynt
Movie · as The Button Molder
The Majesty of the Law
Movie · as Lawrence Evans
The Reform Candidate
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