Charles Ruggles
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-02-08
Day of Death
1970-12-23 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Charles Ruggles
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
Acting
(1967)
Carousel
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
(1966)
Follow Me, Boys!
as John Everett Hughes
(1964)
I'd Rather Be Rich
as Dr. Charles Crandall
(1963)
Son of Flubber
as Judge Murdock
(1963)
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Anthony Ghio
(1961)
The Parent Trap
as Charles McKendrick
(1961)
All in a Night's Work
as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
(1961)
The Pleasure of His Company
as Mackenzie Savage
(1956)
Eloise
as Murphy
(1953)
Ben and Me
as Ben Franklin (voice)
(1949)
The Lovable Cheat
as Claude Mercadet
(1949)
Look for the Silver Lining
as Caro "Pop" Miller
(1948)
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Toby Helper
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
(1947)
Ramrod
as Ben Dickason
(1947)
The Perfect Marriage
as Dale Williams, Sr.
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Richard Pennington Roeder
(1946)
A Stolen Life
as Freddie Linley
(1946)
Gallant Journey
as Jim Montgomery
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Cherokee Jim
(1945)
Her Favorite Patient
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
(1944)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mr. Otis Skinner
(1944)
The Doughgirls
as Stanley Slade
(1944)
3 Is a Family
as Sam Whitaker
(1944)
The Shining Future
as Mr. Ames
(1944)
The Road to Victory
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Pa Dugan
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Heinrich Block
(1941)
The Perfect Snob
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1941)
Go West, Young Lady
as Jim Pendergast
(1941)
The Parson of Panamint
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
as Harvey Wilson
(1941)
Model Wife
as Milo Everett
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as George
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Philo Swift
(1940)
Maryland
as Dick Piper
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Milburn
(1940)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nickie North
(1940)
Opened by Mistake
as Buzz Nelson
(1939)
Balalaika
as Nicki Popoff
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Sweeney J. Patterson
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Homer C. Fitch
(1939)
Night Work
as Homer C. Fitch
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Horace Applegate
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(1938)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Charles Ruggles
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Sam Terwilliger
(1938)
Service de Luxe
as Robinson
(1938)
His Exciting Night
as Adam Tripp
(1937)
Exclusive
as Tod Swain
(1937)
Turn Off the Moon
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
(1936)
Anything Goes
as Rev. Dr. Moon
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Himself (Uncredited)
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Sunbather (uncredited)
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Homer Bigelow
(1936)
Hearts Divided
as Henry
(1936)
Mind Your Own Business
as Orville Shanks
(1936)
Early to Bed
as Chester R. Beatty
(1935)
No More Ladies
as Edgar Holden
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Egbert Floud
(1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
(1935)
People Will Talk
as Henry Wilton
(1934)
Six of a Kind
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
as Godfrey D. Scott
(1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Aaron Kirkland
(1934)
Melody in Spring
as Warren Blodgett
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
(1933)
Murders in the Zoo
as Peter Yates
(1933)
Mama Loves Papa
as Wilbur Todd
(1933)
Girl Without a Room
as Vergil Crock
(1933)
Good-bye Love
as Oswald Groggs
(1933)
Terror Aboard
as Blackie Witherspoon
(1933)
Melody Cruise
as Pete Wells
(1932)
Trouble in Paradise
as The Major
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Bunny West
(1932)
One Hour with You
as Adolph
(1932)
Madame Butterfly
as Lieutenant Barton
(1932)
Love Me Tonight
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Henry Peabody
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Johnny Moran
(1932)
The Night of June 13
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1932)
Evenings for Sale
as Bimpfl
(1932)
This Reckless Age
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Max
(1931)
Honor Among Lovers
as Monty Dunn
(1931)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
(1931)
Husband's Holiday
as Clyde Saunders
(1931)
The Girl Habit
as Charlie Floyd
(1931)
The Beloved Bachelor
as Jerry Wells
(1930)
Roadhouse Nights
as Willie Bindbugel
(1930)
Young Man of Manhattan
as Shorty Ross
(1930)
Her Wedding Night
as Bertie Bird
(1930)
Queen High
as T. Boggs Johns
(1930)
Charley's Aunt
as Fancourt Babberley
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Charlie Tayler
(1929)
Gentlemen of the Press
as Charlie Haven
(1929)
The Battle of Paris
as Zizi
(1923)
The Heart Raider
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
(1915)
(1915)
Peer Gynt
as The Button Molder
(1915)
The Majesty of the Law
as Lawrence Evans