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)
Look for the Silver Lining
as Caro "Pop" Miller
(1949)
The Lovable Cheat
as Claude Mercadet
(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)
Gallant Journey
as Jim Montgomery
(1946)
A Stolen Life
as Freddie Linley
(1945)
Her Favorite Patient
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Cherokee Jim
(1944)
The Doughgirls
as Stanley Slade
(1944)
The Shining Future
as Mr. Ames
(1944)
The Road to Victory
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
(1944)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mr. Otis Skinner
(1944)
3 Is a Family
as Sam Whitaker
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Pa Dugan
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Heinrich Block
(1941)
Model Wife
as Milo Everett
(1941)
The Parson of Panamint
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
(1941)
The Perfect Snob
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1941)
Go West, Young Lady
as Jim Pendergast
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
as Harvey Wilson
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as George
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Milburn
(1940)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nickie North
(1940)
Maryland
as Dick Piper
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Philo Swift
(1940)
Opened by Mistake
as Buzz Nelson
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
(1939)
Balalaika
as Nicki Popoff
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Homer C. Fitch
(1939)
Night Work
as Homer C. Fitch
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Sweeney J. Patterson
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Horace Applegate
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Sam Terwilliger
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(1938)
Service de Luxe
as Robinson
(1938)
His Exciting Night
as Adam Tripp
(1938)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Charles Ruggles
(1937)
Exclusive
as Tod Swain
(1937)
Turn Off the Moon
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
(1936)
Early to Bed
as Chester R. Beatty
(1936)
Anything Goes
as Rev. Dr. Moon
(1936)
Mind Your Own Business
as Orville Shanks
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
(1936)
Hearts Divided
as Henry
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Himself (Uncredited)
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Sunbather (uncredited)
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Homer Bigelow
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Egbert Floud
(1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
(1935)
People Will Talk
as Henry Wilton
(1935)
No More Ladies
as Edgar Holden
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
as Godfrey D. Scott
(1934)
Six of a Kind
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(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)
Good-bye Love
as Oswald Groggs
(1933)
Melody Cruise
as Pete Wells
(1933)
Girl Without a Room
as Vergil Crock
(1933)
Mama Loves Papa
as Wilbur Todd
(1933)
Terror Aboard
as Blackie Witherspoon
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Bunny West
(1932)
Trouble in Paradise
as The Major
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Henry Peabody
(1932)
The Night of June 13
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1932)
Madame Butterfly
as Lieutenant Barton
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
(1932)
Love Me Tonight
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
(1932)
One Hour with You
as Adolph
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Johnny Moran
(1932)
Evenings for Sale
as Bimpfl
(1932)
This Reckless Age
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Max
(1931)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
(1931)
The Beloved Bachelor
as Jerry Wells
(1931)
Honor Among Lovers
as Monty Dunn
(1931)
The Girl Habit
as Charlie Floyd
(1931)
Husband's Holiday
as Clyde Saunders
(1930)
Her Wedding Night
as Bertie Bird
(1930)
Queen High
as T. Boggs Johns
(1930)
Young Man of Manhattan
as Shorty Ross
(1930)
Charley's Aunt
as Fancourt Babberley
(1930)
Roadhouse Nights
as Willie Bindbugel
(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)
Peer Gynt
as The Button Molder
(1915)
(1915)
The Majesty of the Law
as Lawrence Evans