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.
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)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Richard Pennington Roeder
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
(1947)
The Perfect Marriage
as Dale Williams, Sr.
(1947)
Ramrod
as Ben Dickason
(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)
3 Is a Family
as Sam Whitaker
(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
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Pa Dugan
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Heinrich Block
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
as Harvey Wilson
(1941)
The Perfect Snob
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1941)
The Parson of Panamint
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
(1941)
Model Wife
as Milo Everett
(1941)
Go West, Young Lady
as Jim Pendergast
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Philo Swift
(1940)
Maryland
as Dick Piper
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Milburn
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as George
(1940)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nicksie North
(1940)
Opened by Mistake
as Buzz Nelson
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Sweeney J. Patterson
(1939)
Invitation to Happiness
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Homer C. Fitch
(1939)
Night Work
as Homer C. Fitch
(1939)
Balalaika
as Nicki Popoff
(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
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Horace Applegate
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
(1937)
Turn Off the Moon
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
(1937)
Exclusive
as Tod Swain
(1936)
Early to Bed
as Chester R. Beatty
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
(1936)
Mind Your Own Business
as Orville Shanks
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Himself (Uncredited)
(1936)
Hearts Divided
as Henry
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Homer Bigelow
(1936)
Anything Goes
as Rev. Dr. Moon
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Sunbather (uncredited)
(1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
(1935)
People Will Talk
as Henry Wilton
(1935)
No More Ladies
as Edgar Holden
(1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Egbert Floud
(1934)
Melody in Spring
as Warren Blodgett
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Aaron Kirkland
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
as Godfrey D. Scott
(1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
(1934)
Six of a Kind
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1933)
Melody Cruise
as Pete Wells
(1933)
Terror Aboard
as Blackie Witherspoon
(1933)
Murders in the Zoo
as Peter Yates
(1933)
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
(1933)
Girl Without a Room
as Vergil Crock
(1933)
Mama Loves Papa
as Wilbur Todd
(1933)
Good-bye Love
as Oswald Groggs
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Henry Peabody
(1932)
Trouble in Paradise
as The Major
(1932)
Madame Butterfly
as Lieutenant Barton
(1932)
One Hour with You
as Adolph
(1932)
This Reckless Age
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1932)
The Night of June 13
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Johnny Moran
(1932)
Love Me Tonight
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Bunny West
(1932)
Evenings for Sale
as Bimpfl
(1931)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
(1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Max
(1931)
Honor Among Lovers
as Monty Dunn
(1931)
The Beloved Bachelor
as Jerry Wells
(1931)
The Girl Habit
as Charlie Floyd
(1931)
Husband's Holiday
as Clyde Saunders
(1930)
Queen High
as T. Boggs Johns
(1930)
Roadhouse Nights
as Willie Bindbugel
(1930)
Her Wedding Night
as Bertie Bird
(1930)
Young Man of Manhattan
as Shorty Ross
(1930)
Charley's Aunt
as Fancourt Babberley
(1929)
Gentlemen of the Press
as Charlie Haven
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Charlie Tayler
(1929)
The Battle of Paris
as Zizi
(1923)
The Heart Raider
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
(1915)
The Majesty of the Law
as Lawrence Evans
(1915)
(1915)
Peer Gynt
as The Button Molder