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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 8, 1886
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Carousel | The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J. L. Pruitt |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage |
| 1956 | Eloise | Murphy |
| 1953 | Ben and Me | Ben Franklin (voice) |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining | Caro "Pop" Miller |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Ben Dickason |
| 1947 | The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery |
| 1945 | Her Favorite Patient | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade |
| 1944 | The Road to Victory | Mr. Ames (uncredited) |
| 1944 | 3 Is a Family | Sam Whitaker |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mr. Otis Skinner |
| 1944 | The Shining Future | Mr. Ames |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Milo Everett |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | George |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | Nickie North |
| 1940 | Maryland | Dick Piper |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness | Henry 'Pop' Hardy |
| 1939 | Balalaika | Nicki Popoff |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Homer C. Fitch |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson |
| 1939 | Night Work | Homer C. Fitch |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Horace Applegate |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicap | Himself |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice | Sam Terwilliger |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | Charles Ruggles |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Robinson |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Adam Tripp |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Tod Swain |
| 1937 | Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Rev. Dr. Moon |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided | Henry |
| 1936 | Early to Bed | Chester R. Beatty |
| 1936 | Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Himself (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking | Sunbather (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Edgar Holden |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Henry Wilton |
| 1934 | Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Godfrey D. Scott |
| 1934 | Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | March Hare |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates |
| 1933 | Melody Cruise | Pete Wells |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Blackie Witherspoon |
| 1933 | Good-bye Love | Oswald Groggs |
| 1933 | Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock |
| 1933 | Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise | The Major |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Adolph |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly | Lieutenant Barton |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Bunny West |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody |
| 1932 | Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses | Johnny Moran |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant | Max |
| 1931 | Husband's Holiday | Clyde Saunders |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn |
| 1931 | The Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) |
| 1931 | The Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel |
| 1930 | Charley's Aunt | Fancourt Babberley |
| 1930 | Queen High | T. Boggs Johns |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross |
| 1930 | Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird |
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Charlie Tayler |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven |
| 1929 | The Battle of Paris | Zizi |
| 1923 | The Heart Raider | Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) |
| 1915 | Peer Gynt | The Button Molder |
| 1915 | The Majesty of the Law | Lawrence Evans |
| 1915 | The Reform Candidate |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Bewitched | Mr. Caldwell |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Eli Harcourt |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | John Canfield |
| 1959 | The Bullwinkle Show | Aesop (voice) |
| 1959 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends | Aesop (voice) |
| 1954 | The World of Mr. Sweeney | Cicero P. Sweeney |