Charles Ruggles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1886
- Died
- December 23, 1970
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Carousel 1967
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Follow Me, Boys! 1966
as John Everett Hughes
The Ugly Dachshund 1966
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
I'd Rather Be Rich 1964
as Dr. Charles Crandall
Papa's Delicate Condition 1963
as Anthony Ghio
Son of Flubber 1963
as Judge Murdock
The Pleasure of His Company 1961
as Mackenzie Savage
The Parent Trap 1961
as Charles McKendrick
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Warren Kingsley Sr.
Eloise 1956
as Murphy
Ben and Me 1953
as Ben Franklin (voice)
Look for the Silver Lining 1949
as Caro "Pop" Miller
The Lovable Cheat 1949
as Claude Mercadet
Give My Regards to Broadway 1948
as Toby Helper
Ramrod 1947
as Ben Dickason
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
My Brother Talks to Horses 1947
as Richard Pennington Roeder
The Perfect Marriage 1947
as Dale Williams, Sr.
Gallant Journey 1946
as Jim Montgomery
A Stolen Life 1946
as Freddie Linley
Incendiary Blonde 1945
as Cherokee Jim
Bedside Manner 1945
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
The Doughgirls 1944
as Stanley Slade
3 Is a Family 1944
as Sam Whitaker
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1944
as Mr. Otis Skinner
- The Road to Victory
The Road to Victory 1944
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
The Shining Future 1944
as Mr. Ames
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Pa Dugan
Friendly Enemies 1942
as Heinrich Block
The Perfect Snob 1941
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
Go West, Young Lady 1941
as Jim Pendergast
The Parson of Panamint 1941
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
Model Wife 1941
as Milo Everett
Honeymoon for Three 1941
as Harvey Wilson
The Invisible Woman 1940
as George
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Philo Swift
Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Milburn
Maryland 1940
as Dick Piper
Opened by Mistake 1940
as Buzz Nelson
The Farmer's Daughter 1940
as Nicksie North
Balalaika 1939
as Nicki Popoff
Night Work 1939
as Homer C. Fitch
Invitation to Happiness 1939
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Sudden Money 1939
as Sweeney J. Patterson
Boy Trouble 1939
as Homer C. Fitch
- His Exciting Night
His Exciting Night 1938
as Adam Tripp
Service de Luxe 1938
as Robinson
Breaking the Ice 1938
as Sam Terwilliger
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 1938
as Charles Ruggles
Hollywood Handicap 1938
as Himself
Bringing Up Baby 1938
as Major Applegate
Exclusive 1937
as Tod Swain
Turn Off the Moon 1937
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Mind Your Own Business 1936
as Orville Shanks
Wives Never Know 1936
as Homer Bigelow
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking 1936
as Sunbather (uncredited)
Hearts Divided 1936
as Henry
Early to Bed 1936
as Chester Beatty
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936
as Himself (Uncredited)
Anything Goes 1936
as Reverend Dr. Moon
The Big Broadcast of 1936 1935
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
No More Ladies 1935
as Edgar Holden
People Will Talk 1935
as Henry Wilton
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935
as Egbert Floud
The Pursuit of Happiness 1934
as Aaron Kirkland
Friends of Mr. Sweeney 1934
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
Murder in the Private Car 1934
as Godfrey D. Scott
Melody in Spring 1934
as Warren Blodgett
Six of a Kind 1934
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Alice in Wonderland 1933
as March Hare
Girl Without a Room 1933
as Vergil Crock
Good-bye Love 1933
as Oswald Groggs
Mama Loves Papa 1933
as Wilbur Todd
Melody Cruise 1933
as Pete Wells
Terror Aboard 1933
as Blackie Witherspoon
Murders in the Zoo 1933
as Peter Yates
Madame Butterfly 1932
as Lieutenant Barton
If I Had a Million 1932
as Henry Peabody
Evenings for Sale 1932
as Bimpfl
Trouble in Paradise 1932
as Major
The Night of June 13 1932
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
70,000 Witnesses 1932
as Johnny Moran
Love Me Tonight 1932
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
Make Me a Star 1932
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
This Is the Night 1932
as Bunny West
One Hour with You 1932
as Adolph
This Reckless Age 1932
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Husband's Holiday 1931
as Clyde Saunders
The Beloved Bachelor 1931
as Jerry Wells
The Smiling Lieutenant 1931
as Max
The House That Shadows Built 1931
as (archive footage)
The Girl Habit 1931
as Charlie Floyd
Honor Among Lovers 1931
as Monty Dunn
Charley's Aunt 1930
as Fancourt Babberley
Her Wedding Night 1930
as Bertie Bird
Queen High 1930
as T. Boggs Johns
Young Man of Manhattan 1930
as Shorty Ross
Roadhouse Nights 1930
as Willie Bindbugel
The Battle of Paris 1929
as Zizi
The Lady Lies 1929
as Charlie Tayler
Gentlemen of the Press 1929
as Charlie Haven
The Heart Raider 1923
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
The Reform Candidate 1915
Actor
Peer Gynt 1915
as The Button Molder
The Majesty of the Law 1915
as Lawrence Evans
Credits from TMDB.