Charles Ruggles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 February 1886 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- 23 December 1970
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 107
- 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- 1967Carousel as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- 1966Follow Me, Boys! as John Everett Hughes
- 1966The Ugly Dachshund as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
- 1964I'd Rather Be Rich as Dr. Charles Crandall
- 1963Papa's Delicate Condition as Anthony Ghio
- 1963Son of Flubber as Judge Murdock
- 1961The Pleasure of His Company as Mackenzie Savage
- 1961The Parent Trap as Charles McKendrick
- 1961All in a Night's Work as Warren Kingsley Sr.
- 1956Eloise as Murphy
- 1953Ben and Me as Ben Franklin (voice)
- 1949Look for the Silver Lining as Caro "Pop" Miller
- 1949The Lovable Cheat as Claude Mercadet
- 1948Give My Regards to Broadway as Toby Helper
- 1947Ramrod as Ben Dickason
- 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
- 1947My Brother Talks to Horses as Richard Pennington Roeder
- 1947The Perfect Marriage as Dale Williams, Sr.
- 1946Gallant Journey as Jim Montgomery
- 1946A Stolen Life as Freddie Linley
- 1945Incendiary Blonde as Cherokee Jim
- 1945Bedside Manner as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
- 1944The Doughgirls as Stanley Slade
- 19443 Is a Family as Sam Whitaker
- 1944Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Mr. Otis Skinner
- 1944The Road to Victory as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
- 1944The Shining Future as Mr. Ames
- 1943Dixie Dugan as Pa Dugan
- 1942Friendly Enemies as Heinrich Block
- 1941The Perfect Snob as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1941Go West, Young Lady as Jim Pendergast
- 1941The Parson of Panamint as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
- 1941Model Wife as Milo Everett
- 1941Honeymoon for Three as Harvey Wilson
- 1940The Invisible Woman as George
- 1940No Time for Comedy as Philo Swift
- 1940Public Deb No. 1 as Milburn
- 1940Maryland as Dick Piper
- 1940Opened by Mistake as Buzz Nelson
- 1940The Farmer's Daughter as Nicksie North
- 1939Balalaika as Nicki Popoff
- 1939Night Work as Homer C. Fitch
- 1939Invitation to Happiness as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
- 1939Sudden Money as Sweeney J. Patterson
- 1939Boy Trouble as Homer C. Fitch
- 1938His Exciting Night as Adam Tripp
- 1938Service de Luxe as Robinson
- 1938Breaking the Ice as Sam Terwilliger
- 1938Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 as Charles Ruggles
- 1938Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1938Bringing Up Baby as Major Applegate
- 1937Exclusive as Tod Swain
- 1937Turn Off the Moon as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
- 1936Mind Your Own Business as Orville Shanks
- 1936Wives Never Know as Homer Bigelow
- 1936Hollywood Boulevard as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
- 1936Yours for the Asking as Sunbather (uncredited)
- 1936Hearts Divided as Henry
- 1936Early to Bed as Chester Beatty
- 1936The Preview Murder Mystery as Himself (Uncredited)
- 1936Anything Goes as Reverend Dr. Moon
- 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Wilbur Sealingsworth
- 1935No More Ladies as Edgar Holden
- 1935People Will Talk as Henry Wilton
- 1935Ruggles of Red Gap as Egbert Floud
- 1934The Pursuit of Happiness as Aaron Kirkland
- 1934Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
- 1934Murder in the Private Car as Godfrey D. Scott
- 1934Melody in Spring as Warren Blodgett
- 1934Six of a Kind as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1933Alice in Wonderland as March Hare
- 1933Girl Without a Room as Vergil Crock
- 1933Good-bye Love as Oswald Groggs
- 1933Mama Loves Papa as Wilbur Todd
- 1933Melody Cruise as Pete Wells
- 1933Terror Aboard as Blackie Witherspoon
- 1933Murders in the Zoo as Peter Yates
- 1932Madame Butterfly as Lieutenant Barton
- 1932If I Had a Million as Henry Peabody
- 1932Evenings for Sale as Bimpfl
- 1932Trouble in Paradise as Major
- 1932The Night of June 13 as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 193270,000 Witnesses as Johnny Moran
- 1932Love Me Tonight as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
- 1932Make Me a Star as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
- 1932This Is the Night as Bunny West
- 1932One Hour with You as Adolph
- 1932This Reckless Age as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1931Husband's Holiday as Clyde Saunders
- 1931The Beloved Bachelor as Jerry Wells
- 1931The Smiling Lieutenant as Max
- 1931The House That Shadows Built as (archive footage)
- 1931The Girl Habit as Charlie Floyd
- 1931Honor Among Lovers as Monty Dunn
- 1930Charley's Aunt as Fancourt Babberley
- 1930Her Wedding Night as Bertie Bird
- 1930Queen High as T. Boggs Johns
- 1930Young Man of Manhattan as Shorty Ross
- 1930Roadhouse Nights as Willie Bindbugel
- 1929The Battle of Paris as Zizi
- 1929The Lady Lies as Charlie Tayler
- 1929Gentlemen of the Press as Charlie Haven
- 1923The Heart Raider as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
- 1915The Reform Candidate
- 1915Peer Gynt as The Button Molder
- 1915The Majesty of the Law as Lawrence Evans