Charles Ruggles
104 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 8, 1886
- Died
- Dec 23, 1970 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charlie Ruggles · Charles Sherman 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Charles Ruggles: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 1967 Carousel
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- 1966 Follow Me, Boys!
as John Everett Hughes
- 1966 The Ugly Dachshund
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 I'd Rather Be Rich
as Dr. Charles Crandall
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
as Anthony Ghio
- 1963 Son of Flubber
as Judge Murdock
- 1961 The Pleasure of His Company
as Mackenzie Savage
- 1961 The Parent Trap
as Charles McKendrick
- 1961 All in a Night's Work
as Warren Kingsley Sr.
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1956 Eloise
as Murphy
- 1954
- 1953 Ben and Me
as Ben Franklin (voice)
- 1949
- 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 Ramrod
as Ben Dickason
- 1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
- 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
as Richard Pennington Roeder
- 1947 The Perfect Marriage
as Dale Williams, Sr.
- 1946 Gallant Journey
as Jim Montgomery
- 1946 A Stolen Life
as Freddie Linley
- 1945 Incendiary Blonde
as Cherokee Jim
- 1945 Bedside Manner
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
- 1944 The Doughgirls
as Stanley Slade
- 1944 3 Is a Family
as Sam Whitaker
- 1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mr. Otis Skinner
- 1944 The Road to Victory
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
- 1944 The Shining Future
as Mr. Ames
- 1943 Dixie Dugan
as Pa Dugan
- 1942 Friendly Enemies
as Heinrich Block
- 1941 The Perfect Snob
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1941 Go West, Young Lady
as Jim Pendergast
- 1941 The Parson of Panamint
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
- 1941 Model Wife
as Milo Everett
- 1941 Honeymoon for Three
as Harvey Wilson
- 1940 The Invisible Woman
as George
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as Philo Swift
- 1940 Public Deb No. 1
as Milburn
- 1940 Maryland
as Dick Piper
- 1940 Opened by Mistake
as Buzz Nelson
- 1940 The Farmer's Daughter
as Nicksie North
- 1939 Balalaika
as Nicki Popoff
- 1939 Night Work
as Homer C. Fitch
- 1939 Invitation to Happiness
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
- 1939 Sudden Money
as Sweeney J. Patterson
- 1939 Boy Trouble
as Homer C. Fitch
- 1938 His Exciting Night
as Adam Tripp
- 1938 Service de Luxe
as Robinson
- 1938 Breaking the Ice
as Sam Terwilliger
- 1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Charles Ruggles
- 1938 Bringing Up Baby
as Major Applegate
- 1937 Exclusive
as Tod Swain
- 1937 Turn Off the Moon
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
- 1936 Mind Your Own Business
as Orville Shanks
- 1936 Wives Never Know
as Homer Bigelow
- 1936 Hollywood Boulevard
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
- 1936 Yours for the Asking
as Sunbather (uncredited)
- 1936 Hearts Divided
as Henry
- 1936 Early to Bed
as Chester Beatty
- 1936 Anything Goes
as Reverend Dr. Moon
- 1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
- 1935 No More Ladies
as Edgar Holden
- 1935 People Will Talk
as Henry Wilton
- 1935 Ruggles of Red Gap
as Egbert Floud
- 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness
as Aaron Kirkland
- 1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
- 1934 Murder in the Private Car
as Godfrey D. Scott
- 1934 Melody in Spring
as Warren Blodgett
- 1934 Six of a Kind
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1933 Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
- 1933 Girl Without a Room
as Vergil Crock
- 1933 Good-bye Love
as Oswald Groggs
- 1933 Mama Loves Papa
as Wilbur Todd
- 1933 Melody Cruise
as Pete Wells
- 1933 Terror Aboard
as Blackie Witherspoon
- 1933 Murders in the Zoo
as Peter Yates
- 1932 Madame Butterfly
as Lieutenant Barton
- 1932 If I Had a Million
as Henry Peabody
- 1932 Evenings for Sale
as Bimpfl
- 1932 Trouble in Paradise
as Major
- 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 One Hour with You
as Adolph
- 1932 This Reckless Age
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
- 1931 Husband's Holiday
as Clyde Saunders
- 1931 The Beloved Bachelor
as Jerry Wells
- 1931 The Smiling Lieutenant
as Max
- 1931 The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
- 1931 The Girl Habit
as Charlie Floyd
- 1931 Honor Among Lovers
as Monty Dunn
- 1930 Charley's Aunt
as Fancourt Babberley
- 1930 Her Wedding Night
as Bertie Bird
- 1930 Queen High
as T. Boggs Johns
- 1930 Young Man of Manhattan
as Shorty Ross
- 1930 Roadhouse Nights
as Willie Bindbugel
- 1929 The Battle of Paris
as Zizi
- 1929 The Lady Lies
as Charlie Tayler
- 1929 Gentlemen of the Press
as Charlie Haven
- 1923 The Heart Raider
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
- 1915
- 1915 Peer Gynt
as The Button Molder
- 1915 The Majesty of the Law
as Lawrence Evans
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1938
- 1936