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Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 08, 1886
Died Dec 23, 1970 (84)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 earl ... y 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.

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Carousel

Carousel

1967

as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden

The Ugly Dachshund

The Ugly Dachshund

1966

as Dr. J. L. Pruitt

Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!

1966

as John Everett Hughes

I'd Rather Be Rich

I'd Rather Be Rich

1964

as Dr. Charles Crandall

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

as Anthony Ghio

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963

as Judge Murdock

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

as Charles McKendrick

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr

The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company

1961

as Mackenzie Savage

Eloise

Eloise

1956

as Murphy

Ben and Me

Ben and Me

1953

as Ben Franklin (voice)

The Lovable Cheat

The Lovable Cheat

1949

as Claude Mercadet

Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining

1949

as Caro "Pop" Miller

Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

1948

as Toby Helper

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Dale Williams, Sr.

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

as Richard Pennington Roeder

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

as Ben Dickason

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

as Jim Montgomery

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

as Freddie Linley

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

1945

as Cherokee Jim

Her Favorite Patient

Her Favorite Patient

1945

as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks

The Shining Future

The Shining Future

1944

as Mr. Ames

3 Is a Family

3 Is a Family

1944

as Sam Whitaker

The Road to Victory

The Road to Victory

1944

as Mr. Ames (uncredited)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

as Otis Skinner

The Doughgirls

The Doughgirls

1944

as Stanley Slade

Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943

as Pa Dugan

Friendly Enemies

Friendly Enemies

1942

as Heinrich Block

The Perfect Snob

The Perfect Snob

1941

as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)

The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1941

as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield

Model Wife

Model Wife

1941

as Milo Everett

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three

1941

as Harvey Wilson

Go West, Young Lady

Go West, Young Lady

1941

as Jim Pendergast

Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1940

as Buzz Nelson

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1940

as Nickie North

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Milburn

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

as Philo Swift

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940

as George

Maryland

Maryland

1940

as Dick Piper

Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble

1939

as Homer C. Fitch

Night Work

Night Work

1939

as Homer C. Fitch

Sudden Money

Sudden Money

1939

as Sweeney J. Patterson

Balalaika

Balalaika

1939

as Nicki Popoff

Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

1939

as Henry 'Pop' Hardy

His Exciting Night

His Exciting Night

1938

as Adam Tripp

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938

as Horace Applegate

Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice

1938

as Sam Terwilliger

Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe

1938

as Robinson

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938

as Charles Ruggles

Turn Off the Moon

Turn Off the Moon

1937

as J. Elliott Dinwiddy

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Tod Swain

Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business

1936

as Orville Shanks

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

1936

as Homer Bigelow

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1936

as Chester R. Beatty

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1936

as Rev. Dr. Moon

Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936

as Henry

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1936

as Sunbather

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

People Will Talk

People Will Talk

1935

as Henry Wilton

No More Ladies

No More Ladies

1935

as Edgar Holden

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Egbert Floud

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935

as Wilbur Sealingsworth

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Godfrey D. Scott

Six of a Kind

Six of a Kind

1934

as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)

Melody in Spring

Melody in Spring

1934

as Warren Blodgett

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

as Aaron Kirkland

Melody Cruise

Melody Cruise

1933

as Pete Wells

Girl without a Room

Girl without a Room

1933

as Vergil Crock

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1933

as Wilbur Todd

Good-bye Love

Good-bye Love

1933

as Oswald Groggs

Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933

as Peter Yates

Terror Aboard

Terror Aboard

1933

as Blackie Witherspoon

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

as March Hare

This Is the Night

This Is the Night

1932

as Bunny West

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932

as Lieutenant Barton

70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

1932

as Johnny Moran

The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

1932

as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)

Evenings for Sale

Evenings for Sale

1932

as Bimpfl

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

as Adolph

This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

1932

as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

as The Major

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Henry Peabody

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)

The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit

1931

as Charlie Floyd

Husband's Holiday

Husband's Holiday

1931

as Clyde Saunders

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Monty Dunn

The Beloved Bachelor

The Beloved Bachelor

1931

as Jerry Wells

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

Queen High

Queen High

1930

as T. Boggs Johns

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1930

as Fancourt Babberley

Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights

1930

as Willie Bindbugel

Her Wedding Night

Her Wedding Night

1930

as Bertie Bird

Young Man of Manhattan

Young Man of Manhattan

1930

as Shorty Ross

The Battle of Paris

The Battle of Paris

1929

as Zizi

Gentlemen of the Press

Gentlemen of the Press

1929

as Charlie Haven

The Lady Lies

The Lady Lies

1929

as Charlie Tayler

The Heart Raider

The Heart Raider

1923

as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)

The Majesty of the Law

The Majesty of the Law

1915

as Lawrence Evans

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

1915

as The Button Molder

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Television Credits

The Bullwinkle Show

as Aesop (voice)

Episodes: 815

First Aired: Nov 19, 1959

Vacation Playhouse

as Eli Harcourt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

The World of Mr. Sweeney

as Cicero P. Sweeney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 1954

The Andy Griffith Show

as John Canfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Bewitched

as Mr. Caldwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

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