Charles Ruggles
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
Credits
- 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 · I'd Rather Be Rich as Dr. Charles Crandall
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as Eli Harcourt
- 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 Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as John Canfield
- 1959 · The Bullwinkle Show as Aesop (voice)
- 1956 · Eloise as Murphy
- 1954 · The World of Mr. Sweeney as Cicero P. Sweeney
- 1953 · Ben and Me as Ben Franklin (voice)
- 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 · Her Favorite Patient 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 Nickie 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 · Hollywood Handicap as Himself
- 1938 · Bringing Up Baby as Horace 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
- 1936 · Hearts Divided as Henry
- 1936 · Early to Bed as Chester R. Beatty
- 1936 · The Preview Murder Mystery as Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited)
- 1936 · Anything Goes as Rev. 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 The 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 · The Reform Candidate as
- 1915 · Peer Gynt as The Button Molder
- 1915 · The Majesty of the Law as Lawrence Evans