1886-02-08 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.
 |
Carousel | The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | 1967-05-07 |
 |
The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J. L. Pruitt | 1966-02-16 |
 |
Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes | 1966-12-01 |
 |
I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall | 1964-08-25 |
 |
Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock | 1963-01-16 |
 |
Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio | 1963-03-06 |
 |
All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr | 1961-03-15 |
 |
The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick | 1961-05-13 |
 |
The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage | 1961-06-01 |
 |
Eloise | Murphy | 1956-11-22 |
 |
Ben and Me | Ben Franklin (voice) | 1953-11-11 |
 |
The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet | 1949-05-11 |
 |
Look for the Silver Lining | Caro "Pop" Miller | 1949-07-30 |
 |
Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper | 1948-06-08 |
 |
It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor | 1947-04-17 |
 |
My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder | 1947-02-04 |
 |
The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. | 1947-01-24 |
 |
Ramrod | Ben Dickason | 1947-05-02 |
 |
Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery | 1946-09-24 |
 |
A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley | 1946-05-01 |
 |
Bedside Manner | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks | 1945-06-22 |
 |
Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim | 1945-07-25 |
 |
3 Is a Family | Sam Whitaker | 1944-11-23 |
 |
The Shining Future | Mr. Ames | 1944-04-11 |
 |
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mr. Otis Skinner | 1944-11-02 |
 |
The Road to Victory | Mr. Ames (uncredited) | 1944-05-18 |
 |
The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade | 1944-11-25 |
 |
Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan | 1943-03-12 |
 |
Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block | 1942-06-21 |
 |
Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson | 1941-01-18 |
 |
Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast | 1941-11-27 |
 |
Model Wife | Milo Everett | 1941-04-17 |
 |
The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield | 1941-07-25 |
 |
The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1941-12-19 |
 |
Maryland | Dick Piper | 1940-07-19 |
 |
No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift | 1940-09-14 |
 |
Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn | 1940-09-13 |
 |
The Farmer's Daughter | Nickie North | 1940-03-29 |
 |
Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson | 1940-05-10 |
 |
The Invisible Woman | George | 1940-12-28 |
 |
Night Work | Homer C. Fitch | 1939-08-04 |
 |
Invitation to Happiness | Henry 'Pop' Hardy | 1939-06-07 |
 |
Boy Trouble | Homer C. Fitch | 1939-01-27 |
 |
Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson | 1939-03-31 |
 |
Balalaika | Nicki Popoff | 1939-12-15 |
|
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | Charles Ruggles | 1938-07-29 |
 |
Hollywood Handicap | Himself | 1938-05-28 |
 |
Breaking the Ice | Sam Terwilliger | 1938-09-22 |
|
His Exciting Night | Adam Tripp | 1938-11-11 |
 |
Service de Luxe | Robinson | 1938-10-12 |
 |
Bringing Up Baby | Horace Applegate | 1938-02-18 |
|
Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy | 1937-05-14 |
 |
Exclusive | Tod Swain | 1937-08-06 |
 |
Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks | 1936-12-18 |
 |
Anything Goes | Rev. Dr. Moon | 1936-01-24 |
 |
The Preview Murder Mystery | Himself (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
 |
Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow | 1936-09-18 |
 |
Early to Bed | Chester R. Beatty | 1936-06-05 |
 |
Hollywood Boulevard | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
 |
Hearts Divided | Henry | 1936-06-20 |
 |
Yours for the Asking | Sunbather (uncredited) | 1936-07-23 |
 |
People Will Talk | Henry Wilton | 1935-05-24 |
 |
Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud | 1935-03-08 |
 |
The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth | 1935-09-20 |
 |
No More Ladies | Edgar Holden | 1935-06-14 |
 |
The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland | 1934-09-27 |
 |
Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett | 1934-04-07 |
 |
Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1934-02-09 |
 |
Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday | 1934-07-28 |
 |
Murder in the Private Car | Godfrey D. Scott | 1934-06-29 |
 |
Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates | 1933-03-31 |
 |
Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd | 1933-07-14 |
 |
Alice in Wonderland | March Hare | 1933-12-18 |
 |
Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock | 1933-12-08 |
 |
Good-bye Love | Oswald Groggs | 1933-11-09 |
 |
Terror Aboard | Blackie Witherspoon | 1933-04-14 |
 |
Melody Cruise | Pete Wells | 1933-06-22 |
 |
Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl | 1932-11-12 |
 |
Madame Butterfly | Lieutenant Barton | 1932-12-30 |
 |
Make Me a Star | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) | 1932-07-01 |
 |
Trouble in Paradise | The Major | 1932-10-30 |
 |
The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1932-09-17 |
 |
If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody | 1932-11-18 |
 |
This Is the Night | Bunny West | 1932-04-08 |
 |
One Hour with You | Adolph | 1932-03-23 |
 |
Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze | 1932-08-18 |
 |
70,000 Witnesses | Johnny Moran | 1932-09-09 |
 |
This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1932-01-09 |
 |
The Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells | 1931-10-23 |
 |
Husband's Holiday | Clyde Saunders | 1931-12-19 |
 |
The Smiling Lieutenant | Max | 1931-08-01 |
 |
The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
 |
The Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd | 1931-06-27 |
 |
Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn | 1931-02-28 |
 |
Charley's Aunt | Fancourt Babberley | 1930-12-25 |
 |
Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross | 1930-04-19 |
 |
Queen High | T. Boggs Johns | 1930-08-23 |
 |
Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel | 1930-02-15 |
 |
Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird | 1930-09-28 |
 |
Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven | 1929-05-04 |
 |
The Battle of Paris | Zizi | 1929-12-30 |
 |
The Lady Lies | Charlie Tayler | 1929-09-21 |
 |
The Heart Raider | Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) | 1923-06-10 |
 |
The Reform Candidate | 1915-12-16 | |
 |
Peer Gynt | The Button Molder | 1915-09-15 |
 |
The Majesty of the Law | Lawrence Evans | 1915-08-26 |
