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.
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 1976-10-29 |
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Carousel | The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | 1967-05-07 |
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The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J. L. Pruitt | 1966-02-16 |
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Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes | 1966-12-01 |
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I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall | 1964-08-25 |
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Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock | 1963-01-16 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio | 1963-03-06 |
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The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage | 1961-06-01 |
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The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick | 1961-05-13 |
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All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr | 1961-03-15 |
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Eloise | Murphy | 1956-11-22 |
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Ben and Me | Ben Franklin (voice) | 1953-11-11 |
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The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet | 1949-05-11 |
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Look for the Silver Lining | Caro "Pop" Miller | 1949-07-30 |
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Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper | 1948-06-08 |
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor | 1947-04-17 |
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The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. | 1947-01-24 |
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My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder | 1947-02-04 |
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Ramrod | Ben Dickason | 1947-05-02 |
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Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery | 1946-09-24 |
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A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley | 1946-05-01 |
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Bedside Manner | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks | 1945-06-22 |
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Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim | 1945-07-25 |
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The Road to Victory | Mr. Ames (uncredited) | 1944-05-18 |
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The Shining Future | Mr. Ames | 1944-04-11 |
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mr. Otis Skinner | 1944-11-02 |
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3 Is a Family | Sam Whitaker | 1944-11-23 |
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The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade | 1944-11-25 |
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Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan | 1943-03-12 |
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Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block | 1942-06-21 |
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The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1941-12-19 |
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Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast | 1941-11-27 |
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Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson | 1941-01-18 |
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Model Wife | Milo Everett | 1941-04-17 |
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The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield | 1941-07-25 |
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No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift | 1940-09-14 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn | 1940-09-13 |
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The Farmer's Daughter | Nicksie North | 1940-03-29 |
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Maryland | Dick Piper | 1940-07-19 |
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Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson | 1940-05-10 |
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The Invisible Woman | George | 1940-12-27 |
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Night Work | Homer C. Fitch | 1939-08-04 |
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Boy Trouble | Homer C. Fitch | 1939-01-27 |
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Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson | 1939-03-31 |
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Balalaika | Nicki Popoff | 1939-12-15 |
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Invitation to Happiness | Henry 'Pop' Hardy | 1939-06-07 |
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Service de Luxe | Robinson | 1938-10-12 |
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Breaking the Ice | Sam Terwilliger | 1938-09-22 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | Charles Ruggles | 1938-07-29 |
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His Exciting Night | Adam Tripp | 1938-11-11 |
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Bringing Up Baby | Major Applegate | 1938-02-18 |
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Hollywood Handicap | Himself | 1938-05-28 |
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Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy | 1937-05-14 |
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Exclusive | Tod Swain | 1937-08-06 |
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Early to Bed | Chester Beatty | 1936-06-05 |
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Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks | 1936-12-18 |
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Yours for the Asking | Sunbather (uncredited) | 1936-07-23 |
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Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow | 1936-09-18 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
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The Preview Murder Mystery | Himself (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
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Hearts Divided | Henry | 1936-06-20 |
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Anything Goes | Rev. Dr. Moon | 1936-01-24 |
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People Will Talk | Henry Wilton | 1935-05-24 |
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth | 1935-09-20 |
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No More Ladies | Edgar Holden | 1935-06-14 |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud | 1935-03-08 |
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Murder in the Private Car | Godfrey D. Scott | 1934-06-29 |
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Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday | 1934-07-28 |
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Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1934-02-09 |
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The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland | 1934-09-27 |
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Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett | 1934-04-07 |
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Good-bye Love | Oswald Groggs | 1933-11-09 |
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Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates | 1933-03-31 |
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Terror Aboard | Blackie Witherspoon | 1933-04-14 |
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Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd | 1933-07-14 |
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Alice in Wonderland | March Hare | 1933-12-18 |
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Melody Cruise | Pete Wells | 1933-06-22 |
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Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock | 1933-12-08 |
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Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze | 1932-08-18 |
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Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl | 1932-11-12 |
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Madame Butterfly | Lieutenant Barton | 1932-12-30 |
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One Hour with You | Adolph | 1932-03-23 |
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Make Me a Star | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) | 1932-07-01 |
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70,000 Witnesses | Johnny Moran | 1932-09-09 |
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This Is the Night | Bunny West | 1932-04-08 |
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Trouble in Paradise | The Major | 1932-10-30 |
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The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1932-09-17 |
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This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 1932-01-09 |
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If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody | 1932-11-18 |
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Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn | 1931-03-21 |
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Husband's Holiday | Clyde Saunders | 1931-12-19 |
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The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
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The Smiling Lieutenant | Max | 1931-08-01 |
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The Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells | 1931-10-23 |
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The Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd | 1931-06-27 |
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Queen High | T. Boggs Johns | 1930-08-23 |
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Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross | 1930-04-19 |
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Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird | 1930-09-28 |
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Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel | 1930-02-15 |
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Charley's Aunt | Fancourt Babberley | 1930-12-25 |
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Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven | 1929-05-04 |
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The Battle of Paris | Zizi | 1929-11-30 |
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The Lady Lies | Charlie Tayler | 1929-09-21 |
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The Heart Raider | Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) | 1923-06-10 |
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The Reform Candidate | 1915-12-16 | |
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Peer Gynt | The Button Molder | 1915-09-15 |
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The Majesty of the Law | Lawrence Evans | 1915-08-26 |
