About

Known credits:
109
Birthday:
1886-02-08
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Charles Ruggles

Overview

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

Acting
1967 Carousel Actor The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden N/A
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1966 Follow Me, Boys! Actor John Everett Hughes 59
Average
1966 The Ugly Dachshund Actor Dr. J. L. Pruitt 60
Fair
1964 I'd Rather Be Rich Actor Dr. Charles Crandall 59
Average
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition Actor Anthony Ghio 58
Average
1963 Son of Flubber Actor Judge Murdock 58
Average
1961 The Pleasure of His Company Actor Mackenzie Savage 59
Average
1961 The Parent Trap Actor Charles McKendrick 63
Fair
1961 All in a Night's Work Actor Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr 59
Average
1959 The Bullwinkle Show Actor Aesop (voice) 68
Fair
1959 Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Actor Aesop (voice) 70
Good
1956 Eloise Actor Murphy N/A
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1954 The World of Mr. Sweeney Actor Cicero P. Sweeney N/A
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1953 Ben and Me Actor Ben Franklin (voice) 59
Average
1949 Look for the Silver Lining Actor Caro "Pop" Miller 59
Average
1949 The Lovable Cheat Actor Claude Mercadet 59
Average
1948 Give My Regards to Broadway Actor Toby Helper 59
Average
1947 Ramrod Actor Ben Dickason 59
Average
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue Actor Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor 60
Fair
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses Actor Richard Pennington Roeder 59
Average
1947 The Perfect Marriage Actor Dale Williams, Sr. 59
Average
1946 Gallant Journey Actor Jim Montgomery 59
Average
1946 A Stolen Life Actor Freddie Linley 59
Average
1945 Incendiary Blonde Actor Cherokee Jim 58
Average
1945 Her Favorite Patient Actor Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks 59
Average
1944 The Doughgirls Actor Stanley Slade 59
Average
1944 3 Is a Family Actor Sam Whitaker N/A
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1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Actor Mr. Otis Skinner 59
Average
1944 The Road to Victory Actor Mr. Ames (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 The Shining Future Actor Mr. Ames 59
Average
1943 Dixie Dugan Actor Pa Dugan 59
Average
1942 Friendly Enemies Actor Heinrich Block 59
Average
1941 The Perfect Snob Actor Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) 59
Average
1941 Go West, Young Lady Actor Jim Pendergast 59
Average
1941 The Parson of Panamint Actor Chuckawalla Bill Redfield 58
Average
1941 Model Wife Actor Milo Everett N/A
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1941 Honeymoon for Three Actor Harvey Wilson 58
Average
1940 The Invisible Woman Actor George 58
Average
1940 No Time for Comedy Actor Philo Swift 58
Average
1940 Public Deb No. 1 Actor Milburn 58
Average
1940 Maryland Actor Dick Piper 59
Average
1940 Opened by Mistake Actor Buzz Nelson N/A
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1940 The Farmer's Daughter Actor Nickie North 58
Average
1939 Balalaika Actor Nicki Popoff 58
Average
1939 Night Work Actor Homer C. Fitch 59
Average
1939 Invitation to Happiness Actor Henry 'Pop' Hardy N/A
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1939 Sudden Money Actor Sweeney J. Patterson 58
Average
1939 Boy Trouble Actor Homer C. Fitch 58
Average
1938 His Exciting Night Actor Adam Tripp 58
Average
1938 Service de Luxe Actor Robinson 59
Average
1938 Breaking the Ice Actor Sam Terwilliger 58
Average
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Actor Charles Ruggles N/A
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1938 Hollywood Handicap Actor Himself 58
Average
1938 Bringing Up Baby Actor Horace Applegate 69
Fair
1937 Exclusive Actor Tod Swain 58
Average
1937 Turn Off the Moon Actor J. Elliott Dinwiddy N/A
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1936 Mind Your Own Business Actor Orville Shanks N/A
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1936 Wives Never Know Actor Homer Bigelow N/A
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1936 Hollywood Boulevard Actor Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Yours for the Asking Actor Sunbather 58
Average
1936 Hearts Divided Actor Henry 59
Average
1936 Early to Bed Actor Chester R. Beatty 59
Average
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery Actor Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Anything Goes Actor Rev. Dr. Moon 58
Average
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936 Actor Wilbur Sealingsworth 58
Average
1935 No More Ladies Actor Edgar Holden 58
Average
1935 People Will Talk Actor Henry Wilton 58
Average
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap Actor Egbert Floud 60
Fair
1934 The Pursuit of Happiness Actor Aaron Kirkland 59
Average
1934 Friends of Mr. Sweeney Actor Asaph 'Ace' Holliday 59
Average
1934 Murder in the Private Car Actor Godfrey D. Scott 58
Average
1934 Melody in Spring Actor Warren Blodgett 59
Average
1934 Six of a Kind Actor J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) 59
Average
1933 Alice in Wonderland Actor March Hare 59
Average
1933 Girl Without a Room Actor Vergil Crock 59
Average
1933 Good-bye Love Actor Oswald Groggs 59
Average
1933 Mama Loves Papa Actor Wilbur Todd N/A
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1933 Melody Cruise Actor Pete Wells 58
Average
1933 Terror Aboard Actor Blackie Witherspoon 59
Average
1933 Murders in the Zoo Actor Peter Yates 58
Average
1932 Madame Butterfly Actor Lieutenant Barton 58
Average
1932 If I Had a Million Actor Henry Peabody 59
Average
1932 Evenings for Sale Actor Bimpfl 59
Average
1932 Trouble in Paradise Actor The Major 64
Fair
1932 The Night of June 13 Actor Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) 59
Average
1932 70,000 Witnesses Actor Johnny Moran 58
Average
1932 Love Me Tonight Actor Viscount Gilbert de Varèze 59
Average
1932 Make Me a Star Actor Charles Ruggles (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 This Is the Night Actor Bunny West 58
Average
1932 One Hour with You Actor Adolph 59
Average
1932 This Reckless Age Actor Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) 59
Average
1931 Husband's Holiday Actor Clyde Saunders N/A
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1931 The Beloved Bachelor Actor Jerry Wells N/A
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1931 The Smiling Lieutenant Actor Max 59
Average
1931 The House That Shadows Built Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
1931 The Girl Habit Actor Charlie Floyd N/A
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1931 Honor Among Lovers Actor Monty Dunn 59
Average
1930 Charley's Aunt Actor Fancourt Babberley 59
Average
1930 Her Wedding Night Actor Bertie Bird 59
Average
1930 Queen High Actor T. Boggs Johns 59
Average
1930 Young Man of Manhattan Actor Shorty Ross 59
Average
1930 Roadhouse Nights Actor Willie Bindbugel 59
Average
1929 The Battle of Paris Actor Zizi 59
Average
1929 The Lady Lies Actor Charlie Tayler 59
Average
1929 Gentlemen of the Press Actor Charlie Haven 59
Average
1923 The Heart Raider Actor Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) N/A
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1915 The Reform Candidate Actor N/A
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1915 Peer Gynt Actor The Button Molder N/A
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1915 The Majesty of the Law Actor Lawrence Evans N/A
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