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