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