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