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