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