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Charles Ruggles
Actor

Charles Ruggles

8 Feb 1886Born
23 Dec 1970Died
84Age at death
114Credits

Biography

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.

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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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 114 credits.

  1. 1967CarouselFilm: The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
  2. 1966Follow Me, Boys!Film: John Everett Hughes
  3. 1966The Ugly DachshundFilm: Dr. J. L. Pruitt
  4. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Governor Callahan (1 episode)
  5. 1964BewitchedSeries: Mr. Caldwell (1 episode)
  6. 1964I'd Rather Be RichFilm: Dr. Charles Crandall
  7. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Mr. Gregory (1 episode)
  8. 1963Vacation PlayhouseSeries: Eli Harcourt (1 episode)
  9. 1963Papa's Delicate ConditionFilm: Anthony Ghio
  10. 1963Son of FlubberFilm: Judge Murdock
  11. 1961The Pleasure of His CompanyFilm: Mackenzie Savage
  12. 1961The Parent TrapFilm: Charles McKendrick
  13. 1961All in a Night's WorkFilm: Warren Kingsley Sr.
  14. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries: John Canfield (1 episode)
  15. 1960Aesop and SonSeries: Aesop (voice) (39 episodes)
  16. 1959The Bullwinkle ShowSeries: Aesop (voice) (815 episodes)
  17. 1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsSeries: Aesop (voice) (163 episodes)
  18. 1956EloiseFilm: Murphy
  19. 1954The World of Mr. SweeneySeries: Cicero P. Sweeney (1 episode)
  20. 1953Ben and MeFilm: Ben Franklin (voice)
  21. 1949The RugglesSeries: Charles Ruggles (137 episodes)
  22. 1949Look for the Silver LiningFilm: Caro "Pop" Miller
  23. 1949The Lovable CheatFilm: Claude Mercadet
  24. 1948Give My Regards to BroadwayFilm: Toby Helper
  25. 1947RamrodFilm: Ben Dickason
  26. 1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueFilm: Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
  27. 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesFilm: Richard Pennington Roeder
  28. 1947The Perfect MarriageFilm: Dale Williams, Sr.
  29. 1946Gallant JourneyFilm: Jim Montgomery
  30. 1946A Stolen LifeFilm: Freddie Linley
  31. 1945Incendiary BlondeFilm: Cherokee Jim
  32. 1945Bedside MannerFilm: Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
  33. 1944The DoughgirlsFilm: Stanley Slade
  34. 19443 Is a FamilyFilm: Sam Whitaker
  35. 1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayFilm: Mr. Otis Skinner
  36. 1944The Road to VictoryFilm: Mr. Ames (uncredited)
  37. 1944The Shining FutureFilm: Mr. Ames
  38. 1943Dixie DuganFilm: Pa Dugan
  39. 1942Friendly EnemiesFilm: Heinrich Block
  40. 1941The Perfect SnobFilm: Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
  41. 1941Go West, Young LadyFilm: Jim Pendergast
  42. 1941The Parson of PanamintFilm: Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
  43. 1941Model WifeFilm: Milo Everett
  44. 1941Honeymoon for ThreeFilm: Harvey Wilson
  45. 1940The Invisible WomanFilm: George
  46. 1940No Time for ComedyFilm: Philo Swift
  47. 1940Public Deb No. 1Film: Milburn
  48. 1940MarylandFilm: Dick Piper
  49. 1940Opened by MistakeFilm: Buzz Nelson
  50. 1940The Farmer's DaughterFilm: Nicksie North
  51. 1939BalalaikaFilm: Nicki Popoff
  52. 1939Night WorkFilm: Homer C. Fitch
  53. 1939Invitation to HappinessFilm: Henry 'Pop' Hardy
  54. 1939Sudden MoneyFilm: Sweeney J. Patterson
  55. 1939Boy TroubleFilm: Homer C. Fitch
  56. 1938His Exciting NightFilm: Adam Tripp
  57. 1938Service de LuxeFilm: Robinson
  58. 1938Breaking the IceFilm: Sam Terwilliger
  59. 1938Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Film: Charles Ruggles
  60. 1938Bringing Up BabyFilm: Major Applegate
  61. 1937ExclusiveFilm: Tod Swain
  62. 1937Turn Off the MoonFilm: J. Elliott Dinwiddy
  63. 1936Mind Your Own BusinessFilm: Orville Shanks
  64. 1936Wives Never KnowFilm: Homer Bigelow
  65. 1936Hollywood BoulevardFilm: Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
  66. 1936Yours for the AskingFilm: Sunbather (uncredited)
  67. 1936Hearts DividedFilm: Henry
  68. 1936Early to BedFilm: Chester Beatty
  69. 1936Anything GoesFilm: Reverend Dr. Moon
  70. 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Film: Wilbur Sealingsworth
  71. 1935No More LadiesFilm: Edgar Holden
  72. 1935People Will TalkFilm: Henry Wilton
  73. 1935Ruggles of Red GapFilm: Egbert Floud
  74. 1934The Pursuit of HappinessFilm: Aaron Kirkland
  75. 1934Friends of Mr. SweeneyFilm: Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
  76. 1934Murder in the Private CarFilm: Godfrey D. Scott
  77. 1934Melody in SpringFilm: Warren Blodgett
  78. 1934Six of a KindFilm: J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
  79. 1933Alice in WonderlandFilm: March Hare
  80. 1933Girl Without a RoomFilm: Vergil Crock

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