Cast
Charles Ruggles
Acting
Cast
Charles Ruggles
Known for
Acting
Born
1886-02-08
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
1970-12-23
Also known as Charlie Ruggles, Charles Sherman Ruggles
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. 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.
The Parent Trap
as Charles McKendrick
Bringing Up Baby
as Major Applegate
Boy Trouble
as Homer C. Fitch
Anything Goes
as Rev. Dr. Moon
Hollywood Boulevard
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Maryland
as Dick Piper
Sudden Money
as Sweeney J. Patterson
Madame Butterfly
as Lieutenant Barton
Queen High
as T. Boggs Johns
One Hour with You
as Adolph
Night Work
as Homer C. Fitch
Trouble in Paradise
as The Major
Melody Cruise
as Pete Wells
Alice in Wonderland
as March Hare
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Anthony Ghio
Ramrod
as Ben Dickason
Eloise
as Murphy
The Ugly Dachshund
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
Mama Loves Papa
as Wilbur Todd
Son of Flubber
as Judge Murdock
A Stolen Life
as Freddie Linley
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
The Perfect Marriage
as Dale Williams, Sr.
All in a Night's Work
as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
If I Had a Million
as Henry Peabody
Honeymoon for Three
as Harvey Wilson
Ben and Me
as Ben Franklin (voice)
The Invisible Woman
as George
Carousel
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Follow Me, Boys!
as John Everett Hughes
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Love Me Tonight
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
Murders in the Zoo
as Peter Yates
Early to Bed
as Chester Beatty
Exclusive
as Tod Swain
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Egbert Floud
70,000 Witnesses
as Johnny Moran
Friendly Enemies
as Heinrich Block
Six of a Kind
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Breaking the Ice
as Sam Terwilliger
Balalaika
as Nicki Popoff
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Mr. Otis Skinner
Model Wife
as Milo Everett
Opened by Mistake
as Buzz Nelson
Public Deb No. 1
as Milburn
Invitation to Happiness
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
The Pleasure of His Company
as Mackenzie Savage
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Gallant Journey
as Jim Montgomery
Good-bye Love
as Oswald Groggs
The Doughgirls
as Stanley Slade
The Lovable Cheat
as Claude Mercadet
Incendiary Blonde
as Cherokee Jim
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Himself (Uncredited)
Honor Among Lovers
as Monty Dunn
The Road to Victory
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
His Exciting Night
as Adam Tripp
Murder in the Private Car
as Godfrey D. Scott
Wives Never Know
as Homer Bigelow
The Girl Habit
as Charlie Floyd
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
This Is the Night
as Bunny West
Go West, Young Lady
as Jim Pendergast
Hearts Divided
as Henry
No More Ladies
as Edgar Holden
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Aaron Kirkland
Bedside Manner
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
Husband's Holiday
as Clyde Saunders
The Night of June 13
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
The Parson of Panamint
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
Melody in Spring
as Warren Blodgett
Look for the Silver Lining
as Caro "Pop" Miller
Service de Luxe
as Robinson
I'd Rather Be Rich
as Dr. Charles Crandall
Turn Off the Moon
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nicksie North
Yours for the Asking
as Sunbather (uncredited)
Her Wedding Night
as Bertie Bird
The Smiling Lieutenant
as Max
No Time for Comedy
as Philo Swift
Dixie Dugan
as Pa Dugan
Mind Your Own Business
as Orville Shanks
The Perfect Snob
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
Roadhouse Nights
as Willie Bindbugel
Make Me a Star
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
Girl Without a Room
as Vergil Crock
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Charles Ruggles
Peer Gynt
as The Button Molder
The Beloved Bachelor
as Jerry Wells
The Majesty of the Law
as Lawrence Evans
3 Is a Family
as Sam Whitaker
The Lady Lies
as Charlie Tayler
This Reckless Age
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Gentlemen of the Press
as Charlie Haven
People Will Talk
as Henry Wilton
Terror Aboard
as Blackie Witherspoon
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Richard Pennington Roeder
Charley's Aunt
as Fancourt Babberley
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Toby Helper
The Shining Future
as Mr. Ames
Young Man of Manhattan
as Shorty Ross
The Battle of Paris
as Zizi
The Reform Candidate
Evenings for Sale
as Bimpfl
The Heart Raider
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)