Charles 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.
Known For
The Major
Trouble in Paradise
Horace Applegate
Bringing Up Baby
Dr. J. L. Pruitt
The Ugly Dachshund
Max
The Smiling Lieutenant
Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
Love Me Tonight
Clyde Saunders
Husband's Holiday
March Hare
Alice in Wonderland
The Button Molder
Peer Gynt
John Everett Hughes
Follow Me, Boys!
George
The Invisible Woman
Egbert Floud
Ruggles of Red Gap
Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
Bedside Manner
Ben Dickason
Ramrod
Adolph
One Hour with You
Dale Williams, Sr.
The Perfect Marriage
Freddie Linley
A Stolen Life
Charlie Tayler
The Lady Lies
Peter Yates
Murders in the Zoo
Lieutenant Barton
Madame Butterfly
Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Invitation to Happiness
Willie Bindbugel
Roadhouse Nights
Charles McKendrick
The Parent Trap
Himself
Hollywood Handicap
Bunny West
This Is the Night
Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Claude Mercadet
The Lovable Cheat
Anthony Ghio
Papa's Delicate Condition
Sam Terwilliger
Breaking the Ice
Caro "Pop" Miller
Look for the Silver Lining
Stanley Slade
The Doughgirls
Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
All in a Night's Work
Henry Peabody
If I Had a Million
Pete Wells
Melody Cruise
Blackie Witherspoon
Terror Aboard
Harvey Wilson
Honeymoon for Three
Mackenzie Savage
The Pleasure of His Company
Nicki Popoff
Balalaika
Edgar Holden
No More Ladies
J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Six of a Kind
Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
The Perfect Snob
Cherokee Jim
Incendiary Blonde
Philo Swift
No Time for Comedy
Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Monty Dunn
Honor Among Lovers
Charles Ruggles
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Oswald Groggs
Good-bye Love
Dr. Charles Crandall
I'd Rather Be Rich
Aaron Kirkland
The Pursuit of Happiness
Richard Pennington Roeder
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Ames (uncredited)
The Road to Victory
Rev. Dr. Moon
Anything Goes
Henry
Hearts Divided
Fancourt Babberley
Charley's Aunt
Wilbur Sealingsworth
The Big Broadcast of 1936
T. Boggs Johns
Queen High
Shorty Ross
Young Man of Manhattan
Bimpfl
Evenings for Sale
Sam Whitaker
3 Is a Family
Robinson
Service de Luxe
Chester R. Beatty
Early to Bed
Orville Shanks
Mind Your Own Business
Toby Helper
Give My Regards to Broadway
Jim Pendergast
Go West, Young Lady
Tod Swain
Exclusive
J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Turn Off the Moon
Homer C. Fitch
Boy Trouble
Sweeney J. Patterson
Sudden Money
Mr. Otis Skinner
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Vergil Crock
Girl Without a Room
Mr. Ames
The Shining Future
Godfrey D. Scott
Murder in the Private Car
Bertie Bird
Her Wedding Night
Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
The Night of June 13
Wilbur Todd
Mama Loves Papa
Milo Everett
Model Wife
Milburn
Public Deb No. 1
Jim Montgomery
Gallant Journey
Pa Dugan
Dixie Dugan
Lawrence Evans
The Majesty of the Law
Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
This Reckless Age
Nicksie North
The Farmer's Daughter
Himself (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Murphy
Eloise
Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Sunbather (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
The Parson of Panamint
Dick Piper
Maryland
Adam Tripp
His Exciting Night
Charlie Haven
Gentlemen of the Press
Judge Murdock
Son of Flubber
Zizi
The Battle of Paris
Jerry Wells
The Beloved Bachelor
Heinrich Block
Friendly Enemies
The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Carousel
Warren Blodgett
Melody in Spring
Ben Franklin (voice)
Ben and Me
Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
Make Me a Star
Homer Bigelow
Wives Never Know
Johnny Moran
70,000 Witnesses
Homer C. Fitch
Night Work
Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
The Heart Raider
Buzz Nelson
Opened by Mistake
(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
Henry Wilton
People Will Talk
Charlie Floyd
The Girl Habit
The Reform Candidate
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
106
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-02-08
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Charlie Ruggles