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