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: Acting

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1886-02-08

Died: 1970-12-23

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1915	The Majesty of the Law	Lawrence Evans	0
2	1915	Peer Gynt	The Button Molder	0
3	1915	The Reform Candidate		0
4	1923	The Heart Raider	Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)	0
5	1929	Gentlemen of the Press	Charlie Haven	50
6	1929	The Lady Lies	Charlie Tayler	50
7	1929	The Battle of Paris	Zizi	60
8	1930	Roadhouse Nights	Willie Bindbugel	45
9	1930	Young Man of Manhattan	Shorty Ross	52
10	1930	Queen High	T. Boggs Johns	60
11	1930	Her Wedding Night	Bertie Bird	60
12	1930	Charley's Aunt	Fancourt Babberley	50
13	1931	Honor Among Lovers	Monty Dunn	57
14	1931	The Girl Habit	Charlie Floyd	0
15	1931	The House That Shadows Built	(archive footage)	70
16	1931	The Smiling Lieutenant	Max	69
17	1931	The Beloved Bachelor	Jerry Wells	0
18	1931	Husband's Holiday	Clyde Saunders	0
19	1932	This Reckless Age	Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)	50
20	1932	One Hour with You	Adolph	65
21	1932	This Is the Night	Bunny West	56
22	1932	Make Me a Star	Charles Ruggles (uncredited)	55
23	1932	Love Me Tonight	Viscount Gilbert de Varèze	66
24	1932	70,000 Witnesses	Johnny Moran	48
25	1932	The Night of June 13	Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)	70
26	1932	Trouble in Paradise	The Major	74
27	1932	Evenings for Sale	Bimpfl	60
28	1932	If I Had a Million	Henry Peabody	65
29	1932	Madame Butterfly	Lieutenant Barton	55
30	1933	Murders in the Zoo	Peter Yates	58
31	1933	Terror Aboard	Blackie Witherspoon	60
32	1933	Melody Cruise	Pete Wells	52
33	1933	Mama Loves Papa	Wilbur Todd	0
34	1933	Good-bye Love	Oswald Groggs	55
35	1933	Girl Without a Room	Vergil Crock	53
36	1933	Alice in Wonderland	March Hare	61
37	1934	Six of a Kind	J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)	58
38	1934	Melody in Spring	Warren Blodgett	60
39	1934	Murder in the Private Car	Godfrey D. Scott	54
40	1934	Friends of Mr. Sweeney	Asaph 'Ace' Holliday	60
41	1934	The Pursuit of Happiness	Aaron Kirkland	58
42	1935	Ruggles of Red Gap	Egbert Floud	71
43	1935	People Will Talk	Henry Wilton	30
44	1935	No More Ladies	Edgar Holden	51
45	1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936	Wilbur Sealingsworth	54
46	1936	Anything Goes	Rev. Dr. Moon	53
47	1936	The Preview Murder Mystery	Himself (Uncredited)	60
48	1936	Early to Bed	Chester R. Beatty	70
49	1936	Hearts Divided	Henry	50
50	1936	Yours for the Asking	Sunbather	10
51	1936	Hollywood Boulevard	Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)	25
52	1936	Wives Never Know	Homer Bigelow	0
53	1936	Mind Your Own Business	Orville Shanks	0
54	1937	Turn Off the Moon	J. Elliott Dinwiddy	0
55	1937	Exclusive	Tod Swain	60
56	1938	Bringing Up Baby	Horace Applegate	75
57	1938	Hollywood Handicap	Himself	45
58	1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12	Charles Ruggles	60
59	1938	Breaking the Ice	Sam Terwilliger	48
60	1938	Service de Luxe	Robinson	65
61	1938	His Exciting Night	Adam Tripp	30
62	1939	Boy Trouble	Homer C. Fitch	50
63	1939	Sudden Money	Sweeney J. Patterson	50
64	1939	Invitation to Happiness	Henry 'Pop' Hardy	0
65	1939	Night Work	Homer C. Fitch	70
66	1939	Balalaika	Nicki Popoff	42
67	1940	The Farmer's Daughter	Nickie North	50
68	1940	Opened by Mistake	Buzz Nelson	0
69	1940	Maryland	Dick Piper	62
70	1940	Public Deb No. 1	Milburn	42
71	1940	No Time for Comedy	Philo Swift	54
72	1940	The Invisible Woman	George	57
73	1941	Honeymoon for Three	Harvey Wilson	58
74	1941	Model Wife	Milo Everett	0
75	1941	The Parson of Panamint	Chuckawalla Bill Redfield	50
76	1941	Go West, Young Lady	Jim Pendergast	69
77	1941	The Perfect Snob	Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)	63
78	1942	Friendly Enemies	Heinrich Block	58
79	1943	Dixie Dugan	Pa Dugan	50
80	1944	The Shining Future	Mr. Ames	40
81	1944	The Road to Victory	Mr. Ames (uncredited)	55
82	1944	Our Hearts Were Young and Gay	Mr. Otis Skinner	73
83	1944	3 Is a Family	Sam Whitaker	0
84	1944	The Doughgirls	Stanley Slade	70
85	1945	Her Favorite Patient	Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks	58
86	1945	Incendiary Blonde	Cherokee Jim	51
87	1946	A Stolen Life	Freddie Linley	64
88	1946	Gallant Journey	Jim Montgomery	61
89	1947	The Perfect Marriage	Dale Williams, Sr.	40
90	1947	My Brother Talks to Horses	Richard Pennington Roeder	60
91	1947	It Happened on Fifth Avenue	Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor	71
92	1947	Ramrod	Ben Dickason	64
93	1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Toby Helper	70
94	1949	The Lovable Cheat	Claude Mercadet	30
95	1949	Look for the Silver Lining	Caro "Pop" Miller	57
96	1953	Ben and Me	Ben Franklin (voice)	68
97	1956	Eloise	Murphy	0
98	1961	All in a Night's Work	Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr	59
99	1961	The Parent Trap	Charles McKendrick	70
100	1961	The Pleasure of His Company	Mackenzie Savage	62
101	1963	Son of Flubber	Judge Murdock	59
102	1963	Papa's Delicate Condition	Anthony Ghio	54
103	1964	I'd Rather Be Rich	Dr. Charles Crandall	58
104	1966	The Ugly Dachshund	Dr. J. L. Pruitt	66
105	1966	Follow Me, Boys!	John Everett Hughes	66
106	1967	Carousel	The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	The World of Mr. Sweeney	Cicero P. Sweeney	0
2	1959	The Bullwinkle Show	Aesop (voice)	69
3	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	John Canfield	76
4	1963	Vacation Playhouse	Eli Harcourt	0
5	1964	Bewitched	Mr. Caldwell	79