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Charles Ruggles

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 8, 1886 (Died at 84)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Career Span1923 – 1970
Known Credits113 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Charles Ruggles

Also known as:Charlie RugglesCharles Sherman Ruggles
Total Works

113

104 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie
as Major Applegate
Bewitched
7.8
Bewitched
1964•series
as Mr. Caldwell
The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961•movie
as Charles McKendrick
Trouble in Paradise
7.4
as Major

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 113 titles featuring Charles Ruggles

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie

as Major Applegate

Bewitched
7.8
1 eps
Bewitched
1964•series

as Mr. Caldwell

The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961•movie

as Charles McKendrick

Trouble in Paradise
7.4

as Major

The Ugly Dachshund
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966•movie

as Dr. J. L. Pruitt

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as John Canfield

Love Me Tonight
6.6
Love Me Tonight
1932•movie

as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze

The Invisible Woman
5.7

as George

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor

Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935•movie

as Egbert Floud

One Hour with You
6.4
One Hour with You
1932•movie

as Adolph

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
1 eps

as Governor Callahan

The Smiling Lieutenant
6.8

as Max

Son of Flubber
6.1
Son of Flubber
1963•movie

as Judge Murdock

Alice in Wonderland
6.1

as March Hare

The Bullwinkle Show
7.1
815 eps
The Bullwinkle Show
1959•series

as Aesop (voice)

A Stolen Life
6.4
A Stolen Life
1946•movie

as Freddie Linley

Ramrod
6.5
Ramrod
1947•movie

as Ben Dickason

Ben and Me
6.9
Ben and Me
1953•movie

as Ben Franklin (voice)

If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

as Henry Peabody

Murders in the Zoo
5.9
Murders in the Zoo
1933•movie

as Peter Yates

Follow Me, Boys!
6.7
Follow Me, Boys!
1966•movie

as John Everett Hughes

Madame Butterfly
5.4
Madame Butterfly
1932•movie

as Lieutenant Barton

All in a Night's Work
6.0

as Warren Kingsley Sr.

This Is the Night
5.4
This Is the Night
1932•movie

as Bunny West

Papa's Delicate Condition
5.5

as Anthony Ghio

Murder in the Private Car
5.6

as Godfrey D. Scott

Hollywood Handicap
4.8
Hollywood Handicap
1938•movie

as Himself

Six of a Kind
5.9
Six of a Kind
1934•movie

as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)

Honor Among Lovers
5.9
Honor Among Lovers
1931•movie

as Monty Dunn

The Pleasure of His Company
6.4

as Mackenzie Savage

No Time for Comedy
5.3
No Time for Comedy
1940•movie

as Philo Swift

The Big Broadcast of 1936
5.8

as Wilbur Sealingsworth

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Mr. Gregory

Service de Luxe
6.6
Service de Luxe
1938•movie

as Robinson

Gallant Journey
6.5
Gallant Journey
1946•movie

as Jim Montgomery

Anything Goes
5.8
Anything Goes
1936•movie

as Reverend Dr. Moon

No More Ladies
5.0
No More Ladies
1935•movie

as Edgar Holden

Incendiary Blonde
5.1
Incendiary Blonde
1945•movie

as Cherokee Jim

Melody Cruise
5.0
Melody Cruise
1933•movie

as Pete Wells

The Pursuit of Happiness
5.8

as Aaron Kirkland

Bedside Manner
5.9
Bedside Manner
1945•movie

as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks

Look for the Silver Lining
6.1

as Caro "Pop" Miller

Terror Aboard
6.7
Terror Aboard
1933•movie

as Blackie Witherspoon

Honeymoon for Three
6.3

as Harvey Wilson

Go West, Young Lady
7.1

as Jim Pendergast

Friendly Enemies
6.0
Friendly Enemies
1942•movie

as Heinrich Block

The Lady Lies
5.3
The Lady Lies
1929•movie

as Charlie Tayler

Breaking the Ice
6.1
Breaking the Ice
1938•movie

as Sam Terwilliger

The Doughgirls
7.3
The Doughgirls
1944•movie

as Stanley Slade

Balalaika
5.3
Balalaika
1939•movie

as Nicki Popoff

The Perfect Snob
6.0
The Perfect Snob
1941•movie

as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)

Young Man of Manhattan
6.2

as Shorty Ross

The Farmer's Daughter
5.3

as Nicksie North

The Preview Murder Mystery
5.8

as Himself (Uncredited)

70,000 Witnesses
5.7
70,000 Witnesses
1932•movie

as Johnny Moran

I'd Rather Be Rich
6.6
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964•movie

as Dr. Charles Crandall

Boy Trouble
6.0
Boy Trouble
1939•movie

as Homer C. Fitch

Public Deb No. 1
4.9
Public Deb No. 1
1940•movie

as Milburn

Make Me a Star
6.4
Make Me a Star
1932•movie

as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
6.8

as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday

Hearts Divided
5.5
Hearts Divided
1936•movie

as Henry

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
7.5

as Mr. Otis Skinner

Girl Without a Room
6.5

as Vergil Crock

The Night of June 13
7.5

as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)

Hollywood Boulevard
4.5

as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

The Parson of Panamint
5.8

as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield

Roadhouse Nights
6.0
Roadhouse Nights
1930•movie

as Willie Bindbugel

The Lovable Cheat
6.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949•movie

as Claude Mercadet

Good-bye Love
6.3
Good-bye Love
1933•movie

as Oswald Groggs

Charley's Aunt
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1930•movie

as Fancourt Babberley

Evenings for Sale
7.0
Evenings for Sale
1932•movie

as Bimpfl

Sudden Money
7.0
Sudden Money
1939•movie

as Sweeney J. Patterson

Yours for the Asking
5.3

as Sunbather (uncredited)

Maryland
6.5
Maryland
1940•movie

as Dick Piper

Gentlemen of the Press
6.7

as Charlie Haven

People Will Talk
4.3
People Will Talk
1935•movie

as Henry Wilton

The Perfect Marriage
5.5

as Dale Williams, Sr.

Invitation to Happiness
7.0

as Henry 'Pop' Hardy

My Brother Talks to Horses
7.5

as Richard Pennington Roeder

Queen High
6.5
Queen High
1930•movie

as T. Boggs Johns

Early to Bed
8.0
Early to Bed
1936•movie

as Chester Beatty

Give My Regards to Broadway
7.5

as Toby Helper

Exclusive
7.0
Exclusive
1937•movie

as Tod Swain

Turn Off the Moon
8.0
Turn Off the Moon
1937•movie

as J. Elliott Dinwiddy

The Shining Future
4.0
The Shining Future
1944•movie

as Mr. Ames

Her Wedding Night
7.5
Her Wedding Night
1930•movie

as Bertie Bird

Model Wife
6.5
Model Wife
1941•movie

as Milo Everett

Dixie Dugan
6.5
Dixie Dugan
1943•movie

as Pa Dugan

This Reckless Age
7.0
This Reckless Age
1932•movie

as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)

The Battle of Paris
7.5

as Zizi

Melody in Spring
8.0
Melody in Spring
1934•movie

as Warren Blodgett

Night Work
8.5
Night Work
1939•movie

as Homer C. Fitch

The House That Shadows Built
8.5

as (archive footage)

8.0
1 eps
Vacation Playhouse
1963•series

as Eli Harcourt

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
8.0
163 eps
Husband's Holiday
9.0
Husband's Holiday
1931•movie

as Clyde Saunders

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
6.0

as Charles Ruggles

3 Is a Family
9.0
3 Is a Family
1944•movie

as Sam Whitaker

Mind Your Own Business
10.0

as Orville Shanks

Mama Loves Papa
10.0
Mama Loves Papa
1933•movie

as Wilbur Todd

The Beloved Bachelor
10.0

as Jerry Wells

Carousel
8.0
Carousel
1967•movie

as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden

Wives Never Know
9.0
Wives Never Know
1936•movie

as Homer Bigelow

The Heart Raider
7.0
The Heart Raider
1923•movie

as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)

Opened by Mistake
7.0
Opened by Mistake
1940•movie

as Buzz Nelson

The Girl Habit
8.0
The Girl Habit
1931•movie

as Charlie Floyd

Aesop and Son
8.0
39 eps
Aesop and Son
1960•series

as Aesop (voice)

The Ruggles
7.0
137 eps
The Ruggles
1949•series

as Charles Ruggles

Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
1915•movie

as The Button Molder

The Majesty of the Law

as Lawrence Evans

Eloise
Eloise
1956•movie

as Murphy