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Charles Ruggles
Actor
Born February 8, 1886Died December 23, 1970 (84 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2008 | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Stimson |
| 1967 | Carousel · as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! · as John Everett Hughes |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) · as Orville Snipe |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund · as Dr. J. L. Pruitt |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Major John Cane |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) · as Uncle Bennett |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich · as Dr. Charles Crandall |
| 1964 | My Living Doll (TV Series) · as Jonas Clay |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Governor Callahan |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Mr. Caldwell |
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) · as Sheriff Joe Finster |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as Charlie Wiggens |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Charles Wingfield |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Eli Harcourt |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition · as Anthony Ghio |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber · as Judge Murdock |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Lowell Redlings Farquhar |
| 1962 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) · as Mr. Barnes |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Senator Jerome Archer |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Will Grady |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Victor Harmon |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Judge Fairbrother |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as George Beaumont |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap · as Charles Mckendrick |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company · as Mackenzie Savage |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work · as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Sonny Slote |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as John Canfield |
| 1959 | The Bullwinkle Show (TV Series) · as Aesop (voice) |
| 1959 | The Bells of St. Mary's · as Horace Bogardus |
| 1959 | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Mr. Devereaux |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Grandpa |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jamison Hershey |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Bert Hewitt, Kathy's Father |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Dean Damon |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Amos Currie |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Dan Genessen |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Arthur |
| 1953 | Ben and Me · as Ben Franklin (voice) |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Justice Jarvis Boone |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Mr. Parker |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Cameron Forsythe |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining · as Caro "pop" Miller |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat · as Claude Mercadet |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as J.d. Spencer |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway · as Toby Helper |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Eddy |
| 1947 | Ramrod · as Ben Dickason |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue · as Michael J. 'mike' O'connor |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses · as Richard Pennington Roeder |
| 1946 | The Perfect Marriage · as Dale Williams, Sr. |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey · as Jim Montgomery |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Freddie Linley |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde · as Cherokee Jim |
| 1945 | Bedside Manner · as Dr. J.h. 'doc' Fredericks |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls · as Stanley Slade |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family · as Sam Whitaker |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay · as Mr. Otis Skinner |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan · as Pa Dugan |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies · as Heinrich Block |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob · as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady · as Jim Pendergast |
| 1941 | Model Wife · as Milo Everett |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three · as Harvey Wilson |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman · as George |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy · as Philo Swift |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 · as Milburn |
| 1940 | Maryland · as Dick Piper |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter · as Nickie North |
| 1939 | Balalaika · as Nicki Popoff |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness · as Henry 'pop' Hardy |
| 1939 | Sudden Money · as Sweeney J. Patterson |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble · as Homer C. Fitch |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe · as Robinson |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice · as Sam Terwilliger |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby · as Horace Applegate |
| 1937 | Exclusive · as Tod Swain |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know · as Homer Bigelow |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking · as Sunbather |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Henry |
| 1936 | Early to Bed · as Chester R. Beatty |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery · as Cameo Appearance As Himself At Preview (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Anything Goes · as Rev. Dr. Moon |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 · as Wilbur Sealingsworth |
| 1935 | No More Ladies · as Edgar Holden |
| 1935 | People Will Talk · as Henry Wilton |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap · as Egbert Floud |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness · as Aaron Kirkland |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney · as Asaph 'ace' Holliday |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car · as Godfrey D. Scott |
| 1934 | Six of a Kind · as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland · as March Hare |
| 1933 | Girl Without a Room · as Vergil Crock |
| 1933 | Good-bye Love · as Oswald Groggs |
| 1933 | Melody Cruise · as Pete Wells |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard · as Blackie Witherspoon |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zoo · as Peter Yates |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly · as Lieutenant Barton |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million · as Henry Peabody |
| 1932 | Evenings for Sale · as Bimpfl |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise · as The Major |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 · as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses · as Johnny Moran |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight · as Viscount Gilbert De Varèze |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star · as Charles Ruggles (uncredited) |
| 1932 | This Is the Night · as Bunny West |
| 1932 | One Hour with You · as Adolph |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age · as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant · as Max |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage) |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers · as Monty Dunn |
| 1930 | Charley's Aunt · as Fancourt Babberley |
| 1930 | Her Wedding Night · as Bertie Bird |
| 1930 | Queen High · as T. Boggs Johns |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan · as Shorty Ross |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights · as Willie Bindbugel |
| 1929 | Battle of Paris · as Zizi |
| 1929 | The Lady Lies · as Charlie Tayler |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press · as Charlie Haven |
| 1923 | The Heart Raider · as Gaspard Mcmahon (an Insurance Clerk) |
| 1914 | The Patchwork Girl of Oz · as Undetermined Role |