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 Andy Griffith Show

Bewitched

Burke's Law

The Bullwinkle Show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

The Parent Trap

Bringing Up Baby

All Movies (107)

• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
• Carousel1967 · as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
• Follow Me, Boys!1966 · as John Everett Hughes
• The Ugly Dachshund1966 · as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
• I'd Rather Be Rich1964 · as Dr. Charles Crandall
• Papa's Delicate Condition1963 · as Anthony Ghio
• Son of Flubber1963 · as Judge Murdock
• The Pleasure of His Company1961 · as Mackenzie Savage
• The Parent Trap1961 · as Charles McKendrick
• All in a Night's Work1961 · as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
• Eloise1956 · as Murphy
• Ben and Me1953 · as Ben Franklin (voice)
• Look for the Silver Lining1949 · as Caro "Pop" Miller
• The Lovable Cheat1949 · as Claude Mercadet
• Give My Regards to Broadway1948 · as Toby Helper
• Ramrod1947 · as Ben Dickason
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
• My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · as Richard Pennington Roeder
• The Perfect Marriage1947 · as Dale Williams, Sr.
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Jim Montgomery
• A Stolen Life1946 · as Freddie Linley
• Incendiary Blonde1945 · as Cherokee Jim
• Bedside Manner1945 · as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
• The Doughgirls1944 · as Stanley Slade
• 3 Is a Family1944 · as Sam Whitaker
• Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944 · as Mr. Otis Skinner
• The Road to Victory1944 · as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
• The Shining Future1944 · as Mr. Ames
• Dixie Dugan1943 · as Pa Dugan
• Friendly Enemies1942 · as Heinrich Block
• The Perfect Snob1941 · as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
• Go West, Young Lady1941 · as Jim Pendergast
• The Parson of Panamint1941 · as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
• Model Wife1941 · as Milo Everett
• Honeymoon for Three1941 · as Harvey Wilson
• The Invisible Woman1940 · as George
• No Time for Comedy1940 · as Philo Swift
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Milburn
• Maryland1940 · as Dick Piper
• Opened by Mistake1940 · as Buzz Nelson
• The Farmer's Daughter1940 · as Nicksie North
• Balalaika1939 · as Nicki Popoff
• Night Work1939 · as Homer C. Fitch
• Invitation to Happiness1939 · as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
• Sudden Money1939 · as Sweeney J. Patterson
• Boy Trouble1939 · as Homer C. Fitch
• His Exciting Night1938 · as Adam Tripp
• Service de Luxe1938 · as Robinson
• Breaking the Ice1938 · as Sam Terwilliger
• Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938 · as Charles Ruggles
• Hollywood Handicap1938 · as Himself
• Bringing Up Baby1938 · as Major Applegate
• Exclusive1937 · as Tod Swain
• Turn Off the Moon1937 · as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
• Mind Your Own Business1936 · as Orville Shanks
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Homer Bigelow
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
• Yours for the Asking1936 · as Sunbather (uncredited)
• Hearts Divided1936 · as Henry
• Early to Bed1936 · as Chester Beatty
• The Preview Murder Mystery1936 · as Himself (Uncredited)
• Anything Goes1936 · as Rev. Dr. Moon
• The Big Broadcast of 19361935 · as Wilbur Sealingsworth
• No More Ladies1935 · as Edgar Holden
• People Will Talk1935 · as Henry Wilton
• Ruggles of Red Gap1935 · as Egbert Floud
• The Pursuit of Happiness1934 · as Aaron Kirkland
• Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934 · as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
• Murder in the Private Car1934 · as Godfrey D. Scott
• Melody in Spring1934 · as Warren Blodgett
• Six of a Kind1934 · as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
• Alice in Wonderland1933 · as March Hare
• Girl Without a Room1933 · as Vergil Crock
• Good-bye Love1933 · as Oswald Groggs
• Mama Loves Papa1933 · as Wilbur Todd
• Melody Cruise1933 · as Pete Wells
• Terror Aboard1933 · as Blackie Witherspoon
• Murders in the Zoo1933 · as Peter Yates
• Madame Butterfly1932 · as Lieutenant Barton
• If I Had a Million1932 · as Henry Peabody
• Evenings for Sale1932 · as Bimpfl
• Trouble in Paradise1932 · as The Major
• The Night of June 131932 · as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
• 70,000 Witnesses1932 · as Johnny Moran
• Love Me Tonight1932 · as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
• Make Me a Star1932 · as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
• This Is the Night1932 · as Bunny West
• One Hour with You1932 · as Adolph
• This Reckless Age1932 · as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
• Husband's Holiday1931 · as Clyde Saunders
• The Beloved Bachelor1931 · as Jerry Wells
• The Smiling Lieutenant1931 · as Max
• The House That Shadows Built1931 · as (archive footage)
• The Girl Habit1931 · as Charlie Floyd
• Honor Among Lovers1931 · as Monty Dunn
• Charley's Aunt1930 · as Fancourt Babberley
• Her Wedding Night1930 · as Bertie Bird
• Queen High1930 · as T. Boggs Johns
• Young Man of Manhattan1930 · as Shorty Ross
• Roadhouse Nights1930 · as Willie Bindbugel
• The Battle of Paris1929 · as Zizi
• The Lady Lies1929 · as Charlie Tayler
• Gentlemen of the Press1929 · as Charlie Haven
• The Heart Raider1923 · as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
• The Reform Candidate1915
• Peer Gynt1915 · as The Button Molder
• The Majesty of the Law1915 · as Lawrence Evans

All TV Shows (10)

• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Governor Callahan
• Bewitched1964 · as Mr. Caldwell
• Burke's Law1963 · as Mr. Gregory
• Vacation Playhouse1963 · as Eli Harcourt
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as John Canfield
• Aesop and Son1960 · as Aesop (voice)
• The Bullwinkle Show1959 · as Aesop (voice)
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends1959 · as Aesop (voice)
• The World of Mr. Sweeney1954 · as Cicero P. Sweeney
• The Ruggles1949 · as Charles Ruggles