The Parent Trap1961
As Charles McKendrick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Charles Ruggles
Born
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.
Filmography (107)
Bringing Up Baby1938
As Major Applegate
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Ugly Dachshund1966
As Dr. J. L. Pruitt
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Son of Flubber1963
As Judge Murdock
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Love Me Tonight1932
As Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
TMDb 6.6 / 10
A Stolen Life1946
As Freddie Linley
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Follow Me, Boys!1966
As John Everett Hughes
TMDb 6.7 / 10
All in a Night's Work1961
As Warren Kingsley Sr.
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ramrod1947
As Ben Dickason
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Trouble in Paradise1932
As Major
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Alice in Wonderland1933
As March Hare
TMDb 6.1 / 10
It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947
As Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976
As Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
If I Had a Million1932
As Henry Peabody
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Invisible Woman1940
As George
TMDb 5.7 / 10
I'd Rather Be Rich1964
As Dr. Charles Crandall
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Murders in the Zoo1933
As Peter Yates
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Farmer's Daughter1940
As Nicksie North
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Good-bye Love1933
As Oswald Groggs
TMDb 6.3 / 10
No Time for Comedy1940
As Philo Swift
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Turn Off the Moon1937
As J. Elliott Dinwiddy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Preview Murder Mystery1936
As Himself (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Girl Without a Room1933
As Vergil Crock
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944
As Mr. Otis Skinner
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934
As Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Incendiary Blonde1945
As Cherokee Jim
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Murder in the Private Car1934
As Godfrey D. Scott
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Eloise1956
As Murphy
This Is the Night1932
As Bunny West
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Invitation to Happiness1939
As Henry 'Pop' Hardy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Pleasure of His Company1961
As Mackenzie Savage
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Night of June 131932
As Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Papa's Delicate Condition1963
As Anthony Ghio
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Ruggles of Red Gap1935
As Egbert Floud
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Make Me a Star1932
As Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Public Deb No. 11940
As Milburn
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Yours for the Asking1936
As Sunbather (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Girl Habit1931
As Charlie Floyd
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mama Loves Papa1933
As Wilbur Todd
TMDb 10.0 / 10
One Hour with You1932
As Adolph
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Pursuit of Happiness1934
As Aaron Kirkland
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Exclusive1937
As Tod Swain
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Model Wife1941
As Milo Everett
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Evenings for Sale1932
As Bimpfl
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Six of a Kind1934
As J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The House That Shadows Built1931
As (archive footage)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
My Brother Talks to Horses1947
As Richard Pennington Roeder
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Hollywood Handicap1938
As Himself
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Go West, Young Lady1941
As Jim Pendergast
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Peer Gynt1915
As The Button Molder
Anything Goes1936
As Reverend Dr. Moon
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Madame Butterfly1932
As Lieutenant Barton
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Look for the Silver Lining1949
As Caro "Pop" Miller
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Gallant Journey1946
As Jim Montgomery
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Perfect Marriage1947
As Dale Williams, Sr.
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Husband's Holiday1931
As Clyde Saunders
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Honeymoon for Three1941
As Harvey Wilson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hearts Divided1936
As Henry
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Hollywood Boulevard1936
As Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Young Man of Manhattan1930
As Shorty Ross
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Balalaika1939
As Nicki Popoff
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Breaking the Ice1938
As Sam Terwilliger
TMDb 6.1 / 10
No More Ladies1935
As Edgar Holden
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Big Broadcast of 19361935
As Wilbur Sealingsworth
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Doughgirls1944
As Stanley Slade
TMDb 7.3 / 10
3 Is a Family1944
As Sam Whitaker
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Maryland1940
As Dick Piper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
This Reckless Age1932
As Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ben and Me1953
As Ben Franklin (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Mind Your Own Business1936
As Orville Shanks
TMDb 10.0 / 10
People Will Talk1935
As Henry Wilton
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Honor Among Lovers1931
As Monty Dunn
TMDb 5.9 / 10
70,000 Witnesses1932
As Johnny Moran
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Smiling Lieutenant1931
As Max
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Friendly Enemies1942
As Heinrich Block
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Lovable Cheat1949
As Claude Mercadet
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Parson of Panamint1941
As Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Boy Trouble1939
As Homer C. Fitch
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Bedside Manner1945
As Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Charley's Aunt1930
As Fancourt Babberley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Early to Bed1936
As Chester Beatty
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sudden Money1939
As Sweeney J. Patterson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Her Wedding Night1930
As Bertie Bird
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Wives Never Know1936
As Homer Bigelow
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Melody in Spring1934
As Warren Blodgett
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Perfect Snob1941
As Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Road to Victory
The Road to Victory1944
As Mr. Ames (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Opened by Mistake1940
As Buzz Nelson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dixie Dugan1943
As Pa Dugan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Shining Future1944
As Mr. Ames
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Give My Regards to Broadway1948
As Toby Helper
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Heart Raider1923
As Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Melody Cruise1933
As Pete Wells
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Battle of Paris1929
As Zizi
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Queen High1930
As T. Boggs Johns
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Carousel1967
As The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Majesty of the Law1915
As Lawrence Evans
The Beloved Bachelor1931
As Jerry Wells
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Service de Luxe1938
As Robinson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Reform Candidate1915
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938
As Charles Ruggles
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Lady Lies1929
As Charlie Tayler
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Gentlemen of the Press1929
As Charlie Haven
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Terror Aboard1933
As Blackie Witherspoon
TMDb 6.7 / 10
His Exciting Night
His Exciting Night1938
As Adam Tripp
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Roadhouse Nights1930
As Willie Bindbugel
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Night Work1939
As Homer C. Fitch
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb