Charles Ruggles
Acting
1886-02-08 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Movie
Carousel
1967 · Movie
Follow Me, Boys!
1966 · Movie
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Series
Bewitched
1964 · Series
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964 · Movie
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · Series
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Movie
Son of Flubber
1963 · Movie
The Pleasure of His Company
1961 · Movie
The Parent Trap
1961 · Movie
All in a Night's Work
1961 · Movie
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
Aesop and Son
1960 · Series
The Bullwinkle Show
1959 · Series
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959 · Series
Eloise
1956 · Movie
The World of Mr. Sweeney
1954 · Series
Ben and Me
1953 · Movie
The Ruggles
1949 · Series
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 · Movie
The Lovable Cheat
1949 · Movie
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948 · Movie
Ramrod
1947 · Movie
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Movie
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Movie
The Perfect Marriage
1947 · Movie
Gallant Journey
1946 · Movie
A Stolen Life
1946 · Movie
Incendiary Blonde
1945 · Movie
Bedside Manner
1945 · Movie
The Doughgirls
1944 · Movie
3 Is a Family
1944 · Movie
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 · Movie
The Road to Victory
1944 · Movie
The Shining Future
1944 · Movie
Dixie Dugan
1943 · Movie
Friendly Enemies
1942 · Movie
The Perfect Snob
1941 · Movie
Go West, Young Lady
1941 · Movie
The Parson of Panamint
1941 · Movie
Model Wife
1941 · Movie
Honeymoon for Three
1941 · Movie
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Movie
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Movie
Public Deb No. 1
1940 · Movie
Maryland
1940 · Movie
Opened by Mistake
1940 · Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
1940 · Movie
Balalaika
1939 · Movie
Night Work
1939 · Movie
Invitation to Happiness
1939 · Movie
Sudden Money
1939 · Movie
Boy Trouble
1939 · Movie
His Exciting Night
1938 · Movie
Service de Luxe
1938 · Movie
Breaking the Ice
1938 · Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 · Movie
Hollywood Handicap
1938 · Movie
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Movie
Exclusive
1937 · Movie
Turn Off the Moon
1937 · Movie
Mind Your Own Business
1936 · Movie
Wives Never Know
1936 · Movie
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Movie
Yours for the Asking
1936 · Movie
Hearts Divided
1936 · Movie
Early to Bed
1936 · Movie
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Movie
Anything Goes
1936 · Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 · Movie
No More Ladies
1935 · Movie
People Will Talk
1935 · Movie
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 · Movie
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 · Movie
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 · Movie
Murder in the Private Car
1934 · Movie
Melody in Spring
1934 · Movie
Six of a Kind
1934 · Movie
Alice in Wonderland
1933 · Movie
Girl Without a Room
1933 · Movie
Good-bye Love
1933 · Movie
Mama Loves Papa
1933 · Movie
Melody Cruise
1933 · Movie
Terror Aboard
1933 · Movie
Murders in the Zoo
1933 · Movie
Madame Butterfly
1932 · Movie
If I Had a Million
1932 · Movie
Evenings for Sale
1932 · Movie
Trouble in Paradise
1932 · Movie
The Night of June 13
1932 · Movie
70,000 Witnesses
1932 · Movie
Love Me Tonight
1932 · Movie
Make Me a Star
1932 · Movie
This Is the Night
1932 · Movie
One Hour with You
1932 · Movie
This Reckless Age
1932 · Movie
Husband's Holiday
1931 · Movie
The Beloved Bachelor
1931 · Movie
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Movie
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · Movie
The Girl Habit
1931 · Movie
Honor Among Lovers
1931 · Movie
Charley's Aunt
1930 · Movie
Her Wedding Night
1930 · Movie
Queen High
1930 · Movie
Young Man of Manhattan
1930 · Movie
Roadhouse Nights
1930 · Movie
The Battle of Paris
1929 · Movie
The Lady Lies
1929 · Movie
Gentlemen of the Press
1929 · Movie
The Heart Raider
1923 · Movie
The Reform Candidate
1915 · Movie
Peer Gynt
1915 · Movie
The Majesty of the Law
1915 · Movie