Charles Ruggles
Acting
Born February 8, 1886 · 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.
Films (106)
Carousel
1967
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
Son of Flubber
1963
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
The Parent Trap
1961
All in a Night's Work
1961
Eloise
1956
Ben and Me
1953
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
The Lovable Cheat
1949
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
Ramrod
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
The Perfect Marriage
1947
Gallant Journey
1946
A Stolen Life
1946
Incendiary Blonde
1945
Bedside Manner
1945
The Doughgirls
1944
3 Is a Family
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
The Road to Victory
1944
The Shining Future
1944
Dixie Dugan
1943
Friendly Enemies
1942
The Perfect Snob
1941
Go West, Young Lady
1941
The Parson of Panamint
1941
Model Wife
1941
Honeymoon for Three
1941
The Invisible Woman
1940
No Time for Comedy
1940
Public Deb No. 1
1940
Maryland
1940
Opened by Mistake
1940
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
Balalaika
1939
Night Work
1939
Invitation to Happiness
1939
Sudden Money
1939
Boy Trouble
1939
His Exciting Night
1938
Service de Luxe
1938
Breaking the Ice
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
Hollywood Handicap
1938
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Exclusive
1937
Turn Off the Moon
1937
Mind Your Own Business
1936
Wives Never Know
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Yours for the Asking
1936
Hearts Divided
1936
Early to Bed
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Anything Goes
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
No More Ladies
1935
People Will Talk
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
Murder in the Private Car
1934
Melody in Spring
1934
Six of a Kind
1934
Alice in Wonderland
1933
Girl Without a Room
1933
Good-bye Love
1933
Mama Loves Papa
1933
Melody Cruise
1933
Terror Aboard
1933
Murders in the Zoo
1933
Madame Butterfly
1932
If I Had a Million
1932
Evenings for Sale
1932
Trouble in Paradise
1932
The Night of June 13
1932
70,000 Witnesses
1932
Love Me Tonight
1932
Make Me a Star
1932
This Is the Night
1932
One Hour with You
1932
This Reckless Age
1932
Husband's Holiday
1931
The Beloved Bachelor
1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
The House That Shadows Built
1931
The Girl Habit
1931
Honor Among Lovers
1931
Charley's Aunt
1930
Her Wedding Night
1930
Queen High
1930
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
Roadhouse Nights
1930
The Battle of Paris
1929
The Lady Lies
1929
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
The Heart Raider
1923
The Reform Candidate
1915
Peer Gynt
1915
The Majesty of the Law
1915