Charles Ruggles
Known for: Acting
Born: February 8, 1886
Died: December 23, 1970
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
107 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
NR
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
8.0
Carousel
1967
6.7
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
7.9
Bewitched
1964
6.6
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
6.3
Burke's Law
19638.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
5.5
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
6.1
Son of Flubber
1963
6.4
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961
6.0
All in a Night's Work
1961
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
8.0
Aesop and Son
1960
7.1
The Bullwinkle Show
1959
8.0
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959
NR
Eloise
19569.0
The World of Mr. Sweeney
1954
6.9
Ben and Me
1953
7.0
The Ruggles
1949
6.1
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
6.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949
7.5
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
6.5
Ramrod
1947
7.1
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
7.5
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
5.5
The Perfect Marriage
1947
6.5
Gallant Journey
1946
6.4
A Stolen Life
1946
5.1
Incendiary Blonde
1945
5.9
Bedside Manner
1945
7.6
The Doughgirls
1944
9.0
3 Is a Family
1944
7.5
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
19446.7
The Road to Victory
1944
4.0
The Shining Future
1944
6.5
Dixie Dugan
1943
6.0
Friendly Enemies
1942
6.0
The Perfect Snob
1941
7.1
Go West, Young Lady
1941
5.8
The Parson of Panamint
1941
6.5
Model Wife
1941
6.3
Honeymoon for Three
1941
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940
5.3
No Time for Comedy
1940
4.9
Public Deb No. 1
1940
6.5
Maryland
1940
7.0
Opened by Mistake
1940
5.3
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
5.3
Balalaika
1939
8.5
Night Work
1939
7.0
Invitation to Happiness
1939
7.0
Sudden Money
1939
6.0
Boy Trouble
19394.3
His Exciting Night
1938
6.6
Service de Luxe
1938
6.1
Breaking the Ice
1938
6.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
4.8
Hollywood Handicap
1938
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
7.0
Exclusive
1937
8.0
Turn Off the Moon
1937
10.0
Mind Your Own Business
1936
9.0
Wives Never Know
1936
4.5
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
5.3
Yours for the Asking
1936
5.5
Hearts Divided
1936
8.0
Early to Bed
1936
5.8
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
5.8
Anything Goes
1936
5.8
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
5.0
No More Ladies
1935
4.3
People Will Talk
1935
7.1
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
5.8
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
6.8
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
5.6
Murder in the Private Car
1934
8.0
Melody in Spring
1934
5.9
Six of a Kind
1934
6.1
Alice in Wonderland
1933
6.5
Girl Without a Room
1933
6.3
Good-bye Love
1933
10.0
Mama Loves Papa
1933
5.0
Melody Cruise
1933
6.7
Terror Aboard
1933
5.9
Murders in the Zoo
1933
5.4
Madame Butterfly
1932
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932
7.0
Evenings for Sale
1932
7.4
Trouble in Paradise
1932
7.5
The Night of June 13
1932
5.7
70,000 Witnesses
1932
6.6
Love Me Tonight
1932
6.4
Make Me a Star
1932
5.4
This Is the Night
1932
6.4
One Hour with You
1932
7.0
This Reckless Age
1932
9.0
Husband's Holiday
1931
10.0
The Beloved Bachelor
1931
6.8
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
8.5
The House That Shadows Built
1931
8.0
The Girl Habit
1931
5.9
Honor Among Lovers
1931
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1930
7.5
Her Wedding Night
1930
6.5
Queen High
1930
6.2
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
6.0
Roadhouse Nights
1930
7.5
The Battle of Paris
1929
5.3
The Lady Lies
1929
6.7
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
7.0
The Heart Raider
1923
NR
The Reform Candidate
1915
NR
Peer Gynt
1915
NR
The Majesty of the Law
1915