Charles Ruggles
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.
Trouble in Paradise
(The Major)
Bringing Up Baby
(Horace Applegate)
The Ugly Dachshund
(Dr. J. L. Pruitt)
The Smiling Lieutenant
(Max)
Love Me Tonight
(Viscount Gilbert de Varèze)
Husband's Holiday
(Clyde Saunders)
Alice in Wonderland
(March Hare)
Peer Gynt
(The Button Molder)
Follow Me, Boys!
(John Everett Hughes)
The Invisible Woman
(George)
Ruggles of Red Gap
(Egbert Floud)
Her Favorite Patient
(Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks)
Ramrod
(Ben Dickason)
One Hour with You
(Adolph)
The Perfect Marriage
(Dale Williams, Sr.)
A Stolen Life
(Freddie Linley)
The Lady Lies
(Charlie Tayler)
Murders in the Zoo
(Peter Yates)
Madame Butterfly
(Lieutenant Barton)
Invitation to Happiness
(Henry 'Pop' Hardy)
Roadhouse Nights
(Willie Bindbugel)
The Parent Trap
(Charles McKendrick)
Hollywood Handicap
(Himself)
This Is the Night
(Bunny West)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
(Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor)
The Lovable Cheat
(Claude Mercadet)
Papa's Delicate Condition
(Anthony Ghio)
Breaking the Ice
(Sam Terwilliger)
Look for the Silver Lining
(Caro "Pop" Miller)
The Doughgirls
(Stanley Slade)
All in a Night's Work
(Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr)
Melody Cruise
(Pete Wells)
If I Had a Million
(Henry Peabody)
Terror Aboard
(Blackie Witherspoon)
Honeymoon for Three
(Harvey Wilson)
The Pleasure of His Company
(Mackenzie Savage)
Balalaika
(Nicki Popoff)
No More Ladies
(Edgar Holden)
Six of a Kind
(J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles))
The Perfect Snob
(Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles))
Incendiary Blonde
(Cherokee Jim)
No Time for Comedy
(Philo Swift)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
(Asaph 'Ace' Holliday)
Honor Among Lovers
(Monty Dunn)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
(Charles Ruggles)
Good-bye Love
(Oswald Groggs)
I'd Rather Be Rich
(Dr. Charles Crandall)
The Pursuit of Happiness
(Aaron Kirkland)
My Brother Talks to Horses
(Richard Pennington Roeder)
The Road to Victory
(Mr. Ames (uncredited))
Anything Goes
(Rev. Dr. Moon)
Hearts Divided
(Henry)
Charley's Aunt
(Fancourt Babberley)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(Wilbur Sealingsworth)
Queen High
(T. Boggs Johns)
Young Man of Manhattan
(Shorty Ross)
Evenings for Sale
(Bimpfl)
3 Is a Family
(Sam Whitaker)
Service de Luxe
(Robinson)
Early to Bed
(Chester R. Beatty)
Mind Your Own Business
(Orville Shanks)
Give My Regards to Broadway
(Toby Helper)
Go West, Young Lady
(Jim Pendergast)
Exclusive
(Tod Swain)
Turn Off the Moon
(J. Elliott Dinwiddy)
Boy Trouble
(Homer C. Fitch)
Sudden Money
(Sweeney J. Patterson)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(Mr. Otis Skinner)
Girl Without a Room
(Vergil Crock)
The Shining Future
(Mr. Ames)
Murder in the Private Car
(Godfrey D. Scott)
Her Wedding Night
(Bertie Bird)
The Night of June 13
(Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles))
Mama Loves Papa
(Wilbur Todd)
Model Wife
(Milo Everett)
Public Deb No. 1
(Milburn)
Gallant Journey
(Jim Montgomery)
Dixie Dugan
(Pa Dugan)
The Majesty of the Law
(Lawrence Evans)
This Reckless Age
(Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles))
The Farmer's Daughter
(Nickie North)
The Preview Murder Mystery
(Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited))
Eloise
(Murphy)
Hollywood Boulevard
(Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited))
Yours for the Asking
(Sunbather)
The Parson of Panamint
(Chuckawalla Bill Redfield)
Maryland
(Dick Piper)
His Exciting Night
(Adam Tripp)
Gentlemen of the Press
(Charlie Haven)
Son of Flubber
(Judge Murdock)
The Battle of Paris
(Zizi)
The Beloved Bachelor
(Jerry Wells)
Friendly Enemies
(Heinrich Block)
Carousel
(The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden)
Melody in Spring
(Warren Blodgett)
Ben and Me
(Ben Franklin (voice))
Make Me a Star
(Charles Ruggles (uncredited))
Wives Never Know
(Homer Bigelow)
70,000 Witnesses
(Johnny Moran)
Night Work
(Homer C. Fitch)
The Heart Raider
(Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk))
Opened by Mistake
(Buzz Nelson)
The House That Shadows Built
((archive footage))
People Will Talk
(Henry Wilton)
The Girl Habit
(Charlie Floyd)
The Reform Candidate
Vacation Playhouse
(Eli Harcourt)
The World of Mr. Sweeney
(Cicero P. Sweeney)
The Andy Griffith Show
(John Canfield)
The Bullwinkle Show
(Aesop (voice))
Bewitched
(Mr. Caldwell)