Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 8, 1886 (140 years old)
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.
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedyas Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | Carouselas The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys!as John Everett Hughes | |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshundas Dr. J. L. Pruitt | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Governor Callahan | |
| 1964 | Bewitchedas Mr. Caldwell | |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Richas Dr. Charles Crandall | |
| 1963 | Burke's Lawas Mr. Gregory | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouseas Eli Harcourt | |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Conditionas Anthony Ghio | |
| 1963 | Son of Flubberas Judge Murdock | |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Companyas Mackenzie Savage | |
| 1961 | The Parent Trapas Charles McKendrick | |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Workas Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Showas John Canfield | |
| 1960 | Aesop and Sonas Aesop (voice) | |
| 1959 | The Bullwinkle Showas Aesop (voice) | |
| 1959 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friendsas Aesop (voice) | |
| 1956 | Eloiseas Murphy | |
| 1954 | The World of Mr. Sweeneyas Cicero P. Sweeney | |
| 1953 | Ben and Meas Ben Franklin (voice) | |
| 1949 | The Rugglesas Charles Ruggles | |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Liningas Caro "Pop" Miller | |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheatas Claude Mercadet | |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadwayas Toby Helper | |
| 1947 | Ramrodas Ben Dickason | |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor | |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horsesas Richard Pennington Roeder | |
| 1947 | The Perfect Marriageas Dale Williams, Sr. | |
| 1946 | Gallant Journeyas Jim Montgomery | |
| 1946 | A Stolen Lifeas Freddie Linley | |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blondeas Cherokee Jim | |
| 1945 | Bedside Manneras Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks | |
| 1944 | The Doughgirlsas Stanley Slade | |
| 1944 | 3 Is a Familyas Sam Whitaker | |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gayas Mr. Otis Skinner | |
| 1944 | The Road to Victoryas Mr. Ames (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Shining Futureas Mr. Ames | |
| 1943 | Dixie Duganas Pa Dugan | |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemiesas Heinrich Block | |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snobas Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) | |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Ladyas Jim Pendergast | |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamintas Chuckawalla Bill Redfield | |
| 1941 | Model Wifeas Milo Everett | |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Threeas Harvey Wilson | |
| 1940 | The Invisible Womanas George | |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedyas Philo Swift | |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1as Milburn | |
| 1940 | Marylandas Dick Piper | |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistakeas Buzz Nelson | |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughteras Nicksie North | |
| 1939 | Balalaikaas Nicki Popoff | |
| 1939 | Night Workas Homer C. Fitch | |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happinessas Henry 'Pop' Hardy | |
| 1939 | Sudden Moneyas Sweeney J. Patterson | |
| 1939 | Boy Troubleas Homer C. Fitch | |
| 1938 | His Exciting Nightas Adam Tripp | |
| 1938 | Service de Luxeas Robinson | |
| 1938 | Breaking the Iceas Sam Terwilliger | |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12as Charles Ruggles | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicapas Himself | |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Babyas Major Applegate | |
| 1937 | Exclusiveas Tod Swain | |
| 1937 | Turn Off the Moonas J. Elliott Dinwiddy | |
| 1936 | Mind Your Own Businessas Orville Shanks | |
| 1936 | Wives Never Knowas Homer Bigelow | |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevardas Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Yours for the Askingas Sunbather (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Hearts Dividedas Henry | |
| 1936 | Early to Bedas Chester Beatty | |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mysteryas Himself (Uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Anything Goesas Reverend Dr. Moon | |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936as Wilbur Sealingsworth | |
| 1935 | No More Ladiesas Edgar Holden | |
| 1935 | People Will Talkas Henry Wilton | |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gapas Egbert Floud | |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happinessas Aaron Kirkland | |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeneyas Asaph 'Ace' Holliday | |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Caras Godfrey D. Scott | |
| 1934 | Melody in Springas Warren Blodgett | |
| 1934 | Six of a Kindas J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) | |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderlandas March Hare | |
| 1933 | Girl Without a Roomas Vergil Crock | |
| 1933 | Good-bye Loveas Oswald Groggs | |
| 1933 | Mama Loves Papaas Wilbur Todd | |
| 1933 | Melody Cruiseas Pete Wells | |
| 1933 | Terror Aboardas Blackie Witherspoon | |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zooas Peter Yates | |
| 1932 | Madame Butterflyas Lieutenant Barton | |
| 1932 | If I Had a Millionas Henry Peabody | |
| 1932 | Evenings for Saleas Bimpfl | |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradiseas Major | |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) | |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnessesas Johnny Moran | |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonightas Viscount Gilbert de Varèze | |
| 1932 | Make Me a Staras Charles Ruggles (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | This Is the Nightas Bunny West | |
| 1932 | One Hour with Youas Adolph | |
| 1932 | This Reckless Ageas Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) | |
| 1931 | Husband's Holidayas Clyde Saunders | |
| 1931 | The Beloved Bacheloras Jerry Wells | |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenantas Max | |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage) | |
| 1931 | The Girl Habitas Charlie Floyd | |
| 1931 | Honor Among Loversas Monty Dunn | |
| 1930 | Charley's Auntas Fancourt Babberley | |
| 1930 | Her Wedding Nightas Bertie Bird | |
| 1930 | Queen Highas T. Boggs Johns | |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattanas Shorty Ross | |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nightsas Willie Bindbugel | |
| 1929 | The Battle of Parisas Zizi | |
| 1929 | The Lady Liesas Charlie Tayler | |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Pressas Charlie Haven | |
| 1923 | The Heart Raideras Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) | |
| 1915 | The Reform Candidateas | |
| 1915 | Peer Gyntas The Button Molder | |
| 1915 | The Majesty of the Lawas Lawrence Evans |