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