Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Deceased · Born: Feb 8, 1886 · Died: Dec 23, 1970

Personal Details

Born Feb 8, 1886 Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
  • Marion Louise (Shields) DeBeck LaBarba

    ( May 7, 1942 to Dec 23, 1970 )
  • Barbara Guillan

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 5, 1941 )
  • Adele Rowland

    ( Mar 4, 1914 to Aug 19, 1916 )
Relatives
  • Wesley Ruggles (Sibling)

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.

Career

1966
Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! as John Everett Hughes
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The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
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1964
I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich as Dr. Charles Crandall
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1963
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber as Judge Murdock
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Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition as Anthony Ghio
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1961
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap as Charles McKendrick
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The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company as Mackenzie Savage
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All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
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1959
Rocky and His Friends
Rocky and His Friends as Aesop (voice)
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1953
Ben and Me
Ben and Me as Ben Franklin (voice)
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1949
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining as Caro "Pop" Miller
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The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat as Claude Mercadet
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1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway as Toby Helper
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1947
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage as Dale Williams, Sr.
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My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses as Richard Pennington Roeder
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
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Ramrod
Ramrod as Ben Dickason
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1946
Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey as Jim Montgomery
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A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life as Freddie Linley
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1945
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
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Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde as Cherokee Jim
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1944
The Shining Future
The Shining Future as Mr. Ames
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Three Is a Family
Three Is a Family as Sam Whitaker
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The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls as Stanley Slade
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The Road to Victory
The Road to Victory as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Otis Skinner
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1943
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan as Pa Dugan
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1942
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies as Heinrich Block
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1941
Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three as Harvey Wilson
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The Perfect Snob
The Perfect Snob as Dr. Edgar Mason
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The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
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Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady as Jim Pendergast
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Model Wife
Model Wife as Milo Everett
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1940
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman as George
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Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake as Buzz Nelson
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No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy as Philo Swift
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Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1 as Milburn
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Maryland
Maryland as Dick Piper
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The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter as Nickie North
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1939
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble as Homer C. Fitch
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Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
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Balalaika
Balalaika as Nicki Popoff
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1938
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe as Robinson
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Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby as Horace Applegate
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1936
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided as Henry
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Early to Bed
Early to Bed as Chester R. Beatty
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Anything Goes
Anything Goes as Rev. Dr. Moon
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1935
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap as Egbert Floud
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No More Ladies
No More Ladies as Edgar Holden
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1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness as Aaron Kirkland
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Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
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Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car as Scott
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1933
Melody Cruise
Melody Cruise as Pete Wells
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Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo as Peter Yates
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Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa as Wilbur Todd
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Good-bye Love
Good-bye Love as Oswald Groggs
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Terror Aboard
Terror Aboard as Blackie Witherspoon
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1932
Evenings for Sale
Evenings for Sale as Bimpfl
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Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise as Major
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If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million as Henry Peabody
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Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
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Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly as Lieutenant Barton
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This Is the Night
This Is the Night as Bunny
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The Night of June 13
The Night of June 13 as Philo Strawn
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One Hour with You
One Hour with You as Adolph
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1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
The Smiling Lieutenant as Max
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Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers as Monty Dunn
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1930
Her Wedding Night
Her Wedding Night as Bertie Bird
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Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt as Fancourt Babberley
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Queen High
Queen High as T. Boggs Johns
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Young Man of Manhattan
Young Man of Manhattan as Shorty Ross
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1929
The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies as Charlie Tayler
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