7.5
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Horace Applegate
Charles Ruggles
Acting
Born:February 8, 1886
Died:December 23, 1970(aged 84)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (101 movies)
7.4
7.4
Trouble in Paradise
1932
as The Major
7.3
7.3
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Mr. Otis Skinner
7.1
7.1
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Egbert Floud
7.0
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
7.0
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961
as Charles McKendrick
7.0
7.0
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
as Toby Helper
7.0
7.0
Night Work
1939
as Homer C. Fitch
7.0
7.0
The Doughgirls
1944
as Stanley Slade
7.0
7.0
The Night of June 13
1932
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
7.0
7.0
Early to Bed
1936
as Chester R. Beatty
6.9
6.9
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Jim Pendergast
6.8
6.8
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Max
6.8
6.8
Ben and Me
1953
as Ben Franklin (voice)
6.7
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
6.6
6.6
If I Had a Million
1932
as Henry Peabody
6.6
6.6
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
as John Everett Hughes
6.5
6.5
Ramrod
1947
as Ben Dickason
6.5
6.5
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
6.5
6.5
One Hour with You
1932
as Adolph
6.4
6.4
Service de Luxe
1938
as Robinson
6.3
6.3
A Stolen Life
1946
as Freddie Linley
6.3
6.3
The Perfect Snob
1941
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
6.2
6.2
Maryland
1940
as Dick Piper
6.2
6.2
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
as Mackenzie Savage
6.1
6.1
Gallant Journey
1946
as Jim Montgomery
6.0
6.0
Her Wedding Night
1930
as Bertie Bird
6.0
6.0
Evenings for Sale
1932
as Bimpfl
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as Charles Ruggles
6.0
6.0
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Richard Pennington Roeder
6.0
6.0
Melody in Spring
1934
as Warren Blodgett
6.0
6.0
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
6.0
6.0
Queen High
1930
as T. Boggs Johns
6.0
6.0
The Battle of Paris
1929
as Zizi
6.0
6.0
Exclusive
1937
as Tod Swain
6.0
6.0
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
6.0
6.0
Terror Aboard
1933
as Blackie Witherspoon
5.9
5.9
Son of Flubber
1963
as Judge Murdock
5.9
5.9
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
as Shorty Ross
5.9
5.9
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
5.8
5.8
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Monty Dunn
5.8
5.8
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Aaron Kirkland
5.8
5.8
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
as Dr. Charles Crandall
5.8
5.8
Honeymoon for Three
1941
as Harvey Wilson
5.8
5.8
Six of a Kind
1934
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
5.8
5.8
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Peter Yates
5.7
5.7
Bedside Manner
1945
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
5.7
5.7
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
as Caro "Pop" Miller
5.7
5.7
Friendly Enemies
1942
as Heinrich Block
5.7
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940
as George
5.5
5.5
Good-bye Love
1933
as Oswald Groggs
5.5
5.5
The Road to Victory
1944
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
5.5
5.5
Make Me a Star
1932
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
5.4
5.4
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Anthony Ghio
5.4
5.4
Breaking the Ice
1938
as Sam Terwilliger
5.3
5.3
The Lady Lies
1929
as Charlie Tayler
5.3
5.3
Girl Without a Room
1933
as Vergil Crock
5.3
5.3
Anything Goes
1936
as Rev. Dr. Moon
5.3
5.3
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Godfrey D. Scott
5.3
5.3
This Is the Night
1932
as Bunny West
5.2
5.2
Madame Butterfly
1932
as Lieutenant Barton
5.0
5.0
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Pa Dugan
5.0
5.0
Charley's Aunt
1930
as Fancourt Babberley
5.0
5.0
Hearts Divided
1936
as Henry
5.0
5.0
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Charlie Haven
5.0
5.0
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Philo Swift
5.0
5.0
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
5.0
5.0
Boy Trouble
1939
as Homer C. Fitch
5.0
5.0
Sudden Money
1939
as Sweeney J. Patterson
5.0
5.0
Model Wife
1941
as Milo Everett
5.0
5.0
This Reckless Age
1932
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
5.0
5.0
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Johnny Moran
4.6
4.6
No More Ladies
1935
as Edgar Holden
4.6
4.6
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Cherokee Jim
4.6
4.6
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
as Nicksie North
4.6
4.6
Melody Cruise
1933
as Pete Wells
4.5
4.5
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
4.5
4.5
Roadhouse Nights
1930
as Willie Bindbugel
4.4
4.4
Balalaika
1939
as Nicki Popoff
4.4
4.4
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Milburn
4.0
4.0
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Dale Williams, Sr.
4.0
4.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Claude Mercadet
4.0
4.0
The Shining Future
1944
as Mr. Ames
3.0
3.0
His Exciting Night
1938
as Adam Tripp
3.0
3.0
People Will Talk
1935
as Henry Wilton
3 Is a Family
1944
as Sam Whitaker
Mind Your Own Business
1936
as Orville Shanks
The Beloved Bachelor
1931
as Jerry Wells
Husband's Holiday
1931
as Clyde Saunders
Opened by Mistake
1940
as Buzz Nelson
The Heart Raider
1923
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
Mama Loves Papa
1933
as Wilbur Todd
Eloise
1956
as Murphy
The Reform Candidate
1915
Turn Off the Moon
1937
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Peer Gynt
1915
as The Button Molder
Carousel
1967
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Wives Never Know
1936
as Homer Bigelow
The Majesty of the Law
1915
as Lawrence Evans
The Girl Habit
1931
as Charlie Floyd
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