Charles Ruggles

Acting

Born Feb 08, 1886

From Los Angeles, California, USA

Died Dec 23, 1970

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.

Charles Ruggles

Known For

The Parent Trap

Bringing Up Baby

Trouble in Paradise

Son of Flubber

The Ugly Dachshund

A Stolen Life

Ramrod

Follow Me, Boys!

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Alice in Wonderland

Filmography — Acting

The Parent Trap

Bringing Up Baby

Trouble in Paradise

Son of Flubber

The Ugly Dachshund

A Stolen Life

Ramrod

Follow Me, Boys!

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Alice in Wonderland

One Hour with You

No Time for Comedy

If I Had a Million

Dixie Dugan

The Invisible Woman

Gallant Journey

The Smiling Lieutenant

All in a Night's Work

Madame Butterfly

Ruggles of Red Gap

Make Me a Star

The Pleasure of His Company

Balalaika

The Preview Murder Mystery

This Is the Night

Hollywood Handicap

Terror Aboard

Murders in the Zoo

Look for the Silver Lining

Exclusive

Yours for the Asking

Incendiary Blonde

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

I'd Rather Be Rich

The Night of June 13

Turn Off the Moon

Love Me Tonight

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Road to Victory

Sudden Money

Carousel

Honeymoon for Three

Papa's Delicate Condition

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

The House That Shadows Built

70,000 Witnesses

Breaking the Ice

Ben and Me

Her Wedding Night

Queen High

The Perfect Marriage

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Public Deb No. 1

Bedside Manner

Honor Among Lovers

The Farmer's Daughter

Six of a Kind

Mind Your Own Business

Hollywood Boulevard

Early to Bed

Go West, Young Lady

Boy Trouble

3 Is a Family

Night Work

Anything Goes

Service de Luxe

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