Charles Ruggles
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 distinctiv...
Known For
Filmography
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Carousel
1967
as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
as John Everett Hughes
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
as Dr. Charles Crandall
Bewitched
1964
as Mr. Caldwell
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Governor Callahan
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Anthony Ghio
Son of Flubber
1963
as Judge Murdock
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Eli Harcourt
Burke's Law
1963
as Mr. Gregory
The Parent Trap
1961
as Charles McKendrick
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Warren Kingsley Sr.
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
as Mackenzie Savage
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as John Canfield
Aesop and Son
1960
as Aesop (voice)
The Bullwinkle Show
1959
as Aesop (voice)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959
as Aesop (voice)
Eloise
1956
as Murphy
The World of Mr. Sweeney
1954
as Cicero P. Sweeney
Ben and Me
1953
as Ben Franklin (voice)
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Claude Mercadet
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
as Caro "Pop" Miller
The Ruggles
1949
as Charles Ruggles
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
as Toby Helper
Ramrod
1947
as Ben Dickason
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Dale Williams, Sr.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Richard Pennington Roeder
A Stolen Life
1946
as Freddie Linley
Gallant Journey
1946
as Jim Montgomery
Bedside Manner
1945
as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Cherokee Jim
The Doughgirls
1944
as Stanley Slade
The Road to Victory
1944
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
3 Is a Family
1944
as Sam Whitaker
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Mr. Otis Skinner
The Shining Future
1944
as Mr. Ames
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Pa Dugan
Friendly Enemies
1942
as Heinrich Block
Honeymoon for Three
1941
as Harvey Wilson
The Perfect Snob
1941
as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Jim Pendergast
Model Wife
1941
as Milo Everett
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
The Invisible Woman
1940
as George
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Philo Swift
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Milburn
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
as Nicksie North
Maryland
1940
as Dick Piper
Opened by Mistake
1940
as Buzz Nelson
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Balalaika
1939
as Nicki Popoff
Boy Trouble
1939
as Homer C. Fitch
Sudden Money
1939
as Sweeney J. Patterson
Night Work
1939
as Homer C. Fitch
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Major Applegate
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
Breaking the Ice
1938
as Sam Terwilliger
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as Charles Ruggles
Service de Luxe
1938
as Robinson
His Exciting Night
1938
as Adam Tripp
Exclusive
1937
as Tod Swain
Turn Off the Moon
1937
as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Anything Goes
1936
as Reverend Dr. Moon
Hearts Divided
1936
as Henry
Early to Bed
1936
as Chester Beatty
Mind Your Own Business
1936
as Orville Shanks
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Himself (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Sunbather (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
1936
as Homer Bigelow
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Egbert Floud
No More Ladies
1935
as Edgar Holden
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Wilbur Sealingsworth
People Will Talk
1935
as Henry Wilton
Six of a Kind
1934
as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Aaron Kirkland
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Godfrey D. Scott
Melody in Spring
1934
as Warren Blodgett
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as March Hare
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Peter Yates
Melody Cruise
1933
as Pete Wells
Terror Aboard
1933
as Blackie Witherspoon
Good-bye Love
1933
as Oswald Groggs
Girl Without a Room
1933
as Vergil Crock
Mama Loves Papa
1933
as Wilbur Todd
Trouble in Paradise
1932
as Major
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
One Hour with You
1932
as Adolph
Madame Butterfly
1932
as Lieutenant Barton
This Is the Night
1932
as Bunny West
If I Had a Million
1932
as Henry Peabody
Evenings for Sale
1932
as Bimpfl
The Night of June 13
1932
as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
This Reckless Age
1932
as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Make Me a Star
1932
as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Johnny Moran
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
as Max
Husband's Holiday
1931
as Clyde Saunders
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Monty Dunn
The Beloved Bachelor
1931
as Jerry Wells
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
The Girl Habit
1931
as Charlie Floyd
Roadhouse Nights
1930
as Willie Bindbugel
Charley's Aunt
1930
as Fancourt Babberley
Queen High
1930
as T. Boggs Johns
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
as Shorty Ross
Her Wedding Night
1930
as Bertie Bird
The Lady Lies
1929
as Charlie Tayler
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Charlie Haven
The Battle of Paris
1929
as Zizi
The Heart Raider
1923
as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
Peer Gynt
1915
as The Button Molder
The Majesty of the Law
1915
as Lawrence Evans
The Reform Candidate
1915