
Charles Ruggles
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.
116 acting credits
Acting · 116

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

Bewitched
1964

The Bullwinkle Show
1959

Burke's Law
1963

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Vacation Playhouse
1963

The Parent Trap
1961

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959

Bringing Up Baby
1938

The Invisible Woman
1940

Trouble in Paradise
1932

Hollywood Boulevard
1936

All in a Night's Work
1961

The Ugly Dachshund
1966

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947

Early to Bed
1936

If I Had a Million
1932

Alice in Wonderland
1933

Ruggles of Red Gap
1935

A Stolen Life
1946

Balalaika
1939

Boy Trouble
1939

Son of Flubber
1963

Gallant Journey
1946

Papa's Delicate Condition
1963

Carousel
1967

Follow Me, Boys!
1966

Ramrod
1947

The Pleasure of His Company
1961

Love Me Tonight
1932

Terror Aboard
1933

Aesop and Son
1960

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976

Murders in the Zoo
1933

The Perfect Marriage
1947

Honeymoon for Three
1941

Bedside Manner
1945

The Preview Murder Mystery
1936

One Hour with You
1932

The Doughgirls
1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944

The Lovable Cheat
1949

No Time for Comedy
1940

Queen High
1930

Friendly Enemies
1942

Breaking the Ice
1938

Hearts Divided
1936

Public Deb No. 1
1940

The Perfect Snob
1941

Dixie Dugan
1943

Anything Goes
1936

Yours for the Asking
1936

Maryland
1940

Madame Butterfly
1932

Murder in the Private Car
1934

The Smiling Lieutenant
1931

Exclusive
1937

The Parson of Panamint
1941

Incendiary Blonde
1945
His Exciting Night
1938

Wives Never Know
1936

My Brother Talks to Horses
1947

The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935

The Pursuit of Happiness
1934

Give My Regards to Broadway
1948

Night Work
1939

Turn Off the Moon
1937

Make Me a Star
1932

Husband's Holiday
1931

3 Is a Family
1944

Honor Among Lovers
1931
The Road to Victory
1944

No More Ladies
1935

Charley's Aunt
1930

Hollywood Handicap
1938

Ben and Me
1953

Sudden Money
1939

Her Wedding Night
1930

Girl Without a Room
1933

Eloise
1956

Roadhouse Nights
1930

The Lady Lies
1929

Mama Loves Papa
1933

Go West, Young Lady
1941

Melody Cruise
1933

Look for the Silver Lining
1949

The Night of June 13
1932

Six of a Kind
1934

Invitation to Happiness
1939

The Farmer's Daughter
1940

Mind Your Own Business
1936

Service de Luxe
1938

Opened by Mistake
1940

I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
The World of Mr. Sweeney
1954

This Is the Night
1932

The Beloved Bachelor
1931

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938

The Battle of Paris
1929

Model Wife
1941

Melody in Spring
1934

Good-bye Love
1933

70,000 Witnesses
1932

The Shining Future
1944

The House That Shadows Built
1931

Gentlemen of the Press
1929

This Reckless Age
1932

Peer Gynt
1915

People Will Talk
1935

The Reform Candidate
1915

The Girl Habit
1931

Evenings for Sale
1932

Young Man of Manhattan
1930

The Majesty of the Law
1915

The Heart Raider
1923