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