Charles Ruggles
Acting
- Born:
- 1886-02-08
- Died:
- 1970-12-23
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
Carousel
Follow Me, Boys!
The Ugly Dachshund
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bewitched
I'd Rather Be Rich
Burke's Law
Vacation Playhouse
Papa's Delicate Condition
Son of Flubber
The Pleasure of His Company
The Parent Trap
All in a Night's Work
The Andy Griffith Show
Aesop and Son
The Bullwinkle Show
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Eloise
The World of Mr. Sweeney
Ben and Me
The Ruggles
Look for the Silver Lining
The Lovable Cheat
Give My Regards to Broadway
Ramrod
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
My Brother Talks to Horses
The Perfect Marriage
Gallant Journey
A Stolen Life
Incendiary Blonde
Bedside Manner
The Doughgirls
3 Is a Family
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
The Road to Victory
The Shining Future
Dixie Dugan
Friendly Enemies
The Perfect Snob
Go West, Young Lady
The Parson of Panamint
Model Wife
Honeymoon for Three
The Invisible Woman
No Time for Comedy
Public Deb No. 1
Maryland
Opened by Mistake
The Farmer's Daughter
Balalaika
Night Work
Invitation to Happiness
Sudden Money
Boy Trouble
His Exciting Night
Service de Luxe
Breaking the Ice
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Hollywood Handicap