Charles Ruggles
Born February 08, 1886 (Age: 140)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
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as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
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Age: 80
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
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as Dr. Charles Crandall
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Age: 78
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
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as Anthony Ghio
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Age: 77
Son of Flubber
1963
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as Judge Murdock
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Age: 76
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
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as Mackenzie Savage
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Age: 75
The Parent Trap
1961
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as Charles McKendrick
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Age: 75
All in a Night's Work
1961
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as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
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Age: 75
Eloise
1956
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as Murphy
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Age: 70
Ben and Me
1953
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as Ben Franklin (voice)
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Age: 67
Incendiary Blonde
1945
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as Cherokee Jim
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Age: 59
Bedside Manner
1945
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as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
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Age: 59
Friendly Enemies
1942
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as Heinrich Block
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Age: 56
The Perfect Snob
1941
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as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
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Age: 55
Go West, Young Lady
1941
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as Jim Pendergast
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Age: 55
The Parson of Panamint
1941
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as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
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Age: 55
Model Wife
1941
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as Milo Everett
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Age: 55
Honeymoon for Three
1941
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as Harvey Wilson
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Age: 54
Madame Butterfly
1932
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as Lieutenant Barton
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Age: 46
If I Had a Million
1932
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as Henry Peabody
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Age: 46
Evenings for Sale
1932
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as Bimpfl
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Age: 46
Trouble in Paradise
1932
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as The Major
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Age: 46
The Night of June 13
1932
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as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
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Age: 46
70,000 Witnesses
1932
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as Johnny Moran
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Age: 46
Love Me Tonight
1932
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as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
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Age: 46
Make Me a Star
1932
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as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
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Age: 46
This Is the Night
1932
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as Bunny West
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Age: 46
One Hour with You
1932
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as Adolph
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Age: 46
This Reckless Age
1932
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as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
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Age: 45
Husband's Holiday
1931
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as Clyde Saunders
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Age: 45
The Beloved Bachelor
1931
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as Jerry Wells
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Age: 45
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
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as Max
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Age: 45
The House That Shadows Built
1931
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 45
The Girl Habit
1931
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as Charlie Floyd
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Age: 45
Honor Among Lovers
1931
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as Monty Dunn
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Age: 45
Charley's Aunt
1930
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as Fancourt Babberley
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Age: 44
Her Wedding Night
1930
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as Bertie Bird
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Age: 44
Queen High
1930
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as T. Boggs Johns
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Age: 44
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
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as Shorty Ross
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Age: 44
Roadhouse Nights
1930
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as Willie Bindbugel
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Age: 44