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.
Filmography (117 titles)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) · 1976
8.0MovieCarousel
The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden · 1967
6.7MovieFollow Me, Boys!
John Everett Hughes · 1966
6.7MovieThe Ugly Dachshund
Dr. J. L. Pruitt · 1966
7.1ShowThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Governor Callahan · 1964
7.9ShowBewitched
Mr. Caldwell · 1964
6.6MovieI'd Rather Be Rich
Dr. Charles Crandall · 1964
6.3ShowBurke's Law
Mr. Gregory · 1963
Vacation Playhouse
Eli Harcourt · 1963
5.6MoviePapa's Delicate Condition
Anthony Ghio · 1963
6.1MovieSon of Flubber
Judge Murdock · 1963
6.4MovieThe Pleasure of His Company
Mackenzie Savage · 1961
7.0MovieThe Parent Trap
Charles McKendrick · 1961
6.0MovieAll in a Night's Work
Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr · 1961
7.6ShowThe Andy Griffith Show
John Canfield · 1960
8.0ShowAesop and Son
Aesop (voice) · 1960
7.1ShowThe Bullwinkle Show
Aesop (voice) · 1959
8.0ShowThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Aesop (voice) · 1959
MovieEloise
Murphy · 1956
The World of Mr. Sweeney
Cicero P. Sweeney · 1954
6.9MovieBen and Me
Ben Franklin (voice) · 1953
7.0ShowThe Ruggles
Charles Ruggles · 1949
6.1MovieLook for the Silver Lining
Caro "Pop" Miller · 1949
6.0MovieThe Lovable Cheat
Claude Mercadet · 1949
7.5MovieGive My Regards to Broadway
Toby Helper · 1948
6.5MovieRamrod
Ben Dickason · 1947
7.1MovieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor · 1947
7.5MovieMy Brother Talks to Horses
Richard Pennington Roeder · 1947
5.5MovieThe Perfect Marriage
Dale Williams, Sr. · 1947
6.5MovieGallant Journey
Jim Montgomery · 1946