Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1886-02-08
Day of Death
1970-12-23
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Charles Ruggles
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.
Filmography (107)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Carousel
1967
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
Son of Flubber
1963
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
The Parent Trap
1961
All in a Night's Work
1961
Eloise
1956
Ben and Me
1953
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
The Lovable Cheat
1949
