Born: February 8, 1886 – Died: December 23, 1970
Charles Ruggles, an actor with a career spanning over 50 years in Hollywood, was born in Los Angeles, California. His journey began with his debut in "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" in 1914. He stood out in the early 1930s, especially in his comedies with Mary Boland and in the all-star comedy "If I Had a Million" (1932). His slight stature and distinctive mannerisms, including his fluttery, jumpy manner of speaking and often befuddled look, made him a beloved figure in the industry. Ruggles was also the brother of the noted director Wesley Ruggles.
Early Life and Career
Ruggles' eentered the film industry with his first professional role in 1914, marking the beginning of a prolific and diverse career. One of his first major successful roles was in "Bringing Up Baby" (1938) as Major Applegate, a role that showcased his comedic talents and had a lasting impact on his career.
Throughout his extensive career, Ruggles appeared in more than 100 films. He received recognition and acclaim for his work, including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy and multiple other awards. He was known for his work in films like "The Parent Trap" (1961), "Murder in the Private Car" (1934), and "It Happened on Fifth Avenue" (1947). He also lent his voice to the "Aesop's Fables" segment of the animated cartoon series.
In his personal life, Ruggles was married to Marion Louise (Shields) DeBeck LaBarba.
Charles Ruggles left a significant mark on Hollywood and the entertainment industry. His distinctive acting style and ability to endear himself to generations of moviegoers made him an icon in the industry. His legacy is remembered through his numerous film appearances and the distinct charm he brought to his roles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Aesop & Son (TV Series) | Aesop (1976) (voice) |
| 1968 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) | Stimson |
| 1967 | Carousel (TV Movie) | The Starkeeper | Dr. Selden |
| 1966 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) | Uncle Bennett |
| 1965–1966 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) | Lowell Redlings Farquhar |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) | Orville Snipe (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1966 | Bonanza (TV Series) | Col. Robert Fairchild (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1966 | Laredo (TV Series) | Major John Cane |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J.L. Pruitt (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1965 | The Munsters (TV Series) | Charlie Wiggens |
| 1964–1965 | Bewitched (TV Series) | Hedley Partridge | Mr. Caldwell (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1965 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) | John Canfield |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) | Governor Callahan (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1965 | Wagon Train (TV Series) | Jamison Hershey (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1964 | My Living Doll (TV Series) | Jonas Clay (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1963–1964 | Burke's Law (TV Series) | O. B. Danberry | Charles Wingfield | I. A. Bugg (as Charlie Ruggles) ... |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall |
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) | Sheriff Joe Finster |
| 1964 | Ben Casey (TV Series) | Victor Harmon |
| 1960–1963 | The Bullwinkle Show (TV Series) | Aesop (voice, uncredited) |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) | Eli Harcourt (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1962–1963 | The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) | Judge Fairbrother | Seals (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio |
| 1963 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) | Mr. Barnes (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) | Senator Jerome Archer (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1957–1962 | The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) | King Marvin | Dr. Wilcox | Lulubelle's Father ... |
| 1962 | The Comedy Spot (TV Series) | Charles McDougal (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1962 | Ernestine (TV Movie) | Unknown |
| 1962 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) | Will Grady |
| 1961 | The Ginger Rogers Show (TV Movie) | Eli Harcourt |
| 1961 | Follow the Sun (TV Series) | George Beaumont (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1961 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) | Mr. Devereaux (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage |
| 1961 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) | Bert Hewitt, Kathy's father |
| 1961 | The Chevy Show (TV Series) | Bert Hewitt (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley Sr. (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) | Sonny Slote |
| 1960 | The Best of the Post (TV Series) | Grampa Baker |
| 1960 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) | Grandpa (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1960 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) | Arthur (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1959 | Once Upon a Christmas Time (TV Movie) | Mayor |
| 1959 | The Bells of St. Mary's (TV Movie) | Horace Bogardus |
| 1954–1958 | Studio One (TV Series) | J.D. Spencer |
| 1957–1958 | The Life of Riley (TV Series) | Mr. Parker |
| 1956–1958 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) | Dean Damon | Murphy - Hack Driver |
| 1956–1957 | Matinee Theatre (TV Series) | Amos Currie |
| 1957 | The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1954–1957 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) | Justice Jarvis Boone | Mr. Austin |
| 1957 | Climax! (TV Series) | Dan Genessen |
| 1956–1957 | Conflict (TV Series) | B. O. Boyne |
| 1954–1955 | The World of Mr. Sweeney (TV Series) | Cicero P. Sweeney |
| 1954 | The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series) | Mordecai Muldoon |
| 1954 | The Kate Smith Hour (TV Series) | Cicero P. Sweeney |
| 1953 | Ben and Me (Short) | Ben Franklin (voice, uncredited) |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1949–1952 | The Ruggles (TV Series) | Charlie Ruggles | Charle Ruggles |
| 1949 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) | Eddy (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining | Caro 'Pop' Miller |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Michael J. O'Connor (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Ben Dickason (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder |
| 1946 | The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim |
| 1945 | Bedside Manner | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family | Sam Whitaker |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Otis Skinner |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade |
| 1944 | The Road to Victory (Short) | Mr. Ames (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Shining Future (Short) | Mr. Ames |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Milo Everett |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | George (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1940 | Maryland | Dick Piper |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | Nickie North |
| 1939 | Balalaika | Nicki Popoff (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1939 | Night Work | Homer C. Fitch (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness | Henry 'Pop' Hardy |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Homer Fitch (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Adam Tripp (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Scott Robinson (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice | Samuel Terwilliger |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (Short) | Charley Riggles |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicap (Short) | Charlie Ruggles (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1938 | *Bringing Up Baby* | Major Applegate (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Tod Swain |
| 1937 | Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1936 | Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking | Sunbather (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided | Henry (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1936 | Early to Bed | Chester Beatty (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Moonface Martin - Rev. Dr. Moon |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Edgar (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Henry Wilton |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Godfrey D. Scott (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1934 | Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1934 | Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | March Hare (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Good-bye Love | Oswald Groggs |
| 1933 | Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd |
| 1933 | Melody Cruise | Pete Wells (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Blackie Witherspoon (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly | Lt. Barton |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise | The Major (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses | Johnny Moran (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Bunny West |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Adolph |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney |
| 1931 | Husband's Holiday | Clyde Saunders |
| 1931 | Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells |
| 1931 | The Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant | Max (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn |
| 1930 | Charley's Aunt | Lord Fancourt Babberley (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| 1930 | Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird |
| 1930 | Queen High | T. Boggs Johns |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel |
| 1929 | Battle of Paris | Zizi |
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Charlie Tayler |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven |
| 1923 | The Heart Raider | Gaspard McMahon - An Insurance Clerk |
| 1915 | The Reform Candidate | Loony Jim |
| 1915 | Peer Gynt | The Button Molder |
| 1915 | The Majesty of the Law | Lawrence Evans |
| 1914 | The Patchwork Girl of Oz | Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) |
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