Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

08/02/1886

Day of Death

23/12/1970
(84) years old

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 earl... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1967

Carousel

as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden

1966

Follow Me, Boys!

as John Everett Hughes

1966

The Ugly Dachshund

as Dr. J. L. Pruitt

1964

I'd Rather Be Rich

as Dr. Charles Crandall

1963

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Anthony Ghio

1963

Son of Flubber

as Judge Murdock

1961

The Pleasure of His Company

as Mackenzie Savage

1961

The Parent Trap

as Charles McKendrick

1961

All in a Night's Work

as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr

1956

Eloise

as Murphy

1953

Ben and Me

as Ben Franklin (voice)

1949

Look for the Silver Lining

as Caro "Pop" Miller

1949

The Lovable Cheat

as Claude Mercadet

1948

Give My Regards to Broadway

as Toby Helper

1947

Ramrod

as Ben Dickason

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor

1947

My Brother Talks to Horses

as Richard Pennington Roeder

1947

The Perfect Marriage

as Dale Williams, Sr.

1946

Gallant Journey

as Jim Montgomery

1946

A Stolen Life

as Freddie Linley

1945

Incendiary Blonde

as Cherokee Jim

1945

Her Favorite Patient

as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks

1944

The Doughgirls

as Stanley Slade

1944

3 Is a Family

as Sam Whitaker

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

as Mr. Otis Skinner

1944

The Road to Victory

as Mr. Ames (uncredited)

1944

The Shining Future

as Mr. Ames

1943

Dixie Dugan

as Pa Dugan

1942

Friendly Enemies

as Heinrich Block

1941

The Perfect Snob

as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)

1941

Go West, Young Lady

as Jim Pendergast

1941

The Parson of Panamint

as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield

1941

Model Wife

as Milo Everett

1941

Honeymoon for Three

as Harvey Wilson

1940

The Invisible Woman

as George

1940

No Time for Comedy

as Philo Swift

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as Milburn

1940

Maryland

as Dick Piper

1940

Opened by Mistake

as Buzz Nelson

1940

The Farmer's Daughter

as Nickie North

1939

Balalaika

as Nicki Popoff

1939

Night Work

as Homer C. Fitch

1939

Invitation to Happiness

as Henry 'Pop' Hardy

1939

Sudden Money

as Sweeney J. Patterson

1939

Boy Trouble

as Homer C. Fitch

1938

His Exciting Night

as Adam Tripp

1938

Service de Luxe

as Robinson

1938

Breaking the Ice

as Sam Terwilliger

1938

Hollywood Handicap

as Himself

1938

Bringing Up Baby

as Horace Applegate

1937

Exclusive

as Tod Swain

1937

Turn Off the Moon

as J. Elliott Dinwiddy

1936

Mind Your Own Business

as Orville Shanks

1936

Wives Never Know

as Homer Bigelow

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearan...

1936

Yours for the Asking

as Sunbather (uncredited)

1936

Hearts Divided

as Henry

1936

Early to Bed

as Chester R. Beatty

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

as Himself (Uncredited)

1936

Anything Goes

as Rev. Dr. Moon

1935

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as Wilbur Sealingsworth

1935

No More Ladies

as Edgar Holden

1935

People Will Talk

as Henry Wilton

1935

Ruggles of Red Gap

as Egbert Floud

1934

The Pursuit of Happiness

as Aaron Kirkland

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday

1934

Murder in the Private Car

as Godfrey D. Scott

1934

Melody in Spring

as Warren Blodgett

1934

Six of a Kind

as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)

1933

Alice in Wonderland

as March Hare

1933

Girl Without a Room

as Vergil Crock

1933

Good-bye Love

as Oswald Groggs

1933

Mama Loves Papa

as Wilbur Todd

1933

Melody Cruise

as Pete Wells

1933

Terror Aboard

as Blackie Witherspoon

1933

Murders in the Zoo

as Peter Yates

1932

Madame Butterfly

as Lieutenant Barton

1932

If I Had a Million

as Henry Peabody

1932

Evenings for Sale

as Bimpfl

1932

Trouble in Paradise

as The Major

1932

The Night of June 13

as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)

1932

70,000 Witnesses

as Johnny Moran

1932

Love Me Tonight

as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze

1932

Make Me a Star

as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)

1932

This Is the Night

as Bunny West

1932

One Hour with You

as Adolph

1932

This Reckless Age

as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)

1931

Husband's Holiday

as Clyde Saunders

1931

The Beloved Bachelor

as Jerry Wells

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

1931

The Girl Habit

as Charlie Floyd

1931

Honor Among Lovers

as Monty Dunn

1930

Charley's Aunt

as Fancourt Babberley

1930

Her Wedding Night

as Bertie Bird

1930

Queen High

as T. Boggs Johns

1930

Young Man of Manhattan

as Shorty Ross

1930

Roadhouse Nights

as Willie Bindbugel

1929

The Lady Lies

as Charlie Tayler

1929

Gentlemen of the Press

as Charlie Haven

1923

The Heart Raider

as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)

1915

Peer Gynt

as The Button Molder

1915

The Majesty of the Law

as Lawrence Evans