User
Charles Ruggles

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 distinctiv

Born

Feb 08, 1886

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

Dec 23, 1970

Known For

Acting

Movies

107 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
1961 as Charles McKendrick
★ 7.0
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
1938 as Major Applegate
★ 7.5
Terror Aboard
Terror Aboard
1933 as Blackie Witherspoon
★ 6.5
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940 as Philo Swift
★ 5.3
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 as Henry Peabody
★ 6.5
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 as Dr. J. L. Pruitt
★ 6.7
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
1932 as Major
★ 7.4
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1933 as March Hare
★ 6.1
Good-bye Love
Good-bye Love
1933 as Oswald Groggs
★ 6.3
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
1946 as Freddie Linley
★ 6.4
Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys!
1966 as John Everett Hughes
★ 6.7
Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa
1933 as Wilbur Todd
★ 10.0
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
1961 as Warren Kingsley Sr.
★ 6.0
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
1963 as Judge Murdock
★ 6.1
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931 as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
1932 as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
★ 6.6
Model Wife
Model Wife
1941 as Milo Everett
★ 6.5
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
★ 7.1
Ramrod
Ramrod
1947 as Ben Dickason
★ 6.5
Eloise
Eloise
1956 as Murphy
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde
1945 as Cherokee Jim
★ 5.1
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 as Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
★ 6.8
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo
1933 as Peter Yates
★ 5.9
movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
One Hour with You
One Hour with You
1932 as Adolph
★ 6.4
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness
1939 as Henry 'Pop' Hardy
★ 7.0
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 as Anthony Ghio
★ 5.5
Husband's Holiday
Husband's Holiday
1931 as Clyde Saunders
★ 9.0
Hollywood Handicap
Hollywood Handicap
1938 as Himself
★ 4.8
Her Wedding Night
Her Wedding Night
1930 as Bertie Bird
★ 7.5
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
1940 as George
★ 5.7
No More Ladies
No More Ladies
1935 as Edgar Holden
★ 5.0
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 as Richard Pennington Roeder
★ 7.5
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 as Himself (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 as Egbert Floud
★ 7.1
I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964 as Dr. Charles Crandall
★ 6.6
The Smiling Lieutenant
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 as Max
★ 6.8
Turn Off the Moon
Turn Off the Moon
1937 as J. Elliott Dinwiddy
★ 8.0
The Night of June 13
The Night of June 13
1932 as Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
★ 7.5
Balalaika
Balalaika
1939 as Nicki Popoff
★ 5.3
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner
1945 as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
★ 5.9
Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind
1934 as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
★ 5.9
Ben and Me
Ben and Me
1953 as Ben Franklin (voice)
★ 6.9
This Is the Night
This Is the Night
1932 as Bunny West
★ 5.4
The Girl Habit
The Girl Habit
1931 as Charlie Floyd
★ 8.0
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided
1936 as Henry
★ 5.5
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
1944 as Stanley Slade
★ 7.6
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan
1943 as Pa Dugan
★ 6.5
Sudden Money
Sudden Money
1939 as Sweeney J. Patterson
★ 7.0
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
1915 as The Button Molder
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 as Milburn
★ 4.9
Girl Without a Room
Girl Without a Room
1933 as Vergil Crock
★ 6.5
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 as Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car
1934 as Godfrey D. Scott
★ 5.6
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company
1961 as Mackenzie Savage
★ 6.4
Evenings for Sale
Evenings for Sale
1932 as Bimpfl
★ 7.0
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know
1936 as Homer Bigelow
★ 9.0
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice
1938 as Sam Terwilliger
★ 6.1
Maryland
Maryland
1940 as Dick Piper
★ 6.5
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
1932 as Lieutenant Barton
★ 5.4
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1940 as Nicksie North
★ 5.3
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
1936 as Reverend Dr. Moon
★ 5.8
Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking
1936 as Sunbather (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
1942 as Heinrich Block
★ 6.0
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 as Henry Wilton
★ 4.3
Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady
1941 as Jim Pendergast
★ 7.1
The Perfect Snob
The Perfect Snob
1941 as Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
★ 6.0
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932 as Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
1939 as Homer C. Fitch
★ 6.0
movie
The Road to Victory
1944 as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
★ 6.7
70,000 Witnesses
70,000 Witnesses
1932 as Johnny Moran
★ 5.7
Early to Bed
Early to Bed
1936 as Chester Beatty
★ 8.0
Carousel
Carousel
1967 as The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
★ 8.0
Exclusive
Exclusive
1937 as Tod Swain
★ 7.0
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint
1941 as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
★ 5.8
Melody Cruise
Melody Cruise
1933 as Pete Wells
★ 5.0
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 as Caro "Pop" Miller
★ 6.1
The Shining Future
The Shining Future
1944 as Mr. Ames
★ 4.0
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 as Mr. Otis Skinner
★ 7.5
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 as Wilbur Sealingsworth
★ 5.8
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
1930 as Fancourt Babberley
★ 6.7
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 as Robinson
★ 6.5
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947 as Dale Williams, Sr.
★ 5.5
This Reckless Age
This Reckless Age
1932 as Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
★ 7.0
Night Work
Night Work
1939 as Homer C. Fitch
★ 8.5
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat
1949 as Claude Mercadet
★ 6.0
Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake
1940 as Buzz Nelson
★ 7.0
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family
1944 as Sam Whitaker
★ 9.0
Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three
1941 as Harvey Wilson
★ 6.3
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
1931 as Monty Dunn
★ 5.9
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934 as Aaron Kirkland
★ 5.8
The Beloved Bachelor
The Beloved Bachelor
1931 as Jerry Wells
★ 10.0
Melody in Spring
Melody in Spring
1934 as Warren Blodgett
★ 8.0
Queen High
Queen High
1930 as T. Boggs Johns
★ 6.5
Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey
1946 as Jim Montgomery
★ 6.5
The Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris
1929 as Zizi
★ 7.5
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948 as Toby Helper
★ 7.5
The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies
1929 as Charlie Tayler
★ 5.3
The Heart Raider
The Heart Raider
1923 as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
★ 7.0
Young Man of Manhattan
Young Man of Manhattan
1930 as Shorty Ross
★ 6.2
The Majesty of the Law
The Majesty of the Law
1915 as Lawrence Evans
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press
1929 as Charlie Haven
★ 6.7
movie
His Exciting Night
1938 as Adam Tripp
★ 4.3
Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business
1936 as Orville Shanks
★ 10.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 as Charles Ruggles
★ 6.0
Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights
1930 as Willie Bindbugel
★ 6.0