Personal Info
Known Credits
106
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1886-02-08 (139 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known For
Charlie RugglesCharles Sherman Ruggles
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 distinctiv ...
Acting
1967 --
Carousel
| The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
1966 --
Follow Me, Boys!
| John Everett Hughes
1966 --
The Ugly Dachshund
| Dr. J. L. Pruitt
1964 --
I'd Rather Be Rich
| Dr. Charles Crandall
1963 --
Papa's Delicate Condition
| Anthony Ghio
1963 --
Son of Flubber
| Judge Murdock
1961 --
The Pleasure of His Company
| Mackenzie Savage
1961 --
The Parent Trap
| Charles McKendrick
1961 --
All in a Night's Work
| Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr
1956 --
Eloise
| Murphy
1953 --
Ben and Me
| Ben Franklin (voice)
1949 --
Look for the Silver Lining
| Caro "Pop" Miller
1949 --
The Lovable Cheat
| Claude Mercadet
1948 --
Give My Regards to Broadway
| Toby Helper
1947 --
Ramrod
| Ben Dickason
1947 --
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
| Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
1947 --
My Brother Talks to Horses
| Richard Pennington Roeder
1947 --
The Perfect Marriage
| Dale Williams, Sr.
1946 --
Gallant Journey
| Jim Montgomery
1946 --
A Stolen Life
| Freddie Linley
1945 --
Incendiary Blonde
| Cherokee Jim
1945 --
Her Favorite Patient
| Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
1944 --
The Doughgirls
| Stanley Slade
1944 --
3 Is a Family
| Sam Whitaker
1944 --
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
| Mr. Otis Skinner
1944 --
The Road to Victory
| Mr. Ames (uncredited)
1944 --
The Shining Future
| Mr. Ames
1943 --
Dixie Dugan
| Pa Dugan
1942 --
Friendly Enemies
| Heinrich Block
1941 --
The Perfect Snob
| Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
1941 --
Go West, Young Lady
| Jim Pendergast
1941 --
The Parson of Panamint
| Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
1941 --
Model Wife
| Milo Everett
1941 --
Honeymoon for Three
| Harvey Wilson
1940 --
The Invisible Woman
| George
1940 --
No Time for Comedy
| Philo Swift
1940 --
Public Deb No. 1
| Milburn
1940 --
Maryland
| Dick Piper
1940 --
Opened by Mistake
| Buzz Nelson
1940 --
The Farmer's Daughter
| Nickie North
1939 --
Balalaika
| Nicki Popoff
1939 --
Night Work
| Homer C. Fitch
1939 --
Invitation to Happiness
| Henry 'Pop' Hardy
1939 --
Sudden Money
| Sweeney J. Patterson
1939 --
Boy Trouble
| Homer C. Fitch
1938 --
His Exciting Night
| Adam Tripp
1938 --
Service de Luxe
| Robinson
1938 --
Breaking the Ice
| Sam Terwilliger
1938 --
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
| Charles Ruggles
1938 --
Hollywood Handicap
| Himself
1938 --
Bringing Up Baby
| Horace Applegate
1937 --
Exclusive
| Tod Swain
1937 --
Turn Off the Moon
| J. Elliott Dinwiddy
1936 --
Mind Your Own Business
| Orville Shanks
1936 --
Wives Never Know
| Homer Bigelow
1936 --
Hollywood Boulevard
| Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1936 --
Yours for the Asking
| Sunbather
1936 --
Hearts Divided
| Henry
1936 --
Early to Bed
| Chester R. Beatty
1936 --
The Preview Murder Mystery
| Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited)
1936 --
Anything Goes
| Rev. Dr. Moon
1935 --
The Big Broadcast of 1936
| Wilbur Sealingsworth
1935 --
No More Ladies
| Edgar Holden
1935 --
People Will Talk
| Henry Wilton
1935 --
Ruggles of Red Gap
| Egbert Floud
1934 --
The Pursuit of Happiness
| Aaron Kirkland
1934 --
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
| Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
1934 --
Murder in the Private Car
| Godfrey D. Scott
1934 --
Melody in Spring
| Warren Blodgett
1934 --
Six of a Kind
| J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
1933 --
Alice in Wonderland
| March Hare
1933 --
Girl Without a Room
| Vergil Crock
1933 --
Good-bye Love
| Oswald Groggs
1933 --
Mama Loves Papa
| Wilbur Todd
1933 --
Melody Cruise
| Pete Wells
1933 --
Terror Aboard
| Blackie Witherspoon
1933 --
Murders in the Zoo
| Peter Yates
1932 --
Madame Butterfly
| Lieutenant Barton
1932 --
If I Had a Million
| Henry Peabody
1932 --
Evenings for Sale
| Bimpfl
1932 --
Trouble in Paradise
| The Major
1932 --
The Night of June 13
| Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
1932 --
70,000 Witnesses
| Johnny Moran
1932 --
Love Me Tonight
| Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
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 (as Charlie Ruggles)
1931 --
Husband's Holiday
| Clyde Saunders
1931 --
The Beloved Bachelor
| Jerry Wells
1931 --
The Smiling Lieutenant
| Max
1931 --
The House That Shadows Built
| (archive footage)
1931 --
The Girl Habit
| Charlie Floyd
1931 --
Honor Among Lovers
| Monty Dunn
1930 --
Charley's Aunt
| Fancourt Babberley
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 --
The 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
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1915 --
Peer Gynt
| The Button Molder
1915 --
The Majesty of the Law
| Lawrence Evans