Cast & creator
Charles Ruggles
Best known for The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, The Bullwinkle Show
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.
Also known as: Charlie Ruggles, Charles Sherman Ruggles
106
film credits
10
television credits
116
1915–1967 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (116)
Showing 116 of 116 credits
The Andy Griffith Show
John Canfield
1960
Bewitched
Mr. Caldwell
1964
The Bullwinkle Show
Aesop (voice)
1959
Burke's Law
Mr. Gregory
1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Governor Callahan
1964
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Aesop (voice)
1959Vacation Playhouse
Eli Harcourt
1963
The Parent Trap
Charles McKendrick
1961
The Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
1949
Bringing Up Baby
Major Applegate
1938
All in a Night's Work
Warren Kingsley Sr.
1961
Ruggles of Red Gap
Egbert Floud
1935
Alice in Wonderland
March Hare
1933
Son of Flubber
Judge Murdock
1963
Love Me Tonight
Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
1932
Murders in the Zoo
Peter Yates
1933
Trouble in Paradise
Major
1932
The Ugly Dachshund
Dr. J. L. Pruitt
1966
If I Had a Million
Henry Peabody
1932
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Mr. Otis Skinner
1944
The Invisible Woman
George
1940
Six of a Kind
J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
1934
One Hour with You
Adolph
1932
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
1947
Follow Me, Boys!
John Everett Hughes
1966
This Is the Night
Bunny West
1932
Public Deb No. 1
Milburn
1940
A Stolen Life
Freddie Linley
1946
Ramrod
Ben Dickason
1947
Papa's Delicate Condition
Anthony Ghio
1963
Invitation to Happiness
Henry 'Pop' Hardy
1939
Husband's Holiday
Clyde Saunders
1931
Yours for the Asking
Sunbather (uncredited)
1936
I'd Rather Be Rich
Dr. Charles Crandall
1964
The Preview Murder Mystery
Himself (Uncredited)
1936
Ben and Me
Ben Franklin (voice)
1953
3 Is a Family
Sam Whitaker
1944
No Time for Comedy
Philo Swift
1940
Girl Without a Room
Vergil Crock
1933
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
Incendiary Blonde
Cherokee Jim
1945
Gallant Journey
Jim Montgomery
1946
Look for the Silver Lining
Caro "Pop" Miller
1949
The Night of June 13
Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)
1932
My Brother Talks to Horses
Richard Pennington Roeder
1947
Model Wife
Milo Everett
1941
The Farmer's Daughter
Nicksie North
1940
Aesop and Son
Aesop (voice)
1960
Exclusive
Tod Swain
1937
Eloise
Murphy
1956
Mind Your Own Business
Orville Shanks
1936
Make Me a Star
Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
1932
The Pursuit of Happiness
Aaron Kirkland
1934
The Parson of Panamint
Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
1941
Good-bye Love
Oswald Groggs
1933
The Doughgirls
Stanley Slade
1944
The Pleasure of His Company
Mackenzie Savage
1961
Murder in the Private Car
Godfrey D. Scott
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
1934
Turn Off the Moon
J. Elliott Dinwiddy
1937
The Perfect Marriage
Dale Williams, Sr.
1947
Go West, Young Lady
Jim Pendergast
1941
Give My Regards to Broadway
Toby Helper
1948
Honor Among Lovers
Monty Dunn
1931The World of Mr. Sweeney
Cicero P. Sweeney
1954
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Wilbur Sealingsworth
1935The Road to Victory
Mr. Ames (uncredited)
1944
The Perfect Snob
Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)
1941
Sudden Money
Sweeney J. Patterson
1939
Gentlemen of the Press
Charlie Haven
1929
Anything Goes
Reverend Dr. Moon
1936
The Battle of Paris
Zizi
1929
Balalaika
Nicki Popoff
1939
70,000 Witnesses
Johnny Moran
1932
Hollywood Boulevard
Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1936
The Girl Habit
Charlie Floyd
1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
Max
1931
Wives Never Know
Homer Bigelow
1936
Night Work
Homer C. Fitch
1939
Breaking the Ice
Sam Terwilliger
1938
Dixie Dugan
Pa Dugan
1943
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
1938
Young Man of Manhattan
Shorty Ross
1930
Boy Trouble
Homer C. Fitch
1939
Hearts Divided
Henry
1936
Evenings for Sale
Bimpfl
1932
The Majesty of the Law
Lawrence Evans
1915
Maryland
Dick Piper
1940
The Lovable Cheat
Claude Mercadet
1949
Madame Butterfly
Lieutenant Barton
1932
No More Ladies
Edgar Holden
1935
Melody Cruise
Pete Wells
1933
Her Wedding Night
Bertie Bird
1930
Honeymoon for Three
Harvey Wilson
1941
Peer Gynt
The Button Molder
1915
Mama Loves Papa
Wilbur Todd
1933
Carousel
The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
1967
Opened by Mistake
Buzz Nelson
1940
Early to Bed
Chester Beatty
1936
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Charles Ruggles
1938
The Shining Future
Mr. Ames
1944
Charley's Aunt
Fancourt Babberley
1930
People Will Talk
Henry Wilton
1935
Service de Luxe
Robinson
1938
Terror Aboard
Blackie Witherspoon
1933
This Reckless Age
Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)
1932
Bedside Manner
Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
1945
Queen High
T. Boggs Johns
1930
Friendly Enemies
Heinrich Block
1942
Roadhouse Nights
Willie Bindbugel
1930
Melody in Spring
Warren Blodgett
1934
The Beloved Bachelor
Jerry Wells
1931
The Reform Candidate
1915
The Lady Lies
Charlie Tayler
1929His Exciting Night
Adam Tripp
1938
The Heart Raider
Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
1923