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Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Acting

Born February 8, 1886 · 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 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 seem…

Known For · 40 titles

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
The Bullwinkle Show

The Bullwinkle Show

1959
Bewitched

Bewitched

1964
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961
The Ruggles

The Ruggles

1949
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932
Good-bye Love

Good-bye Love

1933
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932
Aesop and Son

Aesop and Son

1960
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933
Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963
The Ugly Dachshund

The Ugly Dachshund

1966
Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933
Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

1945
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946
Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963
I'd Rather Be Rich

I'd Rather Be Rich

1964
The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company

1961
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976
Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!

1966
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940
All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961
Ben and Me

Ben and Me

1953
Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1930
Husband's Holiday

Husband's Holiday

1931
Model Wife

Model Wife

1941
Six of a Kind

Six of a Kind

1934
Balalaika

Balalaika

1939
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931
Eloise

Eloise

1956
Girl Without a Room

Girl Without a Room

1933