Charlie Ruggles
A much-loved comic talent in film and on television for over five decades, Charles Ruggles sputtered, stumbled and clucked his way through a series of popular turns as meek, easily overwhelmed men in such classic films as ""Trouble in Paradise" (1932), "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1935) and "Bringing Up Baby" (1938). Blessed with an expressive face and a voice that rose in register when his characters felt under duress, Ruggles became a scene-stealer of the first order in the late 1930s and early 1940s before stepping away from the cinema to work extensively on stage and in the early days of television. In the latter capacity, he starred on the popular sitcom "The Ruggles" (ABC, 1949-1952) and brought effortless humor as a sage, if still flappable father figure in numerous guest appearances. A welcome presence for film and television audiences for a half-century, Ruggles' comic gifts made him a favorite among classic movie fans and always one of the best elements of any stage or screen production.
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Charlie Ruggles
Filmography
Movies
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Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes (Character) | - | 1966 |
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The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J.L. Pruitt (Character) | - | 1966 |
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I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall (Character) | - | 1964 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio (Character) | - | 1963 |
88% |
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Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock (Character) | - | 1963 |
89% |
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The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick (Character) | - | 1961 |
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All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley Sr. (Character) | - | 1961 |
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The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage (Character) | - | 1961 |
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Look for the Silver Lining | Caro "Pop" Miller (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Ramrod | Ben Dickason (Character) | - | 1947 |
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It Happened on 5th Avenue | Mike O'Connor (Character) | - | 1947 |
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A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bedside Manner | Dr. J.H. "Doc" Fredericks (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim (Character) | - | 1945 |
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The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Is a Family | Sam Whitaker (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Otis Skinner (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block (Character) | - | 1942 |
67% |
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The Invisible Woman | George (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Model Wife | Milo Everett (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maryland | Dick Piper (Character) | - | 1940 |
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No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Farmer's Daughter | Nickie North (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Balalaika | Nicki Popoff (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boy Trouble | Homer C. Fitch (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Invitation to Happiness | Henry "Pop" Hardy (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Work | Homer C. Fitch (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Breaking the Ice | Samuel Terwilliger (Character) | - | 1938 |
97% |
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Bringing Up Baby | Major Horace Applegate (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Service de Luxe | Robinson (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exclusive | Tod Swain (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hearts Divided | Senator Henry Ruggles (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow (Character) | - | 1936 |
83% |
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Anything Goes | Rev. Dr. Moon (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early to Bed | Chester Beatty (Character) | - | 1936 |
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No More Ladies | Edgar (Character) | - | 1935 |
100% |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | People Will Talk | Henry Wilton (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goodbye Love | Oswald Groggs (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Murder in the Private Car | Scott (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett (Character) | - | 1934 |
71% |
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Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates (Character) | - | 1933 |
60% |
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Alice in Wonderland | March Hare (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melody Cruise | Pete Wells (Character) | - | 1933 |
100% |
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If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody (Character) | - | 1932 |
90% |
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Trouble in Paradise | The Major (Character) | - | 1932 |
100% |
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Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Is the Night | Bunny West (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Madame Butterfly | Lt. Barton (Character) | - | 1932 |
86% |
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One Hour With You | Adolph (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd (Character) | - | 1931 |
88% |
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The Smiling Lieutenant | Max (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charley's Aunt | Lord Fancourt Babberley (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle of Paris | Zizi (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven (Character) | - | 1929 |
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz | Undetermined Role (Character) | - | 1914 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Disney's Wonderful World | Judge Murdock (Character) | 1980-1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laredo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
83% | 92% | The Munsters | Charlie Wiggens (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | Hedley Partridge (Guest Star) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Andy Griffith Show | John Canfield (Guest Star) | 1965 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Victor Harmon (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vacation Playhouse | Eli Harcourt (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Knows Best | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Skelton Show | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The United States Steel Hour | Mr. Austin (Character) | 1954 |