Overview
Mini Biography:
Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more...
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Trivia:
His parents were Charles Herman (a traveling pharmaceutical salesman)...
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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2 wins
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Alternate Names:
Charlie Ruggles
Filmography
- "The Danny Thomas Hour" .... Stimson (1 episode, 1968)
- One for My Baby (1968) TV episode .... Stimson - Carousel (1967) (TV) .... The Starkeeper/Dr. Selden
- "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Guardian (1966) TV episode - "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Lowell Redlings Farquhar (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
- Granny Lives It Up (1966) TV episode .... Lowell Redlings Farquhar
- Mr. Farquhar Stays On (1965) TV episode .... Lowell Redlings Farquhar
- Mrs. Drysdale's Father (1965) TV episode .... Lowell Redlings Farquhar - "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" .... Orville Snipe (1 episode, 1966)
- The Triangle (1966) TV episode .... Orville Snipe - "Bonanza" .... Col. Fairchild (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
- Horse of a Different Hue (1966) TV episode .... Col. Fairchild - Follow Me, Boys! (1966) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... John Everett Hughes
- "Laredo" .... Major John Cane (1 episode, 1966)
- A Taste of Money (1966) TV episode .... Major John Cane - The Ugly Dachshund (1966) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Dr. Pruitt
- "The Munsters" .... Charlie Wiggens (1 episode, 1965)
- Herman's Driving Test (1965) TV episode .... Charlie Wiggens - "Bewitched" .... Caldwell / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
- Aunt Clara's Old Flame (1965) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Hedley Partridge
- Help, Help, Don't Save Me (1964) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Caldwell - "The Andy Griffith Show" .... John Canfield (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
- Aunt Bee, the Swinger (1965) TV episode .... John Canfield - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Governor Callahan (1 episode, 1965)
- The Ultimate Computer Affair (1965) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Governor Callahan - "Wagon Train" .... Jamison Hershey (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- Herman (1965) TV episode .... Jamison Hershey - "My Living Doll" .... Jonas Clay (1 episode, 1964)
- I'll Leave It to You (1964) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Jonas Clay - "Burke's Law" .... Charles Wingfield / ... (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... O. B. Danberry
- Who Killed Lenore Wingfield? (1964) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Charles Wingfield
- Who Killed Purity Mather? (1963) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... I. A. Bugg
- Who Killed Mr. X? (1963) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Mr. Gregory - I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) .... Dr. Charles Crandall
- "Destry" .... Joe Finster (1 episode, 1964)
- Deputy for a Day (1964) TV episode .... Joe Finster - "Ben Casey" .... Victor Harmon (1 episode, 1964)
- I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye (1964) TV episode .... Victor Harmon - "Vacation Playhouse" .... Eli Harcourt (1 episode, 1963)
- A Love Affair Just for Three (1963) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Eli Harcourt - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Judge Fairbrother / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
- The Old Man and the City (1963) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Judge Fairbrother
- The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Seals - Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Anthony Ghio
- "McKeever & the Colonel" .... Mr. Barnes (1 episode, 1963)
- The Big Charade (1963) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Mr. Barnes - Son of Flubber (1963) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Judge Murdock
- "Saints and Sinners" .... Senator Jerome Archer (1 episode, 1962)
- A Servant in the House of My Party (1962) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Senator Jerome Archer - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Cameron Forsythe / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1962)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Rupert the Stupert (1962) TV episode .... King Marvin
- Calling Dr. Kadiddlehopper (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Wilcox
- Deadeye Turns in His Badge (1959) TV episode .... Lulubelle's Father
- Freddie and the Millionaire (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Jennings
- Willie on the Wagon (1957) TV episode .... Uncle Clarence
(1 more) - "The Comedy Spot" .... Charles McDougal (1 episode, 1962)
- The Soft Touch (1962) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Charles McDougal - Ernestine (1962) (TV)
- "Frontier Circus" .... Will Grady (1 episode, 1962)
- Mr. Grady Regrets (1962) TV episode .... Will Grady - "Follow the Sun" .... George Beaumont (1 episode, 1961)
- The Highest Wall (1961) TV episode .... George Beaumont - "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961) TV series (voice) .... Aesop
... aka "Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky"
... aka "Rocky and His Friends" - "The Real McCoys" .... Mr. Devereaux (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "The McCoys"
- Hassie's European Trip (1961) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Mr. Devereaux - The Parent Trap (1961) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Charles McKendrick
- The Pleasure of His Company (1961) .... Mackenzie Savage
- "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Bert Hewitt, Kathy's father (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Happiest Day (1961) TV episode .... Bert Hewitt, Kathy's father - "The Chevy Show" .... Bert Hewitt (1 episode, 1961)
- Happiest Day (1961) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Bert Hewitt - All in a Night's Work (1961) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Dr. Warren Kingsley Sr.
- "Hot Off the Wire" .... Sonny Slote (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "The Jim Backus Show"
- The Marry-Go-Round (1961) TV episode .... Sonny Slote - "The Best of the Post" .... Grampa Baker (1 episode, 1960)
- The Little Terror (1960) TV episode .... Grampa Baker - "Goodyear Theatre" .... Grandpa (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Award Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Golden Years of Television" (USA: cable TV title)
- The Sitter's Baby (1960) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Grandpa
- Once Upon a Christmas Tree (1959) (TV) .... Mayor
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1959) (TV) .... Horace Bogardus
- "Studio One" .... J.D. Spencer (2 episodes, 1954-1958)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- A Delicate Affair (1958) TV episode .... J.D. Spencer
- The Runaway (1954) TV episode - "The Life of Riley" .... Mr. Parker (2 episodes, 1958)
- Help for Honeybee (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Parker
- The Letter (1958) TV episode - "Playhouse 90" .... Dean Damon / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
- The Male Animal (1958) TV episode .... Dean Damon
- Eloise (1956) TV episode .... Murphy, a Hack Driver - "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
- A Cloud for Jeni (1957) TV episode - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Justice Jarvis Boone / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1957)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Crisis in Corona (1957) TV episode .... Justice Jarvis Boone
- Welcome Home (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Austin - "Climax!" .... Dan Genessen (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
- Let It Be Me (1957) TV episode .... Dan Genessen - "Conflict" (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Girl on the Subway (1957) TV episode
- The Man from 1997 (1956) TV episode (as Charlie Ruggles) - "The World of Mr. Sweeney" (1954) TV series .... Cicero P. Sweeney (unknown episodes)
- "The Motorola Television Hour" .... Mordecai Muldoon (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Motorola TV Hour" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "Motorola TV Theatre" (USA)
- The Muldoon Matter (1954) TV episode .... Mordecai Muldoon - Ben and Me (1953) (voice) (uncredited) .... Ben Franklin
- "Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Consul (1953) TV episode
- "The Ruggles" .... Charlie Ruggles (1 episode, 1949-1952)
- Christmas Eve (1949) TV episode .... Charlie Ruggles - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1949)
... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
- Lesson for Eddy (1949) TV episode - Look for the Silver Lining (1949) .... Caro 'Pop' Miller
- The Lovable Cheat (1949) .... Claude Mercadet
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Toby Helper
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) .... Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
- Ramrod (1947) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Ben Dickason
- My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) .... Richard Pennington Roeder
... aka My Brother Who Talks to Horses (USA: promotional title) - The Perfect Marriage (1947) .... Dale Williams, Sr.
- Gallant Journey (1946) .... Jim Montgomery
- A Stolen Life (1946) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Freddie Linley
- Incendiary Blonde (1945) .... Cherokee Jim
- Bedside Manner (1945) .... Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
... aka Her Favorite Patient (USA: reissue title) - Three Is a Family (1944) .... Sam Whitaker
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) .... Otis Skinner
- The Doughgirls (1944) .... Stanley Slade
- Dixie Dugan (1943) .... Pa Dugan
- Friendly Enemies (1942) .... Heinrich Block
- The Perfect Snob (1941) .... Dr. Edgar Mason
- Go West, Young Lady (1941) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Jim Pendergast
- The Parson of Panamint (1941) .... Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
- Model Wife (1941) .... Milo Everett
- Honeymoon for Three (1941) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Harvey Wilson
- The Invisible Woman (1940) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... George
- No Time for Comedy (1940) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Philo Swift
... aka A Guy with a Grin (USA: reissue title) - Public Deb No. 1 (1940) .... Milburn
- Maryland (1940) .... Dick Piper
- Opened by Mistake (1940) .... Buzz Nelson
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) .... Nickie North
- Balalaika (1939) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Nicki Popoff
- Night Work (1939) .... Homer C. Fitch, the Father
- Invitation to Happiness (1939) .... Henry 'Pop' Hardy
- Sudden Money (1939) .... Sweeney J. Patterson
- Boy Trouble (1939) .... Homer C. Fitch
- His Exciting Night (1938) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Adam Tripp
- Service de Luxe (1938) .... Robinson
- Breaking the Ice (1938) .... Samuel Terwilliger
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Maj. Horace Applegate
- Exclusive (1937) .... Tod Swain
- Turn Off the Moon (1937) .... J. Elliott Dinwiddy
- Mind Your Own Business (1936) .... Orville Shanks
- Wives Never Know (1936) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Homer Bigelow
- Yours for the Asking (1936) (uncredited) .... Sunbather
- Hearts Divided (1936) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Senator Henry Ruggles
- Early to Bed (1936) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Chester Beatty
- The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) (uncredited) .... Cameo Appearance as Himself
- Anything Goes (1936) .... Rev. Dr. Moon
... aka Tops Is the Limit (USA: TV title) - The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) .... Wilbur Sealingsworth
- No More Ladies (1935) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Edgar Holden
- People Will Talk (1935) .... Henry Wilton
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Egbert Floud
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) .... Aaron Kirkland
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Asaph 'Ace' Holliday
- Murder in the Private Car (1934) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Godfrey D. Scott
... aka Murder on the Runaway Train (UK) - Melody in Spring (1934) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Warren Blodgett
- Six of a Kind (1934) .... J. Pinkham 'Pinky' Whinney
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... The March Hare
- Girl Without a Room (1933) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Vergil Crock
- Goodbye Love (1933) .... Oswald Groggs
- Mama Loves Papa (1933) .... Wilbur Todd
- Melody Cruise (1933) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Pete Wells
- Terror Aboard (1933) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Blackie Witherspoon
- Murders in the Zoo (1933) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Peter Yates (zoo press agent)
- Madame Butterfly (1932) .... Lt. Barton
- If I Had a Million (1932) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Henry Peabody
- Evenings for Sale (1932) .... Bimfel
- Trouble in Paradise (1932) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... The Major
- The Night of June 13th (1932) .... Philo Strawn
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932) .... Johnny Moran
- Love Me Tonight (1932) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Viscount Gilbert de Varèze
- This Is the Night (1932) .... Bunny West
- One Hour with You (1932) .... Adolph
- This Reckless Age (1932) .... Goliath Whitney
- Husband's Holiday (1931) .... Clyde Saunders
- Beloved Bachelor (1931) .... Jerry Wells
- The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Max
- The Girl Habit (1931) .... Charlie Floyd
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) .... Monty Dunn
- Charley's Aunt (1930) (as Charlie Ruggles) .... Lord Fancourt Babberley
- Her Wedding Night (1930) .... Bertie Bird
- Queen High (1930) .... T. Boggs Johns
- Young Man of Manhattan (1930) .... Shorty Ross
- Roadhouse Nights (1930) .... Willie Bindbugel
... aka The River Inn
- The Battle of Paris (1929) .... Zizi
... aka The Gay Lady - The Lady Lies (1929) .... Charlie Tayler
- Gentlemen of the Press (1929) .... Charlie Haven
- The Heart Raider (1923) .... Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)
- The Reform Candidate (1915) .... Loony Jim
- Peer Gynt (1915) .... The Button Molder
- The Majesty of the Law (1915) .... Lawrence Evans
- Hushing the Scandal (1915)
... aka Friendly Enemies - The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
... aka L. Frank Baum's Whimsical Fairy Tale The Patchwork Girl of Oz
... aka Ragged Girl of Oz (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Raggedy Girl (USA: reissue title)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Private Jo Files in "The Tik-Tok Man of Oz" (closed before getting to
Broadway) in 1914.
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