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Charles Ruggles(1886-1970)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Charles Ruggles in Early to Bed (1936)
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Tyttö kylpyviitassa (1961)
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Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more than 50 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 Jos minulla olisi miljoona (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 Hätä ei lue lakia (1938). Many will remember him as the narrator of the "Aesop's Fables" segment of the animated cartoon Rocky and His Friends (1959). He was the brother of director Wesley Ruggles.
BornFebruary 8, 1886
DiedDecember 23, 1970(84)
BornFebruary 8, 1886
DiedDecember 23, 1970(84)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Photos178

Charles Laughton and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Richard Bennett and Charles Ruggles in Jos minulla olisi miljoona (1932)
Reginald Barlow, Mary Boland, and Charles Ruggles in Jos minulla olisi miljoona (1932)
Mary Boland and Charles Ruggles in Jos minulla olisi miljoona (1932)
Reginald Barlow and Charles Ruggles in Jos minulla olisi miljoona (1932)
Charles Ruggles in Jos minulla olisi miljoona (1932)
Leila Hyams and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Charles Ruggles and Roland Young in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Maude Eburne, Zasu Pitts, and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Charles Laughton and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Maude Eburne and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Charles Laughton, Leila Hyams, Zasu Pitts, and Charles Ruggles in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Known for:

Hayley Mills in Ansa vanhemmille (1961)
Ansa vanhemmille
7.2
  • Charles McKendrick(as Charlie Ruggles)
  • 1961
Una Merkel and Charles Ruggles in Makuuvaunu-mysteerio (1934)
Makuuvaunu-mysteerio
6.2
  • Godfrey D. Scott(as Charlie Ruggles)
  • 1934
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Hätä ei lue lakia (1938)
Hätä ei lue lakia
7.8
  • Major Applegate(as Charlie Ruggles)
  • 1938
Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in Huoleton kulkurimiljonääri (1947)
Huoleton kulkurimiljonääri
7.6
  • Michael J. O'Connor(as Charlie Ruggles)
  • 1947

Credits

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Actor

  • Aesop & Son (1976)
    Aesop & Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Aesop (1976) (voice)
    • 1976
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Stimson
    • 1968
  • Carousel (1967)
    Carousel
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • The Starkeeper
    • Dr. Selden
    • 1967
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Uncle Bennett
    • 1966
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Lowell Redlings Farquhar
    • 1965–1966
  • Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Ann Sheridan, and Carole Wells in Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
    Pistols 'n' Petticoats
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Orville Snipe (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1966
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Col. Robert Fairchild (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1966
  • Kurt Russell and Fred MacMurray in Tässä sitä tullaan (1966)
    Tässä sitä tullaan
    7.1
    • John Everett Hughes (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1966
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Major John Cane
    • 1966
  • Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette in Hassut tassut (1966)
    Hassut tassut
    6.5
    • Dr. J.L. Pruitt (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1966
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Pat Priest in Me Hirviöt (1964)
    Me Hirviöt
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Charlie Wiggens
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Vaimoni on noita (1964)
    Vaimoni on noita
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Hedley Partridge
    • Mr. Caldwell (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1964–1965
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • John Canfield
    • 1965
  • Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in Napoleon Solo (1964)
    Napoleon Solo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Governor Callahan (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1965
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jamison Hershey (as Charlie Ruggles)
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • A Date with Debbie (1960)
    A Date with Debbie
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Harmony"
    • 1960
  • Ray Bolger and June Haver in Elämäni oli unelma (1949)
    Elämäni oli unelma
    6.3
    • performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Back, Back, Back to Baltimore" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in Huoleton kulkurimiljonääri (1947)
    Huoleton kulkurimiljonääri
    7.6
    • performer: "That's What Christmas Means to Me"
    • 1947
  • Charlotte Henry in Alice ihmemaassa (1933)
    Alice ihmemaassa
    6.3
    • performer: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat" (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Lionel Atwill and Kathleen Burke in Murders in the Zoo (1933)
    Murders in the Zoo
    6.5
    • performer: "Please" (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in Rakasta minua tänä yönä (1932)
    Rakasta minua tänä yönä
    7.5
    • performer: "Mimi"
    • 1932
  • Queen High (1930)
    Queen High
    6.0
    • performer: "I Love the Girls in My Own Peculiar Way"
    • 1930

Videos5

Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
All in a Night's Work
Trailer 1:24
All in a Night's Work
Honeymoon For Three
Trailer 2:29
Honeymoon For Three
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Trailer 0:39
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Bringing Up Baby
Trailer 1:38
Bringing Up Baby

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Charlie
  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • February 8, 1886
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 23, 1970
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Marion Louise (Shields) DeBeck LaBarbaMay 7, 1942 - December 23, 1970 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Wesley Ruggles(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "Help Wanted" on Broadway. Written by Jack Lait. Directed by Daniel Frawley. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 11 Feb 1914-May 1914 (closing date unknown/92 performances). Cast: Charles A. Abbe, Katherine Emmett, M.S. Goldaine, Lorraine Huling, Desmond Kelley, Edna Mayo, Lois Meredith, John Miltern, Rosamond O'Kane, Jessie Ralph, Charles Richman, Vivian Rushmore. Produced by Oliver Morosco.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 14 Articles
    • 24 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His mother was shot and killed instantly at her home when she stepped between her husband and another man in 1924.
  • Quotes
    [Future plans include] Forest Lawn, I guess. After you've played everything I have, there ain't no more.
  • Trademark
    The line, "Oh, my, my, my."
  • Nickname
    • Charlie

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