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Charles Ruggles

Born 8 Feb 1886 in Los Angeles, California, USADied 23 Dec 1970aged 8479 credits

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.

Charles Sherman Ruggles va ser un actor de personatges còmics nord-americà. En una carrera de sis dècades, Ruggles va aparèixer en prop de 100 llargmetratges, sovint en papers còmics. També va ser el germà gran del director, productor i actor de cinema mut Wesley Ruggles.

Charles Ruggles tuvo una de las carreras más largas de Hollywood, con más de 60 años y más de 100 películas. Hizo su debut cinematográfico en 1914 en The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) y trabajó de manera constante desde entonces. Fue memorablemente emparejado con Mary Boland en una serie de comedias a principios de la década de 1930, y fue uno de los más destacados en la comedia estelar If I Had a Million (1932), como un hombre acosado y muy humillado que finalmente se vuelve loco en una cacharrería. La ligera estatura de Ruggles y sus gestos distintivos (su forma de hablar agitada y nerviosa, su mirada a menudo confusa cada vez que los acontecimientos parecían a punto de abrumarlo, lo cual era frecuente) lo hicieron querer por generaciones de cinéfilos. Memorable como el Mayor Applegate, el cazador de caza mayor, en la clásica comedia loca Bringing Up Baby (1938). Muchos lo recordarán como el narrador del segmento "Las fábulas de Esopo" de la película animada The Bullwinkle Show (1961). Era hermano del director Wesley Ruggles.

Acting (79)

The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund1966 · Dr. J. L. Pruitt
Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys!1966 · John Everett Hughes
I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich1964 · Dr. Charles Crandall
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition1963 · Anthony Ghio
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber1963 · Judge Murdock
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work1961 · Warren Kingsley Sr.
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap1961 · Charles McKendrick
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company1961 · Mackenzie Savage
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's1959 · Horace Bogardus
Ben and Me
Ben and Me1953 · Voice
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat1949 · Claude Mercadet
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining1949 · Caro 'Pop' Miller
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway1948 · Toby Helper
Ramrod
Ramrod1947 · Ben Dickason
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · Richard Pennington Roeder
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage1947 · Dale Williams, Sr.
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life1946 · Freddie Linley
Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey1946 · Jim Montgomery
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner1945 · Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde1945 · Cherokee Jim
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay1944 · Otis Skinner
Three Is a Family
Three Is a Family1944 · Sam Whitaker
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls1944 · Stanley Slade
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan1943 · Pa Dugan
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies1942 · Heinrich Block
Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady1941 · Jim Pendergast
The Perfect Snob
The Perfect Snob1941 · Dr. Edgar Mason
Model Wife
Model Wife1941 · Milo Everett
Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three1941 · Harvey Wilson
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint1941 · Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 11940 · Milburn
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy1940 · Philo Swift
Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake1940 · Buzz Nelson
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter1940 · Nickie North
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman1940 · George
Maryland
Maryland1940 · Dick Piper
Night Work
Night Work1939 · Homer C. Fitch
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble1939 · Homer C. Fitch
Balalaika
Balalaika1939 · Nicki Popoff
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness1939 · Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Sudden Money
Sudden Money1939 · Sweeney J. Patterson
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby1938 · Major Applegate
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice1938 · Samuel Terwilliger
His Exciting Night
His Exciting Night1938 · Adam Tripp
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe1938 · Scott Robinson
Hollywood Handicap
Hollywood Handicap1938 · Himself
Exclusive
Exclusive1937 · Tod Swain
Turn Off the Moon
Turn Off the Moon1937 · J. Elliott Dinwiddy
Anything Goes
Anything Goes1936 · Moonface Martin - Rev. Dr. Moon
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided1936 · Henry
Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business1936 · Orville Shanks
Early to Bed
Early to Bed1936 · Chester Beatty
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know1936 · Homer Bigelow
No More Ladies
No More Ladies1935 · Edgar
People Will Talk
People Will Talk1935 · Henry Wilton
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap1935 · Egbert Floud
Melody in Spring
Melody in Spring1934 · Warren Blodgett
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car1934 · Godfrey D. Scott
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934 · Asaph 'Ace' Holliday

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