Charles Ruggles: movies and TV shows
Charles Ruggles has 117 credits in the archive: 107 films and 10 TV series, from 1915 to 1976. Highest rated: Bewitched (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1915 – 1976 · busiest year: 1932 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 1967 | Carousel | The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | Film | 8.0 | 81 |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J. L. Pruitt | Film | 6.7 | 80 |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes | Film | 6.7 | 80 |
| 1964 | Bewitched | Mr. Caldwell | TV | 7.9 | 78 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Governor Callahan | TV | 7.1 | 78 |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich | Dr. Charles Crandall | Film | 6.6 | 78 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Mr. Gregory | TV | 6.3 | 77 |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Eli Harcourt | TV | 8.0 | 77 |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock | Film | 6.1 | 77 |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Anthony Ghio | Film | 5.6 | 77 |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Mackenzie Savage | Film | 6.4 | 75 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | John Canfield | TV | 7.6 | 74 |
| 1960 | Aesop and Son | Aesop (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 74 |
| 1959 | The Bullwinkle Show | Aesop (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 73 |
| 1959 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends | Aesop (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1956 | Eloise | Murphy | Film | — | 70 |
| 1954 | The World of Mr. Sweeney | Cicero P. Sweeney | TV | 9.0 | 68 |
| 1953 | Ben and Me | Ben Franklin (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1949 | The Ruggles | Charles Ruggles | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining | Caro "Pop" Miller | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Claude Mercadet | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Toby Helper | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Ben Dickason | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1947 | The Perfect Marriage | Dale Williams, Sr. | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Richard Pennington Roeder | Film | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Freddie Linley | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Jim Montgomery | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Cherokee Jim | Film | 5.1 | 59 |
| 1945 | Bedside Manner | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Stanley Slade | Film | 7.6 | 58 |
| 1944 | 3 Is a Family | Sam Whitaker | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Mr. Otis Skinner | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1944 | The Shining Future | Mr. Ames | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 1944 | The Road to Victory | Mr. Ames (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Pa Dugan | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies | Heinrich Block | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Milo Everett | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three | Harvey Wilson | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Jim Pendergast | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1941 | The Perfect Snob | Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | George | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Philo Swift | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | Nicksie North | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistake | Buzz Nelson | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Milburn | Film | 4.9 | 54 |
| 1940 | Maryland | Dick Piper | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1939 | Balalaika | Nicki Popoff | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness | Henry 'Pop' Hardy | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | Sweeney J. Patterson | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Homer C. Fitch | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | Night Work | Homer C. Fitch | Film | 8.5 | 53 |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Major Applegate | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicap | Himself | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice | Sam Terwilliger | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Robinson | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | Charles Ruggles | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Adam Tripp | Film | 4.3 | 52 |
| 1937 | Turn Off the Moon | J. Elliott Dinwiddy | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Tod Swain | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Himself (Uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 50 |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided | Henry | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 1936 | Early to Bed | Chester Beatty | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Reverend Dr. Moon | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Homer Bigelow | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking | Sunbather (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1936 | Mind Your Own Business | Orville Shanks | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Edgar Holden | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Wilbur Sealingsworth | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Egbert Floud | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Henry Wilton | Film | 4.3 | 49 |
| 1934 | Six of a Kind | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Godfrey D. Scott | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Aaron Kirkland | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1934 | Melody in Spring | Warren Blodgett | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1933 | Good-bye Love | Oswald Groggs | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | March Hare | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zoo | Peter Yates | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1933 | Mama Loves Papa | Wilbur Todd | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1933 | Girl Without a Room | Vergil Crock | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1933 | Melody Cruise | Pete Wells | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1933 | Terror Aboard | Blackie Witherspoon | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1932 | Trouble in Paradise | Major | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Henry Peabody | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Bunny West | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Adolph | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly | Lieutenant Barton | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1932 | Evenings for Sale | Bimpfl | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age | Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses | Johnny Moran | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1931 | Husband's Holiday | Clyde Saunders | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant | Max | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Monty Dunn | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1931 | The Girl Habit | Charlie Floyd | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1931 | The Beloved Bachelor | Jerry Wells | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1930 | Her Wedding Night | Bertie Bird | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1930 | Charley's Aunt | Fancourt Babberley | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights | Willie Bindbugel | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan | Shorty Ross | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1930 | Queen High | T. Boggs Johns | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | Charlie Haven | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1929 | The Battle of Paris | Zizi | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Charlie Tayler | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1923 | The Heart Raider | Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1915 | Peer Gynt | The Button Molder | Film | — | 29 |
| 1915 | The Reform Candidate | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1915 | The Majesty of the Law | Lawrence Evans | Film | — | 29 |