- Birthday: 1886-02-08
- Deathday: 1970-12-23
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Age: 84
- Average Role Age: 52.76
Movie | Release Date | Character | Age at Release | |
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Carousel | 05/07/67 | The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden | 81 | |
Follow Me, Boys! | 12/01/66 | John Everett Hughes | 80 | |
The Ugly Dachshund | 02/16/66 | Dr. J. L. Pruitt | 80 | |
I'd Rather Be Rich | 08/25/64 | Dr. Charles Crandall | 78 | |
Papa's Delicate Condition | 03/06/63 | Anthony Ghio | 77 | |
Son of Flubber | 01/16/63 | Judge Murdock | 76 | |
The Pleasure of His Company | 06/01/61 | Mackenzie Savage | 75 | |
The Parent Trap | 05/13/61 | Charles McKendrick | 75 | |
All in a Night's Work | 03/15/61 | Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr | 75 | |
Eloise | 11/22/56 | Murphy | 70 | |
Ben and Me | 11/11/53 | Ben Franklin (voice) | 67 | |
Look for the Silver Lining | 07/30/49 | Caro "Pop" Miller | 63 | |
The Lovable Cheat | 05/11/49 | Claude Mercadet | 63 | |
Give My Regards to Broadway | 06/08/48 | Toby Helper | 62 | |
Ramrod | 05/02/47 | Ben Dickason | 61 | |
It Happened on Fifth Avenue | 04/17/47 | Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor | 61 | |
My Brother Talks to Horses | 02/04/47 | Richard Pennington Roeder | 60 | |
The Perfect Marriage | 01/24/47 | Dale Williams, Sr. | 60 | |
Gallant Journey | 09/24/46 | Jim Montgomery | 60 | |
A Stolen Life | 05/01/46 | Freddie Linley | 60 | |
Incendiary Blonde | 07/25/45 | Cherokee Jim | 59 | |
Bedside Manner | 06/22/45 | Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks | 59 | |
The Doughgirls | 11/25/44 | Stanley Slade | 58 | |
3 Is a Family | 11/23/44 | Sam Whitaker | 58 | |
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | 11/02/44 | Mr. Otis Skinner | 58 | |
The Road to Victory | 05/18/44 | Mr. Ames (uncredited) | 58 | |
The Shining Future | 04/11/44 | Mr. Ames | 58 | |
Dixie Dugan | 03/12/43 | Pa Dugan | 57 | |
Friendly Enemies | 06/21/42 | Heinrich Block | 56 | |
The Perfect Snob | 12/19/41 | Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles) | 55 | |
Go West, Young Lady | 11/27/41 | Jim Pendergast | 55 | |
The Parson of Panamint | 07/25/41 | Chuckawalla Bill Redfield | 55 | |
Model Wife | 04/17/41 | Milo Everett | 55 | |
Honeymoon for Three | 01/18/41 | Harvey Wilson | 54 | |
The Invisible Woman | 12/28/40 | George | 54 | |
No Time for Comedy | 09/14/40 | Philo Swift | 54 | |
Public Deb No. 1 | 09/13/40 | Milburn | 54 | |
Maryland | 07/19/40 | Dick Piper | 54 | |
Opened by Mistake | 05/10/40 | Buzz Nelson | 54 | |
The Farmer's Daughter | 03/29/40 | Nickie North | 54 | |
Balalaika | 12/15/39 | Nicki Popoff | 53 | |
Night Work | 08/04/39 | Homer C. Fitch | 53 | |
Invitation to Happiness | 06/07/39 | Henry 'Pop' Hardy | 53 | |
Sudden Money | 03/31/39 | Sweeney J. Patterson | 53 | |
Boy Trouble | 01/27/39 | Homer C. Fitch | 52 | |
His Exciting Night | 11/11/38 | Adam Tripp | 52 | |
Service de Luxe | 10/12/38 | Robinson | 52 | |
Breaking the Ice | 09/22/38 | Sam Terwilliger | 52 | |
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | 07/29/38 | Charles Ruggles | 52 | |
Hollywood Handicap | 05/28/38 | Himself | 52 | |
Bringing Up Baby | 02/18/38 | Horace Applegate | 52 | |
Exclusive | 08/06/37 | Tod Swain | 51 | |
Turn Off the Moon | 05/14/37 | J. Elliott Dinwiddy | 51 | |
Mind Your Own Business | 12/18/36 | Orville Shanks | 50 | |
Wives Never Know | 09/18/36 | Homer Bigelow | 50 | |
Hollywood Boulevard | 08/20/36 | Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited) | 50 | |
Yours for the Asking | 07/23/36 | Sunbather | 50 | |
Hearts Divided | 06/20/36 | Henry | 50 | |
Early to Bed | 06/05/36 | Chester R. Beatty | 50 | |
The Preview Murder Mystery | 02/28/36 | Cameo Appearance as Himself at Preview (Uncredited) | 50 | |
Anything Goes | 01/24/36 | Rev. Dr. Moon | 49 | |
The Big Broadcast of 1936 | 09/20/35 | Wilbur Sealingsworth | 49 | |
No More Ladies | 06/14/35 | Edgar Holden | 49 | |
People Will Talk | 05/24/35 | Henry Wilton | 49 | |
Ruggles of Red Gap | 03/08/35 | Egbert Floud | 49 | |
The Pursuit of Happiness | 09/27/34 | Aaron Kirkland | 48 | |
Friends of Mr. Sweeney | 07/28/34 | Asaph 'Ace' Holliday | 48 | |
Murder in the Private Car | 06/29/34 | Godfrey D. Scott | 48 | |
Melody in Spring | 04/07/34 | Warren Blodgett | 48 | |
Six of a Kind | 02/09/34 | J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 48 | |
Alice in Wonderland | 12/18/33 | March Hare | 47 | |
Girl Without a Room | 12/08/33 | Vergil Crock | 47 | |
Good-bye Love | 11/09/33 | Oswald Groggs | 47 | |
Mama Loves Papa | 07/14/33 | Wilbur Todd | 47 | |
Melody Cruise | 06/22/33 | Pete Wells | 47 | |
Terror Aboard | 04/14/33 | Blackie Witherspoon | 47 | |
Murders in the Zoo | 03/31/33 | Peter Yates | 47 | |
Madame Butterfly | 12/30/32 | Lieutenant Barton | 46 | |
If I Had a Million | 11/18/32 | Henry Peabody | 46 | |
Evenings for Sale | 11/12/32 | Bimpfl | 46 | |
Trouble in Paradise | 10/30/32 | The Major | 46 | |
The Night of June 13 | 09/17/32 | Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles) | 46 | |
70,000 Witnesses | 09/09/32 | Johnny Moran | 46 | |
Love Me Tonight | 08/18/32 | Viscount Gilbert de Varèze | 46 | |
Make Me a Star | 07/01/32 | Charles Ruggles (uncredited) | 46 | |
This Is the Night | 04/08/32 | Bunny West | 46 | |
One Hour with You | 03/23/32 | Adolph | 46 | |
This Reckless Age | 01/09/32 | Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles) | 45 | |
Husband's Holiday | 12/19/31 | Clyde Saunders | 45 | |
The Beloved Bachelor | 10/23/31 | Jerry Wells | 45 | |
The Smiling Lieutenant | 08/01/31 | Max | 45 | |
The House That Shadows Built | 07/08/31 | (archive footage) | 45 | |
The Girl Habit | 06/27/31 | Charlie Floyd | 45 | |
Honor Among Lovers | 02/28/31 | Monty Dunn | 45 | |
Charley's Aunt | 12/25/30 | Fancourt Babberley | 44 | |
Her Wedding Night | 09/28/30 | Bertie Bird | 44 | |
Queen High | 08/23/30 | T. Boggs Johns | 44 | |
Young Man of Manhattan | 04/19/30 | Shorty Ross | 44 | |
Roadhouse Nights | 02/15/30 | Willie Bindbugel | 44 | |
The Battle of Paris | 12/30/29 | Zizi | 43 | |
The Lady Lies | 09/21/29 | Charlie Tayler | 43 | |
Gentlemen of the Press | 05/04/29 | Charlie Haven | 43 | |
The Heart Raider | 06/10/23 | Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk) | 37 | |
The Reform Candidate | 12/16/15 | 29 | ||
Peer Gynt | 09/15/15 | The Button Molder | 29 | |
The Majesty of the Law | 08/26/15 | Lawrence Evans | 29 |