Charlie Ruggles
Charlie Ruggles
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Died
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Nationality
AmericanOccupation
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Family information
Spouse
Barbara Guillan (died 1941)
Marion LaBarba (1942-1970; his death)
Ruggles was born inLos Angeles,California in1886. Despite training to be a doctor, Ruggles soon found himself on the stage, appearing in a stock production ofWikipediaLink|Nathan Hale in1905. Making his way to Broadway, Ruggles appeared inHelp Wanted,The Passing Show of 1918,The Demi-Virgin,Battling Butler,Queen High,Spring Is Here, andThe Pleasure of his Company, where he won theTony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, as well as reprising his role of Mackenzie Savage in the1963 film adaptation ofThe Pleasure of His Company.
His first screen role came in the silentPeer Gynt. Like some actors, he made an easy transition to talking pictures with films, such asMadame Butterfly,Alice in Wonderland (1933),The Big Broadcast of 1936,Anything Goes,Gentleman of the Press,If I Had a Million,Six of a Kind,Ruggles of Red Gap,People Will Talk,Bringing Up Baby,The Farmer's Daughter,It Happened on Fifth Avenue, andPapa's Delicate Condition. His television credits includedThe Ruggles,Conflict,The World of Mr. Sweeney,The Real McCoys,The Beverly Hillbillies,Bewitched,Wagon Train,The Andy Griffith Show, and lent his voice to the "Aesop and Son" features inJay Ward'sThe Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
In1944, he had a summer radio series calledThe Charlie Ruggles Show onCBS.
Ruggles died of cancer at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, onDecember 23,1970 at the age of 84.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Ben and Me | Ben Franklin (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Charles McKendrick |
| 1963 | Son of Flubber | Judge Murdock |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Dr. J.L. Pruitt |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | John Everett Hughes |
Roles[]
(Ben and Me)
(The Parent Trap)
(Son of Flubber)
(The Ugly Dachshund)
