Deceased

How Did Charles Ruggles Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asCharlie Ruggles, Charles Sherman RugglesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/02/1886Born inLos Angeles, California, USADied23/12/1970 (aged 84)Died inSanta MonicaCausecancerWikidataQ934722 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#2436 ↗

Charles Sherman Ruggles was an American comic character actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films, often in mild-mannered and comic roles. He was also the elder brother of director, producer, and silent film actor Wesley Ruggles (1889–1972).

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Filmography77 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)	90
1966	Follow Me, Boys!Movie	John Everett Hughes	80
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Governor Callahan	78
1964	BewitchedSeries	Mr. Caldwell	78
1964	I'd Rather Be RichMovie	Dr. Charles Crandall	78
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Mr. Gregory	77
1963	Papa's Delicate ConditionMovie	Anthony Ghio	77
1963	Son of FlubberMovie	Judge Murdock	77
1963	Vacation PlayhouseSeries	Eli Harcourt	77
1961	All in a Night's WorkMovie	Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr	75
1961	The Pleasure of His CompanyMovie	Mackenzie Savage	75
1961	The Parent TrapMovie	Charles McKendrick	75
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	John Canfield	74
1960	Aesop and SonSeries	Aesop (voice)	74
1959	The Bullwinkle ShowSeries	Aesop (voice)	73
1959	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsSeries	Aesop (voice)	73
1956	EloiseMovie	Murphy	70
1954	The World of Mr. SweeneySeries	Cicero P. Sweeney	68
1953	Ben and MeMovie	Ben Franklin (voice)	67
1949	Look for the Silver LiningMovie	Caro "Pop" Miller	63
1949	The RugglesSeries	Charles Ruggles	63
1948	Give My Regards to BroadwayMovie	Toby Helper	62
1947	RamrodMovie	Ben Dickason	61
1947	My Brother Talks to HorsesMovie	Richard Pennington Roeder	61
1946	Gallant JourneyMovie	Jim Montgomery	60
1944	Our Hearts Were Young and GayMovie	Mr. Otis Skinner	58
1944	The Shining FutureMovie	Mr. Ames	58
1944	The Road to VictoryMovie	Mr. Ames (uncredited)	58
1942	Friendly EnemiesMovie	Heinrich Block	56
1941	Go West, Young LadyMovie	Jim Pendergast	55
1941	The Parson of PanamintMovie	Chuckawalla Bill Redfield	55
1941	The Perfect SnobMovie	Dr. Edgar Mason (as Charlie Ruggles)	55
1940	MarylandMovie	Dick Piper	54
1940	No Time for ComedyMovie	Philo Swift	54
1940	Opened by MistakeMovie	Buzz Nelson	54
1940	The Invisible WomanMovie	George	54
1939	BalalaikaMovie	Nicki Popoff	53
1939	Boy TroubleMovie	Homer C. Fitch	53
1939	Night WorkMovie	Homer C. Fitch	53
1938	Service de LuxeMovie	Robinson	52
1938	Bringing Up BabyMovie	Major Applegate	52
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Movie	Charles Ruggles	52
1938	His Exciting NightMovie	Adam Tripp	52
1937	ExclusiveMovie	Tod Swain	51
1937	Turn Off the MoonMovie	J. Elliott Dinwiddy	51
1936	Hearts DividedMovie	Henry	50
1936	Wives Never KnowMovie	Homer Bigelow	50
1936	The Preview Murder MysteryMovie	Himself (Uncredited)	50
1936	Yours for the AskingMovie	Sunbather (uncredited)	50
1936	Mind Your Own BusinessMovie	Orville Shanks	50
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936Movie	Wilbur Sealingsworth	49
1934	Six of a KindMovie	J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)	48
1934	The Pursuit of HappinessMovie	Aaron Kirkland	48
1933	Girl Without a RoomMovie	Vergil Crock	47
1933	Terror AboardMovie	Blackie Witherspoon	47
1933	Alice in WonderlandMovie	March Hare	47
1933	Murders in the ZooMovie	Peter Yates	47
1933	Melody CruiseMovie	Pete Wells	47
1932	If I Had a MillionMovie	Henry Peabody	46
1932	The Night of June 13Movie	Philo Strawn (as Charlie Ruggles)	46
1932	Madame ButterflyMovie	Lieutenant Barton	46
1932	Make Me a StarMovie	Charles Ruggles (uncredited)	46
1932	This Is the NightMovie	Bunny West	46
1932	This Reckless AgeMovie	Goliath Whitney (as Charlie Ruggles)	46
1931	The Girl HabitMovie	Charlie Floyd	45
1931	The House That Shadows BuiltMovie	(archive footage)	45
1931	Honor Among LoversMovie	Monty Dunn	45
1931	The Smiling LieutenantMovie	Max	45
1931	Husband's HolidayMovie	Clyde Saunders	45
1930	Charley's AuntMovie	Fancourt Babberley	44
1930	Roadhouse NightsMovie	Willie Bindbugel	44
1930	Queen HighMovie	T. Boggs Johns	44
1929	The Lady LiesMovie	Charlie Tayler	43
1929	The Battle of ParisMovie	Zizi	43
1929	Gentlemen of the PressMovie	Charlie Haven	43
1915	Peer GyntMovie	The Button Molder	29
1915	The Majesty of the LawMovie	Lawrence Evans	29