Portrait of Charles Ruggles

Acting

Charles Ruggles

Career

Active from 1915 to 1967, busiest in 1932 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Ruggles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Optimistic 5
  • Screwball Comedy 5
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Golden Age Hollywood 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Heartwarming 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

113
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

15 titles Β· average score 70
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. J. L. Pruitt

Follow Me, Boys!
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as John Everett Hughes

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Mr. Caldwell

I'd Rather Be Rich
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Charles Crandall

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show Β· as Governor Callahan

Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Anthony Ghio

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Judge Murdock

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Charles McKendrick

All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Warren Kingsley Sr.

The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mackenzie Savage

Aesop and Son
Aesop and Son (1960)

TV show Β· as Aesop (voice)

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as John Canfield

1950s

5 titles Β· average score 60
The Bullwinkle Show
The Bullwinkle Show (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show Β· as Aesop (voice)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1959)

TV show Β· as Aesop (voice)

Eloise
Eloise (1956)

as Murphy

The World of Mr. Sweeney
The World of Mr. Sweeney (1954)

TV show Β· as Cicero P. Sweeney

Ben and Me
Ben and Me (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ben Franklin (voice)

1940s

30 titles Β· average score 62
The Ruggles
The Ruggles (1949)

TV show Β· as Charles Ruggles

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Michael J. 'Mike' O'Connor

Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Montgomery

Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cherokee Jim

Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Otis Skinner

3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family (1944)

as Sam Whitaker

The Road to Victory
The Road to Victory (1944)

as Mr. Ames (uncredited)

Model Wife
Model Wife (1941)

as Milo Everett

Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Harvey Wilson

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

as Nicksie North

Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

as Milburn

1930s

57 titles Β· average score 64
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Henry 'Pop' Hardy

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Major Applegate

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

as Egbert Floud

Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

as J. Pinkham Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)

Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
GoodWatch score 43

as Godfrey D. Scott

Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peter Yates

Good-bye Love
Good-bye Love (1933)

as Oswald Groggs

Girl Without a Room
Girl Without a Room (1933)

as Vergil Crock

Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight (1932)
GoodWatch score 87

as Viscount Gilbert de Varèze

This Is the Night
This Is the Night (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bunny West

Evenings for Sale
Evenings for Sale (1932)

as Bimpfl

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lieutenant Barton

1920s

4 titles Β· average score 58
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)

as Charlie Haven

The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charlie Tayler

The Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris (1929)

as Zizi

The Heart Raider
The Heart Raider (1923)

as Gaspard McMahon (an insurance clerk)

1910s

2 titles
The Majesty of the Law
The Majesty of the Law (1915)

as Lawrence Evans

Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt (1915)

as The Button Molder