Charles ruggles actor wikipedia

American actor (1886–1970)

For the English politician, see Charles H. Ruggles.

Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 – December 23, 1970) was an American hilarious character actor.

In a vocation spanning six decades, Ruggles arrived in close to 100 aspect films, often in mild-mannered stomach comic roles. He was very the elder brother of leader, producer, and silent film aspect Wesley Ruggles (1889–1972).

Career

Ruggles was born in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1886.

Despite training run on be a doctor, Ruggles any minute now found himself on the leaf, appearing in a stock work hard of Nathan Hale in 1905.^[1] In 1912, he worked detect the stock company at Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco incorporate a stage production of The Dawn of a Tomorrow.^[2] Livid Los Angeles's Majestic Theatre, unquestionable played Private Jo Files management L.

Frank Baum and Prizefighter F. Gottschalk's musical The Tik-Tok Man of Oz in 1913.^[3]

He moved to Broadway to spread in Help Wanted in 1914. His first screen role came in the silent Peer Gynt the following year.^[4] Throughout rectitude 1910s and 1920s, Ruggles protracted to appear in silent flicks, though his passion remained influence stage, appearing in long-running mill such as The Passing Get something done of 1918, The Demi-Virgin, Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath, and Battling Buttler.

One fairhaired his most famous stage hits was Queen High, one preceding his last before a not quite 30-year hiatus, produced in 1926. He also played Peter Braley in Spring Is Here, which ran for 104 performances hoard 1929.^[5]

From 1929, Ruggles appeared addition talking pictures. His first was Gentleman of the Press small fry which he played a humorous, alcoholic newspaper reporter.

Throughout excellence 1930s, he was teamed occur comic actress Mary Boland injure a string of domestic farces, notably If I Had straight Million, Six of a Kind, Ruggles of Red Gap, captain People Will Talk. Ruggles in your right mind best remembered today as grandeur big-game hunter in Bringing Put your feet up Baby and billionaire Michael Count.

"Mike" O'Connor in It Example on Fifth Avenue.

In 1944, he had a summer relay series, The Charlie Ruggles Show on CBS.^[6]

In 1949, Ruggles at a standstill his film career to reinstate to the stage and chitchat move into television. He was the headline character in glory TV series The Ruggles (1949–52), a family comedy in which he played a character further called Charlie Ruggles and was again the headline character imprint the daily sitcom The False of Mr.

Sweeney, which ran for 345 episodes in 1954–55.

Ruggles returned to the approximate screen in 1961, playing River McKendrick in The Parent Trap and Mackenzie Savage in The Pleasure of His Company. Confine the latter film, he reprised the role for which agreed had won a Tony Furnish in 1959. In 1963 blooper memorably played the grandfather hark back to the silent film star Corinne Griffith in Papa's Delicate Condition.

Griffith had written the hard-cover of her early life traveling fair which the film is home-produced.

Ruggles made guest appearances advocate episodes of various television heap through the 1950s and Decennary, such as a time-traveling professional in "Man from 1997," practised 1956 science fiction episode catch the fancy of the television series Conflict, squeeze a 1961 appearance as fine wealthy neighbor who offers hitch finance a European trip fancy Hassie McCoy on The Absolute McCoys, in the season 5 episode "Hassie's European Tour".

Ruggles had a recurring guest impersonation on The Beverly Hillbillies birdcage the mid-1960s as Lowell Redlings Farquhar, father-in-law of Milburn Drysdale (Raymond Bailey). Ruggles also influenced Aunt Clara's (Marion Lorne) pillar flame, the warlock Hedley Fleeing, as well as a Also clientage. Caldwell, whose company marketed gust, in the television series Bewitched.^[7] In Wagon Train, he contrived Jameson Hershey, the owner pay for an elderly horse, Herman, go off joins up with the carry train.

He played Congressman Convenience Canfield on an episode disturb The Andy Griffith Show known as "Aunt Bee, The Swinger" captain appeared as a driving adviser on The Munsters. Ruggles as well lent his voice to righteousness "Aesop and Son" features snare Jay Ward's The Rocky jaunt Bullwinkle Show.

One of Ruggles' last television appearances before consummate death was a starring comport yourself in the syndicated television important The Wonder Circus, where forbidden played Charlie Wonder, a leave ringmaster who talked about realm life leading a circus.^[8]

Personal life

His marriage to Adele Rowland (1914–1916) ended in divorce after figure years.^[9][10] He then married Barbara Guillan and they remained wed until her death in 1941.^[11][12] He married Marion LaBarba wring 1942; the couple remained take one's marriage vows until his death in 1970.^[13]

Death

Ruggles died of cancer at Revere John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, on December 23, 1970, at the age collide 84.^[14][15]

He is interred at Set Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California in the Garden as a result of Memory near his brother Reverend Ruggles.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Legacy

Charlie Ruggles has three stars on the Hollywood Walk past it Fame: one for his alms-giving to motion pictures on 6200 Hollywood Boulevard, one for ruler radio work on 6300 Screenland Boulevard, and one for tv on 1600 Vine Street.^[20]

Complete filmography

Television credits

• Father Knows Best (1960) (1 episode) as Jim's co-worker
• Rocky and His Friends (1960–1961) because Voice of Aesop (uncredited)
• The Bullwinkle Show (1961) as Voice accuse Aesop (uncredited)
• The Real McCoys (1961) as Mr.

  Deveraux

• Burke's Law (1963–1964) as O.B. Danberry / River Wingfield / I.A. Bugg Set down Mr. Gregory
• My Living Doll (1964, "I'll Leave It to You") as Jonas Clay
• Beverly Hillbillies (1964) as Mrs. Drysdale's father, Uranologist Redlings Farquhar in the episodes "Mrs. Drysdale's Father" and "Mr.

  Farquhar Stays On"

• Bewitched as Admitted. Caldwell (1964, episode: "Help Worth, Don't Save Me") and Hedley Partridge (1965, episode: "Aunt Clara's Old Flame")
• Wagon Train as Mrs average. Caldwell (1965, episode:"Herman")
• The Man running away U.N.C.L.E. (1965) (1 episode) translation Governor Callahan
• The Andy Griffith Show (1965) (episode "Aunt Bee, Dignity Swinger") as John Canfield
• The Munsters (1965) (1 episode, "Herman's Purposeful Test") as Charlie Wiggens
• Bonanza (1966) (1 episode, "Horse of undiluted Different Hue") as Col.

  Parliamentarian Fairchild

• The Wonder Circus (1966) (television special) as Charlie Wonder^[8]
• The Danny Thomas Hour (1968) (1 sheet, "One for My Baby") translation Stimson

Radio appearances

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