Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood lasting more than 60 years and encompassing more than 100 films He made his film debut in 1914 in The Patchwork Girl of Oz 1914 and worked steadily after that He was memorably paired with Mary Boland in a series of comedies in the early 1930s and was one of the standouts in the allstar comedy If I Had a Million 1932 as a harried muchputupon man who finally goes berserk in a china shop Ruggles slight stature and distinctive mannerisms his fluttery jumpy manner of speaking his often befuddled look whenever events seemed about to overwhelm him which was often endeared him to generations of moviegoers Memorable as Maj Applegate the biggame hunter in the classic screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby 1938 Many will remember him as the narrator of the Aesops Fables segment of the animated cartoon The Bullwinkle Show 1961 He was the brother of director Wesley Ruggles
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