Biographies: Charles Ruggles - Actor

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An American actor, born in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 1886. Charles Ruggles began his career in 1905, making his stage debut at the Majestic Theatre in Los Angeles, and later appeared on Broadway in 1914. He made his film debut in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914). His first talkie, however, was Gentleman of the Press (1929). In the first half of the thirties, he formed a comedian duo with actress Mary Boland, where they appeared together in a number of films, such as If I Had a Million (1932) and People Will Talk (1935). In 1949, he took a break from films, returned to the theater, and started working on television, where his most prominent participation was in the series The Ruggles (1949–52) and The World of Mr. Sweeney (1954). He returned to the silver screen in 1961 with the movies The Parent Trap (1961), and The Pleasure of Company (1961), reprising the role that he had previously presented on stage and won the Tony Award for. Charles Ruggles retired in 1968. He received 3 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his film, television, and radio work. Among his most notable works are Murder in the Private Car (1934), Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), Bringing Up Baby (1938), It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), and The Parent Trap (1961). He died in Santa Monica, California, USA, on December 23, 1970, of cancer.

• 1 September 2021
• Dalia Saad