Charlie Ruggles

Charles Sherman Ruggles was an American character actor, who appeared in several Disney films during the the 1960s and provided the voice of Benjamin Franklin in the 1953 featurette, Ben and Me.
Ruggles was born in Los Angeles, California in 1886. Despite training to be a doctor, Ruggles soon found himself on the stage, appearing in a stock production of WikipediaLink|Nathan Hale in 1905. Making his way to Broadway, Ruggles appeared in , , , , , , and The Pleasure of his Company, where he won the , as well as reprising his role of Mackenzie Savage in the 1963 film adaptation of .
His first screen role came in the silent . Like some actors, he made an easy transition to talking pictures with films, such as , (1933), , , , , , , , , , , and . His television credits included , , , , , , , , and lent his voice to the "Aesop and Son" features in 's .
In 1944, he had a summer radio series called The Charlie Ruggles Show on CBS.
Ruggles died of cancer at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, on December 23, 1970 at the age of 84.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Role
1953	Ben and Me 	Ben Franklin (uncredited)
1961	The Parent Trap 	Charles McKendrick
1963	Son of Flubber 	Judge Murdock
1966	The Ugly Dachshund	Dr. J.L. Pruitt
1966	Follow Me, Boys! 	John Everett Hughes
==Roles==
1953-franklin-4.jpg|Ben Franklin(Ben and Me)
CharlesMcKendrick.jpg|Charles McKendrick(The Parent Trap)
Charles ruggles son of flubber.jpg|Judge Murdock(Son of Flubber)
Charles ruggles the ugly dachshund.jpg|Dr. J.L. Pruitt(The Ugly Dachshund)
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Category:The Parent Trap
Category:Ben and Me
Category:The Absent-Minded Professor
Category:The Ugly Dachshund