Actor
- Carousel (1967) .... The Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
- Go!!! (1967) .... Himself
- Follow Me, Boys! (1966) .... John Everett Hughes (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Ugly Dachshund (1966) .... Dr. Pruitt (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Beverly Hillbillies Granny Lives It Up (1966) .... Lowell Redlings Farquhar
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself (archive footage)
- The Andy Griffith Show Aunt Bee, the Swinger (1965) .... John Canfield
- The Munsters Herman's Driving Test (1965) .... Charlie Wiggens
- Bewitched Aunt Clara's Old Flame (1965) .... Hedley Partridge (as Charlie Ruggles)
- I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) .... Dr. Charles Crandall
- Son of Flubber (1963) .... Judge Murdock (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Anthony Ghio
- Ernestine (1962) ....
- The Bullwinkle Show (1961) .... Aesop (voice)
- The Parent Trap (1961) .... Charles McKendrick (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Pleasure of His Company (1961) .... Mackenzie Savage
- All in a Night's Work (1961) .... Dr. Warren Kingsley Sr. (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Comedy Spot (1960) .... Charles McDougal (1 episode, 1962)
- Once Upon a Christmas Tree (1959) .... Mayor
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1959) .... Horace Bogardus
- Conflict (1956) .... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Ben and Me (1953) .... Ben Franklin (voice) (uncredited)
- The Ruggles (1949) .... Charlie Ruggles (1 episode, 1949-1952)
- Look for the Silver Lining (1949) .... Caro Miller
- The Lovable Cheat (1949) .... Claude Mercadet
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) .... Toby Helper (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Holiday (1948) .... Himself (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Ramrod (1947) .... Ben Dickason (as Charlie Ruggles)
- It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) .... Michael J. O'Connor
- My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) .... Richard Pennington Roeder
- The Perfect Marriage (1947) .... Dale Williams, Sr.
- Gallant Journey (1946) .... Jim Montgomery
- A Stolen Life (1946) .... Freddie Linley (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Incendiary Blonde (1945) .... Cherokee Jim
- Bedside Manner (1945) .... Dr. J.H. 'Doc' Fredericks, Hedy's Uncle
- The Doughgirls (1944) .... Stanley Slade
- Three Is a Family (1944) .... Sam Whitaker
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) .... Otis Skinner
- Road to Victory (1944) .... Himself
- Dixie Dugan (1943) .... Pa Dugan
- Friendly Enemies (1942) .... Heinrich Block
- The Perfect Snob (1941) .... Dr. Mason
- Go West, Young Lady (1941) .... Jim Pendergast (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Parson of Panamint (1941) .... Chuckawalla Bill Redfield
- Model Wife (1941) .... Milo Everett
- Honeymoon for Three (1941) .... Harvey Wilson (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Invisible Woman (1940) .... George (as Charlie Ruggles)
- No Time for Comedy (1940) .... Philo Swift (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) .... Milburn
- Maryland (1940) .... Dick Piper
- Opened by Mistake (1940) .... Buzz Nelson
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) .... Nickie North
- Balalaika (1939) .... Nicki Popoff (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Invitation to Happiness (1939) .... Henry 'Pop' Hardy
- Night Work (1939) .... Homer C. Fitch, the Father
- Sudden Money (1939) .... Sweeney J. Patterson
- Boy Trouble (1939) .... Homer C. Fitch
- His Exciting Night (1938) .... Adam Tripp (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Service de Luxe (1938) .... Robinson
- Breaking the Ice (1938) .... Samuel Terwilliger
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) .... Himself
- Hollywood Handicap (1938) .... Himself (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) .... Maj. Horace Applegate (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Exclusive (1937) .... Tod Swain
- Turn Off the Moon (1937) .... J. Elliott Dinwiddy
- Mind Your Own Business (1936) .... Orville Shanks
- Wives Never Know (1936) .... Homer Bigelow (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Yours for the Asking (1936) .... Sunbather (uncredited)
- Hearts Divided (1936) .... Senator Henry Ruggles (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Early to Bed (1936) .... Chester Beatty (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Preview Murder Mystery (1936) .... Cameo Appearance as Himself
- Anything Goes (1936) .... Rev. Dr. Moon
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) .... Wilbur Sealingsworth
- No More Ladies (1935) .... Edgar Holden (as Charlie Ruggles)
- People Will Talk (1935) .... Henry Wilton
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) .... Egbert Floud (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) .... Aaron Kirkland
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) .... Asaph 'Ace' Holliday (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Murder in the Private Car (1934) .... Godfrey D. Scott (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Melody in Spring (1934) .... Warren Blodgett (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Six of a Kind (1934) .... J. Pinkham 'Pinky' Whinney
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... The March Hare (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Girl Without a Room (1933) .... Vergil Crock (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Goodbye Love (1933) .... Oswald Groggs
- Mama Loves Papa (1933) .... Wilbur Todd
- Melody Cruise (1933) .... Pete Wells (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Terror Aboard (1933) .... Blackie Witherspoon (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Murders in the Zoo (1933) .... Peter Yates (zoo press agent) (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Madame Butterfly (1932) .... Lt. Barton
- If I Had a Million (1932) .... Henry Peabody (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Evenings for Sale (1932) .... Bimfel
- Trouble in Paradise (1932) .... The Major (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Night of June 13th (1932) .... Philo Strawn
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932) .... Johnny Moran
- Love Me Tonight (1932) .... Viscount Gilbert de Varèze (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Make Me a Star (1932) .... Cameo appearance (himself, at preview) (uncredited)
- This Is the Night (1932) .... Bunny West
- One Hour with You (1932) .... Adolph
- This Reckless Age (1932) .... Goliath Whitney
- Husband's Holiday (1931) .... Clyde Saunders
- Beloved Bachelor (1931) .... Jerry Wells
- The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) .... Max (as Charlie Ruggles)
- The Girl Habit (1931) .... Charlie Floyd
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) .... Monty Dunn
- The House That Shadows Built (1931) .... (archive footage)
- Charley's Aunt (1930) .... Lord Fancourt Babberley (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Her Wedding Night (1930) .... Bertie Bird
- Queen High (1930) .... T. Boggs Johns
- Young Man of Manhattan (1930) .... Shorty Ross
- Roadhouse Nights (1930) .... Willie Bindbugel
- The Battle of Paris (1929) .... Zizi
- The Lady Lies (1929) .... Charlie Tayler
- Gentlemen of the Press (1929) .... Charlie Haven
- The Reform Candidate (1915) .... Loony Jim
- The Majesty of the Law (1915) .... Lawrence Evans
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) .... Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)


