Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles
Person

Wesley Ruggles

Director 1889-06-10 Los Angeles, California, USA

Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. He was born in Los Angeles, a younger brother of actor Charles Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a dozen or so silent films, on occasion with Charles Chaplin. In 1917, he turned his attention to directing, making more than 50 mostly forgettable films — including a silent film version of Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence (1924) — before he won acclaim with Cimarron in 1931. The adaptation of Edna F...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop

1916 · Ring Client (uncredited)

The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916 · Policeman (uncredited)

Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

1916 · Actor (uncredited)

A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

1915 · Second Man in Balcony Front Row

Police

Police

1916 · Jailbird and Thief

Shanghaied

Shanghaied

1915 · Shipowner

Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

1918 · Crook

A Submarine Pirate

A Submarine Pirate

1915 · His accomplice / Sub Officer

Her Painted Hero

Her Painted Hero

1915 · Effeminate Party Guest (uncredited)

A Lover's Lost Control

A Lover's Lost Control

1915 · Shoe Clerk

Her Torpedoed Love

Her Torpedoed Love

1917 · Messenger Inside the House

A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

1920 · Himself

Gussle's Wayward Path

Gussle's Wayward Path

1915 · Clergyman

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

1951 · Movie

Beatrice Fairfax

Beatrice Fairfax

1916 · #15 Wristwatches

Caught in a Park

1915 · The Cop

Gussle Rivals Jonah

1915 · Ship Steward / Ship Passenger