Battling Buttler, and Avery Hopwood's The Demi-Virgin and Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath. One of his most famous stage hits was Queen High, one of his last before a nearly 30-year hiatus, produced in 1926. He also played Peter Braley in Spring Is Here, which ran for 104 performances in 1929.

From 1929, Ruggles appeared in talking pictures.