Michael Ruud
Acting • Born 1944-10-07 – Died 1999-09-21
Biography
Michael Ruud (October 7, 1944 - September 21, 1999) was an American character actor. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Master of Fine Arts degree. He served as a sergeant in the Army from 1967-1969 during the Vietnam War. After his military service, Ruud found work in theater and film. One of his most memorable roles was as "Big Al Gateway" in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), in which his character attempted to fight Michael Myers while protecting the Lloyd sisters. He passed away on September 27, 1999, from a massive stroke in Murray, Utah.
Filmography
34 credits
The Ballad of Little Jo
Movie • 1993
Russian Father
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1981
Konrad
Movie • 1985
Joe
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
Movie • 1978
The Time Machine
Movie • 1978
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
Movie • 1981
Horrigan
Incident at Crestridge
Movie • 1981
Yank Tabor
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
Movie • 1994
Brigham Young
Love Kills
Movie • 1991
Wallet Man
Nashville Grab
Movie • 1981
Drunk
The Philadelphia Experiment
Movie • 1984
Truck Driver
A More Perfect Union
Movie • 1989
The Fall of the House of Usher
Movie • 1979
Hangar 18
Movie • 1980
George Turner
Abraham's Sacrifice
Movie • 1979
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Movie • 1988
Big Al
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Movie • 1980
Winthrop Palmer
Tripwire
Movie • 1989
Trucker #3
Solo
Movie • 1984
Sid Matthews
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie • 1993
Chaplain
Red Rock West
Movie • 1993
Red Rock Bartender
Double Jeopardy
Movie • 1992
Steve Krug
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
Movie • 2000
Rabbi
A Killer in the Family
Movie • 1983
Customer
A Hobo's Christmas
Movie • 1987
Omaha John Boswell
Promised Land
Movie • 1988
Cowboy in Casino
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Movie • 1977
Divided by Hate
Movie • 1997
Harlan Sorenson
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Movie • 1986
Wagon Master
Scorned and Swindled
Movie • 1984
Redneck
The Ticket
Movie • 1997
Monte
Stranger on My Land
Movie • 1988
Able
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Lundy
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
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