Michael Ruud
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Touched by an Angel
Mac
1994
Series
Touched by an Angel
Lundy
1994
Film
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Big Al
1988
Film
The Philadelphia Experiment
Truck Driver
1984
Film
Geronimo: An American Legend
Chaplain
1993
Film
Red Rock West
Red Rock Bartender
1993
Film
Hangar 18
George Turner
1980
Film
Promised Land
Cowboy in Casino
1988
Film
Solo
Sid Matthews
1984
Film
The Ballad of Little Jo
Russian Father
1993
Film
Double Jeopardy
Steve Krug
1992
Film
Konrad
Joe
1985
Film
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
Film
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Winthrop Palmer
1980
Film
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Wagon Master
1986
Film
The Time Machine
1978
Film
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
Film
A Killer in the Family
Customer
1983
Film
Tripwire
Trucker #3
1989
Film
Stranger on My Land
Able
1988
Film
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
Film
Incident at Crestridge
Yank Tabor
1981
Film
Abraham's Sacrifice
1979
Film
A Hobo's Christmas
Omaha John Boswell
1987
Film
The Fall of the House of Usher
1979
Film
Love Kills
Wallet Man
1991
Film
Nashville Grab
Drunk
1981
Film
Divided by Hate
Harlan Sorenson
1997
Film
The Ticket
Monte
1997
Film
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
Brigham Young
1994
Film
Scorned and Swindled
Redneck
1984
Film
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
Horrigan
1981
Film
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
Rabbi
2000
Film
A More Perfect Union
1989
Film
The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain
Chief Monk / Marcus
1993