Michael Ruud

Michael Ruud (54)

1944-10-07 - 1999-09-21 | Afton, Wyoming, United States

Michael Ruud (October 7th, 1944-September 21st 1999) was an American Character Actor who had appeared in 48 films and tv shows. He graduated from the University of Utah with a master's degree in fine arts. He also served in the Army from 1967-1969 during the Vietnam War, reaching the Rank of Sergeant and getting an honorable discharge. After his military service he found work in theater and film. On-Screen he his best remembered as "Big Al Gateway in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers(1988), where attempted to Fight Michael Myers while Protecting the Lloyd Sisters. He passed away on September 27, 1999, from a massive stroke in Murray, Utah.

On Movies

  • The Testaments
  • Divided by Hate
  • Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
  • Geronimo: An American Legend
  • The Ballad of Little Jo
  • Red Rock West
  • Double Jeopardy
  • Love Kills
  • Tripwire
  • A More Perfect Union
  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
  • Promised Land
  • A Hobo's Christmas
  • Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
  • Konrad
  • Scorned and Swindled
  • The Philadelphia Experiment
  • Solo
  • A Killer in the Family
  • Incident at Crestridge
  • Nashville Grab
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • The Adventures of Nellie Bly
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Hangar 18
  • The Fall of the House of Usher
  • The Time Machine
  • Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
  • The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

On Series

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