Michael Ruud

Personal Info

Birthday

October 7, 1944

Day of Death

1999-09-21

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Afton, Wyoming, United States

Michael Ruud

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.

Known For

Touched by an Angel

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Tripwire

Konrad

Geronimo: An American Legend

Promised Land

Nashville Grab

Double Jeopardy

Filmography

2000
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
as Rabbi
1997
The Ticket
as Monte
Divided by Hate
as Harlan Sorenson
1994
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
as Brigham Young
1993
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Chaplain
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Russian Father
Red Rock West
as Red Rock Bartender
1992
Double Jeopardy
as Steve Krug
1991
Love Kills
as Wallet Man
1989
Tripwire
as Trucker #3
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Big Al
Promised Land
as Cowboy in Casino
Stranger on My Land
as Able
1987
A Hobo's Christmas
as Omaha John Boswell
1986
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
as Wagon Master
1985
Konrad
as Joe
1984
Scorned and Swindled
as Redneck
The Philadelphia Experiment
as Truck Driver
Solo
as Sid Matthews
1983
A Killer in the Family
as Customer
1981
Incident at Crestridge
as Yank Tabor
Nashville Grab
as Drunk
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
as Horrigan
1980
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Winthrop Palmer
Hangar 18
as George Turner