Michael Ruud
Acting
Born: 1944-10-07 in Afton, Wyoming, United States
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
Lundy
Touched by an Angel
Mac
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Big Al
The Philadelphia Experiment
Truck Driver
Geronimo: An American Legend
Chaplain
Red Rock West
Red Rock Bartender
Konrad
Joe
Hangar 18
George Turner
The Ballad of Little Jo
Russian Father
Solo
Sid Matthews
Promised Land
Cowboy in Casino
Double Jeopardy
Steve Krug
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Winthrop Palmer
Tripwire
Trucker #3
The Time Machine
Stranger on My Land
Able
Divided by Hate
Harlan Sorenson
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Wagon Master
A Killer in the Family
Customer
Love Kills
Wallet Man
Incident at Crestridge
Yank Tabor
The Ticket
Monte
A Hobo's Christmas
Omaha John Boswell
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
Brigham Young
Nashville Grab
Drunk
Scorned and Swindled
Redneck
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
Rabbi
A More Perfect Union
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
The Fall of the House of Usher
Abraham's Sacrifice
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
Horrigan
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain
Chief Monk / Marcus