Michael Ruud

Birthday: 1944-10-07
Deathday: 1999-09-21
Birthplace: Afton, Wyoming, United States
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year	Title	Character
2000-03-24	The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd	Rabbi
1997-08-06	The Ticket	Monte
1997-01-01	Divided by Hate	Harlan Sorenson
1994-01-01	Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West	Brigham Young
1993-12-10	Geronimo: An American Legend	Chaplain
1993-08-20	The Ballad of Little Jo	Russian Father
1993-05-14	Red Rock West	Red Rock Bartender
1992-11-21	Double Jeopardy	Steve Krug
1991-11-13	Love Kills	Wallet Man
1989-11-30	Tripwire	Trucker #3
1989-01-07	A More Perfect Union
1988-10-21	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Big Al
1988-01-22	Promised Land	Cowboy in Casino
1988-01-17	Stranger on My Land	Able
1987-10-20	A Hobo's Christmas	Omaha John Boswell
1986-11-15	Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills	Wagon Master
1985-10-13	Konrad	Joe
1984-10-09	Scorned and Swindled	Redneck
1984-10-05	The Philadelphia Experiment	Truck Driver
1984-01-01	Solo	Sid Matthews
1983-10-30	A Killer in the Family	Customer
1981-12-29	Incident at Crestridge	Yank Tabor
1981-10-18	Nashville Grab	Drunk
1981-07-09	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981-06-11	The Adventures of Nellie Bly	Horrigan
1980-10-31	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Winthrop Palmer
1980-07-01	Hangar 18	George Turner
1979-10-01	The Fall of the House of Usher
1979-05-22	Abraham's Sacrifice
1978-11-05	The Time Machine
1978-10-24	Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1977-12-17	The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race