Michael Ruud

Michael Ruud

Nacimiento : 1944-10-07, Afton, Wyoming, United States

Muerte : 1999-09-21

Historia

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.

Perfil

Michael Ruud

Películas

The Testaments
Rabbi
This film depict events from the Life and ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. The story culminates with a portrayal of the Ressurected Savior's visit to the ancient Americas as seen through the eyes of a fictional family. Jesus' ministry to the members of His fold in both the Holy Land and the ancient Americas powerfully demonstrates that He is the Good Shepherd of all who hear His voice.
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
Brigham Young
The feature-film debut from writer/director Richard Lloyd Dewey, this Western stars Randy Gleave as Porter Rockwell, an outlaw looking to go straight. After landing on the right side of the law as a deputy, Rockwell assembles a team and takes on the dangerous task of bringing down a corrupt business owner. Rockwell also stars NBA superstar Karl Malone and George Sullivan.
Geronimo, una leyenda
Chaplain
Los apaches han accedido, muy a su pesar, a vivir confinados en una reserva. Pero no todos ellos son capaces de adaptarse a su nueva forma de vida como cultivadores de maíz; uno en particular, Gerónimo, rechaza las condiciones de rendición impuestas por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un día, harto de promesas incumplidas, con el apoyo de treinta guerreros más, prepara un ataque contra los blancos.
La balada del pequeño Jo
Russian Father
Josephine Monaghan, una joven de buena familia, es expulsada de su casa cuando tiene un niño sin estar casada. El niño se queda con su hermana y ella decide irse al Oeste pero disfrazada de hombre. Al principio trabaja en un campamento de mineros en donde la llaman el "pequeño Jo".Pronto se comprará un rancho y formará parte de la comunidad con la identidad de un hombre.
Red Rock West
Red Rock Bartender
Michael busca un futuro más prometedor a más de 1900 km. de su hogar, pero sus sueños se vienen abajo al llegar a Red Rock West. A la caza de un trabajo, se convierte en presa de criminales y asesinos a sueldo en la tierra sin ley de este pequeño pueblo petrolífero del estado de Texas. A ello le sigue una vertiginosa cadena de acontecimientos que incluyen dobles identidades, codicia y asesinatos a lo largo de su lucha para sobrevivir.
Doble juego
Steve Krug
Jack Hart vive con su mujer, que es abogada y su joven hija, disfrutando de una vida maravillosa. Un día, la antigua novia de Jack, Lisa, llega a la ciudad y ambos comienzan una apasionada aventura. La situación se complica cuando Lisa mata a su actual novio en defensa propia y Jack es testigo por accidente de toda la escena. Lisa va a juicio por el asesinato de su novio, con la mujer de Jack como su abogada. A medida que avanza la película, el lado retorcido de Lisa se ​​da a conocer y hace llegar a una conclusión interesante...
Tripwire
Trucker #3
Una banda de terroristas internacionales despiadados liderados por Josef Szabo (David Warner) secuestran un tren de alta velocidad cargado con un arsenal completo de poderosas armas militares capaces de amenazar la paz mundial. El único héroe que puede detener el plan de los terroristas para la dominación mundial es Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). Durante la batalla entre el bien y el mal, el héroe DeForest mata accidentalmente al hijo del Szabo. En busca de venganza, Szabo localiza a la familia de DeForest, asesina a su esposa y secuestra a su hijo adolescente convirtiendo así su lucha en una venganza personal. Entonces, DeForest debe luchar no solo para salvar al mundo, sino también para su única familia restante.
Halloween 4: El regreso de Michael Myers
Big Al
Michael Myers, un psicópata que mató a dieciséis personas, acabó siendo capturado por su propio médico, el doctor Lomis. Tras pasar diez años encarcelado en una prisión de máxima seguridad, Myers es trasladado, en estado catatónico, al Instituto Mental de Richmond. Pero inexplicablemente se vuelve a escapar con el fin de asesinar a su único familiar vivo, su sobrina Jamie Lloyd. De nuevo el doctor Lomis intentará atraparlo.
Tierra prometida
Cowboy in Casino
Dave, Danny y Mary eran amigos desde el instituto. Davey era una estrella del baloncesto, y salía con Mary. Pero dos años después se han dado cuenta que lo que tenían en aquella época poco a poco se ha ido desvaneciendo. Por otro lado, nuevos problemas aparecen cuando Danny, que se marchó tras graduarse, regresa a Utah con su nueva esposa.
A Hobo's Christmas
Omaha John Boswell
A hobo played by Barnard Hughes decides it's time to go home. Drifting from place to place, Hughes finds himself in his hometown of Salt Lake City at Christmas time. Here he hopes to close old wounds and be reunited with his unforgiving son played by Gerald McRaney, and get to know the grandchildren he has never met. McRaney, still resenting the fact that Hughes ran out on his family 25 years earlier, gives his father only one day with his grandkids; after that, he's expected to leave and never come back. All the while Hughes' friends warn him that his son and the past are memories that are best left alone, and should leave, but he has to find out for himself.
Konrad
Joe
Konrad is a factory-made child, perfect in every way. When he is mistakenly delivered to the eccentric Mrs. Bartelotti, the factory demands his return. Konrad must go against everything he has been taught to stand up to his creators.
Solo
Sid Matthews
A woman named Liz Brantley takes a three-legged solo flight and then her plane crashes.
Un asesino en la familia
Customer
Un hombre acusado de asesinato convence a sus tres hijos no sólo de que es inocente, sino también de que en la cárcel recibe amenazas que ponen en peligro su vida. Por todo ello, les pide ayuda para escapar de prisión. Siguiendo un plan, se fuga con otro preso amigo suyo e involucra a sus hijos en la huida. Perseguidos por la policía, se ocultan en una zona montañosa. Sin embargo, los hijos, observando el comportamiento de su padre, empiezan a dudar de su inocencia y a sospechar que se trata de un verdadero psicópata.
Nashville Grab
Drunk
A dashing, fast-living country singer almost turns Nashville upside-down after he is kidnapped by a pair of conniving female convicts determined to use him as a passport to freedom.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duke and his cohort, Dauphin.
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
Horrigan
A "Classics Illustrated" account of pioneer female journalist Nellie Bly, who became a legend through her exposes of corruption and inhumane conditions in New York of the 1880s in "The New York World."
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Winthrop Palmer
A TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dick Butkus an appropriately nasty Brom Bones, and Meg Foster as spirited Katrina van Tassel. Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.
The Fall of the House of Usher
After a long journey, a traveller and his wife arrive at the Usher mansion. Upon arriving, however, they discover that the mansion's sibling inhabitants, Roderick and Madeline Usher, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guests of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.
Abraham's Sacrifice
Tale of Abraham who battles a King for his land and who seeks revenge on Abraham for killing his son. And the birth of his son, Isaac and the scheming of a slave who wishes for his freedom and is willing to do whatever to get it. And eventually his test where he has to sacrifice Issac.