Michael Ruud

Michael Ruud

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

Morte : 1999-09-21

História

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

Filmes

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.
Gerônimo: Uma Lenda Americana
Chaplain
Por volta de 1880, o texano jovem oficial Segundo-tenente Britton Davis chega ao Oeste para seu primeiro serviço militar durante a Campanha contra os índios e conhece o valoroso Primeiro-tenente Charles B. Gatewood, de família sulista e que respeita a cultura apache. Gatewood recebe ordens de negociar a rendição do apache renegado Gerônimo e ele e Davis se encontram com o índio, que concorda em acompanhá-los até a Reserva de San Carlos e se entregar ao General George Crook. Gerônimo logo fica insatisfeito com o confinamento dele e seu povo na reserva e depois de um incidente envolvendo a morte do xamã Sonhador pelos soldados americanos, foge do local com metade dos índios, iniciando uma nova guerra contra os brancos.
Uma Balada Para Jo
Russian Father
Baseado em uma história real, este é o conto de Josephine Monaghan, uma jovem de meados do século 19, que é jogada para fora da casa de seus pais depois de ter sido seduzida pelo fotógrafo da família e dar a luz a um filho ilegítimo. Josephine aprende rapidamente que mulher jovem, bonita e sozinha é uma combinação ruim para a vida no oeste selvagem. Em seu desespero para sobreviver, Josephine se disfarça como "Jo", um homem jovem, e se esforça para fazer uma vida para si mesma em uma suja cidade da fronteira.
Morte por Encomenda
Red Rock Bartender
Um texano vai até o Wyoming na esperança de conseguir trabalho em perfuração de petróleo, mas não consegue o emprego. No entanto é confundido com um assassino profissional, que tinha sido contratado para matar uma esposa infiel. Ele se aproveita da situação e pega 5 mil dólares como adiantamento, mas em vez de executar o serviço conta tudo para sua possível vítima, que lhe oferece o dobro para matar o marido. Com vários milhares de dólares, ele decide sair da cidade, mas um imprevisto vai fazê-lo retornar.
Double Jeopardy
Steve Krug
Jack Hart lives with his lawyer wife and yound daughter and enjoys a wonderful life. Jack's old girlfriend, Lisa, comes into town and they have an affair. Lisa kills her current boyfriend in self-defense and Jack witnesses the whole thing. Lisa goes on trial for murder with Jack's wife as her lawyer. As the movie progresses Lisa's devious side becomes known and make for an interesting conclusion
Tripwire
Trucker #3
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.
Halloween 4: O Retorno de Michael Myers
Big Al
Dez anos depois de seu massacre, o doentio Michael Myers está sendo transferido do sanatório de doentes mentais de Richmond, quando foge exatamente no dia de Halloween e vai atrás da sua sobrinha de sete anos, para matá-la. Conseguirá o Dr. Loomis impedir a investida de terror criada por Myers?
Terra Prometida
Cowboy in Casino
Drama sobre três amigos e a chegada da vida adulta na cidadezinha de Ashville, Utah. Dave (Jason Gedrick) é o astro do time de futebol da escola. Melhor amigo de Danny (Kiefer Sutherland), ele namora Mary (Tracy Pollan), a chefe da torcida. E, dois anos após deixarem a escola, todos estão às voltas com os descaminhos da vida adulta.
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.
Um Assassino na Família
Customer
Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.
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.