Michael Ruud
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 (1994)
- Touched by an Angel (1994)
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
- Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
- The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
- Red Rock West (1993)
- A Killer in the Family (1983)
- The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
- Promised Land (1988)
- Konrad (1985)
- Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986)
- Stranger on My Land (1988)
- A Hobo's Christmas (1987)
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
- Double Jeopardy (1992)
- Hangar 18 (1980)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1979)
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978)
- The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000)