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.
34 acting credits
Acting · 34
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
Double Jeopardy
1992
Hangar 18
1980
Promised Land
1988
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980
Stranger on My Land
1988
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
The Time Machine
1978
Tripwire
1989
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
Konrad
1985
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
2000
A Killer in the Family
1983
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
The Fall of the House of Usher
1979
The Ticket
1997
A Hobo's Christmas
1987
Abraham's Sacrifice
1979
A More Perfect Union
1989
Scorned and Swindled
1984
Divided by Hate
1997
The Adventures of Nellie Bly
1981
Incident at Crestridge
1981
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
1986
Love Kills
1991
Nashville Grab
1981
Rockwell: A Legend of the Wild West
1994
Solo
1984
The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain
1993