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Michael Ruud

Born 1944 · Afton, Wyoming, United States

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.

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About WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI (WatchMind) recommends movies and TV using AI-assisted algorithms — taste profiles, semantic matching, and embedding similarity process your browsing, queue saves, ratings, and engagement into personalised picks: For You rails, daily suggestions, mood feeds, and match scores. Trailers, TMDb review excerpts, and licensed where-to-watch links support each pick. We do not host or stream full films or episodes.

Browse movies, TV series, and curated feeds such as Story Hunt. Title pages include synopses, cast, where-to-watch data from TMDb, and structured data for search engines. Personalised rails and your profile use optional Google sign-in (name, email, and account ID only to identify you — see the homepage section "What we collect and why"). The catalogue remains readable without an account.

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