Albert S. Ruddy Biography (1934-)

Full name, Albert Stotland Ruddy; born March 28, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; son of Hy and Ruth (maiden name, Ruddy) Stotland. Addresses: Office: Ruddy-Morgan Productions, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 508, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3211.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, writer, series developer, art director, lyricist
Birth Details: March 28, 1934; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Producer
Wild Seed (also known as Fargo), Universal, 1965
Little Fauss and Big Halsy, Paramount, 1970
Making It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather), Paramount, 1972
The Longest Yard (also known as The Mean Machine), Paramount, 1974
Coonskin (also known as Bustin' Out and Streetfight), Bryanston, 1975
Matilda, American International, 1978
The Cannonball Run, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Megaforce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
Lassiter, Warner Bros., 1984
(With Andre Morgan) Farewell to the King, Orion, 1990
Impulse, Warner Bros., 1990
Ladybugs, Paramount, 1992
Bad Girls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
Also produced Paramedics.
Film Executive Producer
Death Hunt, 1981
Speed Zone! (also known as Cannonball Fever), 1989

Solo, 1999
Mean Machine, 2001
Flatland, 2002
Film Art Director
The Beast with a Million Eyes (also known as The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes), 1955
Television Work
Series
Creator, Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1964-1971
Developer for television, How the West Was Won, 1979
Creator and executive producer, Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993
Movies
Producer, The Macahans, 1976
Executive producer, Miracle in the Wilderness, TNT, 1992
Executive producer, Married to a Stranger, The Family Channel, 1997
Executive producer, Running Mates, TNT, 2000
Producer, Atlas Shrugged, 2001
Miniseries
Developer for television, How the West Was Won, 1977
Developer for television, How the West Was Won, 1978
Pilots
Producer, The Stockers, NBC, 1981
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(Story) The Longest Yard (also known as The Mean Machine),Paramount, 1974
Matilda, American International, 1978
Megaforce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
(Story) Bad Girls, 1994
Film Song Lyrics
(Uncredited) Wild Seed (also known as Fargo), Universal, 1965
Television Movies
(Story) Revenge for a Rape, 1976
Television Episodes
Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1964-1971

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