Albert S. Ruddy
Albert S. Ruddy (born March 28, 1930 ) is a Canadian- born, two - time Oscar - winning film producer and screenwriter .
Life
Albert S. Ruddy was born in Montreal but grew up in New York . He studied chemistry at the City College of New York and then architecture at the University of California . It wasn't until he met Jack L. Warner that he got into film, where he met Marlon Brando, Sr., the father of the legendary Marlon Brando . He came to Warner Brothers at Universal Studios . In 1965 he produced the film Wild Seed , which became his first major feature film. He designed the concept for the television series A Cage Full of Heroes , which ran on CBS from 1965 to 1971. His second film Making It followed in 1970 . But his real triumph didn't come until 1972. He produced the gangster epic The Godfather with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino for Paramount . He won the Oscar for best film in 1973 for it . After more than 30 years, he and Clint Eastwood won this award again in 2005 for the film Million Dollar Baby . He is one of the developers of the Walker, Texas Ranger television series , which ran from 1993 to 2001.
Filmography (selection)
As a producer
- 1965: Wild Seed
- 1970: Making It
- 1972: The Godfather (The Godfather)
- 1974: The Longest Yard (The Longest Yard)
- 1975: Coonskin
- 1981: All hell breaks loose on the highway (The Cannonball Run)
- 1981: A Man Becomes a Beast ( Death Hunt , Executive Producer)
- 1992: Monty - Always hard on the ball (Ladybugs)
- 1994: The Scout (The Scout)
- 1996: Mississippi Delta - Heaven's Prisoners
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby
As a screenwriter
- 1965: A Cage Full of Heroes ( Hogan's Heroes , TV series)
- 1974: The Longest Yard (The Longest Yard)
- 1982: Megaforce
- 1984: All hell breaks loose on the highway (The Cannonball Run II)
- 1994: Bad Girls
Awards
- 1973: Oscar for The Godfather (best film)
- 2005: Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (best film)
Web links
- Albert S. Ruddy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ruddy, Albert S. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film producer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1930 |