Alan Ruck

    Actor, Soundtrack

    Birthdate: Jul 1, 1956

    Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Alan Ruck was born on July 1, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, and has made over 100 appearances in films and television, and on stage. He is best known for his role as the friend of Matthew Broderick and hopeless hypochondriac Cameron Frye, in John Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

    During the 1980s he appeared in films such as Class (1983) with Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy and Three for the Road (1987) with Charlie Sheen. The 1990s included Young Guns II (1990) with Emilio Estevez and Lou Diamond Phillips, Star Trek: Generations (1994), Speed (1994) with Keanu Reeves and Twister (1996) (the latter two films are directed by Jan de Bont).

    Ruck's television appearances include Tales from the Crypt (1989) opposite Lou Diamond Philips, Mad About You (1992) with Helen Hunt (his co-star in Twister), and Spin City (1996) with Michael J. Fox.

    Ruck made an appearance in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998) which reunited him with his Twister co-star Cary Elwes.

    Known For

    Twister
    Twister

    (1996)

    Speed
    Speed

    (1994)

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    (1986)

    Star Trek: Generations
    Star Trek: Generations

    (1994)

    Alan Ruck Movies

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      Captive State

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    • 2018 |
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    • 2016 |
      Carnage Parkas Sheriff Moss
    • 2016 |
      Dreamlandas Walter
    • 2012 |
      John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
    • 2011 |
      Bootedas The Meter Maid
    • 2011 |
      Close-Upas The LA Director
    • 2011 |

      Born to Be Wild

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    • 2010 |
      Extraordinary Measuresas Pete Sutphen
    • 2008 |
      The Happeningas Principal
    • 2007 |
      InAlienableas Dr. Proway
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      Kickin' It Old Skoolas Dr. Fry
    • 2000 |
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    • 1998 |
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    • 1996 |

      Twister

      asRobert 'Rabbit' Nurick
    • 1994 |
      Speedas Stephens
    • 1990 |
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    • 1990 |
      Young Guns IIas Hendry French
    • 1989 |
      Three Fugitivesas Tener
    • 1987 |
      Three for the Roadas T.S.
    • 1986 |
      Ferris Bueller's Day Offas Cameron Frye
    • 1986 |

      Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

      asCameron Frye
    • 1983 |
      Classas Roger
    • 1983 |
      Bad Boysas Carl Brennan