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Alan Ruck

Alan Douglas Ruck (born July 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes' film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as well as television roles as Stuart Bondek on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2002) and Connor Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018–2023), the latter earning him Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. His other film credits include Class (1983), Bad Boys (1983), Three Fugitives (1989), Young Guns II (1990), Speed (1994), Star Trek Generations (1994), and Twister (1996).

Infobox

Born
Alan Douglas Ruck (1956-07-01) July 1, 1956 (age 69)Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BFA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1983–present
Spouses
mw- Claudia Stefany (m. 1984; div. 2005) Mireille Enos (m. 2008)
Children
4

Tables

Key · Filmography
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1983
Role(s)
Student
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Carl Brennan
Role(s)
Roger Jackson
1986
Role(s)
Cameron Frye
1987
Role(s)
T.S.
1989
Role(s)
Inspector Tener
Role(s)
John Wangle
1990
Role(s)
Hendry William French
1994
Role(s)
Doug Stephens
Role(s)
Capt. Jonathan Harriman
1995
Role(s)
Dan Woodley
1996
Role(s)
Robert "Rabbit" Nurick
1998
Role(s)
Duane Hopwood
2000
Role(s)
Kessel
2003
Role(s)
Bill Shenk
2007
Role(s)
Dr. Cameron Frye
Role(s)
Dr. Proway
2008
Role(s)
School Principal
Role(s)
Ghost Dad
Eavesdrop
Role(s)
Casper
Role(s)
John Harriman
2009
Role(s)
Mr. Cooverman
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Documentary
2010
Role(s)
Pete Sutphen
2012
Role(s)
Dr. Eldridge
Role(s)
Marcus Groff
2013
Role(s)
Joseph
2015
Deathly
Role(s)
Richard
Notes
Short
2016
Role(s)
Sheriff Wyatt Moss
Role(s)
Walter
2017
Role(s)
Lt. Gen. Pat McKinnon
2018
Role(s)
Jerry
Role(s)
Stephen Burgess
2019
Role(s)
Charles Rittenhouse
2020
Role(s)
Mr. Bernardi
2023
Role(s)
Mike Allred
2025
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Short documentary
2026
Role(s)
TBA
Notes
Post-production
TBA
Role(s)
Wind River: The Next Chapter †
Notes
TBA
Role(s)
Henry Hershey
Notes
Filming
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1983
Doctor Detroit
Student
Uncredited
Bad Boys
Carl Brennan
Class
Roger Jackson
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Cameron Frye
1987
Three for the Road
T.S.
1989
Three Fugitives
Inspector Tener
Bloodhounds of Broadway
John Wangle
1990
Young Guns II
Hendry William French
1994
Speed
Doug Stephens
Star Trek Generations
Capt. Jonathan Harriman
1995
Born to Be Wild
Dan Woodley
1996
Twister
Robert "Rabbit" Nurick
1998
Walking to the Waterline
Duane Hopwood
2000
Everything Put Together
Kessel
2003
Cheaper by the Dozen
Bill Shenk
2007
Kickin' It Old Skool
Dr. Cameron Frye
InAlienable
Dr. Proway
2008
The Happening
School Principal
Ghost Town
Ghost Dad
Eavesdrop
Casper
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
John Harriman
2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Mr. Cooverman
Don't You Forget About Me
Himself
Documentary
2010
Extraordinary Measures
Pete Sutphen
2012
Goats
Dr. Eldridge
Shanghai Calling
Marcus Groff
2013
Zombie Night
Joseph
2015
Deathly
Richard
Short
2016
Carnage Park
Sheriff Wyatt Moss
Dreamland
Walter
2017
War Machine
Lt. Gen. Pat McKinnon
2018
Gringo
Jerry
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Stephen Burgess
2019
Captive State
Charles Rittenhouse
2020
Freaky
Mr. Bernardi
2023
The Burial
Mike Allred
2025
Oh Yeah!
Himself
Short documentary
2026
People We Meet on Vacation †
TBA
Post-production
TBA
Wind River: The Next Chapter †
TBA
Post-production
In Memoriam †
Corporate Retreat †
Hershey †
Henry Hershey
Filming
· Filmography › Television
1984
Hard Knox
Role(s)
Frankie Tyrone
Notes
Television film
1985
Role(s)
Dave
Notes
Television film
1988
Role(s)
Stork O'Connor
Notes
Television film
1989
Role(s)
Sheldon Samms
Notes
Episode: "Teddy Sells the House"
1990–1991
Role(s)
Going Places
Notes
Charlie Davis
1992–1993
Role(s)
The Edge
Notes
Various
1993
Role(s)
Patrick Gatwood
Notes
Episode: "Unlawful Entries"
Role(s)
Carty
Notes
Episode: "Oil's Well That Ends Well"
1994
Role(s)
Lenny
Notes
3 episodes
1995
Role(s)
Dr. Marshall Jones
Notes
13 episodes
1995–1996
Role(s)
Mad About You
Notes
Lance Brockwell
1996
Role(s)
Howard Sharp
Notes
Episode: "Unnatural Selection"
1996–2002
Role(s)
Spin City
Notes
Stewart Bondek
1998
Role(s)
Tom Dolan
Notes
Episode: "Spider"
Role(s)
Ambrose Dorset
Notes
Television film
2002
Role(s)
Mr. Bragin
Notes
Episode: "My Lucky Day"
2003
Role(s)
Dr. Katz
Notes
Episode: "That Voodoo That You Do"
2005
Role(s)
Richard
Notes
Episode: "Coffee Shop"
2006
Role(s)
Dr. Fletcher
Notes
Episode: "The Real World"
2007
Role(s)
John Ashton
Notes
Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
Role(s)
Albert Bunford
Notes
Episode: "Second Opinion"
Role(s)
Reporter Steve Jacobson
Notes
8 episodes
Role(s)
Steve Sinclair
Notes
Episode: "Bad Blood"
2007–2011
Role(s)
Greek
Notes
Dean Bowman
2008
Role(s)
Dr. Hood
Notes
Episode: "Best In Faux"
Role(s)
Wayne Davidson
Notes
Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill!"
2008, 2014
Role(s)
Psych
Notes
Phil Stubbins Ruben Leonard
2009
Role(s)
Martin Wexler
Notes
Episode: "We Are Family?"
Role(s)
Tomasi
Notes
Episode: "White to Play"
Role(s)
Frank Miller
Notes
Episode: "Two Gunslingers"
2010
Role(s)
Dr. Allan Beckham
Notes
Episode: "Show Stopper"
Role(s)
Buddy Mills
Notes
Episode: "Unshockable"
Role(s)
Arnold Winslow
Notes
Episode: "Growin' Up"
Role(s)
Charlie Morse
Notes
13 episodes
Role(s)
Dr. Greenblatt
Notes
Episode: "The Four Pillars"
Role(s)
Roland Pike
Notes
Episode: "Long in the Tooth"
Role(s)
Donald Wexling
Notes
Episode: "Borderline"
2011
Role(s)
Dr. Krick
Notes
Episode: "Os"
Role(s)
Sam Jarente
Notes
Television film
2012
Role(s)
Principal Geoff Feeney
Notes
Episode: "Bad Cop/Bad Cop"
Role(s)
Brian Slater
Notes
Episode: "Ohuna"
2012–2013
Role(s)
Bunheads
Notes
Hubbell Flowers
2013
Role(s)
Reverend Lare
Notes
Episode: "Magic Diet Candy"
Role(s)
Max Lyster
Notes
Episode: "Reckoning"
Role(s)
Minister
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"
Role(s)
Joseph
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Psychiatrist
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Ward Davis
Notes
Episode: "Gut Check"
Role(s)
Spencer Quinn
Notes
Episode: "Merry Super Fun Christmas"
2014
Role(s)
Jonathan Cain
Notes
Episode: "Cain and Gabriel"
Role(s)
Mr. Shank
Notes
Episode: "Teacher's Pest"
2015
Role(s)
Harry Lavigne
Notes
Episode: "...Then I'll Know"
Role(s)
Alex Myers
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Special Agent Jerry Shea
Notes
Episode: "Hostage to Fortune"
Role(s)
Herb (voice)
Notes
2 episodes
2016
Role(s)
Mr. Kershaw
Notes
Episodes: "Birds of a Feather" and "Film, Friends and Fruit Pies"
Role(s)
Mark Barrett
Notes
Episode: "How to Survive Your Parents' Visit"
Role(s)
Gordon Bailey
Notes
Episodes: "The Trial" and "The Happy Couple"
Role(s)
Henry Rance
Notes
10 episodes
Role(s)
Lord Tetherby, Cop (voices)
Notes
Episode: "Out on a Limo"
2018
Role(s)
Stu Chambers
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
John Dzialo
Notes
Episode: "One Shoe"
2018–2023
Role(s)
Succession
Notes
Connor Roy
2019
Role(s)
Lawrence Schneider
Notes
Episode: "The Man"
2022
Role(s)
Jay Rosan
Notes
2 episodes
2025
Role(s)
Bill and Peter Hepson
Notes
Episode: "Finance Bros"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1984
Hard Knox
Frankie Tyrone
Television film
1985
First Steps
Dave
Television film
1988
Shooter
Stork O'Connor
Television film
1989
The Famous Teddy Z
Sheldon Samms
Episode: "Teddy Sells the House"
1990–1991
Going Places
Charlie Davis
19 episodes
1992–1993
The Edge
Various
13 episodes
1993
Picket Fences
Patrick Gatwood
Episode: "Unlawful Entries"
Tales from the Crypt
Carty
Episode: "Oil's Well That Ends Well"
1994
Daddy's Girls
Lenny
3 episodes
1995
Muscle
Dr. Marshall Jones
13 episodes
1995–1996
Mad About You
Lance Brockwell
4 episodes
1996
The Outer Limits
Howard Sharp
Episode: "Unnatural Selection"
1996–2002
Spin City
Stewart Bondek
Main cast; 140 episodes
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Tom Dolan
Episode: "Spider"
The Ransom of Red Chief
Ambrose Dorset
Television film
2002
Scrubs
Mr. Bragin
Episode: "My Lucky Day"
2003
Queens Supreme
Dr. Katz
Episode: "That Voodoo That You Do"
2005
Stella
Richard
Episode: "Coffee Shop"
2006
Stargate Atlantis
Dr. Fletcher
Episode: "The Real World"
2007
Drive
John Ashton
Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
Medium
Albert Bunford
Episode: "Second Opinion"
The Bronx Is Burning
Reporter Steve Jacobson
8 episodes
Ghost Whisperer
Steve Sinclair
Episode: "Bad Blood"
2007–2011
Greek
Dean Bowman
6 episodes
2008
Eureka
Dr. Hood
Episode: "Best In Faux"
Boston Legal
Wayne Davidson
Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill!"
2008, 2014
Psych
Phil Stubbins Ruben Leonard
Episodes: "Gus Walks Into a Bank" / "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement"
2009
Ruby & the Rockits
Martin Wexler
Episode: "We Are Family?"
FlashForward
Tomasi
Episode: "White to Play"
Cougar Town
Frank Miller
Episode: "Two Gunslingers"
2010
CSI: Miami
Dr. Allan Beckham
Episode: "Show Stopper"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Buddy Mills
Episode: "Unshockable"
Numbers
Arnold Winslow
Episode: "Growin' Up"
Persons Unknown
Charlie Morse
13 episodes
Rules of Engagement
Dr. Greenblatt
Episode: "The Four Pillars"
Justified
Roland Pike
Episode: "Long in the Tooth"
NCIS: Los Angeles
Donald Wexling
Episode: "Borderline"
2011
Fringe
Dr. Krick
Episode: "Os"
Five
Sam Jarente
Television film
2012
Ben and Kate
Principal Geoff Feeney
Episode: "Bad Cop/Bad Cop"
Hawaii Five-0
Brian Slater
Episode: "Ohuna"
2012–2013
Bunheads
Hubbell Flowers
3 episodes
2013
Hot in Cleveland
Reverend Lare
Episode: "Magic Diet Candy"
Burn Notice
Max Lyster
Episode: "Reckoning"
We Are Men
Minister
Episode: "Pilot"
Zombie Night
Joseph
Television film
Masters of Sex
Psychiatrist
2 episodes
NCIS
Ward Davis
Episode: "Gut Check"
Super Fun Night
Spencer Quinn
Episode: "Merry Super Fun Christmas"
· Awards and nominations
2022
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Notes
Succession
2024
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Notes
Won
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2022
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Succession
Won
2024
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Won

References

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    https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/nov/05/alan_rucks_day/
  2. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/07/03/ruck-just-put-himself-into-his-day-off-role/
  3. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/11/there-was-always-an-excuse-to-take-a-drink-successions-alan-ruck-on-ferris-bueller-booze-and-bouncing-back
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    http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/forum/index.php?showforum=12
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