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Alan Ruck

Actor

Alan Ruck

Born July 1, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA59 films

Alan Douglas Ruck (born July 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's 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 a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

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His other film credits include Bad Boys (1983), Three Fugitives (1989), Young Guns II (1990), Speed (1994), and Twister (1996).

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off posterFirst watchFerris Bueller's Day Off19867.6as Cameron FryeAfter high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. TBAWind River: Rising
  2. TBAInterpersonal ExopoliticsP. Murdock Barron
  3. TBAThe Best Is Yet to Come
  4. TBAFlowers for Lev
  5. TBAGoodbye Girl
  6. 2026HersheyHenry Hershey
  7. 2026In Memoriam
  8. 2026Corporate RetreatArthur
  9. 2026People We Meet on VacationJimmy
  10. 2025FEELSitter 16
  11. 2024CrustRandy
  12. 2023The BurialMike Allred
  13. 2020FreakyMr. Bernardi
  14. 2019Captive StateRittenhouse
  15. 2018My Dinner with HervéStu Masters
  16. 2018Sierra Burgess Is a LoserMr. Burgess
  17. 2018GringoJerry
  18. 2018FixedDr. Ken
  19. 2017War MachinePat McKinnon
  20. 2016Carnage ParkSheriff Moss
  21. 2016DreamlandWalter
  22. 2015DeathlyRichard
  23. 2014DestroyerFrank
  24. 2013Zombie NightJoseph
  25. 2012GoatsDr. Eldridge
  26. 2012Shanghai CallingMarcus Groff
  27. 2011FiveSam Jarente
  28. 2011Close-UpThe LA Director
  29. 2010False Creek StoriesDoug
  30. 2010Extraordinary MeasuresPete Sutphen
  31. 2009I Love You, Beth CooperMr. C
  32. 2008Ghost TownGhost Dad
  33. 2008EavesdropCasper
  34. 2008The HappeningPrincipal
  35. 2008InAlienableDr. Proway
  36. 2007Kickin' It Old SkoolDr. Fry
  37. 2007Goodbye BabyDouglass
  38. 2003Cheaper by the DozenBill Shenk
  39. 2001Everything Put TogetherKessel
  40. 2000EndsvilleKenneth Thith
  41. 1998Walking to the WaterlineDuane Hopwood
  42. 1998The Ransom of Red ChiefAmbrose Dorset
  43. 1996TwisterRabbit
  44. 1995Born to Be WildDan Woodley
  45. 1994Star Trek: GenerationsCaptain John Harriman
  46. 1994SpeedStephens
  47. 1990Young Guns IIHendry William French
  48. 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayJohn Wangle
  49. 1989Just Like in the MoviesDean
  50. 1989Three FugitivesTener
  51. 1988ShooterStork O'Connor
  52. 1987Three for the RoadT.S.
  53. 1986Ferris Bueller's Day OffCameron Frye
  54. 1985First StepsDave
  55. 1984The ImpostorOfficer Bob Jenkins
  56. 1984Hard KnoxFrankie Tyrone
  57. 1983ClassRoger
  58. 1983Doctor DetroitStudent
  59. 1983Bad BoysCarl Brennan