Al Ruddy, the Oscar-winning producer of The Godfather, died on the age of 94 after a brief sickness, it was reported on Tuesday.
His work most just lately appeared within the blockbuster collection The Provide, starring Miles Teller as Rudy, during which he tailored the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola gangster movie The Godfather.
Rudy additionally appeared within the 2004 Oscar-winning Clint Eastwood movie Million Greenback Child, starring Hilary Swank.
And lengthy earlier than his success in motion pictures, Al co-created the TV basic, Hogan's Heroes, which ran for six seasons.
Rudy died Could 25 at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Middle in Los Angeles after a quick sickness, a household spokesman stated.
Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Miles Teller and Hilary Swank have paid tribute.
Oscar-winning The Godfather producer Al Ruddy died on the age of 94 after a quick sickness, it was shared on Tuesday. Seen in 1979
Ruddy (left) and actor Marlon Brando on the set of The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, in Little Italy, New York Metropolis, 1972
From left, James Caan, Brando, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino and John Cazale in The Godfather
“He was an excellent good friend of mine and I’ll miss him very a lot,” Eastwood stated in a press release Tuesday.
“Working with him was the most effective time,” Swank stated. [Al]He’ll at all times be a legend for me and everybody.'
Al Pacino stated: 'Al Ruddy was so lovely to me the entire time he was in The Godfather; even when he didn't need me, he nonetheless wished me. He gave me the reward of encouragement after I wanted it most and I'll always remember that.'
He earned two Greatest Image Oscars for producing The Godfather and Million Greenback Child.
Rudy's life story is offered in The Provide.
“Al was really one among Hollywood's best actors,” The Provide director Dexter Fletcher stated in a press release.
'One of many final of the Mohicans who made nice movies that proceed to affect and encourage folks at this time. From humble beginnings to a few of Hollywood's best achievements. His journey was unbelievable. It was made attainable via the ability of his willpower, sturdy will, indomitable vitality and attraction and his unmatched love for the artwork of movie.'
Taylor stated in a press release: 'It was an honour and a privilege to play Al in The Provide. Al lived a life most individuals can solely dream about and is the envy of all.'
“He was an excellent good friend of mine and I’ll miss him very a lot,” Eastwood stated in a press release Tuesday. Seen in 2005
Clint (far left) is held by Barbra Streisand after she received the award for Million Greenback Child together with her producer Al (far proper).
Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank in Million Greenback Child, 2004
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated, 'Al Ruddy was a Hollywood legend. He was an icon and a visionary who made among the best motion pictures ever made. That's the Al Ruddy all people is aware of. I need to speak concerning the Al Ruddy I do know. I met him greater than 40 years in the past, when he was already an icon and I used to be simply beginning my movie profession. He grew to become my pricey good friend and mentor.
'He was at all times there to provide me recommendation and steer me in the appropriate course. It's due to folks like Al that I refuse to name myself a self-made man. The place would I be with out them? My life wouldn't be the identical with out wonderful folks like them who had been there for me each step of the best way. I used to be impressed by how he labored onerous whereas at all times being there for his household. Al confirmed you that you just actually can have it.
'He beloved his household and the household beloved him. He might be one of many best storytellers on the planet. Whether or not he was speaking about being threatened by actual Mafia bigwigs whereas making The Godfather or telling a narrative about his personal kids, it didn't matter. When Al talked, everybody listened.'
As the only producer of The Godfather, Ruddy received the Oscar for Greatest Image on the forty fifth Academy Awards.
Clint Eastwood offered him with the award.
Three many years later, Rudy and Eastwood collectively received the Greatest Image award for producing Million Greenback Child.
Rudy was a great good friend of Burt Reynolds. Collectively they made the movies The Longest Yard and The Cannonball Run.
Ruddy was married for 43 years to Giorgio Armani trend government Wanda McDaniel. Along with his spouse, Al Ruddy is survived by son John, daughter Alexandra and son-in-law Abdullah Saeed, a screenwriter.
Respecting Rudy's needs, there shall be no public funeral. Memorial providers are pending.
Miles Teller, who performed Al in The Provide collection, stated in a press release: 'It was an honour and a privilege to play Al in The Provide. Al lived a life that most individuals can solely dream about and that’s the envy of all'
“Al Ruddy was a Hollywood legend. He was an icon and a visionary who made among the best motion pictures ever made,” Arnold Schwarzenegger stated.
The producer as seen with Adam Sandler on the premiere of the movie The Longest Yard in Los Angeles in 2005
And right here's Rudy together with his arm round Terry Crews on the premiere of The Longest Yard
Ruddy was married for 43 years to Giorgio Armani trend government Wanda McDaniel. Along with his spouse, Al Ruddy is survived by son John, daughter Alexandra and son-in-law Abdullah Saeed, a screenwriter.
The information comes after Oscar-winning producer and casting director Fred Roos died on the age of 89, simply 4 days shy of his ninetieth birthday.
Francis Ford Coppola, who labored with Russo on The Godfather movies, paid tribute, as did actress Aubrey Plaza, who stars in Coppola's newest movie, Megalopolis.
“Fred Roos had a casting intuition that was almost unerring: fantastically demonstrated in American Graffiti and The Outsiders,” Coppola, 85, wrote in his tribute, alongside a photograph of the 2.
“He was an excellent lifelong good friend and colleague, and had a real love for motion pictures.
'I bear in mind as soon as saying to him that we wanted extra girls administrators, however we should always search for them among the many kids enjoying with 8mm film-making tools fairly than with dolls – and he instructed kids named Martha Coolidge and Susan Seidelman.
Oscar-winning producer Fred Roos has died on the age of 89, simply 4 days earlier than his ninetieth birthday.
Francis Ford Coppola, who labored with Fred Roos (proper) on The Godfather Half II, paid tribute to the producer on Tuesday.
“He was a singular expertise and will definitely be missed,” Coppola stated.
Plaza, 39, shared a photograph of Russo on her Instagram Story. “Thanks Fred,” she wrote. “It was an honor to know you…”
Shia LaBeouf, who additionally stars in Megalopolis, wrote X (Previously Twitter, 'Nights blaze with fireplace. As you lead life to the right snigger. Fred Roos – I beloved you a lot.')
Creator S.E. Hinton paid tribute to Russo when he and Coppola labored on the 1983 movie adaptation of his e book The Outsiders.
“I simply misplaced a great good friend and supporter, Fred Roos, a legendary casting director,” he wrote. Post'He would have been 90 years outdated at this time. He labored until his final breath. I’ll miss him.'
Rob Lowe, who performed Sodapop Curtis in The Outsiders, additionally thanked Russo for giving the actor his large break.
He wrote, “Unhappy to listen to of the passing of Fred Roos. Each movie lover ought to know his identify.” X,
'He was a genius within the discipline of casting and was liable for the careers of Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Cruise and the remainder of the forged of The Outsiders (together with myself), and lots of others,' stated Lowe, 60. 'Thanks, Fred, and God bless you.'
Russo was born on Could 22, 1934, in Santa Monica, California, the place he earned a bachelor's diploma in theater arts and movement photos at UCLA.
