Alan Ruck
Biography
Alan Ruck is an American actor who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and trained in drama at the University of Illinois before moving to Chicago to work in theater. He made his film debut in Bad Boys (1983) and appeared in Class the same year, then reached Broadway in 1985 in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. His best known film role came as Cameron Frye, the hypochondriac best friend in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Later credits include Three Fugitives (1989), Young Guns II (1990), Speed (1994), Star Trek Generations (1994) and Twister (1996). On television he played Stuart Bondek on the sitcom Spin City from 1996 to 2002 and Connor Roy on Succession from 2018 to 2023, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the latter and sharing in the cast's Screen Actors Guild ensemble awards.
70years old
Turns 71 on July 1in 256 days
- Born Cleveland
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Alan Douglas Ruck
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 43 years1983 to 2026
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Big break
In John Hughes' 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ruck played Cameron Frye, the hypochondriac best friend of the title character. Broderick urged him to try out for the part.
First role
Ruck's first film part came in the 1983 drama Bad Boys, playing Carl Brennan, a friend of Sean Penn's character.
Alan Ruck movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jan de Bont directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together6 more actors
- Jennifer GreyBloodhounds of Broadway (1989) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Tim RussStar Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007) and Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- Walter KoenigStar Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007) and Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- RJ CylerSierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) and War Machine (2017)
- Alice LeePeople We Meet on Vacation (2026) and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
- John ProcaccinoBorn to Be Wild (1995) and Three Fugitives (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Alan Ruck's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
18 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 18 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$494M31.1% of the total
- 2$350M22.0% of the total
- 3$190M12.0% of the total
- 4$163M10.3% of the total
- 5$118M7.4% of the total
- 6$70M4.4% of the total
- 7$59M3.7% of the total
- 8$41M2.6% of the total
$104 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
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