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Alan Ruck
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Alan Ruck

Born 1956 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Active 1983–2026

Alan Ruck, born in 1956, is an American actor known for his distinctive roles in both film and television. In Doctor Detroit (1983), he plays the character of a hapless assistant to the titular character, bringing a unique blend of humor and charm to the cult classic. Ruck gained fame as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but his work in Doctor Detroit highlights his early foray into the world of comedy and exploitation cinema, making him a notable figure in the genre's landscape.

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Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

1983 ★ 5.2
as Student

A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

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Filmography

128 credits
2020s 14 credits
2026
Movie ★ 7.0
2026
Movie
2026
Movie ★ 4.0
2026
Hershey as Henry Hershey
Movie
2026
Movie
2026
Rooster as Dean Riggs
TV ★ 7.5
2025
FEEL as Sitter 16
Movie
2025
Oh Yeah! as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
2024
Crust as Randy
Movie ★ 5.0
2024
Elsbeth as Bill Hepson / Peter Hepson
TV ★ 6.7
2023
The Burial as Mike Allred
Movie ★ 7.1
2022
The Dropout as Jay Rosan
TV ★ 7.3
2020
Freaky as Mr. Bernardi
Movie ★ 6.6
2020
TV ★ 5.5
2010s 41 credits
2019
Captive State as Rittenhouse
Movie ★ 5.7
2018
Gringo as Jerry
Movie ★ 5.9
2018
Movie ★ 6.3
2018
Fixed as Dr. Ken
Movie ★ 4.2
2018
Movie ★ 6.3
2018
Dirty John as John Dzialo
TV ★ 6.8
2018
Succession as Connor Roy
TV ★ 8.3
2017
War Machine as Pat McKinnon
Movie ★ 5.6
2017
One Day at a Time as Lawrence Schneider
TV ★ 7.8
2016
Carnage Park as Sheriff Moss
Movie ★ 5.3
2016
Dreamland as Walter
Movie ★ 5.8
2016
The Exorcist as Henry Rance
TV ★ 7.3
2016
The Catch as Gordon Bailey
TV ★ 6.6
2016
The Loud House as Tetherby / Cop (voice)
TV ★ 7.8
2015
Deathly as Richard
Movie ★ 7.0
2015
TV ★ 6.1
2015
The Whispers as Executive Director Alex Myers
TV ★ 6.7
2014
Destroyer as Frank
Movie
2014
Intelligence as Jonathan Cain
TV ★ 6.5
2013
Zombie Night as Joseph
Movie ★ 3.9
2013
We Are Men as Minister
TV ★ 5.5
2013
Masters of Sex as Psychiatrist
TV ★ 7.1
2013
Super Fun Night as Spencer Quinn
TV ★ 5.3
2013
Instant Mom as Mr. Shank
TV ★ 8.3
2012
Shanghai Calling as Marcus Groff
Movie ★ 6.3
2012
Goats as Dr. Eldridge
Movie ★ 5.5
2012
Bunheads as Hubbell Flowers
TV ★ 7.4
2012
Ben and Kate as Principal Geoff Feeney
TV ★ 6.7
2011
Five as Sam Jarente
Movie ★ 7.1
2011
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
Close-Up as The LA Director
Movie ★ 3.3
2010
Movie ★ 5.3
2010
Extraordinary Measures as Pete Sutphen
Movie ★ 6.3
2010
Movie ★ 5.0
2010
Persons Unknown as Charlie Morse
TV ★ 6.3
2010
Hawaii Five-0 as Mr. Slater
TV ★ 7.7
2010
Justified as Roland Pike
TV ★ 8.0
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Lare
TV ★ 7.2
2000s 35 credits
2009
Movie ★ 6.0
2009
FlashForward as Tomasi
TV ★ 7.0
2009
Ruby & The Rockits as Martin Wexler
TV ★ 6.6
2009
Cougar Town as Frank Miller
TV ★ 6.5
2009
The Middle as Jack Kershaw
TV ★ 7.6
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Donald Wexling
TV ★ 7.5
2008
The Happening as Principal
Movie ★ 5.4
2008
Eavesdrop as Casper
Movie ★ 4.6
2008
Ghost Town as Ghost Dad
Movie ★ 6.5
2008
InAlienable as Dr. Proway
Movie ★ 3.1
2008
Fringe as Dr. Krick
TV ★ 8.1
2007
Movie ★ 4.8
2007
Goodbye Baby as Douglass
Movie ★ 5.8
2007
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men as Captain John Harriman
Movie ★ 4.2
2007
Greek as Dean Bowman
TV ★ 6.7
2007
Rules of Engagement as Dr. Greenblatt
TV ★ 7.1
2007
TV ★ 7.2
2007
Burn Notice as Max Lyster
TV ★ 7.5
2006
Movie
2006
Movie
2006
Psych as Phil Stubbins
TV ★ 7.9
2006
Eureka as Dr Hood
TV ★ 7.7
2006
Psych as Ruben Leonard
TV ★ 7.9
2005
Medium as Albert Bunford
TV ★ 7.5
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Steve Sinclair
TV ★ 8.1
2005
Numb3rs as Arnold Winslow
TV ★ 7.0
2004
Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Fletcher
TV ★ 8.0
2004
Boston Legal as Attorney Wayne Davidson
TV ★ 7.9
2003
Movie ★ 6.3
2003
NCIS as Ward Beringer
TV ★ 7.6
2002
CSI: Miami as Allan Beckham
TV ★ 7.7
2001
Movie ★ 4.9
2001
Scrubs as Mr. Bragin
TV ★ 8.2
2000
TV ★ 7.6
1990s 18 credits
1998
The Ransom of Red Chief as Ambrose Dorset
Movie ★ 4.3
1998
Movie ★ 6.3
1998
TV ★ 8.1
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
TV ★ 7.6
1996
Twister as Rabbit
Movie ★ 6.6
1996
Spin City as Stuart Bondek
TV ★ 7.0
1996
TV ★ 6.4
1995
Born to Be Wild as Dan Woodley
Movie ★ 5.3
1995
Muscle as Dr. Marshall Jones
TV ★ 3.7
1995
The Outer Limits as Howard Sharp
TV ★ 7.7
1994
Star Trek: Generations as Captain John Harriman
Movie ★ 6.5
1994
Speed as Stephens
Movie ★ 7.2
1994
TV ★ 10.0
1992
TV ★ 7.7
1992
Picket Fences as Patrick Gatwood
TV ★ 7.5
1992
Mad About You as Lance Brockwell
TV ★ 6.7
1990
Young Guns II as Hendry William French
Movie ★ 6.5
1990
Going Places as Charlie Davis
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 15 credits
1989
Movie ★ 6.6
1989
Movie ★ 5.7
1989
Movie ★ 8.3
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1989
TV
1989
The Famous Teddy Z as Sheldon Samms
TV ★ 7.4
1988
Shooter as Stork O'Connor
Movie ★ 6.2
1987
Movie ★ 5.9
1986
Movie ★ 7.6
1985
Movie ★ 8.0
1984
Hard Knox as Frankie Tyrone
Movie ★ 6.5
1984
The Impostor as Officer Bob Jenkins
Movie ★ 4.7
1983
Class as Roger
Movie ★ 5.9
1983
Bad Boys as Carl Brennan
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
Movie ★ 5.1
s 5 credits
Interpersonal Exopolitics as P. Murdock Barron
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