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Al Ruban

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
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Al Ruban is known for Faces (1968), Opening Night (1977) and Minnie and Moskowitz (1971).
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    Known for

    Faces (1968)
    Faces
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 1968
    Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Zohra Lampert, and Paul Stewart in Opening Night (1977)
    Opening Night
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 1977
    Seymour Cassel and Gena Rowlands in Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
    Minnie and Moskowitz
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 1971
    Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
    7.2
    • Marty Reitz
    • 1976

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Anthony Edwards and Anjelica Huston in Mr. North (1988)
      Mr. North
      5.9
      • Court Clerk
      • 1988
    • John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Love Streams (1984)
      Love Streams
      7.6
      • Milton Kravitz
      • 1984
    • Adrienne Barbeau in Swamp Thing (1982)
      Swamp Thing
      5.3
      • Charlie
      • 1982
    • Richard Dreyfuss in The Big Fix (1978)
      The Big Fix
      6.4
      • Detective
      • 1978
    • Sally Field and Henry Winkler in Heroes (1977)
      Heroes
      6.1
      • Army Recruiter (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
      The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
      7.2
      • Marty Reitz
      • 1976
    • Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968)
      Coogan's Bluff
      6.4
      • Detective (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Madigan (1968)
      Madigan
      6.5
      • Kowalski (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
      Kraft Suspense Theatre
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Guard
      • 1965
    • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
      8.5
      TV Series
      • The Clerk
      • 1965
    • The Sexploiters (1965)
      The Sexploiters
      5.3
      • Bob (uncredited)
      • 1965
    • Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas (1963)
      Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas
      5.5
      • 1963
    • 1, 000 Shapes of a Female (1963)
      1, 000 Shapes of a Female
      4.8
      • 1963

    Producer

    • Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd in Texasville (1990)
      Texasville
      6.0
      • co-producer
      • 1990
    • Peter Falk in Happy New Year (1987)
      Happy New Year
      5.9
      • executive producer (as Allan Ruban)
      • 1987
    • John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Love Streams (1984)
      Love Streams
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 1984
    • Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Zohra Lampert, and Paul Stewart in Opening Night (1977)
      Opening Night
      7.8
      • producer
      • 1977
    • Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
      The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
      7.2
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Seymour Cassel and Gena Rowlands in Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
      Minnie and Moskowitz
      7.2
      • producer
      • 1971
    • Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Ben Gazzara in Husbands (1970)
      Husbands
      7.0
      • producer
      • 1970
    • Faces (1968)
      Faces
      7.4
      • associate producer
      • 1968
    • The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare (1964)
      The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare
      3.6
      • producer (as Al C. Ruban)
      • 1964

    Cinematographer

    • John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Love Streams (1984)
      Love Streams
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 1984
    • Jet Lag (1981)
      Jet Lag
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1981
    • David (1979)
      David
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1979
    • Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Zohra Lampert, and Paul Stewart in Opening Night (1977)
      Opening Night
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 1977
    • Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
      The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1976
    • A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
      A Woman Under the Influence
      8.0
      • Cinematographer (uncredited)
      • 1974
    • Faces (1968)
      Faces
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 1968

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • J.D.R.
    • Relatives
      • Ashlee Ruban(Grandchild)

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