Vyto Ruginis
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Vyto Ruginis | |
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| Born | Vytautas Ruginis April 17, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Vyto Ruginis (born Vytautas Ruginis; April 17, 1956) is an English actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the cult TV series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.
Ruginis was born on April 17, 1956, in Wolverhampton, England to Lithuanian parents and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.[1]
Ruginis has appeared in such films as The Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater, Jumpin' Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg, The Fast and The Furious, Auto Focus, and many more.
Filmography
- 1986 8 Million Ways to Die as Joe Durkin
- 1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash as Carl
- 1987 Burglar as K.E. Graybow
- 1987 The Verne Miller Story as Fitzsimmons
- 1987 Made in Heaven as Lyman McCray
- 1988 Hot to Trot as Mr. Pandolfi
- 1988 Slipping Into Darkness as Otis
- 1989 Casualties of War as The Prosecutor
- 1990 Dimenticare Palermo as Ted
- 1992 Love Is Like That as Evan
- 1993 Cliffhanger as FBI Agent Mathesen
- 1994 Clean Slate as Hendrix
- 1995 Last Gasp as Ray Tattinger
- 1996 Broken Arrow as Johnson
- 1996 Phenomenon as Ted Rhome
- 1997 A Thousand Acres as Charles Carter
- 1997 The Devil's Advocate as Mitch Weaver, Justice Department
- 1998 Yakima Wash
- 1999 The Secret Life of Girls as Daniel
- 1999 Ally McBeal (TV Series) as Mr. Goodman
- 1999 Angel (TV Series) as Russell Winters
- 1999 The Insider as Junior Lawyer
- 2000 Robbers as Dayton
- 2001 The Fast and the Furious as Harry
- 2001 The Glass House as Don
- 2002 Auto Focus as Nickie "Nickie D"
- 2004 The Last Run as Clancy
- 2006 Home of the Brave as Hank Yates
- 2007 The Gray Man as Detective Maher
- 2008 Player 5150 as Governor Elect Lanzelin
- 2009-2021 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) as Arkady Kolchek
- 2011 Moneyball as Scout
- 2012 Bad Blood as Sheriff
- 2014 Lost Time as Mr. Coffey
- 2017 Stebuklas as Bernardas
References
- ^ "September 12, 2015, The National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame Welcomes, Ann Jillian (Jurate Nausedaite), Vyto Ruginis, and Arnold Voketaitis". www.lithhof.org. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
External links
- Vyto Ruginis at IMDb
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