Al Ruban

Biography

Career Overview

Al Ruban has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Swamp Thing Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include A Woman Under the Influence, Love Streams, Opening Night. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Camera

Gender

male

Known Credits

48

Known For

• 

  A Woman Under the Influence
• 

  Love Streams
• 

  Opening Night
• 

  The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
• 

  Faces
• 

  Shadows

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Swamp Thing Collection (1 titles)
• The Last Picture Show and Texasville (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gena Rowlands (5 collaborations)
• Seymour Cassel (5 collaborations)
• John Finnegan (4 collaborations)
• David Rowlands (4 collaborations)
• Fred Draper (3 collaborations)
• Elizabeth Deering (3 collaborations)
• John Cassavetes (3 collaborations)
• Peter Falk (2 collaborations)
• Lady Rowlands (2 collaborations)
• Katherine Cassavetes (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (19 credits)

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Self - Producer & Cinematographer

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Edge of Outside

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Making 'Faces'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • A Constant Forge

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Anything for John

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Mr. North

    Court Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Love Streams

    Milton Kravitz

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Swamp Thing

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Big Fix

    Detective

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Heroes

    Recruiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    Marty Reitz

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Coogan's Bluff

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Madigan

    Kowalski

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Sexploiters

    Bob (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • 1,000 Shapes of a Female

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - Power of Attorney (1965) ... The Clerk actor actors
    1962

• editing (6 credits)

  • Nudes, Nudists & Nudism: Volume 4

    editor

    editing
    2000
  • Faces

    editor

    editing
    1968
  • Nude Scrapbook

    editor

    editing
    1965
  • The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare

    editor

    editing
    1964
  • Nudes on Tiger Reef

    editor

    editing
    1964
  • Nudes Inc.

    editor

    editing
    1964

• production (11 credits)

  • Texasville

    production manager

    production
    1990
  • Mr. North

    executive in charge of production

    production
    1988
  • Happy New Year

    executive producer

    production
    1987
  • Love Streams

    executive producer

    production
    1984
  • Swamp Thing

    executive in charge of production

    production
    1982
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    producer

    production
    1976
  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    producer

    production
    1971
  • Husbands

    producer

    production
    1970
  • Faces

    associate producer

    production
    1968
  • The Beautiful, the Bloody, and the Bare

    producer

    production
    1964
  • Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera

    production assistant

    production
    1963

• camera (8 credits)

  • Love Streams

    director of photography

    camera
    1984
  • Jet Lag

    director of photography

    camera
    1981
  • David

    director of photography

    camera
    1979
  • Opening Night

    director of photography

    camera
    1977
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    director of photography

    camera
    1976
  • A Woman Under the Influence

    director of photography

    camera
    1974
  • Faces

    director of photography

    camera
    1968
  • Shadows

    assistant camera

    camera
    1960

• directing (2 credits)

  • The Sexploiters

    director

    directing
    1965
  • International Smorgas-Broad

    assistant director

    directing
    1965

• sound (2 credits)

  • Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

    sound

    sound
    1964
  • 1,000 Shapes of a Female

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    1963