Vyto Ruginis

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Vyto Ruginis
Born
Vytautas Ignacas Ruginis

(1956-04-17) April 17, 1956 (age 68)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Vytautas Ignacas "Vyto" Ruginis (born April 17, 1956) [1] [2] is an American actor. [3] He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI , Murder She Wrote , House MD , The X-Files , ER , Law & Order , NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.

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Early life

Ruginis was born in Wolverhampton, England, [2] to Lithuanian parents. [3] He grew up in Cicero, Illinois. He received a BFA degree from the University of Illinois and an MFA from Yale University in 1982. [3] [4]

On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame. [3]

Career

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.

In 2014, Ruginis appeared in the stage play In the Water, directed by Sharyn Rothstein. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 8 Million Ways to Die Joe Durkin
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Carl
1987 Burglar K.E. Graybow
1987 The Verne Miller Story Fitzsimmons
1987 Made in Heaven Lyman McCray
1988 Hot to Trot Mr. Pandolfi
1988Slipping Into DarknessOtis
1989 Casualties of War The Prosecutor
1990 Dimenticare Palermo Ted
1992Bad LoveEvan
1993 Cliffhanger FBI Agent Mathesen
1994 Clean Slate Hendrix
1995Last GaspRay Tattinger
1996 Broken Arrow Johnson
1996 Phenomenon Ted Rhome
1997 A Thousand Acres Charles Carter
1997 The Devil's Advocate Mitch Weaver, Justice Department
1998Yakima Wash
1999The Secret Life of GirlsDaniel
1999 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies Hosticka
1999 The Insider Junior Lawyer
2000RobbersDayton
2001 The Fast and the Furious Harry
2001 The Glass House Don
2002 Auto Focus Nickie D
2004 The Last Run Clancy
2006 Home of the Brave Hank Yates
2007 The Gray Man Detective Maher
2008 Player 5150 Governor Elect Lanzelin
2011 Moneyball Chris Pittaro
2012Bad BloodSheriff
2014Lost TimeMr. Coffey
2017MiracleBernardas

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Chief Engineer LoganEpisode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
1991 Law & Order Daniel Magadan, Jr.Episode: "Confession"
1999 Ally McBeal Mr. GoodmanEpisode: "Love Unlimited"
1999 Angel Russell WintersEpisode: "City Of"
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Phil SwelcoEpisode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson"
2001 Private Lies BobTelevision movie
2002 Crossing Jordan Stuart FeldingEpisode: "As If By Fate"
2002–2003 Presidio Med Tom Roback4 episodes
2002 The West Wing MitchEpisode: "Arctic Radar"
2003 JAG Agent DawkinsEpisode: "Meltdown"
2004 CSI: Miami David JeffersEpisode: "Innocent"
2006–2007 ER Paramedic Wright3 episodes
2009–2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Arkady Kolchek29 episodes
2012 Blue Eyed Butcher Philip GrossTelevision movie
2013 Shameless Edward GretskyEpisode: "The American Dream"
2014 Rizzoli and Isles Christopher CarnahanEpisode: "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
2020 Deputy King #22 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist DLC Bogdan (voice)

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References

  1. "Holivudo aktorius Vyto Ruginis: "Nesu garsus ar turtingas, bet – tikrai paženklintas sėkmės"". Žmonės.lt (in Lithuanian). January 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Vyto Ruginis". TV Guide . Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. Gudas, Ray (July 5, 2004). "Veteran TV, Film Actor Ruginis Returns Home". The Herald-Palladium . p. 1B. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. Isherwood, Charles (November 18, 2014). "'By the Water', on Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath". The New York Times . Retrieved April 1, 2023.