Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports comedy “The Longest Yard ...

The producer Albert S. Ruddy accepting the 1973 Oscar for best picture for “The Godfather.” The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, also won for best actor and best adapted screenplay.

Producer Albert S. Ruddy, who won best picture Oscars for Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather' and Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby,' died Saturday at age 94.

NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest ...

NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest ...

Producers Albert S. Ruddy, left, and Tom Rosenberg walk off stage after accepting the Oscar for best motion picture of the year for their work on "Million Dollar Baby," at the 77th Academy Awards ...

NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest ...

Ruddy produced more than 30 movies and was on hand for the very top and very bottom, from the “Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby” to "Cannonball Run II." Skip Navigation.

Ruddy died “peacefully” Saturday at the UCLA Medical Center, ... Born in Montreal in 1930, Albert Stotland Ruddy moved to the U.S. as a child and was raised in New York City.

NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest ...

NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest ...