He also won an Academy Award for producing “Million Dollar Baby”
Al Ruddy, winner of Academy Awards for producing “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby” and co-creator of the CBS hit “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 94.
Ruddy died peacefully on May 25 at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center following a brief illness, his family said via a publicist. He holds the distinction of the longest interval between Oscar wins – 32 years between “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby” – and is one of only nine producers to twice win Best Picture trophies.
Ruddy created “Hogan’s Heroes” with Bernie Fein after seeing that what a neighbor’s comedy script sold for – and thought he could write something funnier.
