Vyto Ruginis (born Vytautas Ruginis; April 17, 1956) is an English-American actor and producer. He is best known for playing

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Russell Winters in the

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'' in its first episode, " City Of", as well as for his appearances in '' CSI'', '' House MD'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and other

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programs. Ruginis was born on April 17, 1956, in

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, England to Lithuanian parents and later moved to

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, Illinois. On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame. Ruginis has appeared in such films as '' The Devil's Advocate'' with

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, ''

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, '' Broken Arrow'' with

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and

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, ''

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'' with

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', and many more.

Filmography

* 1986 ''

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'' as Joe Durkin * 1986 ''

'' as Carl * 1987 ''

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'' as K.E. Graybow * 1987 ''

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'' as Fitzsimmons * 1987 ''

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'' as Lyman McCray * 1988 ''

Hot to Trot ''Hot to Trot'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Michael Dinner, written by Hugo Gilbert, Stephen Neigher, Charlie Peters and Andy Breckman and stars Bobcat Goldthwait (credited as Bob Goldthwait), Virginia Madsen, Jim Metzler, Da ...

'' as Mr. Pandolfi * 1988 ''Slipping Into Darkness'' as Otis * 1989 ''

Casualties of War ''Casualties of War'' is a 1989 American war drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Rabe, based primarily on an article written by Daniel Lang for ''The New Yorker'' in 1969, which was later published as a book. The film sta ...

'' as The Prosecutor * 1990 '' Dimenticare Palermo'' as Ted * 1992 ''Bad Love'' as Evan * 1993 ''

'' as FBI Agent Mathesen * 1994 '' Clean Slate'' as Hendrix * 1995 ''Last Gasp'' as Ray Tattinger * 1996 '' Broken Arrow'' as Johnson * 1996 ''

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'' as Ted Rhome * 1997 ''

A Thousand Acres ''A Thousand Acres'' is a 1991 novel by American author Jane Smiley. It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction in 1991 and was adapted to a 1997 film of the same name. It was premiered as an ...

'' 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 '' Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies'' as Hosticka * 1999 ''

'' (TV Series) as Russell Winters (Episode: " City Of") * 1999 '' The Insider'' as Junior Lawyer * 2000 ''Robbers'' as Dayton * 2001 '' Private Lies'' as Bob * 2001 ''

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'' as Harry * 2001 '' The Glass House'' as Don * 2002 ''

'' as Nickie D * 2003 '' JAG'' (TV Series) as Agent Dawkins (Episode: "

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") * 2004 ''

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'' as Clancy * 2006 '' Home of the Brave'' as Hank Yates * 2007 ''

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'' as Detective Maher * 2008 '' Player 5150'' as Governor Elect Lanzelin * 2009-2023 '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (TV Series) as Arkady Kolchek (27 episodes) * 2011 ''

Moneyball ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's analytical, evidence-based, sabermetric app ...

'' as Scout * 2012 ''Bad Blood'' as Sheriff * 2014 ''Lost Time'' as Mr. Coffey * 2017 ''Miracle'' as Bernardas * 2018 '' Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist DLC'' (Videogame) as Bogdan (voice) * 2020 '' Deputy'' (TV Series) as King #2 (2 episodes)

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* 1956 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Lithuanian descent English male film actors English male television actors English people of Lithuanian descent Male actors from Chicago People from Wolverhampton St. Ignatius College Prep alumni {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub