Albert Ruddy, The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby

Ruddy, born in Canada, produced more than 30 movies, and was on hand for the very top and very bottom

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 and helped create the hit sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, has died at age 94.

Ruddy died “peacefully” Saturday at the UCLA medical center, according to a spokesperson, who added that among his final words were: “The game is over, but we won the game.”