Did the real Rudy Ruettiger appear in the film Rudy?”
Cast * Sean Astin as Daniel E. “Rudy” Ruettiger * Jon Favreau as D-Bob * Ned Beatty as Daniel Ruettiger Sr. * Charles S. Dutton as Fortune * Scott Benjaminson as Frank Ruettiger * Lili Taylor as Sherry * Christopher Reed as Pete * Robert Prosky as Father Cavanaugh * Jason Miller as Coach Ara Parseghian * Chelcie Ross as Coach Dan Devine * Vince Vaughn (as Vincent Vaughn) as Jamie O’Hare Cameo appearances * Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger – a fan behind Rudy’s father in the final scenes. * Father Theodore Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame 1952–1987 and Father Edmund Joyce, Vice President of the University of Notre Dame 1952–1987. Fathers Hesburgh and Joyce play unnamed priests walking in the Basilica. They are seen talking to one of Rudy’s mentors, Father John J Cavanaugh (played by Robert Prosky, who died on December 8, 2008), who was also Father Hesburgh’s predecessor as president of the university.
