Known for his authentic rural appearance, DeWees appeared in the films: Black Dog, A Stranger in the Kingdom, Pieces of April, Radical Jack, Mud Season, Where the Rivers Flow North, and The Devil's Own.

While working on the Patrick Swayze movie, Black Dog, he met the singer Meat Loaf, who gave DeWees advice on how to produce his one-man play, The Logger, a comedy in Two Ax, for which he is best known in and around New England.

[2] DeWees won Best Actor at the Los Angeles Method Fest Film Festival for his role as Jerry in Mud Season.

DeWees works with charities, Ronald McDonald House, Make-a-Wish, and Meals on Wheels.

The following is the Filmography by American Actor, Producer, Writer, and Comedian Rusty DeWees.