Rudy Bond
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 10, 1912
- Died
- March 29, 1982 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Rudolph Bond (October 10, 1912 – March 29, 1982) was an American actor who was active from 1947 until his death. His work spanned Broadway, Hollywood and US television. Bond was introduced to the world of acting at the age of 16. He was playing basketball with a group of friends when Julie Sutton, the director of a city amateur acting group (Neighborhood Players, which performed in the same building as the basketball area) approached the group and asked if anybody wanted to be in an upcoming play. He volunteered, and acted in several plays before leaving Philadelphia to join the United States Army. He spent four years in the army, was wounded while serving in World War II, and returned to Philadelphia upon his discharge. He continued acting in the Neighborhood Players until 1945, when he won second prize in the John Golden Award for Actors, which allowed him to enroll in Elia Kazan's Actor's Studio in New York City. Kazan got him a substantial role in two stage productions. After his success in the second (A Streetcar Named Desire), he was invited to Hollywood to recreate his stage role in the movie version. In 1951 he appeared in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York and in 1960 he toured in "Fiorello" (which starred Tom Bosley). He spent the next thirty years bouncing between California and New York, and between movie and television work.
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Filmography
Stand by Your Man
Movie · as Grandfather
Skag
Movie
The Rose
Movie · as Monty
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
TV · as Carmine Cuneo · 4 eps
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Baretta
TV · 1 ep
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie · as Police Commissioner
The Super Cops
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Law and Disorder
Movie
The Rockford Files
TV · as Bennie · 1 ep
Petrocelli
TV · as Dr. Starnberg · 1 ep
Kojak
TV · as Ben, Janitor · 1 ep
The Godfather
Movie · as Cuneo
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Movie · as Newsdealer
McMillan & Wife
TV · as Proprietor · 1 ep
Hercules in New York
Movie · as Ship Captain
Move
Movie · as Detective Sawyer
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Placido Sanchez · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Mr. Thompson, Cy Wright · 1 ep
Because They're Young
Movie · as Chris
BUtterfield 8
Movie · as Big Man (uncredited)
The Mountain Road
Movie · as Sergeant Miller
Middle of the Night
Movie · as Louis Gould
New York Confidential
TV · 1 ep
Play of the Week
TV · 1 ep
Portrait of a Murderer
Movie · as Bartender Eddie
Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie · as Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
Naked City
TV · as Lt. Mike Daniels, Lt. Springer · 1 ep
The Brothers Rico
Movie · as Charlie Gonzales
The Hard Man
Movie · as John Rodman
The Defender (Studio One)
Movie · as Peter D'Agostino
12 Angry Men
Movie · as Judge (uncredited)
Nightfall
Movie · as Red
Bang the Drum Slowly
Movie · as Dutch
Playwrights '56
TV · 1 ep
On the Waterfront
Movie · as Moose
Miss Sadie Thompson
Movie · as Pvt. Hodges
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie · as Steve
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Detective · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Mr. Manetta, Eccles, Peter D'Agostino · 1 ep