Name
Rudy Bond
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-10-10
Deathday
1982-03-29 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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- 1981 Stand by Your Man as Grandfather
- 1954 On the Waterfront as Moose
- 1951 A Streetcar Named Desire as Steve
- 1956 Nightfall as Red
- 1957 The Brothers Rico as Charlie Gonzales
- 1953 Miss Sadie Thompson as Pvt. Hodges
- 1972 The Godfather as Cuneo
- 1957 The Hard Man as John Rodman
- 1958 Portrait of a Murderer as Bartender Eddie
- 1957 The Defender (Studio One) as Peter D'Agostino
- 1960 Because They're Young as Chris
- 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Police Commissioner
- 1980 Skag
- 1960 BUtterfield 8 as Big Man (uncredited)
- 1960 The Mountain Road as Sergeant Miller
- 1958 Run Silent, Run Deep as Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
- 1956 Bang the Drum Slowly as Dutch
- 1974 The Super Cops as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1970 Hercules in New York as Ship Captain
- 1959 Middle of the Night as Louis Gould
- 1970 Move as Detective Sawyer
- 1957 12 Angry Men as Judge (uncredited)
- 1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Newsdealer
- 1979 The Rose as Monty
- 1974 Law and Disorder
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Baretta ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Mike Daniels
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Ben
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Manetta
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Bennie
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Detective
- 1959 New York Confidential ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Playwrights '56 ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Thompson
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as Cy Wright
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Springer
- 1971 McMillan & Wife ( 1 episode ) as Proprietor
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Janitor
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Eccles
- 1948 Studio One ( 2 episodes ) as Peter D'Agostino
- 1959 Play of the Week ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television ( 4 episodes ) as Carmine Cuneo
- 1963 Arrest and Trial ( 1 episode ) as Placido Sanchez
- 1974 Petrocelli ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Starnberg
