Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 10, 1912
Died
Mar 29, 1982
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
41 titles
Rudy Bond
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
Filmography
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Carmine Cuneo
Stand by Your Man
Grandfather
Skag
The Rose
Monty
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Carmine Cuneo
Quincy, M.E.
Baretta
Law and Disorder
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Police Commissioner
The Rockford Files
Bennie
Petrocelli
Dr. Starnberg
The Super Cops
Policeman (uncredited)
Kojak
Ben
The Godfather
Cuneo
McMillan & Wife
Proprietor
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Newsdealer
Move
Detective Sawyer
Hercules in New York
Ship Captain
Arrest and Trial
Placido Sanchez
The Defenders
Mr. Thompson
BUtterfield 8
Big Man (uncredited)
The Mountain Road
Sergeant Miller
Because They're Young
Chris
Play of the Week
Middle of the Night
Louis Gould
New York Confidential
Naked City
Lt. Mike Daniels
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
Portrait of a Murderer
Bartender Eddie
The Hard Man
John Rodman
The Brothers Rico
Charlie Gonzales
12 Angry Men
Judge (uncredited)
The Defender (Studio One)
Peter D'Agostino
Nightfall
Red
Bang the Drum Slowly
Dutch
Playwrights '56
On the Waterfront
Moose
Miss Sadie Thompson
Pvt. Hodges
A Streetcar Named Desire
Steve
Lux Video Theatre
Detective
Studio One
Mr. Manetta