Rudy Bond
Acting • Born 1912-10-10 – Died 1982-03-29
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.
Filmography
46 credits
Stand by Your Man
Movie • 1981
Grandfather
On the Waterfront
Movie • 1954
Moose
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie • 1951
Steve
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Movie • 2016
Carmine Cuneo
Nightfall
Movie • 1956
Red
The Brothers Rico
Movie • 1957
Charlie Gonzales
Miss Sadie Thompson
Movie • 1953
Pvt. Hodges
The Godfather
Movie • 1972
Cuneo
The Hard Man
Movie • 1957
John Rodman
Portrait of a Murderer
Movie • 1958
Bartender Eddie
The Defender (Studio One)
Movie • 1957
Peter D'Agostino
Because They're Young
Movie • 1960
Chris
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie • 1974
Police Commissioner
Skag
Movie • 1980
BUtterfield 8
Movie • 1960
Big Man (uncredited)
The Mountain Road
Movie • 1960
Sergeant Miller
Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie • 1958
Sonarman 1st Class Cullen
Bang the Drum Slowly
Movie • 1956
Dutch
The Super Cops
Movie • 1974
Policeman (uncredited)
Hercules in New York
Movie • 1970
Ship Captain
Middle of the Night
Movie • 1959
Louis Gould
Move
Movie • 1970
Detective Sawyer
12 Angry Men
Movie • 1957
Judge (uncredited)
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Movie • 1971
Newsdealer
The Rose
Movie • 1979
Monty
Law and Disorder
Movie • 1974
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Baretta
TV • 1975
Naked City
TV • 1958
Lt. Mike Daniels
Kojak
TV • 1973
Ben
Studio One
TV • 1948
Mr. Manetta
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Bennie
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Detective
Petrocelli
TV • 1974
New York Confidential
TV • 1959
Playwrights '56
TV • 1955
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Mr. Thompson
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Cy Wright
Naked City
TV • 1958
Lt. Springer
McMillan & Wife
TV • 1971
Proprietor
Kojak
TV • 1973
Janitor
Studio One
TV • 1948
Eccles
Studio One
TV • 1948
Peter D'Agostino
Play of the Week
TV • 1959
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
TV • 1977
Carmine Cuneo
Arrest and Trial
TV • 1963
Placido Sanchez