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