Acting
Rudy Bond
Born Oct 10, 1912 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Died Mar 29, 1982
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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Acting
Stand by Your Man
1981
Drama · Music
Skag
1980
Drama · TV Movie
The Rose
1979
Drama · Music · Romance
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Crime · Drama
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Baretta
1975
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Law and Disorder
1974
Comedy · Crime
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Crime · Thriller · Action
The Rockford Files
1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Petrocelli
1974
Drama
The Super Cops
1974
Action · Comedy · Crime
Kojak
1973
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Godfather
1972
Drama · Crime
McMillan & Wife
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971
Comedy · Drama
Move
1970
Comedy · Fantasy
Hercules in New York
1970
Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
Arrest and Trial
1963
Crime · Drama
The Defenders
1961
Drama
BUtterfield 8
1960
Drama
The Mountain Road
1960
Drama · War
Because They're Young
1960
Drama
Play of the Week
1959
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Middle of the Night
1959
Drama · Romance
New York Confidential
1959
Crime · Drama
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
Drama · War
Portrait of a Murderer
1958
Crime · TV Movie
The Hard Man
1957
Western
The Brothers Rico
1957
Crime
12 Angry Men
1957
Drama
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
Drama · TV Movie
Nightfall
1956
Crime · Thriller
Bang the Drum Slowly
1956
Drama · TV Movie
On the Waterfront
1954
Crime · Drama · Romance
Miss Sadie Thompson
1953
Drama · Music · Romance
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Drama · Thriller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Studio One
1948
Drama