
Rudy Bond
Known for ActingBorn 1912-10-10Died 1982-03-29Philadelphia, 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 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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New York Confidential
1959 · Series
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The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 · Movie
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Portrait of a Murderer
1958 · Movie
★ 8.7View details →
The Godfather
1972 · Movie
★ 8.6View details →
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977 · Series
★ 8.6View details →
12 Angry Men
1957 · Movie
★ 8.3View details →
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Series
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Play of the Week
1959 · Series
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On the Waterfront
1954 · Movie
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The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
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Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Movie
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Stand by Your Man
1981 · Movie
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Movie
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The Defender (Studio One)
1957 · Movie
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Petrocelli
1974 · Series
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Kojak
1973 · Series
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McMillan & Wife
1971 · Series
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Middle of the Night
1959 · Movie
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Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · Movie
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The Mountain Road
1960 · Movie
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The Rose
1979 · Movie
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Nightfall
1956 · Movie
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Baretta
1975 · Series
Lux Video Theatre
★ 6.7View details →
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
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Bang the Drum Slowly
1956 · Movie
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BUtterfield 8
1960 · Movie
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The Defenders
1961 · Series
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The Brothers Rico
1957 · Movie
Playwrights '56
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Playwrights '56
1955 · Series
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The Super Cops
1974 · Movie
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Because They're Young
1960 · Movie
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Naked City
1958 · Series
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Move
1970 · Movie
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Miss Sadie Thompson
1953 · Movie
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Studio One
1948 · Series
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Law and Disorder
1974 · Movie
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The Hard Man
1957 · Movie
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Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971 · Movie
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Hercules in New York
1970 · Movie

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Skag
1980 · Movie