Rudy Bond
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-10-10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Godfather
as Cuneo
The Rockford Files
as Bennie
Quincy, M.E.
Studio One
as Mr. Manetta
Studio One
as Eccles
Studio One
as Peter D'Agostino
Kojak
as Ben
Kojak
as Janitor
Naked City
as Lt. Mike Daniels
Naked City
as Lt. Springer
The Defenders
as Mr. Thompson
The Defenders
as Cy Wright
12 Angry Men
as Judge (uncredited)
Baretta
McMillan & Wife
as Proprietor
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Carmine Cuneo
Petrocelli
Arrest and Trial
as Placido Sanchez
Lux Video Theatre
as Detective
