Rudy Bond
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.
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.
Known for
Stand by Your Man
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Skag
The Rose
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Quincy, M.E.
Baretta
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Rockford Files
Petrocelli
The Super Cops
Kojak
The Godfather
McMillan and Wife
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Move
Hercules in New York
Arrest and Trial
The Defenders
BUtterfield 8
The Mountain Road
Because They're Young
Play of the Week
Middle of the Night
New York Confidential
Naked City
Run Silent, Run Deep
Portrait of a Murderer
The Hard Man
The Brothers Rico
12 Angry Men
The Defender (Studio One)
Nightfall
Bang the Drum Slowly
On the Waterfront
Miss Sadie Thompson
A Streetcar Named Desire
Lux Video Theatre
Studio One