--- name: "Rudy Bond" canonical: "https://film.one/person/rudy-bond" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 October 1912" died: "29 March 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 90 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T02:21:11.404071+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Rudy Bond Actor. Born 10 October 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 29 March 1982. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 October 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 29 March 1982 - **Active:** 1951–1972 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 90, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 89 (3), 1970s 93 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 90 to 85 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Romance 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $263m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Bond, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3143 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*A Streetcar Named Desire*](https://film.one/film/a-streetcar-named-desire.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Rudy Bond was an American actor whose career spanned stage, film and television from the late 1940s until his death. Born in Philadelphia, he began acting with the amateur Neighborhood Players there before serving in the United States Army during the Second World War. After the war he trained at the Actors Studio in New York under Elia Kazan and made his Broadway debut in the original 1947 production of *A Streetcar Named Desire* as Steve Hubbell. He reprised the role in the 1951 film version. Bond appeared in numerous other films, including *On the Waterfront* (1954), *12 Angry Men* (1957), *The Godfather* (1972) and *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), and worked extensively in television. He also continued stage work into the 1970s. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, ibdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *The Godfather* (1972), Fi1m 93, as Cuneo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md) - *On the Waterfront* (1954), Fi1m 89, as Moose — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) - *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951), Fi1m 88, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/film/a-streetcar-named-desire.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *12 Angry Men* (1957), Fi1m 91, as Judge (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md) ## Complete filmography (41) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959* (2016), as Carmine Cuneo - *Stand by Your Man* (1981), as Grandfather - *Skag* (1980), Actor - *The Rose* (1979), as Monty - *Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television* (1977), series, as Carmine Cuneo - *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, Actor - *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor - *Law and Disorder* (1974), Actor - *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), as Police Commissioner - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Bennie — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *Petrocelli* (1974), series, as Dr. Starnberg - *The Super Cops* (1974), as Policeman (uncredited) - *Kojak* (1973), series, as Ben, Janitor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) - *The Godfather* (1972), as Cuneo — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md) - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Proprietor - *Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?* (1971), as Newsdealer - *Move* (1970), as Detective Sawyer - *Hercules in New York* (1970), as Ship Captain - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Placido Sanchez - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Mr. Thompson, Cy Wright - *BUtterfield 8* (1960), as Big Man (uncredited) - *The Mountain Road* (1960), as Sergeant Miller - *Because They're Young* (1960), as Chris - *Play of the Week* (1959), series, Actor - *Middle of the Night* (1959), as Louis Gould - *New York Confidential* (1959), series, Actor - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Lt. Mike Daniels, Lt. Springer - *Run Silent, Run Deep* (1958), as Sonarman 1st Class Cullen - *Portrait of a Murderer* (1958), as Bartender Eddie - *The Hard Man* (1957), as John Rodman - *The Brothers Rico* (1957), as Charlie Gonzales - *12 Angry Men* (1957), as Judge (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md) - *The Defender (Studio One)* (1957), as Peter D'Agostino - *Nightfall* (1956), as Red - *Bang the Drum Slowly* (1956), as Dutch - *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor - *On the Waterfront* (1954), as Moose — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) - *Miss Sadie Thompson* (1953), as Pvt. Hodges - *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951), as Steve — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/a-streetcar-named-desire.md) - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Detective - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Mr. Manetta, Eccles, Peter D'Agostino --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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