Rudy Bond

Throughout his entertainment career as an accomplished actor, Rudy Bond graced the silver screen many times. Bond started off his acting career mostly in film roles, appearing in the Vivien Leigh dramatic adaptation "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), the Rita Hayworth drama "Miss Sadie Thompson" (1953) and the Marlon Brando crime picture "On the Waterfront" (1954). He also appeared in "Nightfall" (1957) and the dramatic adaptation "12 Angry Men" (1957) with Martin Balsam. He continued to act in productions like the thriller "The Brothers Rico" (1957) with Richard Conte, "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and the Kim Novak dramatic adaptation "Middle of the Night" (1959). Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in the Elliott Gould drama "Move" (1970), the Dustin Hoffman dramatic comedy "Who Is Harry Kellerman, and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?" (1971) and the crime flick "The Godfather" (1972) with Marlon Brando. He also appeared in "The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3" (1974) with Walter Matthau and "The Rose" (1979) with Bette Midler. Bond last appeared in "Stand By Your Man" (CBS, 1980-81). Bond passed away in March 1982 at the age of 70.