John "Bud" Cardos (December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2020) was an American

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and

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. His father and uncle managed Grauman's Egyptian and

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theatres. He made television guest appearances on '' The Monroes'', ''

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'' starring

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. Cardos is the subject of the 2016 biography ''Action!'' by actor

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and his wife Lynette Dix. Robert Dix and Cardos starred together in the

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-directed biker film '' Satan's Sadists''. Cardos appeared as himself and talked about his stunt career in the documentary film ''Danger God'', which is about his friend and fellow stuntman

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. On December 31, 2020, Cardos died at his ranch in

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, at the age of 91.

Filmography as actor

Film

*'' Deadwood '76'' (1965) - Hawk Russell *'' Hells Angels on Wheels'' (1967) *'' The Rebel Rousers'' (filmed in 1967, released in 1970) - Townsman * '' The Road Hustlers'' (1968) *'' Psych-Out'' (1968) - Thug *'' Killers Three'' (1968) - Bates *'' Nightmare in Wax'' (1969) - Sergeant Carver *''

Blood of Dracula's Castle ''Blood of Dracula's Castle'' is a 1969 American horror cult B-movie directed by Al Adamson and starring John Carradine, Alexander D'Arcy, Paula Raymond, Robert Dix, Vicki Volante, and John Cardos. It was released by exploitation film spec ...

'' (1969) *'' Satan's Sadists'' (1969) - Firewater *''

Hell's Bloody Devils ''Hell's Bloody Devils'' (also known as ''The Fakers'' and ''Operation M'') is a 1970 American film directed by Al Adamson and written by Jerry Evans. Plot FBI agent Mark Adams (John Gabriel) poses as a member of a Las Vegas crime syndicate in ord ...

'' (1970) *'' The Female Bunch'' (1971) - Mexican Farmer (uncredited) *'' Breaking Point'' (1976) - Fleming *'' Death Dimension'' (1978) - Driver Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Act of Piracy ''Act of Piracy'' is a 1988 American–South African thriller film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey and Nancy Mulford. Busey and Bauer play a separated couple who must reunite to free their chi ...

'' (1990) - Steward

Television

*'' The Monroes'' (1967) as Wolf in "Ghost of Paradox" *''

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'' (1967) as Brave Bull in "Dangerous Prey" *''

'' (1967) as Third Bandit in "The Terrorist" *'' ''Daniel Boone'''' (1968) as Longknife in "The Dandy" and Tomochi in "Far Side of Fury"

Filmography as director

* '' Soul Soldier'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

Kingdom of the Spiders ''Kingdom of the Spiders'' is a 1977 American science fiction horror film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and produced by Igo Kantor and Jeffrey M. Sneller. The screenplay is credited to Richard Robinson and Alan Caillou, from an original sto ...

'' (1977) * '' The Dark'' (1979) * '' The Day Time Ended'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Outlaw of Gor'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * ''Legends of the West'' (1992) (documentary)

References

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