John "Bud" Cardos | |
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 Cardos in 2013 | |
| Born | December 20, 1929 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2020 (aged 91) Acton, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman, film director |
John "Bud" Cardos (December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2020) was an American actor, stuntman and film director. His father and uncle managed Grauman's Egyptian and Chinese theatres. He made television guest appearances on The Monroes, The High Chaparral and NBC's Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker.
Cardos is the subject of the 2016 biography Action! by actor Robert Dix and his wife Lynette Dix.[1] Robert Dix and Cardos starred together in the Al Adamson-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 Gary Kent.[2]
On December 31, 2020, Cardos died at his ranch in Acton, California, at the age of 91.[3]
- ^ Action!. ISBN 0982243634.
- ^ "Love and Other Stunts". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "John "Bud" Cardos, Stuntman, Animal Wrangler and Director, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.