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John 'Bud' Cardos

Actor | Stunts | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Versatile and underrated B-movie Renaissance man John "Bud" Cardos was born in 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. His family has interesting roots in the entertainment industry: his cousin Spiros Cardos worked at Twentieth Century-Fox and his father and uncle managed the lavish Graumann's Egyptian and Chinese theaters... See full bio »

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1993 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
 
1990 Act of Piracy
Steward
 
1976 Breaking Point
Fleming
 
1971 The Female Bunch
Mexican Farmer (uncredited)
 
1971 Jud
 
1970 The Rebel Rousers
Townspeople
 
1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters
Vampire Caveman (uncredited)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves
Joe Lightfoot/Setago (as John Cardos)
 
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils
Bloody Devil (as John Cardos)
 
1969 Satan's Sadists
Firewater (as John Cardos)
 
1969 Nightmare in Wax
Sergeant Carver (as Johnny Cardos)
 
1969 Blood of Dracula's Castle (as John Cardos)
 
1968 Killers Three
Bates
 
1968 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Longknife / Tomochi
– The Dandy (1968) … Longknife (as Johnny Cardos)
– Far Side of Fury (1968) … Tomochi (as Johnny Cardos)
 
1968 The Savage Seven
Running Buck (as John Cardos)
 
1968 Psych-Out
Thug (as John Cardos)
 
1968 The Road Hustlers
Chandler (as John Cardos)
 
1967 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Third Bandit
– The Terrorist (1967) … Third Bandit (as John Cardos)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Brave Bull
– Dangerous Prey (1967) … Brave Bull (as Johnny Cardos)
 
1967 Hells Angels on Wheels (as Bud Cardos)
 
1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Wolf
– Ghosts of Paradox (1967) … Wolf (as Johnny Cardos)
 
1965 Run Home Slow
 
1965 Deadwood '76
Hawk Russell (as John Cardos)
 
Show ShowStunts (18 titles)
1986 Last Resort (stunt coordinator)
 
1978 Death Dimension (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Find the Lady (stunts - as John Cardos)
 
1974 Candy Stripe Nurses (stunt coordinator - as Bud Cardos)
 
1972 Lash of Lust (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 The Female Bunch (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Jud (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 The Wild Bunch (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Satan's Sadists (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Nightmare in Wax (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Las Vegas Strangler (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 The Savage Seven (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Psych-Out (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 Hells Angels on Wheels (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Deadwood '76 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1986 Bullies (second unit director)
 
1978 Death Dimension (second unit director)
 
1976 Find the Lady (second unit director - as John Cardos)
 
1976 Breaking Point (second unit director)
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1975 It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (second unit director - as John Cardos)
 
1975 Kitty Can't Help It (second unit director - as Bud Cardos)
 
1973 House of Terror (second unit director)
 
1972 Doomsday Voyage (assistant director)
 
1971 The Female Bunch (additional action sequences - as John Cardos)
 
1971 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (second unit director - as John Cardos)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1969 The Wild Bunch (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1965 Deadwood '76 (assistant director - as Bud Cardos)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (14 titles)
1975 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series) (production consultant - 1 episode)
– The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975) (production consultant)
 
1972 Lash of Lust (production manager)
 
1972 Dead of Night (production manager)
 
1972 Domo Arigato (production manager)
 
1971 The Female Bunch (production manager - as Bud Cardos)
 
1971 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (production supervisor - as John Cardos)
 
1971 Jud (production manager)
 
1970 The Rebel Rousers (production manager)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves (production manager - as 'Bud' Cardos)
 
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils (production manager - as Bud Cardos)
 
1969 Satan's Sadists (unit manager - as Bud Cardos)
 
1969 Nightmare in Wax (production manager - as Bud Cardos)
 
1969 Blood of Dracula's Castle (production manager - as Bud Cardos)
 
1965 Deadwood '76 (production manager - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
1992 Legends of the West (documentary)
 
1990 Act of Piracy
 
1988 Gor II
 
1988 Skeleton Coast
 
1984 Night Shadows
 
1979 The Day Time Ended
 
1979 The Dark
 
1977 Kingdom of the Spiders
 
1971 Drag Racer
 
1970 The Red, White, and Black
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1979 The Dark (producer)
 
1977 Black Samurai (associate producer - as John Bud Cardos)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (2 titles)
1977 Charge of the Model T's (special effects - as Bud Cordos)
 
1974 Sunday in the Country (special effects director - as John Cardos)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1963 The Birds (bird wrangler - uncredited)
 
1960 Psycho (bird handler - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1965 Run Home Slow
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1995 Savate (video) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1996 Al Adamson: Drive-In Monster (documentary short)
Himself
 
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Alternate Names:

'Bud' Cardos | Bud Cardos | John Bud Cardos | Johnny Cardos | John Cardos | Bud Cordos
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He and makeup man Martin Varno reminisce about the making of Nightmare in Wax in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver. See more »

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