John Cardos

{{Short description|American film director (1929–2020)}} {{Infobox person | name= John "Bud" Cardos | image = John_%22Bud%22_Cardos_in_2013.jpg | caption = Cardos in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|20}} | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|31|1929|12|20}} | death_place = Acton, California, U.S. | occupation = 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Action! |isbn=0982243634 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2018-06-01/gary-kent-is-one-of-the-last-of-the-dangerous-men/|title=Love and Other Stunts |website=Austin Chronicle}}</ref>

On December 31, 2020, Cardos died at his ranch in Acton, California, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |title=John "Bud" Cardos, Stuntman, Animal Wrangler and Director, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-bud-cardos-dead-stuntman-animal-wrangler-and-director-dies-at-91 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

==Filmography as actor== ===Film=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''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'' (1969) *''Satan's Sadists'' (1969) - Firewater *''Hell's Bloody Devils'' (1970) *''The Female Bunch'' (1971) - Mexican Farmer (uncredited) *''Breaking Point'' (1976) - Fleming *''Death Dimension'' (1978) - Driver Henchman (uncredited) * ''Act of Piracy'' (1990) - Steward {{div col end}}

===Television=== *''The Monroes'' (1967) as Wolf in "Ghost of Paradox" *''Custer'' (1967) as Brave Bull in "Dangerous Prey" *''The High Chaparral'' (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) * ''Drag Racer'' (1970) * ''Kingdom of the Spiders'' (1977) * ''The Dark'' (1979) * ''The Day Time Ended'' (1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Day Time Ended (1979) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080596/ |website=IMDb |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> * ''Mutant'' (1984) * ''Outlaw of Gor'' (1988) * ''Skeleton Coast'' (1988) * ''Act of Piracy'' (1990) * ''Legends of the West'' (1992) (documentary)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0004616|name=John "Bud" Cardos}} {{John Cardos}}

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