John 'Bud' Cardos

Biography

John Bud Cardos was a B-movie actor, stunt performer, and director who worked in exploitation films and westerns. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he started as a child actor in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies, later rodeoing in his teens before working with animals on Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). Under Al Adamson he played Firewater in Satan's Sadists (1969) and Joe Lightfoot in Five Bloody Graves (1969), and he did stunt work on Nightmare in Wax (1969) and Psych-Out (1968), among other films. He also served as second unit director on The Wild Bunch (1969) and as production manager on several features. His directorial debut was The Red, White, and Black (1970); he went on to direct Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), The Dark (1979), and Forbidden World (1982). Outside film, he made Western art. He died in 2020.

91years old at death

Born December 20, 1929St. Louis
Died December 31, 2020Acton
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Bud Cardos

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 11 years1967 to 1978

Genres

Drama56%, 5 films
Horror44%, 4 films
Action33%, 3 films
Thriller33%, 3 films
Crime22%, 2 films

First and latest

John 'Bud' Cardos movies on Netflix

Death Dimension1978IMDb rating 4.1as Driver Henchman
The Female Bunch1971IMDb rating 4.4as Mexican Farmer
Horror of the Blood Monsters1970IMDb rating 3.1as Vampire Caveman
Blood of Dracula's Castle1969IMDb rating 3.6as Prison Guard
Nightmare in Wax1969IMDb rating 3.9as Sergeant Carver(Johnny Cardos)
Satan's Sadists1969IMDb rating 4.8as Firewater
Psych-Out1968IMDb rating 5.9as Thug(John Cardos)
The Las Vegas Strangler1968IMDb rating 5.4as Lori's customer(John Cardos)
Hells Angels on Wheels1967IMDb rating 5.2

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Satan's Sadists1969 Action, Drama, Thrilleras Firewater
IMDb rating 4.81.3K votes
The Las Vegas Strangler1968 Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Lori's customer(John Cardos)
IMDb rating 5.4270 votes
Hells Angels on Wheels1967
IMDb rating 5.23.0K votes
Nightmare in Wax1969as Sergeant Carver(Johnny Cardos)
IMDb rating 3.9972 votes
Blood of Dracula's Castle1969as Prison Guard
IMDb rating 3.61.4K votes
Psych-Out1968as Thug(John Cardos)
IMDb rating 5.93.2K votes
Horror of the Blood Monsters1970as Vampire Caveman
IMDb rating 3.11.2K votes
The Female Bunch1971as Mexican Farmer
IMDb rating 4.4627 votes

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Al Adamson directed five of these films, Richard Rush two. Robert Dix appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Dix

Gary Kent

Jennifer Bishop

John Carradine

Jack Nicholson

Russ Tamblyn

Al AdamsonDirector, 5 films Richard RushDirector, 2 films

Films together

Robert Dix4 films together, 1968 to 1970
Robert Dix's page
- Horror of the Blood Monsters1970IMDb rating 3.1Cardos as Vampire CavemanDix as Dr. Manning
- Blood of Dracula's Castle1969IMDb rating 3.6Cardos as Prison GuardDix as Johnny
- Satan's Sadists1969IMDb rating 4.8Cardos as FirewaterDix as Willie
- The Las Vegas Strangler1968IMDb rating 5.4Cardos as Lori's customer(John Cardos)Dix as Jeff Murray
Gary Kent3 films together, 1967 to 1969
Gary Kent's page
- Satan's Sadists1969IMDb rating 4.8Cardos as FirewaterKent as Johnny Martin
- Psych-Out1968IMDb rating 5.9Cardos as Thug(John Cardos)Kent as Thug's Leader
- Hells Angels on Wheels1967IMDb rating 5.2Kent as Hood
Jennifer Bishop3 films together, 1969 to 1971
Jennifer Bishop's page
- The Female Bunch1971IMDb rating 4.4Cardos as Mexican FarmerBishop as Grace(Jenifer Bishop)
- Horror of the Blood Monsters1970IMDb rating 3.1Cardos as Vampire CavemanBishop as Lian Malian
- Blood of Dracula's Castle1969IMDb rating 3.6Cardos as Prison GuardBishop as Liz Arden
John Carradine2 films together, 1969 to 1970
John Carradine's page
- Horror of the Blood Monsters1970IMDb rating 3.1Cardos as Vampire CavemanCarradine as Dr. Rynning
- Blood of Dracula's Castle1969IMDb rating 3.6Cardos as Prison GuardCarradine as George
Jack Nicholson2 films together, 1967 to 1968
Jack Nicholson's page
- Psych-Out1968IMDb rating 5.9Cardos as Thug(John Cardos)Nicholson as Stoney
- Hells Angels on Wheels1967IMDb rating 5.2Nicholson as Poet
Russ Tamblyn2 films together, 1969 to 1971
Russ Tamblyn's page
- The Female Bunch1971IMDb rating 4.4Cardos as Mexican FarmerTamblyn as Bill
- Satan's Sadists1969IMDb rating 4.8Cardos as FirewaterTamblyn as Anchor
Al AdamsonDirector, 5 films, 1969 to 1978
All films by Al Adamson
- Death Dimension1978IMDb rating 4.1Cardos as Driver Henchman
- The Female Bunch1971IMDb rating 4.4Cardos as Mexican Farmer
- Horror of the Blood Monsters1970IMDb rating 3.1Cardos as Vampire Caveman
- Blood of Dracula's Castle1969IMDb rating 3.6Cardos as Prison Guard
- Satan's Sadists1969IMDb rating 4.8Cardos as Firewater
Richard RushDirector, 2 films, 1967 to 1968
All films by Richard Rush
- Psych-Out1968IMDb rating 5.9Cardos as Thug(John Cardos)
- Hells Angels on Wheels1967IMDb rating 5.2
Also two films together9 more actors
- Scott BradyNightmare in Wax (1969) and Satan's Sadists (1969)
- Adam RoarkePsych-Out (1968) and Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
- Jacqulin ColeThe Female Bunch (1971) and Satan's Sadists (1969)
- Regina CarrolThe Female Bunch (1971) and Satan's Sadists (1969)
- Ewing Miles BrownBlood of Dracula's Castle (1969) and The Las Vegas Strangler (1968)
- Ken OsborneBlood of Dracula's Castle (1969) and Nightmare in Wax (1969)
- Bob KelljanPsych-Out (1968) and Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
- Mireille MachuPsych-Out (1968) and Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
- Vicki VolanteHorror of the Blood Monsters (1970) and Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)
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