Steve Bond (born Shlomo Goldberg, Hebrew:שלמה גולדברג, on April 22, 1953) is an Israeli-American television actor and model.

Early life

Shlomo Goldberg (later Steve Bond) was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Romania-born mother and a Hungary-born father who immigrated to Israel.

Career

Bond made his film debut with a starring role in Tarzan and the Jungle Boy, shot in 1965 but not released until 1968. In 1975, he appeared full-frontal nude for a photo-spread published in the October issue of Playgirl magazine. He moved to the U.S. in the early 1980s. He became a daytime television actor on General Hospital, playing Jimmy Lee Holt from 1983 to 1987. In 1984, Bond posed bare-chested for a pin-up wall poster. In the early 1980s, he worked as a male stripper for Chippendales and appeared in one of the calendars. As a Chippendale dancer, he appeared on the 1982 show The Shape of Things.

His early film credits included roles in Massacre at Central High (1976), H.O.T.S. (1979), Gas Pump Girls (1979), Witches' Brew (1980) and The Prey (1983).

1988 marked the year of Bond's breakthrough leading role as Travis Abilene in Picasso Trigger.

In 1989, he joined the cast of daytime drama Santa Barbara as Mack Blake where he stayed for one year. Later, he starred as a seductive, evil vampire in the movies To Die For (1989) and Son of Darkness: To Die For II (1991).

Personal life

In 1982 he married his wife Cindy; they have a daughter, Ashlee Bond, who is now an American-Israeli Olympic show jumping rider who competes for Israel.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968Tarzan and the Jungle BoyErik BrunikFeature film
1969The ArrangementEddie (uncredited role)Feature film
1976Cat Murkil and the SilksJoey MurkilFeature film
Massacre at Central HighCraigFeature film
1979H.O.T.S.JohnFeature film
Gas Pump GirlsButchFeature film
1980Witches' BrewMikeFeature film
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanKhan's Crewman #1 (uncredited role)Feature film
1983The PreyJoelFeature film
1985The Wait of the WorldUnknown roleDirect-to-video film
1988Picasso TriggerTravis AbileneFeature film
MagdaleneFather Joseph MohrFeature film
To Die ForTomFeature film
1991Son of Darkness: To Die For IITomFeature film
1992Foxy LadyMark DerrickFeature film
1994TrystParkinsonFeature film
1996Blue Devil, Blue DevilUnknown roleFeature film
1999My Favorite MartianThe SETI Group DriverFeature film
The JoyridersHighway patrolmanFeature film
2012NoahPunda (voice only)Feature film a/k/a Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (in the U.S.) this film was never completed due to lack of funding
2014Born to Race: Fast TrackRichard DuncannonDirect-to-video film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974McCloudDonEpisode: "The 42nd Street Cavalry"
1979Bigfoot and WildboyHollisterEpisode: "The Birth of a Titan"
1980The Incredible HulkYoung ManEpisode: "Prometheus: Part II"
1981Miracle on IceReporter #2Television movie (ABC)
1983-1986General HospitalJimmy Lee HoltDaytime serial (contract role @ 212 episodes)
1987MatlockBrett CassidyEpisode: "The Therapist"
You Are the JuryJames FinniganEpisode: "The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning"
1989Full HouseTodd MastersEpisode: "Luck Be a Lady: Part 1"
1989-1990Santa BarbaraMac BlakeDaytime serial (recurring role @ 123 episodes)
1990The Love Boat: A Valentine VoyageKirk PowersTelevision movie (ABC) This was the last of 5 special movies which aired from November 1986 to February 1990 after the showed ended its original run on May 24, 1986
1993Silk StalkingsDick PlasmeyerEpisode: "Soul Kiss"
1996High Incidentunknown roleEpisode: "52 Car Pick-Up"
1997SpacejackedTaylorTelevision movie (Showtime/The Movie Channel)
2001EpochColonel TellTelevision movie (Sci Fi Channel)
2017Enchanted ChristmasOliverTelevision movie (The Hallmark Channel)

Further reading

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 298-299.

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