Robert Kerman
Known for Acting
Biography
Robert Kerman was an American film actor and adult film performer. Starting out in off-Broadway acting, Kerman got involved in the NYC adult film industry in non-sex roles, and eventually began doing sex scenes, most commonly billed as Richard Bolla or R. Bolla. Kerman always thought of himself as an actor first, and attempted to maintain a mainstream acting career, appearing in The Goodbye Girl (1977) and famously acting in the horror movie Cannibal Holocaust (1980) among other smaller projects, but largely found himself shut out due to his adult work. Years after retiring from adult work, director Sam Raimi asked him to audition for a small role in Spider-Man (2002), which he won, and appeared in a short but memorable role as a tugboat captain. Kerman died on December 27, 2018 at home in New York City from complications of diabetes.
Filmography
Spider-Man
2002
as Tugboat Captain
Cannibal Holocaust
1980
as Professor Harold Monroe
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
2016
as Self
Cannibal Ferox
1981
as Lt. Rizzo
The Goodbye Girl
1977
as Richard III Cast
Night of the Creeps
1986
as Patrolman with Searchlight
Eaten Alive!
1980
as Mark Butler
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Dulles Controller
Gums
1976
as Sy Smegma
Blue Nude
1978
as Guy In Diner
Concorde Affair
1979
as Chief Operator Kelman - Chief London Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
I Filmed Your Death
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as Anonymous
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Deathmask
1984
as Dr. Howe
Celluloid Bloodbath
2012
as Self
Sick & Nasty Classic Porn Previews
2008
as (archive)
Acting Out
1978
as Professional Repertory Company
Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered
2005
Mission Hill
1982
as Bob
A Scent of Heather
1980
as Tom - The Chauffeur