Robert Kerman
Actor
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
Cannibal Holocaust
as Professor Harold Monroe 1980
Night of the Creeps
as Patrolman with Searchlight 1986
Cannibal Ferox
as Lt. Rizzo 1981
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Dulles Controller 1979
The Goodbye Girl
as Richard III Cast 1977
Eaten Alive!
as Mark Butler 1980
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self 2016
Debbie Does Dallas
as Mr. Greenfield 1978
Public Affairs
as Fritz von Holenwohl 1983
Concorde Affair
as Chief Operator Kelman - Chief London Air Traffic Controller (uncredited) 1979
A Woman's Torment
as Party Guest (uncredited) 1977
Corporate Assets
as J.W. Sieverson 1985
Amanda by Night
as Lt. Ambrose Hart 1981
Mascara
as The Boss 1983
Taboo American Style: The Ruthless Beginning
as Jack Chinaski 1985
Indecent Exposure
as Antonio Rossini 1981