Robert Kerman
Acting
Born: 1947-12-16 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Spider-Man
Tugboat Captain
Hunter
PIO
Cannibal Holocaust
Professor Harold Monroe
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
Self
Cannibal Ferox
Lt. Rizzo
Night of the Creeps
Patrolman with Searchlight
Eaten Alive!
Mark Butler
The Concorde... Airport '79
Dulles Controller
The Goodbye Girl
Richard III Cast
Gums
Sy Smegma
Blue Nude
Guy In Diner
Mission Hill
Bob
Concorde Affair
Chief Operator Kelman - Chief London Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered
Sick & Nasty Classic Porn Previews
(archive)
Deathmask
Dr. Howe
I Filmed Your Death
Anonymous
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Celluloid Bloodbath
Self
Acting Out
Professional Repertory Company
The Wacky World of X-Rated Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Deep Voyage
The Starmaker
R. Bolla
Hypnotic Sensations
Dr. Sheckle
Sharon in the Rough
Ball Player
Outlaw Ladies
Victor
Breaker Beauties
Tom
Teenage Pajama Party
Fireman
Command Performance
Jerry
Unleashed Lust
Safari Club
Hector
Girls on Fire
Lance Lalot
G-Strings
Jacob
From Holly with Love
Lou Cole (uncredited)
Succulent
The Honey Cup
Doug / Hobo
The Widespread Scandals of Lydia Lace
Stuart Marquette
Liquid A$$ets
Lawyer Quim