- Born
- John's first paid acting job was in 1982 when he was cast as the supermarket manager in a Wynn-Dixie commercial. More significantly that year, he met the future Mrs. Luder at St. Monica's Church on Good Friday. That Fall, he returned to university to complete his B.A. in History, then law school for a Juris Doctor degree, followed by 30 years as a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. In 1994, John met Peter Sherayko, who played Texas Jack, and who had organized the cowboy acting troupe known as 'The Buckaroos' for the classic western Tombstone (1993). John joined The Buckaroos and commercials, TV series, and movies followed, in between conducting hearings and trials, of course. Filming in late 2012, John's character-actor looks and classic white moustache led to John Lee Hancock tapping him to be Colin Farrell's disapproving neighbor in Saving Mr. Banks (2013).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Otto
- Spouse?(March 24, 1984 - present) (2 children)
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- Already an accomplished cutter and tailor, and costume designer, John specially designed and made the wardrobe that he wore in the third season of "Deadwood". Other examples of John's wardrobe wizardry can be seen in, among other productions, "Wyatt Earp's Revenge", and the first and second seasons of The History Channel's "Wild West Tech".
- John's wardrobe for the third season of Deadwood, that he designed and made, had to first be approved for use on the show by Emmy winners Janie Bryant and Le Dawson. Ms Bryant again complimented John when he supplied his own clothing for the first season of Mad Men.
- One degree from Kevin Bacon through Frost/Nixon (2008). Though the scene did not make the final cut, Luder (as a Nixon staffer) and Bacon appeared in the group that gathered for Nixon's resignation speech, which was filmed at the Nixon Library in Southern California.
- Part of John's scene with Colin Farrell in "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) appeared in the 2014 Academy Awards broadcast during the sequence for the film's Best Original Score nomination. A portion of that scene also appears in the film's trailer.
- In the Michael Feifer production of "Shooting Star" (2020), John portrays an 1870s print shop manager. John designed and made all of the wardrobe he used, save the boots and bow ties. To round out the character, John made, and "ink stained", the apron that he wore in his scenes.
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