Humbert Allen "Bud" Astredo, Jr. (April 4, 1929 – February 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

[2] After graduating from high school, Astredo studied law at the University of San Francisco, but dropped out after discovering he hated public speaking.

[12] His big break came in June 1967, when he played Sergius in Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park production of Arms and the Man.

[2][13] Later that same year, he appeared Off-Broadway with Gene Hackman in Murray Schisgal's comedy Fragments at the Cherry Lane Theater.

[14][15] Astredo auditioned for the highly popular Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows in either December 1967 or January 1968.

[3] During his time on Dark Shadows, Astredo was known for his backstage wit, and he became close friends with his co-star, Lara Parker.

[18] Critic Clayton Riley praised his performance as "the finest work among the secondary players", and "splendidly conceived and executed".

[20] After leaving Dark Shadows (the series left the air on April 2, 1971),[21] Astredo appeared in Gore Vidal's An Evening with Richard Nixon on Broadway in May 1972 at the Shubert Theater as the Vidal-like character, for which critic Clive Barnes had positive remarks.

[27] After leaving acting, he indulged his passion for boating by sailing up and down the East Coast of the United States for several years before retiring in 2000 to a home in Guilford, Connecticut.