Ward Bond

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
April 9, 1903

Place of Birth:
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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Ward Bond

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Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2015 Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Self (archive footage)
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (archive footage)
2000 John Wayne-A Life on Film Self (archive footage)
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971 Directed by John Ford (archive footage)
1960 The Colter Craven Story
1959 Rio Bravo Pat Wheeler
1959 Alias Jesse James Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1958 China Doll Father Cairns
1957 The Halliday Brand Big Dan Halliday
1957 The Wings of Eagles John Dodge
1957 The Growler Story Quincannon
1956 The Searchers Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956 Pillars of the Sky Dr. Joseph Holden
1956 Dakota Incident Sen. Blakely
1955 The Long Gray Line Captain Herman Kohler
1955 Mister Roberts Dowdy
1955 A Man Alone Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955 The Red, White and Blue Line Narrator
1954 Johnny Guitar John McIvers
1954 Gypsy Colt Frank MacWade
1954 The Bob Mathias Story Coach Virgil Jackson
1953 Hondo Buffalo Baker
1953 Blowing Wild Dutch Peterson
1953 The Moonlighter Cole Gardner
1952 The Quiet Man Father Peter Lonergan
1952 Hellgate Lt. Tod Voorhees
1952 The McGurk Way Dan McGurk 4th
1952 Thunderbirds Lt. John McCreery
1951 On Dangerous Ground Walter Brent
1951 Operation Pacific John "Pop" Perry
1951 Only the Valiant Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
1951 The Great Missouri Raid Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950 Wagon Master Elder Wiggs
1950 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Inspector Charles Weber
1950 Riding High Lee
1950 Singing Guns Sheriff Jim Caradac
1948 3 Godfathers Perley 'Buck' Sweet
1948 Fort Apache Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
1948 Joan of Arc La Hire
1948 The Time of Your Life McCarthy
1948 Tap Roots Hoab Dabney
1948 Sins of the Fathers
1947 The Fugitive James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
1947 Unconquered John Fraser
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Bert
1946 My Darling Clementine Morgan Earp
1946 Canyon Passage Honey Bragg
1945 They Were Expendable "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1945 Dakota Jim Bender
1944 Tall in the Saddle 'Judge' Robert Garvey
1944 The Fighting Sullivans Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
1944 Home in Indiana Jed Bruce
1943 A Guy Named Joe Al Yackey
1943 Slightly Dangerous Jimmy
1943 They Came to Blow Up America FBI Chief Craig
1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello Sharkey
1942 Gentleman Jim John L. Sullivan
1942 The Falcon Takes Over Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Sheriff Edmunds
1942 Sin Town Rock Delaney
1942 Hitler- Dead or Alive Steve Maschick
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point Sgt. Scully
1941 The Maltese Falcon Det. Tom Polhaus
1941 Manpower Eddie Adams
1941 A Man Betrayed Floyd, Amato's Goon
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills Wash Gibbs
1941 Swamp Water Tim Dorson
1941 Sergeant York Ike Botkin
1941 Tobacco Road Lov Bensey
1941 Know For Sure patient
1941 Doctors Don't Tell Barney Millen
1940 The Mortal Storm Franz
1940 Santa Fe Trail Townley
1940 The Grapes of Wrath (uncredited)
1940 The Long Voyage Home Yank
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again First Outlaw
1940 Kit Carson Ape
1940 Little Old New York Regan
1940 Virginia City Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
1940 City for Conquest First Policeman (uncredited)
1940 Sailor's Lady Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
1939 Gone with the Wind Tom the Yankee Captain
1939 Dust Be My Destiny First Thug on Train (uncredited)
1939 Young Mr. Lincoln John Palmer Cass
1939 Made for Each Other Jim Hatton (uncredited)
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Adam Hartman
1939 Frontier Marshal Town Marshal
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Hunk
1939 The Cisco Kid and the Lady Walton
1939 The Girl from Mexico Mexican Pete
1939 Waterfront Mart Hendler
1939 They Made Me a Criminal Lenihan
1939 The Oklahoma Kid Wes Handley
1939 Son of Frankenstein Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
1939 Dodge City Bud Taylor
1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island Sailor Sam - Wrestler
1939 Union Pacific Tracklayer (uncredited)
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy American Legionnaire (uncredited)
1939 The Return of the Cisco Kid Accused Rustler (uncredited)
1939 Pardon Our Nerve Kid Ramsey
1939 Trouble in Sundown Henchman Dusty
1939 The Kid from Kokomo Ladislaw Klewicki
1938 Bringing Up Baby Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938 Reformatory Mac Grady
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Tug
1938 Mr. Moto's Gamble Biff Moran
1938 Of Human Hearts Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
1938 Over the Wall Eddie Edwards
1938 The Law West of Tombstone Mulligan P. Martinez
1938 Prison Break Big Red Kincaid
1938 You Can't Take It with You Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
1938 Born to Be Wild Bill Purvis
1938 Hawaii Calls Muller
1938 Penitentiary Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo Mongol Guard (uncredited)
1938 Submarine Patrol Seaman Olaf Swanson
1938 Going Places Clarence - a Policeman
1938 Fugitives for a Night Gambler in Fake Fight
1938 Professor Beware Motorcycle Cop
1938 Numbered Woman Detective
1938 Flight Into Nowhere
1938 Gun Law Henchman Pecos
1938 The Kid Comes Back Spike
1937 Night Key Fingers
1937 Dead End Doorman
1937 Fight for Your Lady Mr. Walton (uncredited)
1937 Marry the Girl Motorcycle cop
1937 Park Avenue Logger Paul Sangar
1937 23 1/2 Hours Leave Top Sgt. Burke
1937 Escape by Night Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
1937 The Wildcatter Johnson
1937 When's Your Birthday? Police Detective (uncredited)
1937 Woman-Wise Kramer (uncredited)
1937 Mountain Music G-Man (uncredited)
1937 The Singing Marine First Sergeant (uncredited)
1937 The Game That Kills Tom Ferguson
1937 Souls at Sea Bit Part (uncredited)
1937 They Gave Him a Gun MP (uncredited)
1937 Devil's Playground Sidecar Wilson
1937 A Fight to the Finish Eddie Hawkins
1937 Topper Eddie (uncredited)
1937 You Only Live Once Casey - Guard (uncredited)
1937 Music for Madame Violets (Uncredited)
1937 The Soldier and the Lady Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
1937 The Westland Case Connors - Death-Row Inmate
1936 The Man Who Lived Twice John 'Gloves' Baker
1936 Two in the Dark Policeman (uncredited)
1936 The Big Game Gambler
1936 The Bride Walks Out Taxi Driver(uncredited)
1936 The First Baby Tough Guy
1936 Second Wife 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
1936 Avenging Waters Marve Slater
1936 The Cattle Thief Ranse Willard
1936 White Fang Thief (uncredited)
1936 They Met in a Taxi Policeman
1936 Fatal Lady American Stage Manager (uncredited)
1936 Colleen Sweeney (uncredited)
1936 Without Orders Tim Casey
1936 Boulder Dam Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1936 Fury Man (uncredited)
1936 High Tension Husky Man
1936 Legion of Terror Don Foster
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed Tex
1936 Conflict Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
1936 Muss 'em Up John Doe, a Gangster
1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames Newsstand Customer
1936 The Accusing Finger Recreation Room Guard
1936 Crash Donovan The Drill Master
1936 Pride of the Marines Gunner Brady
1936 After the Thin Man Party Guest (uncredited)
1935 Little Big Shot Kell's Henchman
1935 Hitch Hike Lady Motorcycle cop
1935 Broadway Hostess Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
1935 Under Pressure Prize Fighter (uncredited)
1935 Times Square Lady Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
1935 His Night Out Lanky
1935 Justice of the Range Bob Brennan
1935 Guard That Girl Budge Edwards
1935 I Found Stella Parish Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
1935 We're Only Human Bank Robber
1935 Calm Yourself Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
1935 Fighting Shadows Brad Harrison
1935 Western Courage Lacrosse
1935 One New York Night Policeman
1935 She Gets Her Man Chick
1935 'G' Men Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
1935 Strangers All Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
1935 Grand Old Girl Mr. Clark - Football Coach
1935 Mary Jane's Pa Roughneck Leader
1935 Murder in the Fleet 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
1935 Devil Dogs of the Air Instructor
1935 Too Tough to Kill Danny
1935 Waterfront Lady Jess
1935 The Crimson Trail Luke Long
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
1935 Go Into Your Dance Herman Lahey
1935 3 Kids and a Queen Relative
1935 The Headline Woman Johnson
1935 Black Fury Mac - Company Policeman
1934 Voice in the Night Bob Hall
1934 Broadway Bill Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
1934 The Poor Rich Motor Cop
1934 Whirlpool Farley
1934 The Defense Rests Hood
1934 The Circus Clown Spectator
1934 Here Comes the Groom Second Cop
1934 Death on the Diamond Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
1934 6 Day Bike Rider First Officer (uncredited)
1934 Against the Law Tony Rizzo
1934 Speed Wings Henchman (uncredited)
1934 A Man's Game Dave Jordon
1934 Most Precious Thing in Life Head Coach Smith
1934 The Affairs of Cellini Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
1934 I'll Tell the World Dirigible Officer
1934 It Happened One Night Bus Driver (uncredited)
1934 The Fighting Ranger Dave, Cougar Henchman
1934 Frontier Marshal Ben Murchison
1934 Girl in Danger Wynkoski
1934 Men of the Night Det. John Connors
1934 The Crime of Helen Stanley Jack Baker
1934 Chained Ship Steward (uncredited)
1934 The Human Side Cop
1934 School for Romance Husband
1933 When Strangers Marry Billy McGuire
1933 Lady for a Day Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
1933 The Fighting Code Joe Krull
1933 Lucky Devils Crewman (uncredited)
1933 Obey the Law Kid Paris
1933 State Trooper Undetermined Role
1933 Straightaway Hobo
1933 Heroes for Sale Red (uncredited)
1933 Unknown Valley Elder Snead
1933 The Wrecker Cramer
1933 Son of a Sailor Joe
1933 College Coach Assistant Coach (uncredited)
1933 Wild Boys of the Road Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
1933 Police Car 17 Bumps O'Neill
1932 Sundown Rider Gabe Powers - Henchman
1932 Hello Trouble Heavy Kennedy
1932 Virtue Frank
1932 Flesh Muscles Manning (uncredited)
1932 Air Mail Joe Barnes (uncredited)
1932 Bachelor's Affairs Cop (uncredited)
1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932 Hold 'Em Jail Football Player (uncredited)
1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Police Officer (uncredited)
1932 Careless Lady Cop in Raid
1932 The Trial of Vivienne Ware Johnson (uncredited)
1932 White Eagle Bart - Henchman
1932 Rackety Rax 'Brick' Gilligan
1932 That's My Boy Curley Decker
1932 High Speed Ham
1931 The Brat Court Policeman (uncredited)
1931 Over the Hill Detective Escort (uncredited)
1931 Maker of Men Football Player Pat (uncredited)
1931 Three Girls Lost Airline Steward (uncredited)
1931 The Spider Cop (uncredited)
1931 Sob Sister Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
1931 Arrowsmith Cop (uncredited)
1931 Quick Millions Cop in montage (uncredited)
1930 Up the River Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
1930 The Lone Star Ranger Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
1930 Cheer Up and Smile Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
1930 Born Reckless Sergeant
1930 The Big Trail Sid Bascom (uncredited)
1929 Salute Midshipman Harold
1929 Words and Music Ward
1929 So This Is College USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
1928 Noah's Ark Flood Extra (uncredited)
Year TV Show Role
2004 Battleground Quincannon (archive footage)
1957 Wagon Train Major Seth Adams
1956 The Steve Allen Show Self - Wagon Train
1956 The Steve Allen Show Self - Western Skit
1955 Screen Director's Playhouse Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
1955 Star Stage Patterson
1954 Climax! Sheriff Ab Kale
1953 General Electric Theater
1953 The Christophers
1952 Cavalcade of America M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
1952 Cavalcade of America Harvey Kendall
1952 The Gulf Playhouse
1952 The Ford Television Theatre Hank Fetterman
1952 The Ford Television Theatre Lt. Pannetti
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Capt. Parker
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Sam Stover
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Ivan Kergosen
1950 The Bigelow Theatre
1949 The Silver Theatre
1949 Suspense Bill Meeker
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