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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 9, 1903
Place of Birth:
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
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Ward Bond
Biography
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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 | The Return of the Cisco Kid | Accused Rustler (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Tracklayer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | American Legionnaire (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 Game That Kills | Tom Ferguson |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine | First Sergeant (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 | Guard That Girl | Budge Edwards |
| 1935 | Justice of the Range | Bob Brennan |
| 1935 | His Night Out | Lanky |
| 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 | The Defense Rests | Hood |
| 1934 | Whirlpool | Farley |
| 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 | State Trooper | Undetermined Role |
| 1933 | Obey the Law | Kid Paris |
| 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 | Hello Trouble | Heavy Kennedy |
| 1932 | Sundown Rider | Gabe Powers - Henchman |
| 1932 | Virtue | Frank |
| 1932 | Flesh | Muscles Manning (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Air Mail | Joe Barnes (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Bachelor's Affairs | Cop (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 | Rackety Rax | 'Brick' Gilligan |
| 1932 | White Eagle | Bart - Henchman |
| 1932 | That's My Boy | Curley Decker |
| 1932 | High Speed | Ham |
| 1931 | The Spider | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost | Airline Steward (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Brat | Court Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | Ward, a Cop (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Over the Hill | Detective Escort (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Maker of Men | Football Player Pat (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 | Star Stage | Patterson |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Larry 'Buck' Goodhue |
| 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 | Lt. Pannetti |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Hank Fetterman |
| 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 |