Ward Bond

Birthday:

04/09/1903

Place of birth:

Benkelman, Nebraska, USA:

Biography:

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).



Credits

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