Ward Bond
Born: 1903-04-09 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1960-11-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2005
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2004
- Battleground as Quincannon (archive footage)
2000
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)
- John Wayne-A Life on Film as Self (archive footage)
1983
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
- Directed by John Ford as (archive footage)
1959
- Rio Bravo as Pat Wheeler
- Alias Jesse James as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1958
- China Doll as Father Cairns
- The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
1957
- Wagon Train as Major Seth Adams
- The Halliday Brand as Big Dan Halliday
- The Wings of Eagles as John Dodge
- The Growler Story as Quincannon
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Wagon Train
- The Searchers as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- Dakota Incident as Sen. Blakely
- Pillars of the Sky as Dr. Joseph Holden
1955
- Mister Roberts as Dowdy
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
- The Long Gray Line as Captain Herman Kohler
- A Man Alone as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
- The Red, White and Blue Line as Narrator
- Star Stage as Patterson
1954
- Climax! as Sheriff Ab Kale
- Johnny Guitar as John McIvers
- Gypsy Colt as Frank MacWade
- The Bob Mathias Story as Coach Virgil Jackson
1953
- Hondo as Buffalo Baker
- The Moonlighter as Cole Gardner
- General Electric Theater
- Blowing Wild as Dutch Peterson
- The Christophers
1952
- The Ford Television Theatre as Lt. Pannetti
- Cavalcade of America as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
- The Quiet Man as Father Peter Lonergan
- Hellgate as Lt. Tod Voorhees
- Thunderbirds as Lt. John McCreery
- The McGurk Way as Dan McGurk 4th
- The Gulf Playhouse
1951
- Operation Pacific as John "Pop" Perry
- Only the Valiant as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
- On Dangerous Ground as Walter Brent
- Bullfighter and the Lady as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Great Missouri Raid as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Capt. Parker
1950
- Riding High as Lee
- Wagon Master as Elder Wiggs
- Singing Guns as Sheriff Jim Caradac
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Inspector Charles Weber
- The Bigelow Theatre
1949
- Suspense as Bill Meeker
- A Guy Named Joe as Al Yackey
- The Silver Theatre
1948
- 3 Godfathers as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
- Fort Apache as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- Tap Roots as Hoab Dabney
- Joan of Arc as La Hire
- The Time of Your Life as McCarthy
- Sins of the Fathers
1947
- Unconquered as John Fraser
- The Fugitive as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
1946
- It's a Wonderful Life as Bert
- Canyon Passage as Honey Bragg
- My Darling Clementine as Morgan Earp
1945
- Dakota as Jim Bender
- They Were Expendable as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1944
- Home in Indiana as Jed Bruce
- Tall in the Saddle as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
- The Fighting Sullivans as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
1943
- Slightly Dangerous as Jimmy
- Hello, Frisco, Hello as Sharkey
- They Came to Blow Up America as FBI Chief Craig
1942
- Gentleman Jim as John L. Sullivan
- Sin Town as Rock Delaney
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Sgt. Scully
- The Falcon Takes Over as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
- Hitler- Dead or Alive as Steve Maschick
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Sheriff Edmunds
1941
- Tobacco Road as Lov Bensey
- Sergeant York as Ike Botkin
- Swamp Water as Tim Dorson
- The Maltese Falcon as Det. Tom Polhaus
- Manpower as Eddie Adams
- The Shepherd of the Hills as Wash Gibbs
- A Man Betrayed as Floyd, Amato's Goon
- Doctors Don't Tell as Barney Millen
- Know For Sure as patient
1940
- Kit Carson as Ape
- The Long Voyage Home as Yank
- Virginia City as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath as Policeman
- The Mortal Storm as Franz
- Little Old New York as Regan
- Sailor's Lady as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
- City for Conquest as First Policeman (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Trail as Townley
- Buck Benny Rides Again as First Outlaw
1939
- Gone with the Wind as Tom the Yankee Captain
- Dodge City as Bud Taylor
- Waterfront as Mart Hendler
- Young Mr. Lincoln as John Palmer Cass
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
- Son of Frankenstein as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
- Made for Each Other as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
- The Cisco Kid and the Lady as Walton
- Drums Along the Mohawk as Adam Hartman
- Union Pacific as Tracklayer (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
- Pardon Our Nerve as Kid Ramsey
- The Kid from Kokomo as Ladislaw Klewicki
- Frontier Marshal as Town Marshal
- The Girl from Mexico as Mexican Pete
- Dust Be My Destiny as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
- Trouble in Sundown as Henchman Dusty
- The Return of the Cisco Kid as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Criminal as Lenihan
- The Oklahoma Kid as Wes Handley
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Hunk
1938
- Hawaii Calls as Muller
- Gun Law as Henchman Pecos
- Numbered Woman as Detective
- Prison Break as Big Red Kincaid
- Reformatory as Mac Grady
- Professor Beware as Motorcycle Cop
- You Can't Take It with You as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
- Penitentiary as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
- Submarine Patrol as Seaman Olaf Swanson
- Bringing Up Baby as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Tug
- Of Human Hearts as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
- The Law West of Tombstone as Mulligan P. Martinez
- The Kid Comes Back as Spike
- Over the Wall as Eddie Edwards
- Fugitives for a Night as Gambler in Fake Fight
- Mr. Moto's Gamble as Biff Moran
- Flight Into Nowhere
- Going Places as Clarence - a Policeman
- The Adventures of Marco Polo as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
- Born to Be Wild as Bill Purvis
1937
- Dead End as Doorman
- Topper as Eddie (uncredited)
- Night Key as Fingers
- Mountain Music as G-Man (uncredited)
- The Soldier and the Lady as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
- Woman-Wise as Kramer (uncredited)
- Souls at Sea as Bit Part (uncredited)
- The Game That Kills as Tom Ferguson
- Fight for Your Lady as Walton (uncredited)
- You Only Live Once as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
- Music for Madame as Violets (Uncredited)
- When's Your Birthday? as Police Detective (uncredited)
- The Westland Case as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
- Park Avenue Logger as Paul Sangar
- Marry the Girl as Motorcycle cop
- 23 1/2 Hours Leave as Top Sgt. Burke
- The Singing Marine as First Sergeant (uncredited)
- Devil's Playground as Sidecar Wilson
- Escape by Night as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
- They Gave Him a Gun as MP (uncredited)
- The Wildcatter as Johnson
- A Fight to the Finish as Eddie Hawkins
1936
- Without Orders as Tim Casey
- High Tension as Husky Man
- Second Wife as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
- Crash Donovan as The Drill Master
- Colleen as Sweeney (uncredited)
- Pride of the Marines as Gunner Brady
- Fury as Man (uncredited)
- The Accusing Finger as Recreation Room Guard
- Two in the Dark as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Big Game as Gambler
- The Leathernecks Have Landed as Tex
- The First Baby as Tough Guy
- The Case Against Mrs. Ames as Newsstand Customer
- The Bride Walks Out as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
- They Met in a Taxi as Policeman
- After the Thin Man as Party Guest (uncredited)
- White Fang as Thief (uncredited)
- Conflict as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
- Legion of Terror as Don Foster
- The Man Who Lived Twice as Gloves Baker
- Boulder Dam as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
- Muss 'em Up as John Doe, a Gangster
- Fatal Lady as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Avenging Waters as Marve Slater
- The Cattle Thief as Ranse Willard
1935
- Western Courage as Lacrosse
- Under Pressure as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
- Calm Yourself as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
- 'G' Men as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
- Black Fury as Mac - Company Policeman
- Murder in the Fleet as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
- The Last Days of Pompeii as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
- Go Into Your Dance as Herman Lahey
- One New York Night as Policeman
- I Found Stella Parish as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
- We're Only Human as Bank Robber
- Waterfront Lady as Jess
- Little Big Shot as Kell's Henchman
- His Night Out as Lanky
- Justice of the Range as Bob Brennan
- 3 Kids and a Queen as Relative
- Mary Jane's Pa as Roughneck Leader
- Devil Dogs of the Air as Instructor
- Hitch Hike Lady as Motorcycle cop
- Guard That Girl as Budge Edwards
- Too Tough to Kill as Danny
- She Gets Her Man as Chick
- Times Square Lady as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
- The Crimson Trail as Luke Long
- The Headline Woman as Johnson
- Grand Old Girl as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
- Strangers All as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
- Fighting Shadows as Brad Harrison
1934
- Broadway Bill as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
- Speed Wings as Henchman (uncredited)
- Chained as Ship Steward (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- The Human Side as Cop
- Frontier Marshal as Ben Murchison
- The Circus Clown as Spectator
- The Crime of Helen Stanley as Jack Baker
- School for Romance as Husband
- The Affairs of Cellini as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
- A Man's Game as Dave Jordon
- Here Comes the Groom as Second Cop
- I'll Tell the World as Dirigible Officer
- The Defense Rests as Hood
- Girl in Danger as Wynkoski
- Death on the Diamond as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
- Against the Law as Tony Rizzo
- Voice in the Night as Bob Hall
- Most Precious Thing in Life as Head Coach Smith
- 6 Day Bike Rider as First Officer (uncredited)
- The Poor Rich as Motor Cop
- The Fighting Ranger as Dave, Cougar Henchman
- Men of the Night as Det. John Connors
- Whirlpool as Farley
1933
- Unknown Valley as Elder Snead
- Lucky Devils as Crewman (uncredited)
- Straightaway as Hobo
- College Coach as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
- Son of a Sailor as Joe
- Lady for a Day as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
- Wild Boys of the Road as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
- Police Car 17 as Bumps O'Neill
- Heroes for Sale as Red (uncredited)
- The Fighting Code as Joe Krull
- Obey the Law as Kid Paris
- When Strangers Marry as Billy McGuire
- State Trooper as Undetermined Role
- The Wrecker as Cramer
1932
- Air Mail as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
- High Speed as Ham
- Virtue as Frank
- Flesh as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
- Sundown Rider as Gabe Powers - Henchman
- Rackety Rax as 'Brick' Gilligan
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware as Johnson (uncredited)
- The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Careless Lady as Cop in Raid
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Police Officer (uncredited)
- That's My Boy as Curley Decker
- Hold 'Em Jail as Football Player (uncredited)
- Hello Trouble as Heavy Kennedy
- Bachelor's Affairs as Cop (uncredited)
- White Eagle as Bart - Henchman
1931
- The Spider as Cop (uncredited)
- The Brat as Court Policeman (uncredited)
- Quick Millions as Cop in montage (uncredited)
- Arrowsmith as Cop (uncredited)
- Sob Sister as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
- Over the Hill as Detective Escort (uncredited)
- Maker of Men as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
- Three Girls Lost as Airline Steward (uncredited)
1930
- Born Reckless as Sergeant
- The Big Trail as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
- Up the River as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
- The Lone Star Ranger as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
- Cheer Up and Smile as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
1929
- Salute as Midshipman Harold
- Words and Music as Ward
- So This Is College as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
1928
- Noah's Ark as Flood Extra (uncredited)