6.6Acting
Ward Bond
- Born
- 1903-04-09
- Died
- 1960-11-05
- Birthplace
- Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
290 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Movie
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Battleground
2004 · TV Show
Quincannon (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 · Movie
(archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story
1960 · Movie
Cast
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
1959 · Movie
Pat Wheeler
China Doll
1958 · Movie
Father Cairns
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 · Movie
Self
The Growler Story
1957 · Movie
Quincannon
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Movie
Big Dan Halliday
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie
John Dodge
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
Major Seth Adams
Dakota Incident
1956 · Movie
Sen. Blakely
Pillars of the Sky
1956 · Movie
Dr. Joseph Holden
The Searchers
1956 · Movie
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
Self - Wagon Train · Self
A Man Alone
1955 · Movie
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
MGM Parade
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Mister Roberts
1955 · Movie
Dowdy
Rookie of the Year
1955 · Movie
Larry "Buck" Goodhue
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · TV Show
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
Star Stage
1955 · TV Show
Patterson
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Movie
Captain Herman Kohler
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955 · Movie
Narrator
Climax!
1954 · TV Show
Sheriff Ab Kale
Gypsy Colt
1954 · Movie
Frank MacWade
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie
John McIvers
The Bob Mathias Story
1954 · Movie
Coach Virgil Jackson
Blowing Wild
1953 · Movie
Dutch Peterson
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Cast
Hondo
1953 · Movie
Buffalo Baker
The Christophers
1953 · TV Show
Cast
The Moonlighter
1953 · Movie
Cole Gardner
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
M / Sgt. Lou Diamond · Harvey Kendall
Hellgate
1952 · Movie
Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · TV Show
Hank Fetterman · Lt. Pannetti
The Gulf Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
Cast
The McGurk Way
1952 · Movie
Dan McGurk 4th
The Quiet Man
1952 · Movie
Father Peter Lonergan
Thunderbirds
1952 · Movie
Lt. John McCreery
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951 · Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
1951 · Movie
Walter Brent
Only the Valiant
1951 · Movie
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Operation Pacific
1951 · Movie
John "Pop" Perry
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
Capt. Parker · Sam Stover · Ivan Kergosen
The Great Missouri Raid
1951 · Movie
Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Movie
Inspector Charles Weber
Riding High
1950 · Movie
Lee
Singing Guns
1950 · Movie
Sheriff Jim Caradac
The Bigelow Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Cast
Wagon Master
1950 · Movie
Elder Wiggs
Suspense
1949 · TV Show
Bill Meeker
The Silver Theatre
1949 · TV Show
Cast
3 Godfathers
1948 · Movie
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Fort Apache
1948 · Movie
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Joan of Arc
1948 · Movie
La Hire
Sins of the Fathers
1948 · Movie
Cast
Tap Roots
1948 · Movie
Hoab Dabney
The Time of Your Life
1948 · Movie
McCarthy
The Fugitive
1947 · Movie
James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Unconquered
1947 · Movie
John Fraser
Canyon Passage
1946 · Movie
Honey Bragg
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
Bert
My Darling Clementine
1946 · Movie
Morgan Earp
Dakota
1945 · Movie
Jim Bender
They Were Expendable
1945 · Movie
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · Movie
Al Yackey
Home in Indiana
1944 · Movie
Jed Bruce
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Movie
'Judge' Robert Garvey
The Fighting Sullivans
1944 · Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943 · Movie
Sharkey
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Movie
Jimmy
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 · Movie
FBI Chief Craig
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Movie
John L. Sullivan
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942 · Movie
Steve Maschick
Sin Town
1942 · Movie
Rock Delaney
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Movie
Sgt. Scully
The Falcon Takes Over
1942 · Movie
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Movie
Sheriff Edmunds
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Movie
Floyd, Amato's Goon
Doctors Don't Tell
1941 · Movie
Barney Millen
Know For Sure
1941 · Movie
patient
Manpower
1941 · Movie
Eddie Adams
Sergeant York
1941 · Movie
Ike Botkin
Swamp Water
1941 · Movie
Tim Dorson
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Movie
Detective Tom Polhaus
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 · Movie
Wash Gibbs
Tobacco Road
1941 · Movie
Lov Bensey
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Movie
First Outlaw
City for Conquest
1940 · Movie
First Policeman (uncredited)
Kit Carson
1940 · Movie
Ape
Little Old New York
1940 · Movie
Regan
Sailor's Lady
1940 · Movie
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Movie
Townley
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Movie
Policeman
The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Movie
Yank
The Mortal Storm
1940 · Movie
Franz
Virginia City
1940 · Movie
Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Movie
American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939 · Movie
Bud Taylor
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie
Adam Hartman
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Movie
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939 · Movie
Town Marshal
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
Tom the Yankee Captain
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Movie
Hunk
Made for Each Other
1939 · Movie
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 · Movie
Sailor Sam - Wrestler
Pardon Our Nerve
1939 · Movie
Kid Ramsey
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Movie
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 · Movie
Walton
The Girl from Mexico
1939 · Movie
Mexican Pete
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Movie
Ladislaw Klewicki
The Oklahoma Kid
1939 · Movie
Wes Handley
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939 · Movie
Accused Rustler (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 · Movie
Lenihan
Trouble in Sundown
1939 · Movie
Henchman Dusty
Union Pacific
1939 · Movie
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Waterfront
1939 · Movie
Mart Hendler
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 · Movie
John Palmer Cass
Born to Be Wild
1938 · Movie
Bill Purvis
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Movie
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Flight Into Nowhere
1938 · Movie
Cast
Fugitives for a Night
1938 · Movie
Gambler in Fake Fight
Going Places
1938 · Movie
Clarence - a Policeman
Gun Law
1938 · Movie
Henchman Pecos
Hawaii Calls
1938 · Movie
Muller
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 · Movie
Biff Moran
Numbered Woman
1938 · Movie
Detective
Of Human Hearts
1938 · Movie
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938 · Movie
Eddie Edwards
Penitentiary
1938 · Movie
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Prison Break
1938 · Movie
Big Red Kincaid
Professor Beware
1938 · Movie
Motorcycle Cop
Reformatory
1938 · Movie
Mac Grady
Submarine Patrol
1938 · Movie
Seaman Olaf Swanson
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938 · Movie
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Movie
Tug
The Kid Comes Back
1938 · Movie
Spike
The Law West of Tombstone
1938 · Movie
Mulligan P. Martinez
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
Mike (uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937 · Movie
Top Sgt. Burke
A Fight to the Finish
1937 · Movie
Eddie Hawkins
Dead End
1937 · Movie
Doorman
Devil's Playground
1937 · Movie
Sidecar Wilson
Escape by Night
1937 · Movie
Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Fight for Your Lady
1937 · Movie
Walton (uncredited)
Marry the Girl
1937 · Movie
Motorcycle cop
Mountain Music
1937 · Movie
G-Man (uncredited)
Music for Madame
1937 · Movie
Violets (Uncredited)
Night Key
1937 · Movie
Fingers
Park Avenue Logger
1937 · Movie
Paul Sangar
Souls at Sea
1937 · Movie
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
1937 · Movie
Tom Ferguson
The Singing Marine
1937 · Movie
First Sergeant (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Movie
Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
The Westland Case
1937 · Movie
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
The Wildcatter
1937 · Movie
Johnson
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 · Movie
MP (uncredited)
Topper
1937 · Movie
Eddie (uncredited)
When's Your Birthday?
1937 · Movie
Police Detective (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
1937 · Movie
Kramer (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937 · Movie
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
1936 · Movie
Marve Slater
Boulder Dam
1936 · Movie
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Colleen
1936 · Movie
Sweeney (uncredited)
Conflict
1936 · Movie
Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
Crash Donovan
1936 · Movie
The Drill Master
Fatal Lady
1936 · Movie
American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Fury
1936 · Movie
Man (uncredited)
High Tension
1936 · Movie
Husky Man
Legion of Terror
1936 · Movie
Don Foster
Muss 'em Up
1936 · Movie
John Doe, a Gangster · Kidnapper (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines
1936 · Movie
Gunner Brady
Second Wife
1936 · Movie
1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
1936 · Movie
Recreation Room Guard
The Big Game
1936 · Movie
Gambler
The Bride Walks Out
1936 · Movie
Taxi Driver(uncredited)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936 · Movie
Newsstand Customer
The Cattle Thief
1936 · Movie
Ranse Willard
The First Baby
1936 · Movie
Tough Guy
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936 · Movie
Tex
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936 · Movie
Gloves Baker
They Met in a Taxi
1936 · Movie
Policeman
Two in the Dark
1936 · Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
White Fang
1936 · Movie
Thief (uncredited)
Without Orders
1936 · Movie
Tim Casey
'G' Men
1935 · Movie
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Movie
Relative
Black Fury
1935 · Movie
Mac - Company Policeman
Broadway Hostess
1935 · Movie
Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
Calm Yourself
1935 · Movie
Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935 · Movie
Instructor
Fighting Shadows
1935 · Movie
Brad Harrison
Go Into Your Dance
1935 · Movie
Herman Lahey
Grand Old Girl
1935 · Movie
Mr. Clark - Football Coach
Guard That Girl
1935 · Movie
Budge Edwards
His Night Out
1935 · Movie
Lanky
Hitch Hike Lady
1935 · Movie
Motorcycle cop
I Found Stella Parish
1935 · Movie
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Justice of the Range
1935 · Movie
Bob Brennan
Little Big Shot
1935 · Movie
Kell's Henchman
Mary Jane's Pa
1935 · Movie
Roughneck Leader
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Movie
'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
One New York Night
1935 · Movie
Policeman
She Gets Her Man
1935 · Movie
Chick
Strangers All
1935 · Movie
Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
The Crimson Trail
1935 · Movie
Luke Long
The Headline Woman
1935 · Movie
Johnson
The Informer
1935 · Movie
Man (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Movie
Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Times Square Lady
1935 · Movie
Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
1935 · Movie
Danny
Under Pressure
1935 · Movie
Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
1935 · Movie
Jess
We're Only Human
1935 · Movie
Bank Robber
Western Courage
1935 · Movie
Lacrosse
6 Day Bike Rider
1934 · Movie
First Officer (uncredited)
A Man's Game
1934 · Movie
Dave Jordon
Against the Law
1934 · Movie
Tony Rizzo
Broadway Bill
1934 · Movie
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Chained
1934 · Movie
Ship Steward (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
1934 · Movie
Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1934 · Movie
Ben Murchison
Girl in Danger
1934 · Movie
Wynkoski
Here Comes the Groom
1934 · Movie
Second Cop
I'll Tell the World
1934 · Movie
Dirigible Officer
It Happened One Night
1934 · Movie
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Men of the Night
1934 · Movie
Det. John Connors
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 · Movie
Head Coach Smith
School for Romance
1934 · Movie
Husband
Speed Wings
1934 · Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934 · Movie
Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
The Circus Clown
1934 · Movie
Spectator
The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934 · Movie
Jack Baker
The Defense Rests
1934 · Movie
Hood
The Fighting Ranger
1934 · Movie
Dave, Cougar Henchman
The Human Side
1934 · Movie
Cop
The Poor Rich
1934 · Movie
Motor Cop
Voice in the Night
1934 · Movie
Bob Hall
Whirlpool
1934 · Movie
Farley
College Coach
1933 · Movie
Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Movie
Red (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
1933 · Movie
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Lucky Devils
1933 · Movie
Crewman (uncredited)
Obey the Law
1933 · Movie
Kid Paris
Police Car 17
1933 · Movie
Bumps O'Neill
Son of a Sailor
1933 · Movie
Joe
State Trooper
1933 · Movie
Undetermined Role
Straightaway
1933 · Movie
Hobo
The Fighting Code
1933 · Movie
Joe Krull
The Wrecker
1933 · Movie
Cramer
Unknown Valley
1933 · Movie
Elder Snead
When Strangers Marry
1933 · Movie
Billy McGuire
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 · Movie
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Movie
Police Officer (uncredited)
Air Mail
1932 · Movie
Joe Barnes (uncredited)
Bachelor's Affairs
1932 · Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Careless Lady
1932 · Movie
Cop in Raid
Flesh
1932 · Movie
Muscles Manning (uncredited)
Hello Trouble
1932 · Movie
Heavy Kennedy
High Speed
1932 · Movie
Ham
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 · Movie
Football Player (uncredited)
Rackety Rax
1932 · Movie
'Brick' Gilligan
Sundown Rider
1932 · Movie
Gabe Powers - Henchman
That's My Boy
1932 · Movie
Curley Decker
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932 · Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Movie
Johnson (uncredited)
Virtue
1932 · Movie
Frank
White Eagle
1932 · Movie
Bart - Henchman
Arrowsmith
1931 · Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Maker of Men
1931 · Movie
Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Over the Hill
1931 · Movie
Detective Escort (uncredited)
Quick Millions
1931 · Movie
Cop in montage (uncredited)
Sob Sister
1931 · Movie
Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
The Brat
1931 · Movie
Court Policeman (uncredited)
The Spider
1931 · Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Three Girls Lost
1931 · Movie
Airline Steward (uncredited)
Born Reckless
1930 · Movie
Sergeant
Cheer Up and Smile
1930 · Movie
Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
The Big Trail
1930 · Movie
Sid Bascom (uncredited)
The Lone Star Ranger
1930 · Movie
Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Up the River
1930 · Movie
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Salute
1929 · Movie
Midshipman Harold
So This Is College
1929 · Movie
USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
Words and Music
1929 · Movie
Ward
Noah's Ark
1928 · Movie
Flood Extra (uncredited)