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