Ward Bond

Apr 09, 1903 - Nov 05, 1960 (57 years old) in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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

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It's a Wonderful Life

Bert

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Wagon Train

Major Seth Adams

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Climax!

Sheriff Ab Kale

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Dead End

Doorman

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Gone with the Wind

Tom the Yankee Captain

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Frontier Marshal

Town Marshal

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Frontier Marshal

Ben Murchison

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Fort Apache

Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

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Joan of Arc

La Hire

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Devil's Playground

Sidecar Wilson

Credits

The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005

John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

★ 7.8
Battleground 2004

Quincannon (archive footage)

★ NR
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs 2000

(archive footage)

★ NR
John Wayne-A Life on Film 2000

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Directed by John Ford 1971

(archive footage)

★ 6.9
The Colter Craven Story 1960

★ NR
Alias Jesse James 1959

Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Rio Bravo 1959

Pat Wheeler

★ 7.8
The Western: A Lost TV Special 1958

Self

★ NR
China Doll 1958

Father Cairns

★ 6.8
Wagon Train 1957

Major Seth Adams

★ 6.6
The Wings of Eagles 1957

John Dodge

★ 6.2
The Halliday Brand 1957

Big Dan Halliday

★ 6.1
The Growler Story 1957

Quincannon

★ 6
Pillars of the Sky 1956

Dr. Joseph Holden

★ 5.2
Dakota Incident 1956

Sen. Blakely

★ 6.5
The Steve Allen Show 1956

Self - Wagon Train

★ 5.6
The Searchers 1956

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

★ 7.7
A Man Alone 1955

Sheriff Gil Corrigan

★ 5.7
Screen Director's Playhouse 1955

Larry 'Buck' Goodhue

★ 6.5
Star Stage 1955

Patterson

★ NR
Mister Roberts 1955

Dowdy

★ 7
The Red, White and Blue Line 1955

Narrator

★ 6
The Long Gray Line 1955

Captain Herman Kohler

★ 7
The Bob Mathias Story 1954

Coach Virgil Jackson

★ 6
Climax! 1954

Sheriff Ab Kale

★ 3.3
Johnny Guitar 1954

John McIvers

★ 7.4
Gypsy Colt 1954

Frank MacWade

★ 6.3
Hondo 1953

Buffalo Baker

★ 6.6
Blowing Wild 1953

Dutch Peterson

★ 5.8
The Moonlighter 1953

Cole Gardner

★ 5.7
The Christophers 1953

★ NR
General Electric Theater 1953

★ 6.4
Thunderbirds 1952

Lt. John McCreery

★ 5.7
The Ford Television Theatre 1952

Hank Fetterman

★ 7.3
Cavalcade of America 1952

M / Sgt. Lou Diamond

★ 3.5
Hellgate 1952

Lt. Tod Voorhees

★ 6.7
The Quiet Man 1952

Father Peter Lonergan

★ 7.3
The Gulf Playhouse 1952

★ NR
The McGurk Way 1952

Dan McGurk 4th

★ NR
On Dangerous Ground 1951

Walter Brent

★ 6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951

Capt. Parker

★ 7.2
Bullfighter and the Lady 1951

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Only the Valiant 1951

Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

★ 6.4
The Great Missouri Raid 1951

Maj. Marshal Trowbridge

★ 6.6
Operation Pacific 1951

John "Pop" Perry

★ 6
The Bigelow Theatre 1950

★ 6.5
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950

Inspector Charles Weber

★ 6.8
Wagon Master 1950

Elder Wiggs

★ 6.6
Riding High 1950

Lee

★ 5.8
Singing Guns 1950

Sheriff Jim Caradac

★ 6
The Silver Theatre 1949

★ 6.3
A Guy Named Joe 1949

Al Yackey

★ 6.6
Suspense 1949

Bill Meeker

★ 4.9
3 Godfathers 1948

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

★ 6.7
Joan of Arc 1948

La Hire

★ 6.1
The Time of Your Life 1948

McCarthy

★ 5.5
Tap Roots 1948

Hoab Dabney

★ 6.7
Fort Apache 1948

Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

★ 7
Sins of the Fathers 1948

★ NR
The Fugitive 1947

James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'

★ 5.9
Unconquered 1947

John Fraser

★ 6.3
It's a Wonderful Life 1946

Bert

★ 8.3
My Darling Clementine 1946

Morgan Earp

★ 7.4
Canyon Passage 1946

Honey Bragg

★ 6.6
Dakota 1945

Jim Bender

★ 5.1
They Were Expendable 1945

"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

★ 6.5
Tall in the Saddle 1944

'Judge' Robert Garvey

★ 6.5
Home in Indiana 1944

Jed Bruce

★ 5.5
The Fighting Sullivans 1944

Lt. Cmdr. Robinson

★ 6
They Came to Blow Up America 1943

FBI Chief Craig

★ 6.2
Slightly Dangerous 1943

Jimmy

★ 6
Hello, Frisco, Hello 1943

Sharkey

★ 6.3
Gentleman Jim 1942

John L. Sullivan

★ 7.1
Hitler- Dead or Alive 1942

Steve Maschick

★ 4.5
Sin Town 1942

Rock Delaney

★ 3.7
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942

Sgt. Scully

★ 5.8
The Falcon Takes Over 1942

Moose Malloy (Uncredited)

★ 6.2
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942

Sheriff Edmunds

★ 4.7
Swamp Water 1941

Tim Dorson

★ 6.3
The Maltese Falcon 1941

Det. Tom Polhaus

★ 7.7
Sergeant York 1941

Ike Botkin

★ 7.2
Doctors Don't Tell 1941

Barney Millen

★ 4.9
Manpower 1941

Eddie Adams

★ 6.7
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941

Wash Gibbs

★ 6.5
A Man Betrayed 1941

Floyd, Amato's Goon

★ 5.4
Tobacco Road 1941

Lov Bensey

★ 6.6
Know For Sure 1941

patient

★ 3.8
Santa Fe Trail 1940

Townley

★ 5.7
The Long Voyage Home 1940

Yank

★ 6.6
City for Conquest 1940

First Policeman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Kit Carson 1940

Ape

★ 6.1
Sailor's Lady 1940

Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

★ 4
The Mortal Storm 1940

Franz

★ 7.3
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940

First Outlaw

★ NR
Virginia City 1940

Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)

★ 6.1
The Grapes of Wrath 1940

Policeman

★ 7.8
Little Old New York 1940

Regan

★ 4.3
The Cisco Kid and the Lady 1939

Walton

★ 4.9
Gone with the Wind 1939

Tom the Yankee Captain

★ 7.9
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939

Adam Hartman

★ 6.4
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939

Hunk

★ 6.3
Dust Be My Destiny 1939

First Thug on Train (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Frontier Marshal 1939

Town Marshal

★ 6.2
Waterfront 1939

Mart Hendler

★ 6.3
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939

John Palmer Cass

★ 7.2
The Girl from Mexico 1939

Mexican Pete

★ 4.2
The Kid from Kokomo 1939

Ladislaw Klewicki

★ 6
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939

American Legionnaire (uncredited)

★ 6
Union Pacific 1939

Tracklayer (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Return of the Cisco Kid 1939

Accused Rustler (uncredited)

★ 5
Dodge City 1939

Bud Taylor

★ 6.9
Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1939

Sailor Sam - Wrestler

★ 6.6
Trouble in Sundown 1939

Henchman Dusty

★ NR
The Oklahoma Kid 1939

Wes Handley

★ 6
Pardon Our Nerve 1939

Kid Ramsey

★ NR
Made for Each Other 1939

Jim Hatton (uncredited)

★ 6.1
They Made Me a Criminal 1939

Lenihan

★ 6.1
Son of Frankenstein 1939

Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Going Places 1938

Clarence - a Policeman

★ 6.3
Submarine Patrol 1938

Seaman Olaf Swanson

★ 6.6
The Law West of Tombstone 1938

Mulligan P. Martinez

★ 4
Fugitives for a Night 1938

Gambler in Fake Fight

★ 6
You Can't Take It with You 1938

Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Professor Beware 1938

Motorcycle Cop

★ 6.1
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938

Tug

★ 7.1
Prison Break 1938

Big Red Kincaid

★ 5.6
Reformatory 1938

Mac Grady

★ 6
Numbered Woman 1938

Detective

★ NR
Gun Law 1938

Henchman Pecos

★ 4.5
Flight Into Nowhere 1938

★ 4
Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938

Biff Moran

★ 6.3
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938

Mongol Guard (uncredited)

★ 6
Over the Wall 1938

Eddie Edwards

★ 5
Hawaii Calls 1938

Muller

★ 5.4
Bringing Up Baby 1938

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Born to Be Wild 1938

Bill Purvis

★ 7
The Kid Comes Back 1938

Spike

★ 5.3
Of Human Hearts 1938

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Penitentiary 1938

Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)

★ NR
Fight for Your Lady 1937

Walton (uncredited)

★ 4.8
The Westland Case 1937

Connors - Death-Row Inmate

★ 6
Music for Madame 1937

Violets (Uncredited)

★ 5
The Game That Kills 1937

Tom Ferguson

★ 5.3
Souls at Sea 1937

Bit Part (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Escape by Night 1937

Peter 'Spudsy' Baker

★ 5.7
Dead End 1937

Doorman

★ 7
Topper 1937

Eddie (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Marry the Girl 1937

Motorcycle cop

★ 5
The Singing Marine 1937

First Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 4
A Fight to the Finish 1937

Eddie Hawkins

★ 1
Mountain Music 1937

G-Man (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Wildcatter 1937

Johnson

★ NR
They Gave Him a Gun 1937

MP (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Night Key 1937

Fingers

★ 6.2
The Soldier and the Lady 1937

Tartar Guard (Uncredited)

★ 6.5
23 1/2 Hours Leave 1937

Top Sgt. Burke

★ 5
Park Avenue Logger 1937

Paul Sangar

★ 6
When's Your Birthday? 1937

Police Detective (uncredited)

★ 4
Devil's Playground 1937

Sidecar Wilson

★ 5.8
You Only Live Once 1937

Casey - Guard (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Woman-Wise 1937

Kramer (uncredited)

★ NR
After the Thin Man 1936

Party Guest (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Conflict 1936

Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan

★ 2
The Accusing Finger 1936

Recreation Room Guard

★ 4.7
Legion of Terror 1936

Don Foster

★ 6
Without Orders 1936

Tim Casey

★ 6
The Big Game 1936

Gambler

★ 5.8
The Man Who Lived Twice 1936

Gloves Baker

★ 6.7
They Met in a Taxi 1936

Policeman

★ 5.5
Second Wife 1936

1st Partner Politician (uncredited)

★ NR
Crash Donovan 1936

The Drill Master

★ NR
White Fang 1936

Thief (uncredited)

★ 6
The Bride Walks Out 1936

Taxi Driver(uncredited)

★ 5.1
High Tension 1936

Husky Man

★ 5.4
Fury 1936

Man (uncredited)

★ 7.4
The Cattle Thief 1936

Ranse Willard

★ NR
Fatal Lady 1936

American Stage Manager (uncredited)

★ NR
Avenging Waters 1936

Marve Slater

★ 6
The Case Against Mrs. Ames 1936

Newsstand Customer

★ 3
The First Baby 1936

Tough Guy

★ NR
Pride of the Marines 1936

Gunner Brady

★ 6
Colleen 1936

Sweeney (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Boulder Dam 1936

Pa's Guest (uncredited)

★ 5
The Leathernecks Have Landed 1936

Tex

★ 5
Muss 'em Up 1936

John Doe, a Gangster

★ 5.5
Two in the Dark 1936

Policeman (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Hitch Hike Lady 1935

Motorcycle cop

★ 6.8
We're Only Human 1935

Bank Robber

★ 6.5
Too Tough to Kill 1935

Danny

★ NR
Broadway Hostess 1935

Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)

★ 5.3
I Found Stella Parish 1935

Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)

★ 7
Guard That Girl 1935

Budge Edwards

★ 4
Western Courage 1935

Lacrosse

★ 6
3 Kids and a Queen 1935

Relative

★ 6
The Last Days of Pompeii 1935

Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Waterfront Lady 1935

Jess

★ 4
His Night Out 1935

Lanky

★ NR
Little Big Shot 1935

Kell's Henchman

★ 6
She Gets Her Man 1935

Chick

★ NR
Calm Yourself 1935

Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)

★ 4.5
Justice of the Range 1935

Bob Brennan

★ NR
Murder in the Fleet 1935

'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)

★ 5
Black Fury 1935

Mac - Company Policeman

★ 6.3
The Headline Woman 1935

Johnson

★ 4
'G' Men 1935

Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Mary Jane's Pa 1935

Roughneck Leader

★ 6
Go Into Your Dance 1935

Herman Lahey

★ 6.8
Fighting Shadows 1935

Brad Harrison

★ 6
Strangers All 1935

Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set

★ 5.5
The Crimson Trail 1935

Luke Long

★ NR
Times Square Lady 1935

Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)

★ 6
One New York Night 1935

Policeman

★ NR
Devil Dogs of the Air 1935

Instructor

★ 6.4
Under Pressure 1935

Prize Fighter (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Grand Old Girl 1935

Mr. Clark - Football Coach

★ 6.5
Broadway Bill 1934

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

★ 6
Men of the Night 1934

Det. John Connors

★ 2
Against the Law 1934

Tony Rizzo

★ 3
6 Day Bike Rider 1934

First Officer (uncredited)

★ 5.5
Death on the Diamond 1934

Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)

★ 7
Girl in Danger 1934

Wynkoski

★ 6
The Human Side 1934

Cop

★ NR
Chained 1934

Ship Steward (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Affairs of Cellini 1934

Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)

★ 4.9
The Defense Rests 1934

Hood

★ 7
The Circus Clown 1934

Spectator

★ 6
Here Comes the Groom 1934

Second Cop

★ 4
A Man's Game 1934

Dave Jordon

★ NR
Most Precious Thing in Life 1934

Head Coach Smith

★ 5.2
I'll Tell the World 1934

Dirigible Officer

★ NR
The Crime of Helen Stanley 1934

Jack Baker

★ 5.1
Whirlpool 1934

Farley

★ 5.9
Voice in the Night 1934

Bob Hall

★ NR
The Fighting Ranger 1934

Dave, Cougar Henchman

★ 5
The Poor Rich 1934

Motor Cop

★ NR
It Happened One Night 1934

Bus Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Speed Wings 1934

Henchman (uncredited)

★ NR
School for Romance 1934

Husband

★ 3
The Fighting Code 1933

Joe Krull

★ NR
Straightaway 1933

Hobo

★ NR
Son of a Sailor 1933

Joe

★ 5
College Coach 1933

Assistant Coach (uncredited)

★ 4.1
Wild Boys of the Road 1933

Red the Brakeman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Police Car 17 1933

Bumps O'Neill

★ 2
Lady for a Day 1933

Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Wrecker 1933

Cramer

★ 1
Heroes for Sale 1933

Red (uncredited)

★ 7
When Strangers Marry 1933

Billy McGuire

★ NR
Unknown Valley 1933

Elder Snead

★ 6.3
Obey the Law 1933

Kid Paris

★ NR
State Trooper 1933

Undetermined Role

★ NR
Lucky Devils 1933

Crewman (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Sundown Rider 1932

Gabe Powers - Henchman

★ NR
20,000 Years in Sing Sing 1932

Police Officer (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Flesh 1932

Muscles Manning (uncredited)

★ 5.6
That's My Boy 1932

Curley Decker

★ NR
Air Mail 1932

Joe Barnes (uncredited)

★ 5
Virtue 1932

Frank

★ 6.4
Rackety Rax 1932

'Brick' Gilligan

★ 5
White Eagle 1932

Bart - Henchman

★ NR
Hold 'Em Jail 1932

Football Player (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Hello Trouble 1932

Heavy Kennedy

★ 6
Bachelor's Affairs 1932

Cop (uncredited)

★ 1
The Trial of Vivienne Ware 1932

Johnson (uncredited)

★ NR
Careless Lady 1932

Cop in Raid

★ 5.2
High Speed 1932

Ham

★ 2
The Greeks Had a Word for Them 1932

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Arrowsmith 1931

Cop (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Over the Hill 1931

Detective Escort (uncredited)

★ 8.2
Sob Sister 1931

Ward, a Cop (uncredited)

★ NR
The Spider 1931

Cop (uncredited)

★ 6
The Brat 1931

Court Policeman (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Maker of Men 1931

Football Player Pat (uncredited)

★ NR
Three Girls Lost 1931

Airline Steward (uncredited)

★ NR
Quick Millions 1931

Cop in montage (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Big Trail 1930

Sid Bascom (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Up the River 1930

Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Cheer Up and Smile 1930

Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)

★ NR
Born Reckless 1930

Sergeant

★ 5.5
The Lone Star Ranger 1930

Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)

★ 5
So This Is College 1929

USC Player - #30 (uncredited)

★ 4.2
Salute 1929

Midshipman Harold

★ 4.7
Words and Music 1929

Ward

★ NR
Noah's Ark 1928

Flood Extra (uncredited)

★ 6.2

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