Ward Bond
Actor
Born April 9, 1903 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).
Filmography
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
(archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story
Alias Jesse James
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
China Doll
Father Cairns
Wagon Train
Major Seth Adams
The Wings of Eagles
John Dodge
The Halliday Brand
Big Dan Halliday
The Growler Story
Quincannon
Pillars of the Sky
Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident
Sen. Blakely
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Wagon Train
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
A Man Alone
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Screen Director's Playhouse
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
MGM Parade
Star Stage
Patterson
Mister Roberts
Dowdy
The Red, White and Blue Line
Narrator
The Long Gray Line
Captain Herman Kohler
The Bob Mathias Story
Coach Virgil Jackson
Climax!
Sheriff Ab Kale
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
Gypsy Colt
Frank MacWade
Hondo
Buffalo Baker
Blowing Wild
Dutch Peterson
The Moonlighter
Cole Gardner
General Electric Theater
Thunderbirds
Lt. John McCreery
The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. Pannetti
Cavalcade of America
M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
Hellgate
Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
The Gulf Playhouse
On Dangerous Ground
Walter Brent
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. Parker
Bullfighter and the Lady
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Only the Valiant
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
The Great Missouri Raid
Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Operation Pacific
John "Pop" Perry
The Bigelow Theatre
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Inspector Charles Weber
Wagon Master
Elder Wiggs
Riding High
Lee
Singing Guns
Sheriff Jim Caradac
Suspense
Bill Meeker
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Joan of Arc
La Hire
The Time of Your Life
McCarthy
Tap Roots
Hoab Dabney
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Sins of the Fathers
The Fugitive
James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Unconquered
John Fraser
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
Canyon Passage
Honey Bragg
Dakota
Jim Bender
They Were Expendable
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Tall in the Saddle
'Judge' Robert Garvey
Home in Indiana
Jed Bruce
A Guy Named Joe
Al Yackey
The Fighting Sullivans
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
They Came to Blow Up America
FBI Chief Craig
Slightly Dangerous
Jimmy
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Sharkey
Gentleman Jim
John L. Sullivan
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Steve Maschick
Sin Town
Rock Delaney
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Sgt. Scully
The Falcon Takes Over
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Sheriff Edmunds
Swamp Water
Tim Dorson
The Maltese Falcon
Det. Tom Polhaus
Know For Sure
patient
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
Doctors Don't Tell
Barney Millen
Manpower
Eddie Adams
The Shepherd of the Hills
Wash Gibbs
A Man Betrayed
Floyd, Amato's Goon
Tobacco Road
Lov Bensey
Santa Fe Trail
Townley
The Long Voyage Home
Yank
City for Conquest
First Policeman (uncredited)
Kit Carson
Ape
Sailor's Lady
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
Franz
Buck Benny Rides Again
First Outlaw
Virginia City
Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
Little Old New York
Regan
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Walton
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
Drums Along the Mohawk
Adam Hartman
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Hunk
Dust Be My Destiny
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
Town Marshal
Waterfront
Mart Hendler
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
The Girl from Mexico
Mexican Pete
The Kid from Kokomo
Ladislaw Klewicki
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Tracklayer (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
Accused Rustler (uncredited)
Dodge City
Bud Taylor
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Sailor Sam - Wrestler
Trouble in Sundown
Henchman Dusty
The Oklahoma Kid
Wes Handley
Pardon Our Nerve
Kid Ramsey
Made for Each Other
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
Lenihan
Son of Frankenstein
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
Going Places
Clarence - a Policeman
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Olaf Swanson
The Law West of Tombstone
Mulligan P. Martinez
Fugitives for a Night
Gambler in Fake Fight
You Can't Take It with You
Mike (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Motorcycle Cop
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Tug
Prison Break
Big Red Kincaid
Reformatory
Mac Grady
Numbered Woman
Detective
Gun Law
Henchman Pecos
Flight Into Nowhere
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Biff Moran
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Over the Wall
Eddie Edwards
Hawaii Calls
Muller
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Bill Purvis
The Kid Comes Back
Spike
Of Human Hearts
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Penitentiary
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
Walton (uncredited)
The Westland Case
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Music for Madame
Violets (Uncredited)
The Game That Kills
Tom Ferguson
Souls at Sea
Bit Part (uncredited)
Escape by Night
Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Dead End
Doorman
Topper
Eddie (uncredited)
Marry the Girl
Motorcycle cop
The Singing Marine
First Sergeant (uncredited)
A Fight to the Finish
Eddie Hawkins
Mountain Music
G-Man (uncredited)
The Wildcatter
Johnson
They Gave Him a Gun
MP (uncredited)
Night Key
Fingers
The Soldier and the Lady
Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Top Sgt. Burke
Park Avenue Logger
Paul Sangar
When's Your Birthday?
Police Detective (uncredited)
Devil's Playground
Sidecar Wilson
You Only Live Once
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
Kramer (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)
Conflict
Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
The Accusing Finger
Recreation Room Guard
Legion of Terror
Don Foster
Without Orders
Tim Casey
The Big Game
Gambler
The Man Who Lived Twice
Gloves Baker
They Met in a Taxi
Policeman
Second Wife
1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
The Drill Master
White Fang
Thief (uncredited)
The Bride Walks Out
Taxi Driver(uncredited)
High Tension
Husky Man
Fury
Man (uncredited)
The Cattle Thief
Ranse Willard
Fatal Lady
American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
Marve Slater
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Newsstand Customer
The First Baby
Tough Guy
Pride of the Marines
Gunner Brady
Colleen
Sweeney (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Tex
Muss 'em Up
John Doe, a Gangster
Two in the Dark
Policeman (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady
Motorcycle cop
We're Only Human
Bank Robber
Too Tough to Kill
Danny
Broadway Hostess
Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Guard That Girl
Budge Edwards
Western Courage
Lacrosse
3 Kids and a Queen
Relative
The Last Days of Pompeii
Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
Jess
His Night Out
Lanky
Little Big Shot
Kell's Henchman
She Gets Her Man
Chick
Calm Yourself
Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Justice of the Range
Bob Brennan
Murder in the Fleet
'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
Black Fury
Mac - Company Policeman
The Headline Woman
Johnson
The Informer
Man (uncredited)
'G' Men
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
Roughneck Leader
Go Into Your Dance
Herman Lahey
Fighting Shadows
Brad Harrison
Strangers All
Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
The Crimson Trail
Luke Long
Times Square Lady
Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
One New York Night
Policeman
Devil Dogs of the Air
Instructor
Under Pressure
Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
Mr. Clark - Football Coach
Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Men of the Night
Det. John Connors
Against the Law
Tony Rizzo
6 Day Bike Rider
First Officer (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
Wynkoski
The Human Side
Cop
Chained
Ship Steward (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
Hood
The Circus Clown
Spectator
Here Comes the Groom
Second Cop
A Man's Game
Dave Jordon
Most Precious Thing in Life
Head Coach Smith
I'll Tell the World
Dirigible Officer
The Crime of Helen Stanley
Jack Baker
Whirlpool
Farley
Voice in the Night
Bob Hall
The Fighting Ranger
Dave, Cougar Henchman
The Poor Rich
Motor Cop
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Speed Wings
Henchman (uncredited)
School for Romance
Husband
Frontier Marshal
Ben Murchison
The Fighting Code
Joe Krull
Straightaway
Hobo
Son of a Sailor
Joe
College Coach
Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Police Car 17
Bumps O'Neill
Lady for a Day
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Wrecker
Cramer
Heroes for Sale
Red (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
Billy McGuire
Unknown Valley
Elder Snead
Obey the Law
Kid Paris
State Trooper
Undetermined Role
Lucky Devils
Crewman (uncredited)
Sundown Rider
Gabe Powers - Henchman
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Police Officer (uncredited)
Flesh
Muscles Manning (uncredited)
That's My Boy
Curley Decker
Air Mail
Joe Barnes (uncredited)
Virtue
Frank
Rackety Rax
'Brick' Gilligan
White Eagle
Bart - Henchman
Hold 'Em Jail
Football Player (uncredited)
Hello Trouble
Heavy Kennedy
Bachelor's Affairs
Cop (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Johnson (uncredited)
Careless Lady
Cop in Raid
High Speed
Ham
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
Cop (uncredited)
Over the Hill
Detective Escort (uncredited)
Sob Sister
Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
The Spider
Cop (uncredited)
The Brat
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Maker of Men
Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Three Girls Lost
Airline Steward (uncredited)
Quick Millions
Cop in montage (uncredited)
The Big Trail
Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Up the River
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile
Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
Born Reckless
Sergeant
The Lone Star Ranger
Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
So This Is College
USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
Salute
Midshipman Harold
Words and Music
Ward
Noah's Ark
Flood Extra (uncredited)