Ward Bond
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-04-09
Day of Death
1960-11-05 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Ward Bond
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
Acting
(2005)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
(2000)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
(2000)
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)
(1960)
(1959)
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
(1958)
China Doll
as Father Cairns
(1958)
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge
(1957)
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
(1957)
The Growler Story
as Quincannon
(1956)
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
(1956)
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
(1956)
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely
(1955)
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler
(1955)
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
(1955)
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
(1955)
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Narrator
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
(1954)
The Bob Mathias Story
as Coach Virgil Jackson
(1954)
Gypsy Colt
as Frank MacWade
(1953)
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
(1953)
The Moonlighter
as Cole Gardner
(1953)
Blowing Wild
as Dutch Peterson
(1952)
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
(1952)
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
(1952)
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk 4th
(1952)
Thunderbirds
as Lt. John McCreery
(1951)
The Great Missouri Raid
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
(1951)
Operation Pacific
as John "Pop" Perry
(1951)
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
(1951)
Only the Valiant
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
(1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1950)
Riding High
as Lee
(1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Inspector Charles Weber
(1950)
Singing Guns
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
(1950)
Wagon Master
as Elder Wiggs
(1948)
Joan of Arc
as La Hire
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
(1948)
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
(1948)
(1948)
The Time of Your Life
as McCarthy
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Hoab Dabney
(1947)
Unconquered
as John Fraser
(1947)
The Fugitive
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Honey Bragg
(1945)
Dakota
as Jim Bender
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
(1944)
Home in Indiana
as Jed Bruce
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
(1944)
The Fighting Sullivans
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Jimmy
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Al Yackey
(1943)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Sharkey
(1943)
They Came to Blow Up America
as FBI Chief Craig
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Sheriff Edmunds
(1942)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as John L. Sullivan
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sgt. Scully
(1942)
Sin Town
as Rock Delaney
(1942)
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Steve Maschick
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
(1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Wash Gibbs
(1941)
A Man Betrayed
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
(1941)
Doctors Don't Tell
as Barney Millen
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Lov Bensey
(1941)
Swamp Water
as Tim Dorson
(1941)
Manpower
as Eddie Adams
(1941)
Know For Sure
as patient
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Franz
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Townley
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman
(1940)
The Long Voyage Home
as Yank
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Regan
(1940)
Kit Carson
as Ape
(1940)
Virginia City
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as First Outlaw
(1940)
City for Conquest
as First Policeman (uncredited)
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain
(1939)
Son of Frankenstein
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
(1939)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Walton
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
(1939)
Waterfront
as Mart Hendler
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Lenihan
(1939)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Ladislaw Klewicki
(1939)
Dodge City
as Bud Taylor
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Wes Handley
(1939)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John Palmer Cass
(1939)
Pardon Our Nerve
as Kid Ramsey
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
(1939)
The Girl from Mexico
as Mexican Pete
(1939)
Trouble in Sundown
as Henchman Dusty
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Adam Hartman
(1939)
Frontier Marshal
as Town Marshal
(1939)
(1938)
Hawaii Calls
as Muller
(1938)
The Law West of Tombstone
as Mulligan P. Martinez
(1938)
(1938)
Prison Break
as Big Red Kincaid
(1938)
The Kid Comes Back
as Spike
(1938)
Of Human Hearts
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
(1938)
Gun Law
as Henchman Pecos
(1938)
(1938)
Numbered Woman
as Detective
(1938)
Born to Be Wild
as Bill Purvis
(1938)
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Motorcycle Cop
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
(1938)
Going Places
as Clarence - a Policeman
(1938)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
(1938)
Fugitives for a Night
as Gambler in Fake Fight
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Eddie Edwards
(1938)
Reformatory
as Mac Grady
(1938)
Penitentiary
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Biff Moran
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
(1937)
Topper
as Eddie (uncredited)
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1937)
Dead End
as Doorman
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Tom Ferguson
(1937)
Park Avenue Logger
as Paul Sangar
(1937)
Fight for Your Lady
as Mr. Walton (uncredited)
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
When's Your Birthday?
as Police Detective (uncredited)
(1937)
Night Key
as Fingers
(1937)
The Wildcatter
as Johnson
(1937)
Music for Madame
as Violets (Uncredited)
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Motorcycle cop
(1937)
23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Top Sgt. Burke
(1937)
Devil's Playground
as Sidecar Wilson
(1937)
Mountain Music
as G-Man (uncredited)
(1937)
The Westland Case
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
(1937)
The Singing Marine
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
(1937)
Woman-Wise
as Kramer (uncredited)
(1937)
Escape by Night
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as MP (uncredited)
(1937)
A Fight to the Finish
as Eddie Hawkins
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
(1936)
White Fang
as Thief (uncredited)
(1936)
Avenging Waters
as Marve Slater
(1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as Newsstand Customer
(1936)
High Tension
as Husky Man
(1936)
Without Orders
as Tim Casey
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as Recreation Room Guard
(1936)
(1936)
The Big Game
as Gambler
(1936)
Second Wife
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as The Drill Master
(1936)
Colleen
as Sweeney (uncredited)
(1936)
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Gloves Baker
(1936)
Fatal Lady
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1936)
Pride of the Marines
as Gunner Brady
(1936)
Two in the Dark
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1936)
Muss 'em Up
as John Doe, a Gangster
(1936)
The First Baby
as Tough Guy
(1936)
Fury
as Man (uncredited)
(1936)
Conflict
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
(1936)
They Met in a Taxi
as Policeman
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1936)
The Bride Walks Out
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
(1936)
Legion of Terror
as Don Foster
(1936)
The Cattle Thief
as Ranse Willard
(1935)
Little Big Shot
as Kell's Henchman
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as Herman Lahey
(1935)
His Night Out
as Lanky
(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
(1935)
Western Courage
as Lacrosse
(1935)
Under Pressure
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
(1935)
We're Only Human
as Bank Robber
(1935)
Calm Yourself
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
(1935)
'G' Men
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
(1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Instructor
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Relative
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Roughneck Leader
(1935)
I Found Stella Parish
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
(1935)
Broadway Hostess
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
as Danny
(1935)
One New York Night
as Policeman
(1935)
The Crimson Trail
as Luke Long
(1935)
Times Square Lady
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
(1935)
The Headline Woman
as Johnson
(1935)
Grand Old Girl
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
(1935)
Black Fury
as Mac - Company Policeman
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Jess
(1935)
Strangers All
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
(1935)
Guard That Girl
as Budge Edwards
(1935)
Justice of the Range
as Bob Brennan
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Motorcycle cop
(1935)
Fighting Shadows
as Brad Harrison
(1935)
She Gets Her Man
as Chick
(1934)
Here Comes the Groom
as Second Cop
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1934)
The Crime of Helen Stanley
as Jack Baker
(1934)
The Human Side
as Cop
(1934)
School for Romance
as Husband
(1934)
The Circus Clown
as Spectator
(1934)
The Defense Rests
as Hood
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Farley
(1934)
Chained
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
(1934)
A Man's Game
as Dave Jordon
(1934)
The Affairs of Cellini
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
(1934)
I'll Tell the World
as Dirigible Officer
(1934)
Death on the Diamond
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
(1934)
Against the Law
as Tony Rizzo
(1934)
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Head Coach Smith
(1934)
Voice in the Night
as Bob Hall
(1934)
6 Day Bike Rider
as First Officer (uncredited)
(1934)
Men of the Night
as Det. John Connors
(1934)
Frontier Marshal
as Ben Murchison
(1934)
Speed Wings
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
Girl in Danger
as Wynkoski
(1934)
The Poor Rich
as Motor Cop
(1934)
The Fighting Ranger
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as Joe
(1933)
State Trooper
as Undetermined Role
(1933)
Police Car 17
as Bumps O'Neill
(1933)
Unknown Valley
as Elder Snead
(1933)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
(1933)
Lucky Devils
as Crewman (uncredited)
(1933)
The Wrecker
as Cramer
(1933)
College Coach
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
(1933)
Obey the Law
as Kid Paris
(1933)
Straightaway
as Hobo
(1933)
Heroes for Sale
as Red (uncredited)
(1933)
The Fighting Code
as Joe Krull
(1933)
When Strangers Marry
as Billy McGuire
(1932)
Air Mail
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
(1932)
Bachelor's Affairs
as Cop (uncredited)
(1932)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Johnson (uncredited)
(1932)
Flesh
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
(1932)
High Speed
as Ham
(1932)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1932)
Virtue
as Frank
(1932)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Football Player (uncredited)
(1932)
Rackety Rax
as 'Brick' Gilligan
(1932)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(1932)
Careless Lady
as Cop in Raid
(1932)
Sundown Rider
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
(1932)
That's My Boy
as Curley Decker
(1932)
Hello Trouble
as Heavy Kennedy
(1932)
White Eagle
as Bart - Henchman
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
(1931)
The Spider
as Cop (uncredited)
(1931)
Arrowsmith
as Cop (uncredited)
(1931)
Maker of Men
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
(1931)
Three Girls Lost
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
(1931)
Over the Hill
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
(1931)
The Brat
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
(1931)
Sob Sister
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
(1930)
The Big Trail
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
(1930)
Born Reckless
as Sergeant
(1930)
Up the River
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
(1930)
The Lone Star Ranger
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
(1930)
Cheer Up and Smile
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
(1929)
Words and Music
as Ward
(1929)
So This Is College
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
(1929)
Salute
as Midshipman Harold
(1928)
Noah's Ark
as Flood Extra (uncredited)