Ward Bond
Acting
Born: April 9, 1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Died: November 5, 1960 (aged 57)
Highest Rated
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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Gone with the Wind
1939
The Maltese Falcon
1941
The Searchers
1956
It Happened One Night
1934
Rio Bravo
1959
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Bringing Up Baby
1938
The Quiet Man
1952
My Darling Clementine
1946
Johnny Guitar
1954
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Photos (5)
Movies (270)
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
They Were Expendable
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
You Can't Take It with You
Mike (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Hondo
Buffalo Baker
Unconquered
John Fraser
You Only Live Once
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
The Big Trail
Sid Bascom (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
Franz
Canyon Passage
Honey Bragg
Hello Trouble
Heavy Kennedy
Joan of Arc
La Hire
Tap Roots
Hoab Dabney
Son of Frankenstein
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
Dowdy
Wagon Master
Elder Wiggs
Drums Along the Mohawk
Adam Hartman
On Dangerous Ground
Walter Brent
Virginia City
Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
We're Only Human
Bank Robber
Dodge City
Bud Taylor
The Fighting Sullivans
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
'G' Men
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
(archive footage)
The Long Voyage Home
Yank
The Informer
Man (uncredited)
Dead End
Doorman
Noah's Ark
Flood Extra (uncredited)
Fury
Man (uncredited)
Topper
Eddie (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
'Judge' Robert Garvey
Only the Valiant
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
The Shepherd of the Hills
Wash Gibbs
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Police Officer (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Sob Sister
Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
John "Pop" Perry
Go Into Your Dance
Herman Lahey
The Wings of Eagles
John Dodge
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Townley
Swamp Water
Tim Dorson
The Oklahoma Kid
Wes Handley
The Fugitive
James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Inspector Charles Weber
A Guy Named Joe
Al Yackey
Gentleman Jim
John L. Sullivan
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Tug
School for Romance
Husband
Woman-Wise
Kramer (uncredited)
Blowing Wild
Dutch Peterson
The Wrecker
Cramer
They Made Me a Criminal
Lenihan
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Olaf Swanson
A Man Alone
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
The Long Gray Line
Captain Herman Kohler
Tobacco Road
Lov Bensey
His Night Out
Lanky
Heroes for Sale
Red (uncredited)
Chained
Ship Steward (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Night Key
Fingers
Careless Lady
Cop in Raid
Dakota
Jim Bender
Of Human Hearts
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Thunderbirds
Lt. John McCreery
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Biff Moran
That's My Boy
Curley Decker
Manpower
Eddie Adams
Slightly Dangerous
Jimmy
Girl in Danger
Wynkoski
Numbered Woman
Detective
I'll Tell the World
Dirigible Officer
Kit Carson
Ape
Sundown Rider
Gabe Powers - Henchman
Singing Guns
Sheriff Jim Caradac
Speed Wings
Henchman (uncredited)
Up the River
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Pillars of the Sky
Dr. Joseph Holden
Souls at Sea
Bit Part (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
Town Marshal
Salute
Midshipman Harold
Going Places
Clarence - a Policeman
Air Mail
Joe Barnes (uncredited)
City for Conquest
First Policeman (uncredited)
Hellgate
Lt. Tod Voorhees
Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Justice of the Range
Bob Brennan
Devil Dogs of the Air
Instructor
The Westland Case
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
Murder in the Fleet
'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
Muss 'em Up
John Doe, a Gangster
Muss 'em Up
Kidnapper (uncredited)
Colleen
Sweeney (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Black Fury
Mac - Company Policeman
The Moonlighter
Cole Gardner
Little Big Shot
Kell's Henchman
Riding High
Lee
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Sharkey
I Found Stella Parish
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Prison Break
Big Red Kincaid
The Accusing Finger
Recreation Room Guard
Buck Benny Rides Again
First Outlaw
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
First Sergeant (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
China Doll
Father Cairns
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Sgt. Scully
The Soldier and the Lady
Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
The Defense Rests
Hood
Born Reckless
Sergeant
The Bride Walks Out
Taxi Driver(uncredited)
Over the Wall
Eddie Edwards
Park Avenue Logger
Paul Sangar
One New York Night
Policeman
Reformatory
Mac Grady
Crash Donovan
The Drill Master
The Last Days of Pompeii
Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Sailor Sam - Wrestler
Three Girls Lost
Airline Steward (uncredited)
Devil's Playground
Sidecar Wilson
Two in the Dark
Policeman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
Cop (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
Flesh
Muscles Manning (uncredited)
The Headline Woman
Johnson
Whirlpool
Farley
Mary Jane's Pa
Roughneck Leader
Trouble in Sundown
Henchman Dusty
A Man Betrayed
Floyd, Amato's Goon
The Circus Clown
Spectator
3 Kids and a Queen
Relative
So This Is College
USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
They Met in a Taxi
Policeman
Bullfighter and the Lady
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Sheriff Edmunds
Times Square Lady
Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
Quick Millions
Cop in montage (uncredited)
Waterfront
Mart Hendler
The Brat
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Gypsy Colt
Frank MacWade
High Speed
Ham
Words and Music
Ward
Virtue
Frank
The Time of Your Life
McCarthy
Pardon Our Nerve
Kid Ramsey
Cheer Up and Smile
Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
Luke Long
Music for Madame
Violets (Uncredited)
Home in Indiana
Jed Bruce
Men of the Night
Det. John Connors
The Man Who Lived Twice
Gloves Baker
Waterfront Lady
Jess
Dakota Incident
Sen. Blakely
Without Orders
Tim Casey
Doctors Don't Tell
Barney Millen
Guard That Girl
Budge Edwards
Fight for Your Lady
Walton (uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Top Sgt. Burke
Marry the Girl
Motorcycle cop
The Game That Kills
Tom Ferguson
The Affairs of Cellini
Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
College Coach
Assistant Coach (uncredited)
A Man's Game
Dave Jordon
The Wildcatter
Johnson
The Halliday Brand
Big Dan Halliday
They Came to Blow Up America
FBI Chief Craig
The Poor Rich
Motor Cop
They Gave Him a Gun
MP (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines
Gunner Brady
When's Your Birthday?
Police Detective (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Hunk
The Crime of Helen Stanley
Jack Baker
The Human Side
Cop
Second Wife
1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Motorcycle Cop
The Law West of Tombstone
Mulligan P. Martinez
Straightaway
Hobo
Strangers All
Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
Unknown Valley
Elder Snead
The Big Game
Gambler
Fatal Lady
American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Rackety Rax
'Brick' Gilligan
Under Pressure
Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Most Precious Thing in Life
Head Coach Smith
Obey the Law
Kid Paris
The Lone Star Ranger
Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Voice in the Night
Bob Hall
She Gets Her Man
Chick
White Fang
Thief (uncredited)
High Tension
Husky Man
Lucky Devils
Crewman (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Walton
Frontier Marshal
Ben Murchison
Little Old New York
Regan
Grand Old Girl
Mr. Clark - Football Coach
Bachelor's Affairs
Cop (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
Gambler in Fake Fight
The Spider
Cop (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
Danny
Mountain Music
G-Man (uncredited)
A Fight to the Finish
Eddie Hawkins
The Return of the Cisco Kid
Accused Rustler (uncredited)
Police Car 17
Bumps O'Neill
State Trooper
Undetermined Role
The Girl from Mexico
Mexican Pete
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Tex
Son of a Sailor
Joe
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Johnson (uncredited)
6 Day Bike Rider
First Officer (uncredited)
The Great Missouri Raid
Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
The Fighting Code
Joe Krull
Hold 'Em Jail
Football Player (uncredited)
Against the Law
Tony Rizzo
Here Comes the Groom
Second Cop
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sin Town
Rock Delaney
Penitentiary
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
The Cattle Thief
Ranse Willard
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Steve Maschick
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Newsstand Customer
Born to Be Wild
Bill Purvis
Hawaii Calls
Muller
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
Over the Hill
Detective Escort (uncredited)
Sins of the Fathers
1948
White Eagle
Bart - Henchman
Gun Law
Henchman Pecos
The Kid from Kokomo
Ladislaw Klewicki
Avenging Waters
Marve Slater
Calm Yourself
Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady
Motorcycle cop
Conflict
Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
The Colter Craven Story
1960
The Bob Mathias Story
Coach Virgil Jackson
Escape by Night
Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Western Courage
Lacrosse
Know For Sure
patient
The First Baby
Tough Guy
The Kid Comes Back
Spike
Legion of Terror
Don Foster
Maker of Men
Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Fighting Shadows
Brad Harrison
The Red, White and Blue Line
Narrator
The Growler Story
Quincannon
When Strangers Marry
Billy McGuire
The Fighting Ranger
Dave, Cougar Henchman
TV Shows (16)
Wagon Train
Major Seth Adams · 152 eps
Climax!
Sheriff Ab Kale · 1 eps
Suspense
Bill Meeker · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Hank Fetterman · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. Pannetti · 1 eps
MGM Parade
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
M / Sgt. Lou Diamond · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Harvey Kendall · 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
2 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. Parker · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sam Stover · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ivan Kergosen · 1 eps
Star Stage
Patterson · 1 eps
The Bigelow Theatre
1 eps
The Gulf Playhouse
1 eps
