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