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