Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Birthday: 1903-04-09
Deathday: 1960-11-05
Place of birth: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Also know as: Wardell Edwin Bond

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Rio Bravo

1959

As Pat Wheeler

Gone with the Wind

1939

As Tom the Yankee Captain

Bringing Up Baby

1938

As Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm

1940

As Franz

The Maltese Falcon

1941

As Det. Tom Polhaus

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

As Bert

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As Townley

My Darling Clementine

1946

As Morgan Earp

The Quiet Man

1952

As Father Peter Lonergan

The Searchers

1956

As Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Hondo

1953

As Bufallo Baker

Manpower

1941

As Eddie Adams

On Dangerous Ground

1951

As Walter Brent

A Man Betrayed

1941

As Floyd, Amato's Goon

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

As First Thug on Train (uncredited)

Johnny Guitar

1954

As John McIvers

The Halliday Brand

1957

As Big Dan Halliday

Night Key

1937

As Fingers

Operation Pacific

1951

As John "Pop" Perry

3 Godfathers

1948

As Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Lady for a Day

1933

As Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

1943

As Al Yackey

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

As Wash Gibbs

Canyon Passage

1946

As Honey Bragg

Wagon Master

1950

As Elder Wiggs

Fort Apache

1948

As Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

The Fugitive

1947

As James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'

Tall in the Saddle

1944

As 'Judge' Robert Garvey

Joan of Arc

1948

As La Hire

The Fighting Sullivans

1944

As Lt. Cmdr. Robinson

Gentleman Jim

1942

As John L. Sullivan

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

As John Palmer Cass

The Long Gray Line

1955

As Herman Kohler

Mister Roberts

1955

As Dowdy

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

As Moose Malloy (Uncredited)

Swamp Water

1941

As Tim Dorson

Sergeant York

1941

As Ike Botkin

The Wings of Eagles

1957

As John Dodge

Pillars of the Sky

1956

As Dr. Joseph Holden

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

As Tug

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

As Inspector Charles Weber

Tobacco Road

1941

As Lov Bensey

Made for Each Other

1939

As Jim Hatton (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

1945

As "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

The Long Voyage Home

1940

As Yank

Unconquered

1947

As John Fraser

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

As Adam Hartman

Dakota Incident

1956

As Sen. Blakely

Blowing Wild

1953

As Dutch Peterson

Dakota

1945

As Jim Bender

Broadway Bill

1934

As Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

As First Outlaw

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

As Biff Moran

Virtue

1932

As Frank

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Sheriff Edmunds

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

As John 'Gloves' Baker

Sin Town

1942

As Rock Delaney

Little Big Shot

1935

As Kell's Henchman

Of Human Hearts

1938

As Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

As John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

Gypsy Colt

1954

As Frank MacWade

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942

As Steve Maschick

Riding High

1950

As Lee

Flesh

1932

As Muscles Manning (uncredited)

Know For Sure

1941

As patient

The Moonlighter

1953

As Cole Gardner

Frontier Marshal

1939

As Town Marshal

Over the Wall

1938

As Eddie Edwards

Salute

1929

As Midshipman Harold

Fighting Shadows

1935

As Brad Harrison

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

As Instructor

The Law West of Tombstone

1938

As Mulligan P. Martinez

Singing Guns

1950

As Sheriff Jim Caradac

China Doll

1958

As Father Cairns

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

As Barney Millen

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

As Motorcycle cop

Two in the Dark

1936

As Policeman

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

As Hunk

Broadway Hostess

1935

As Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kit Carson

1940

As Ape

Slightly Dangerous

1943

As Jimmy

The Poor Rich

1934

As Motor Cop

Marry the Girl

1937

As Motorcycle cop

Hellgate

1952

As Lt. Tod Voorhees

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

As Walton

Home in Indiana

1944

As Jed Bruce

Little Old New York

1940

As Regan

The Big Game

1936

As Gambler

23 1/2 Hours Leave

1937

As Top Sgt. Burke

Park Avenue Logger

1937

As Paul Sangar

The Bob Mathias Story

1954

As Coach Virgil Jackson

Escape by Night

1937

As Peter 'Spudsy' Baker

Prison Break

1938

As Big Red Kincaid

Born to Be Wild

1938

As Bill Purvis

Up the River

1930

As Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938

As Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

The Time of Your Life

1948

As McCarthy

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

As Sgt. Scully

The Defense Rests

1934

As Hood

Whirlpool

1934

As Farley

The Circus Clown

1934

As Spectator

Hawaii Calls

1938

As Muller

We're Only Human

1935

As Bank Robber

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

As FBI Chief Craig

Calm Yourself

1935

As Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)

A Man's Game

1934

As Dave Jordon

Western Courage

1935

As Lacrosse

The Cattle Thief

1936

As Ranse Willard

Avenging Waters

1936

As Marve Slater

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

As Head Coach Smith

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

As Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Waterfront

1939

As Mart Hendler

White Fang

1936

As Thief (uncredited)

Heroes for Sale

1933

As Red (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol

1938

As Seaman Olaf Swanson

One New York Night

1935

As Policeman

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

As Lenihan

Unknown Valley

1933

As Elder Snead

A Man Alone

1955

As Sheriff Gil Corrigan

Careless Lady

1932

As Cop in Raid

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

As Wes Handley

They Met in a Taxi

1936

As Policeman

Arrowsmith

1931

As Cop (uncredited)

I'll Tell the World

1934

As Dirigible Officer

Fatal Lady

1936

As American Stage Manager (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

As MP (uncredited)

Going Places

1938

As Clarence - a Policeman

Colleen

1936

As Sweeney (uncredited)

Fugitives for a Night

1938

As Gambler in Fake Fight

The Wrecker

1933

As Cramer

She Gets Her Man

1935

As Chick

'G' Men

1935

As Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

Without Orders

1936

As Tim Casey

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

As Roughneck Leader

Grand Old Girl

1935

As Mr. Clark - Football Coach

Strangers All

1935

As Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

As Tex

Devil's Playground

1937

As Sidecar Wilson

Son of Frankenstein

1939

As Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939

As Bud Taylor

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

As Sailor Sam - Wrestler

Boulder Dam

1936

As Pa's Guest (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

As American Legionnaire (uncredited)

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

As Accused Rustler (uncredited)

The Girl from Mexico

1939

As Mexican Pete

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

As Sharkey

Professor Beware

1938

As Motorcycle Cop

Murder in the Fleet

1935

As 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)

Fury

1936

As Man (uncredited)

Son of a Sailor

1933

As Joe

Union Pacific

1939

As Tracklayer (uncredited)

Too Tough to Kill

1935

As Danny

High Tension

1936

As Husky Man

Tap Roots

1948

As Hoab Dabney

A Fight to the Finish

1937

As Eddie Hawkins

Legion of Terror

1936

As Don Foster

Conflict

1936

As Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan

Numbered Woman

1938

As Detective

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

As Kid Ramsey

Trouble in Sundown

1939

As Henchman Dusty

The Great Missouri Raid

1951

As Maj. Marshal Trowbridge

Virginia City

1940

As Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal

1934

As Ben Murchison

The Fighting Ranger

1934

As Dave, Cougar Henchman

Quick Millions

1931

As Cop in montage (uncredited)

College Coach

1933

As Assistant Coach (uncredited)

Flight Into Nowhere

1938

As

Waterfront Lady

1935

As Jess

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

As Ladislaw Klewicki

Topper

1937

As Eddie (uncredited)

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

As Johnson (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940

As First Policeman (uncredited)

You Only Live Once

1937

As Casey - Guard (uncredited)

Music for Madame

1937

As Violets (Uncredited)

The Crimson Trail

1935

As Luke Long

Girl in Danger

1934

As Wynkoski

Only the Valiant

1951

As Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

Alias Jesse James

1959

As Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

Born Reckless

1930

As Sergeant

Gun Law

1938

As Henchman Pecos

So This Is College

1929

As USC Player - #30 (uncredited)

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

As Red the Brakeman (uncredited)

Thunderbirds

1952

As Lt. John McCreery

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

As Tartar Guard (Uncredited)

Noah's Ark

1928

As Flood Extra (uncredited)

Men of the Night

1934

As Det. John Connors

The Kid Comes Back

1938

As Spike

The Westland Case

1937

As Connors - Death-Row Inmate

Rackety Rax

1932

As 'Brick' Gilligan

White Eagle

1932

As Bart - Henchman

Muss 'em Up

1936

As John Doe, a Gangster

The Crime of Helen Stanley

1934

As Jack Baker

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

As Newsstand Customer

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

As Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)

Chained

1934

As Ship Steward (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

1936

As Recreation Room Guard

Police Car 17

1933

As Bumps O'Neill

Sailor's Lady

1940

As Shore Patrolman

Go Into Your Dance

1935

As Herman Lahey

Crash Donovan

1936

As The Drill Master

Pride of the Marines

1936

As Gunner Brady

The Human Side

1934

As Cop

School for Romance

1934

As Husband

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

As Relative

That's My Boy

1932

As Curley Decker

After the Thin Man

1936

As Party Guest (uncredited)

High Speed

1932

As Ham

The Red, White and Blue Line

1955

As Narrator

The Headline Woman

1935

As Johnson

Sins of the Fathers

1948

As

Black Fury

1935

As Mac - Company Policeman

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

As (archive footage)

Voice in the Night

1934

As Bob Hall

Reformatory

1938

As Mac Grady

When Strangers Marry

1933

As Billy McGuire

Hello Trouble

1932

As Heavy Kennedy

Sundown Rider

1932

As Gabe Powers - Henchman

The Fighting Code

1933

As Joe Krull

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

2015

As Self (archive footage)

Air Mail

1932

As Joe Barnes (uncredited)

Fight for Your Lady

1937

As Mr. Walton (uncredited)

The Bride Walks Out

1936

As Taxi Driver(uncredited)

The Wildcatter

1937

As Johnson

Words and Music

1929

As Football Player

The Lone Star Ranger

1930

As Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

As Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)

Three Girls Lost

1931

As Airline Steward (uncredited)

The Brat

1931

As Court Policeman (uncredited)

The Spider

1931

As Cop (uncredited)

Sob Sister

1931

As Ward, a Cop (uncredited)

Over the Hill

1931

As Detective Escort (uncredited)

Maker of Men

1931

As Football Player Pat (uncredited)

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

As Cop (uncredited)

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

As Football Player (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

As Police Officer (uncredited)

Lucky Devils

1933

As Crewman (uncredited)

State Trooper

1933

As Undetermined Role

Obey the Law

1933

As Kid Paris

Straightaway

1933

As Hobo

Speed Wings

1934

As Henchman (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

1934

As Second Cop

Death on the Diamond

1934

As Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

As First Officer (uncredited)

Against the Law

1934

As Tony Rizzo

Under Pressure

1935

As Prize Fighter (uncredited)

Times Square Lady

1935

As Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)

Justice of the Range

1935

As Bob Brennan

His Night Out

1935

As Lanky

Guard That Girl

1935

As Budge Edwards

I Found Stella Parish

1935

As Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)

The First Baby

1936

As Tough Guy

Second Wife

1936

As 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)

Woman-Wise

1937

As Kramer (uncredited)

When's Your Birthday?

1937

As Police Detective (uncredited)

Mountain Music

1937

As G-Man (uncredited)

The Singing Marine

1937

As First Sergeant (uncredited)

Souls at Sea

1937

As Bit Part (uncredited)

The Game That Kills

1937

As Tom Ferguson

Penitentiary

1938

As Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Growler Story

1957

As Quincannon

Directed by John Ford

1971

As (archive footage)

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

As Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)

It Happened One Night

1934

As Bus Driver (uncredited)

Dead End

1937

As Doorman

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

As (uncredited)

Rookie of the Year

1955

As Buck Goodhue

The McGurk Way

1952

As Dan McGurk 4th

The Colter Craven Story:

1960

As