Ward Bond
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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
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Bert
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Tom the Yankee Captain
The Searchers (1956)
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo (1959)
as Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Detective Tom Polhaus
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Policeman
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Father Peter Lonergan
3 Godfathers (1948)
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Morgan Earp
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Mike (uncredited)
Operation Pacific (1951)
as John "Pop" Perry
Fort Apache (1948)
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Sergeant York (1941)
as Ike Botkin
The Fugitive (1947)
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Unconquered (1947)
as John Fraser
You Only Live Once (1937)
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Hondo (1953)
as Buffalo Baker
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as John Dodge
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Townley
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Adam Hartman
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Dowdy
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
After the Thin Man (1936)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Joan of Arc (1948)
as La Hire
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
as Wash Gibbs
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as (archive footage)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as John McIvers
Topper (1937)
as Eddie (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Only the Valiant (1951)
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Fury (1936)
as Man (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Captain Herman Kohler
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
as Yank
Tap Roots (1948)
as Hoab Dabney
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
as Al Yackey
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Wes Handley
Dodge City (1939)
as Bud Taylor
Union Pacific (1939)
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
as John Palmer Cass
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Wagon Master (1950)
as Elder Wiggs
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Tug
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
as Dr. Joseph Holden
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Canyon Passage (1946)
as Honey Bragg
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as Biff Moran
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Lenihan
Little Old New York (1940)
as Regan
City for Conquest (1940)
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Careless Lady (1932)
as Cop in Raid
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
'G' Men (1935)
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
The Big Trail (1930)
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
as Walter Brent
One New York Night (1935)
as Policeman
A Man Alone (1955)
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
So This Is College (1929)
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as Newsstand Customer
Born to Be Wild (1938)
as Bill Purvis
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
as Inspector Charles Weber
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
as MP (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
as Dirigible Officer
The Mortal Storm (1940)
as Franz
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Two in the Dark (1936)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)
as Top Sgt. Burke
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Hello Trouble (1932)
as Heavy Kennedy
The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Dead End (1937)
as Doorman
Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
as Mulligan P. Martinez
Rookie of the Year (1955)
as Larry "Buck" Goodhue
Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
as Roughneck Leader
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Relative
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
as Head Coach Smith
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
Noah's Ark (1928)
as Flood Extra (uncredited)
Woman-Wise (1937)
as Kramer (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
as Town Marshal
We're Only Human (1935)
as Bank Robber
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as John L. Sullivan
The Time of Your Life (1948)
as McCarthy
Blowing Wild (1953)
as Dutch Peterson
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
as FBI Chief Craig
The Informer (1935)
as Man (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
as Johnson (uncredited)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
as Jack Baker
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as First Outlaw
Virginia City (1940)
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
Tobacco Road (1941)
as Lov Bensey
They Met in a Taxi (1936)
as Policeman
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
as Second Cop
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Sheriff Edmunds
Heroes for Sale (1933)
as Red (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
as Walton
Music for Madame (1937)
as Violets (Uncredited)
Swamp Water (1941)
as Tim Dorson
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Sgt. Scully
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
as Self
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
as Instructor
The Girl from Mexico (1939)
as Mexican Pete
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor (1933)
as Joe
Fugitives for a Night (1938)
as Gambler in Fake Fight
Going Places (1938)
as Clarence - a Policeman
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
as Herman Lahey
Without Orders (1936)
as Tim Casey
Thunderbirds (1952)
as Lt. John McCreery
The Defense Rests (1934)
as Hood
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Ladislaw Klewicki
Doctors Don't Tell (1941)
as Barney Millen
Sob Sister (1931)
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
as Walton (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
as Gloves Baker
That's My Boy (1932)
as Curley Decker
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Hunk
Men of the Night (1934)
as Det. John Connors
Arrowsmith (1931)
as Cop (uncredited)
Up the River (1930)
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)
as Tex
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
as (archive footage)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Jimmy
Kit Carson (1940)
as Ape
The Halliday Brand (1957)
as Big Dan Halliday
Souls at Sea (1937)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Girl in Danger (1934)
as Wynkoski
Chained (1934)
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
as Danny
Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942)
as Steve Maschick
Born Reckless (1930)
as Sergeant
The Moonlighter (1953)
as Cole Gardner
Voice in the Night (1934)
as Bob Hall
Numbered Woman (1938)
as Detective
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
as First Officer (uncredited)
Manpower (1941)
as Eddie Adams
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Narrator
Salute (1929)
as Midshipman Harold
The Kid Comes Back (1938)
as Spike
Pride of the Marines (1936)
as Gunner Brady
Words and Music (1929)
as Ward
Singing Guns (1950)
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
The Singing Marine (1937)
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol (1938)
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
Crash Donovan (1936)
as The Drill Master
Reformatory (1938)
as Mac Grady
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as Recreation Room Guard
Muss 'em Up (1936)
as John Doe, a Gangster
Dakota (1945)
as Jim Bender
Hellgate (1952)
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
Black Fury (1935)
as Mac - Company Policeman
A Fight to the Finish (1937)
as Eddie Hawkins
The Game That Kills (1937)
as Tom Ferguson
Speed Wings (1934)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
Three Girls Lost (1931)
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
Air Mail (1932)
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man (1935)
as Chick
Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
The Colter Craven Story (1960)
Actor
Broadway Hostess (1935)
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Under Pressure (1935)
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
China Doll (1958)
as Father Cairns
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
as Paul Sangar
The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
as Coach Virgil Jackson
Sundown Rider (1932)
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
Gypsy Colt (1954)
as Frank MacWade
Justice of the Range (1935)
as Bob Brennan
Night Key (1937)
as Fingers
Straightaway (1933)
as Hobo
Prison Break (1938)
as Big Red Kincaid
Trouble in Sundown (1939)
as Henchman Dusty
The Westland Case (1937)
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Sins of the Fathers (1948)
Actor
College Coach (1933)
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Legion of Terror (1936)
as Don Foster
Quick Millions (1931)
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
Times Square Lady (1935)
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
The First Baby (1936)
as Tough Guy
A Man's Game (1934)
as Dave Jordon
Over the Hill (1931)
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
The Poor Rich (1934)
as Motor Cop
Marry the Girl (1937)
as Motorcycle cop
The Brat (1931)
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
Over the Wall (1938)
as Eddie Edwards
Mountain Music (1937)
as G-Man (uncredited)
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
as Motorcycle cop
Whirlpool (1934)
as Farley
Professor Beware (1938)
as Motorcycle Cop
Little Big Shot (1935)
as Kell's Henchman
Home in Indiana (1944)
as Jed Bruce
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Jess
His Night Out (1935)
as Lanky
High Tension (1936)
as Husky Man
Calm Yourself (1935)
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Riding High (1950)
as Lee
Guard That Girl (1935)
as Budge Edwards
Dakota Incident (1956)
as Sen. Blakely
The Spider (1931)
as Cop (uncredited)
Against the Law (1934)
as Tony Rizzo
Devil's Playground (1937)
as Sidecar Wilson
Fatal Lady (1936)
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Penitentiary (1938)
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Colleen (1936)
as Sweeney (uncredited)
The Circus Clown (1934)
as Spectator
Western Courage (1935)
as Lacrosse
Boulder Dam (1936)
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Flesh (1932)
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl (1935)
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
The Big Game (1936)
as Gambler
White Fang (1936)
as Thief (uncredited)
Flight Into Nowhere (1938)
Actor
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
as Football Player (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal (1934)
as Ben Murchison
Bachelor's Affairs (1932)
as Cop (uncredited)
Strangers All (1935)
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
Conflict (1936)
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
Second Wife (1936)
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Know For Sure (1941)
as patient
Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
as Kid Ramsey
The Crimson Trail (1935)
as Luke Long
Maker of Men (1931)
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry (1933)
as Billy McGuire
Police Car 17 (1933)
as Bumps O'Neill
High Speed (1932)
as Ham
Lucky Devils (1933)
as Crewman (uncredited)
Obey the Law (1933)
as Kid Paris
The Headline Woman (1935)
as Johnson
The Human Side (1934)
as Cop
Escape by Night (1937)
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
The Wrecker (1933)
as Cramer
Waterfront (1939)
as Mart Hendler
Unknown Valley (1933)
as Elder Snead
White Eagle (1932)
as Bart - Henchman
The Cattle Thief (1936)
as Ranse Willard
State Trooper (1933)
as Undetermined Role
Virtue (1932)
as Frank
Rackety Rax (1932)
as 'Brick' Gilligan
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
as Sharkey
Hawaii Calls (1938)
as Muller
Gun Law (1938)
as Henchman Pecos
The Fighting Ranger (1934)
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
Sin Town (1942)
as Rock Delaney
Fighting Shadows (1935)
as Brad Harrison
The Wildcatter (1937)
as Johnson
Avenging Waters (1936)
as Marve Slater
The Growler Story (1957)
as Quincannon
The McGurk Way (1952)
as Dan McGurk 4th
The Fighting Code (1933)
as Joe Krull
School for Romance (1934)
as Husband