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