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Ward Bond

Born
April 9, 1903
Died
November 5, 1960
​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).
Known For
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Pat Wheeler
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Bert
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Tom the Yankee Captain
The Searchers
(1956)
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Det. Tom Polhaus
Dead End
(1937)
Doorman
Sergeant York
(1941)
Ike Botkin
Mister Roberts
(1955)
Dowdy
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
John McIvers
Hondo
(1953)
Bufallo Baker
Fort Apache
(1948)
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Father Peter Lonergan
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
(1948)
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
'G' Men
(1935)
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Union Pacific
(1939)
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Noah's Ark
(1928)
Flood Extra (uncredited)
Salute
(1929)
Midshipman Harold
So This Is College
(1929)
USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
Words and Music
(1929)
Football Player
Up the River
(1930)
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Born Reckless
(1930)
Sergeant
The Lone Star Ranger
(1930)
Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile
(1930)
Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
(1931)
Cop (uncredited)
Quick Millions
(1931)
Cop in montage (uncredited)
Three Girls Lost
(1931)
Airline Steward (uncredited)
The Brat
(1931)
Court Policeman (uncredited)
The Spider
(1931)
Cop (uncredited)
Sob Sister
(1931)
Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
Over the Hill
(1931)
Detective Escort (uncredited)
Maker of Men
(1931)
Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Virtue
(1932)
Frank
Flesh
(1932)
Muscles Manning (uncredited)
Careless Lady
(1932)
Cop in Raid
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
(1932)
Johnson (uncredited)
Rackety Rax
(1932)
'Brick' Gilligan
White Eagle
(1932)
Bart - Henchman
That's My Boy
(1932)
Curley Decker
High Speed
(1932)
Ham
Hello Trouble
(1932)
Heavy Kennedy
Sundown Rider
(1932)
Gabe Powers - Henchman
Air Mail
(1932)
Joe Barnes (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
(1932)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bachelor's Affairs
(1932)
Cop (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
(1932)
Football Player (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
(1932)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Heroes for Sale
(1933)
Red (uncredited)
Unknown Valley
(1933)
Elder Snead
The Wrecker
(1933)
Cramer
Son of a Sailor
(1933)
Joe
College Coach
(1933)
Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
(1933)
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Police Car 17
(1933)
Bumps O'Neill
When Strangers Marry
(1933)
Billy McGuire
The Fighting Code
(1933)
Joe Krull
Lucky Devils
(1933)
Crewman (uncredited)
State Trooper
(1933)
Undetermined Role
Obey the Law
(1933)
Kid Paris
Straightaway
(1933)
Hobo
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
The Poor Rich
(1934)
Motor Cop
The Defense Rests
(1934)
Hood
Whirlpool
(1934)
Farley
The Circus Clown
(1934)
Spectator
A Man's Game
(1934)
Dave Jordon
Most Precious Thing in Life
(1934)
Head Coach Smith
I'll Tell the World
(1934)
Dirigible Officer
Frontier Marshal
(1934)
Ben Murchison
The Fighting Ranger
(1934)
Dave, Cougar Henchman
Girl in Danger
(1934)
Wynkoski
Men of the Night
(1934)
Det. John Connors
The Crime of Helen Stanley
(1934)
Jack Baker
Chained
(1934)
Ship Steward (uncredited)
The Human Side
(1934)
Cop
School for Romance
(1934)
Husband
Voice in the Night
(1934)
Bob Hall
Speed Wings
(1934)
Henchman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
(1934)
Second Cop
Death on the Diamond
(1934)
Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
6 Day Bike Rider
(1934)
First Officer (uncredited)
Against the Law
(1934)
Tony Rizzo
The Affairs of Cellini
(1934)
Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Little Big Shot
(1935)
Kell's Henchman
Fighting Shadows
(1935)
Brad Harrison
Devil Dogs of the Air
(1935)
Instructor
Hitch Hike Lady
(1935)
Motorcycle cop
Broadway Hostess
(1935)
Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
We're Only Human
(1935)
Bank Robber
Calm Yourself
(1935)
Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Western Courage
(1935)
Lacrosse
One New York Night
(1935)
Policeman
She Gets Her Man
(1935)
Chick
'G' Men
(1935)
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
(1935)
Roughneck Leader
Grand Old Girl
(1935)
Mr. Clark - Football Coach
Strangers All
(1935)
Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
Murder in the Fleet
(1935)
'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
(1935)
Danny
Waterfront Lady
(1935)
Jess
The Crimson Trail
(1935)
Luke Long
The Last Days of Pompeii
(1935)
Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
(1935)
Herman Lahey
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Relative
The Headline Woman
(1935)
Johnson
Black Fury
(1935)
Mac - Company Policeman
Under Pressure
(1935)
Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Times Square Lady
(1935)
Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
Justice of the Range
(1935)
Bob Brennan
His Night Out
(1935)
Lanky
Guard That Girl
(1935)
Budge Edwards
I Found Stella Parish
(1935)
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice
(1936)
John 'Gloves' Baker
Two in the Dark
(1936)
Policeman
The Big Game
(1936)
Gambler
The Cattle Thief
(1936)
Ranse Willard
Avenging Waters
(1936)
Marve Slater
White Fang
(1936)
Thief (uncredited)
They Met in a Taxi
(1936)
Policeman
Fatal Lady
(1936)
American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Colleen
(1936)
Sweeney (uncredited)
Without Orders
(1936)
Tim Casey
The Leathernecks Have Landed
(1936)
Tex
Boulder Dam
(1936)
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Fury
(1936)
Man (uncredited)
High Tension
(1936)
Husky Man
Legion of Terror
(1936)
Don Foster
Conflict
(1936)
Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
Muss 'em Up
(1936)
John Doe, a Gangster
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
(1936)
Newsstand Customer
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Recreation Room Guard
Crash Donovan
(1936)
The Drill Master
Pride of the Marines
(1936)
Gunner Brady
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Bride Walks Out
(1936)
Taxi Driver(uncredited)
The First Baby
(1936)
Tough Guy
Second Wife
(1936)
1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Night Key
(1937)
Fingers
Marry the Girl
(1937)
Motorcycle cop
23 1/2 Hours Leave
(1937)
Top Sgt. Burke
Park Avenue Logger
(1937)
Paul Sangar
Escape by Night
(1937)
Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
MP (uncredited)
Devil's Playground
(1937)
Sidecar Wilson
A Fight to the Finish
(1937)
Eddie Hawkins
Topper
(1937)
Eddie (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Music for Madame
(1937)
Violets (Uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)
Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
The Westland Case
(1937)
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Fight for Your Lady
(1937)
Mr. Walton (uncredited)
The Wildcatter
(1937)
Johnson
Woman-Wise
(1937)
Kramer (uncredited)
When's Your Birthday?
(1937)
Police Detective (uncredited)
Mountain Music
(1937)
G-Man (uncredited)
The Singing Marine
(1937)
First Sergeant (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
(1937)
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
(1937)
Tom Ferguson
Dead End
(1937)
Doorman
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Tug
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Biff Moran
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Over the Wall
(1938)
Eddie Edwards
The Law West of Tombstone
(1938)
Mulligan P. Martinez
Prison Break
(1938)
Big Red Kincaid
Born to Be Wild
(1938)
Bill Purvis
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
Hawaii Calls
(1938)
Muller
The Adventures of Marco Polo
(1938)
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol
(1938)
Seaman Olaf Swanson
Going Places
(1938)
Clarence - a Policeman
Fugitives for a Night
(1938)
Gambler in Fake Fight
Professor Beware
(1938)
Motorcycle Cop
Numbered Woman
(1938)
Detective
Flight Into Nowhere
(1938)
Gun Law
(1938)
Henchman Pecos
The Kid Comes Back
(1938)
Spike
Reformatory
(1938)
Mac Grady
Penitentiary
(1938)
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Tom the Yankee Captain
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
John Palmer Cass
Made for Each Other
(1939)
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Adam Hartman
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Town Marshal
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(1939)
Hunk
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Walton
Waterfront
(1939)
Mart Hendler
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Lenihan
The Oklahoma Kid
(1939)
Wes Handley
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
Dodge City
(1939)
Bud Taylor
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939)
Sailor Sam - Wrestler
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
American Legionnaire (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
(1939)
Accused Rustler (uncredited)
The Girl from Mexico
(1939)
Mexican Pete
Union Pacific
(1939)
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Pardon Our Nerve
(1939)
Kid Ramsey
Trouble in Sundown
(1939)
Henchman Dusty
The Kid from Kokomo
(1939)
Ladislaw Klewicki
The Mortal Storm
(1940)
Franz
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Townley
The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Yank
Buck Benny Rides Again
(1940)
First Outlaw
Kit Carson
(1940)
Ape
Little Old New York
(1940)
Regan
Virginia City
(1940)
Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
City for Conquest
(1940)
First Policeman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
(1940)
Shore Patrolman
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
(uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Det. Tom Polhaus
Manpower
(1941)
Eddie Adams
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
Floyd, Amato's Goon
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Wash Gibbs
Swamp Water
(1941)
Tim Dorson
Sergeant York
(1941)
Ike Botkin
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Lov Bensey
Know For Sure
(1941)
patient
Doctors Don't Tell
(1941)
Barney Millen
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
John L. Sullivan
The Falcon Takes Over
(1942)
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Sheriff Edmunds
Sin Town
(1942)
Rock Delaney
Hitler- Dead or Alive
(1942)
Steve Maschick
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(1942)
Sgt. Scully
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Al Yackey
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Jimmy
They Came to Blow Up America
(1943)
FBI Chief Craig
Hello, Frisco, Hello
(1943)
Sharkey
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
'Judge' Robert Garvey
The Fighting Sullivans
(1944)
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
Home in Indiana
(1944)
Jed Bruce
They Were Expendable
(1945)
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Dakota
(1945)
Jim Bender
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Bert
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Morgan Earp
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Honey Bragg
The Fugitive
(1947)
James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Unconquered
(1947)
John Fraser
3 Godfathers
(1948)
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Fort Apache
(1948)
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Joan of Arc
(1948)
La Hire
The Time of Your Life
(1948)
McCarthy
Tap Roots
(1948)
Hoab Dabney
Sins of the Fathers
(1948)
Wagon Master
(1950)
Elder Wiggs
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(1950)
Inspector Charles Weber
Riding High
(1950)
Lee
Singing Guns
(1950)
Sheriff Jim Caradac
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Walter Brent
Operation Pacific
(1951)
John "Pop" Perry
The Great Missouri Raid
(1951)
Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Only the Valiant
(1951)
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Bullfighter and the Lady
(1951)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Father Peter Lonergan
Hellgate
(1952)
Lt. Tod Voorhees
Thunderbirds
(1952)
Lt. John McCreery
The McGurk Way
(1952)
Dan McGurk 4th
Hondo
(1953)
Bufallo Baker
Blowing Wild
(1953)
Dutch Peterson
The Moonlighter
(1953)
Cole Gardner
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
John McIvers
Gypsy Colt
(1954)
Frank MacWade
The Bob Mathias Story
(1954)
Coach Virgil Jackson
The Long Gray Line
(1955)
Herman Kohler
Mister Roberts
(1955)
Dowdy
A Man Alone
(1955)
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
The Red, White and Blue Line
(1955)
Narrator
Rookie of the Year
(1955)
Buck Goodhue
The Searchers
(1956)
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Pillars of the Sky
(1956)
Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident
(1956)
Sen. Blakely
The Halliday Brand
(1957)
Big Dan Halliday
The Wings of Eagles
(1957)
John Dodge
The Growler Story
(1957)
Quincannon
China Doll
(1958)
Father Cairns
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Pat Wheeler
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
The Colter Craven Story:
(1960)
Directed by John Ford
(1971)
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(2000)
(archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
(2005)
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
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