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