Person
Ward Bond
Acting · 1903–1960 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Biography
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
Wagon Train
Major Seth Adams
Climax!
Sheriff Ab Kale
Suspense
Bill Meeker
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Wagon Train
MGM Parade
1955
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. Pannetti
Screen Director's Playhouse
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Filmography
- 2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnJohn L. Sullivan (archive footage)
- 2004BattlegroundQuincannon (archive footage)
- 2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(archive footage)
- 2000John Wayne-A Life on FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971Directed by John Ford(archive footage)
- 1960The Colter Craven Story
- 1959Alias Jesse JamesMajor Seth Adams (uncredited)
- 1959Rio BravoPat Wheeler
- 1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf
- 1958China DollFather Cairns
- 1957Wagon TrainMajor Seth Adams
- 1957The Wings of EaglesJohn Dodge
- 1957The Halliday BrandBig Dan Halliday
- 1957The Growler StoryQuincannon
- 1956Pillars of the SkyDr. Joseph Holden
- 1956Dakota IncidentSen. Blakely
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Wagon Train
- 1956The SearchersRev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- 1955A Man AloneSheriff Gil Corrigan
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseLarry 'Buck' Goodhue
- 1955MGM Parade
- 1955Star StagePatterson
- 1955Mister RobertsDowdy
- 1955The Red, White and Blue LineNarrator
- 1955The Long Gray LineCaptain Herman Kohler
- 1954The Bob Mathias StoryCoach Virgil Jackson
- 1954Climax!Sheriff Ab Kale
- 1954Johnny GuitarJohn McIvers
- 1954Gypsy ColtFrank MacWade
- 1953HondoBuffalo Baker
- 1953Blowing WildDutch Peterson
- 1953The MoonlighterCole Gardner
- 1953The Christophers
- 1953General Electric Theater
- 1952ThunderbirdsLt. John McCreery
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreLt. Pannetti
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaM / Sgt. Lou Diamond
- 1952HellgateLt. Tod Voorhees
- 1952The Quiet ManFather Peter Lonergan
- 1952The Gulf Playhouse
- 1952The McGurk WayDan McGurk 4th
- 1951On Dangerous GroundWalter Brent
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCapt. Parker
- 1951Bullfighter and the LadyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Only the ValiantCpl. Timothy Gilchrist
- 1951The Great Missouri RaidMaj. Marshal Trowbridge
- 1951Operation PacificJohn "Pop" Perry
- 1950The Bigelow Theatre
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeInspector Charles Weber
- 1950Wagon MasterElder Wiggs
- 1950Riding HighLee
- 1950Singing GunsSheriff Jim Caradac
- 1949The Silver Theatre
- 1949SuspenseBill Meeker
- 19483 GodfathersPerley 'Buck' Sweet
- 1948Joan of ArcLa Hire
- 1948The Time of Your LifeMcCarthy
- 1948Tap RootsHoab Dabney
- 1948Fort ApacheSgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- 1948Sins of the Fathers
- 1947The FugitiveJames Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
- 1947UnconqueredJohn Fraser
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeBert
- 1946My Darling ClementineMorgan Earp
- 1946Canyon PassageHoney Bragg
- 1945DakotaJim Bender
- 1945They Were Expendable"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
- 1944Tall in the Saddle'Judge' Robert Garvey
- 1944Home in IndianaJed Bruce
- 1944A Guy Named JoeAl Yackey
- 1944The Fighting SullivansLt. Cmdr. Robinson
- 1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaFBI Chief Craig
- 1943Slightly DangerousJimmy
- 1943Hello, Frisco, HelloSharkey
- 1942Gentleman JimJohn L. Sullivan
- 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveSteve Maschick
- 1942Sin TownRock Delaney
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSgt. Scully
- 1942The Falcon Takes OverMoose Malloy (Uncredited)
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesSheriff Edmunds
- 1941Swamp WaterTim Dorson
- 1941The Maltese FalconDet. Tom Polhaus
- 1941Know For Surepatient
- 1941Sergeant YorkIke Botkin
- 1941Doctors Don't TellBarney Millen
- 1941ManpowerEddie Adams
- 1941The Shepherd of the HillsWash Gibbs
- 1941A Man BetrayedFloyd, Amato's Goon
- 1941Tobacco RoadLov Bensey
- 1940Santa Fe TrailTownley
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeYank
- 1940City for ConquestFirst Policeman (uncredited)
- 1940Kit CarsonApe
- 1940Sailor's LadyShore Patrolman (uncredited)
- 1940The Mortal StormFranz
- 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainFirst Outlaw
- 1940Virginia CityConfederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
- 1940The Grapes of WrathPoliceman
- 1940Little Old New YorkRegan
- 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadyWalton
- 1939Gone with the WindTom the Yankee Captain
- 1939Drums Along the MohawkAdam Hartman
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceHunk
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyFirst Thug on Train (uncredited)
- 1939Frontier MarshalTown Marshal
- 1939WaterfrontMart Hendler
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnJohn Palmer Cass
- 1939The Girl from MexicoMexican Pete
- 1939The Kid from KokomoLadislaw Klewicki
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyAmerican Legionnaire (uncredited)
- 1939Union PacificTracklayer (uncredited)
- 1939The Return of the Cisco KidAccused Rustler (uncredited)
- 1939Dodge CityBud Taylor
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandSailor Sam - Wrestler
- 1939Trouble in SundownHenchman Dusty
- 1939The Oklahoma KidWes Handley
- 1939Pardon Our NerveKid Ramsey
- 1939Made for Each OtherJim Hatton (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalLenihan
- 1939Son of FrankensteinGendarme at Gate (uncredited)
- 1938Going PlacesClarence - a Policeman
- 1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Olaf Swanson
- 1938The Law West of TombstoneMulligan P. Martinez
- 1938Fugitives for a NightGambler in Fake Fight
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouMike (uncredited)
- 1938Professor BewareMotorcycle Cop
- 1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseTug
- 1938Prison BreakBig Red Kincaid
- 1938ReformatoryMac Grady
- 1938Numbered WomanDetective
- 1938Gun LawHenchman Pecos
- 1938Flight Into Nowhere
- 1938Mr. Moto's GambleBiff Moran
- 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloMongol Guard (uncredited)
- 1938Over the WallEddie Edwards
- 1938Hawaii CallsMuller
- 1938Bringing Up BabyMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- 1938Born to Be WildBill Purvis
- 1938The Kid Comes BackSpike
- 1938Of Human HeartsLout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
- 1938PenitentiaryRed Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
- 1937Fight for Your LadyWalton (uncredited)
- 1937The Westland CaseConnors - Death-Row Inmate
- 1937Music for MadameViolets (Uncredited)
- 1937The Game That KillsTom Ferguson
- 1937Souls at SeaBit Part (uncredited)
- 1937Escape by NightPeter 'Spudsy' Baker
- 1937Dead EndDoorman
- 1937TopperEddie (uncredited)
- 1937Marry the GirlMotorcycle cop
- 1937The Singing MarineFirst Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1937A Fight to the FinishEddie Hawkins
- 1937Mountain MusicG-Man (uncredited)
- 1937The WildcatterJohnson
- 1937They Gave Him a GunMP (uncredited)
- 1937Night KeyFingers
- 1937The Soldier and the LadyTartar Guard (Uncredited)
- 193723 1/2 Hours LeaveTop Sgt. Burke
- 1937Park Avenue LoggerPaul Sangar
- 1937When's Your Birthday?Police Detective (uncredited)
- 1937Devil's PlaygroundSidecar Wilson
- 1937You Only Live OnceCasey - Guard (uncredited)
- 1937Woman-WiseKramer (uncredited)
- 1936After the Thin ManParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1936ConflictGus 'Knockout' Carrigan
- 1936The Accusing FingerRecreation Room Guard
- 1936Legion of TerrorDon Foster
- 1936Without OrdersTim Casey
- 1936The Big GameGambler
- 1936The Man Who Lived TwiceGloves Baker
- 1936They Met in a TaxiPoliceman
- 1936Second Wife1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
- 1936Crash DonovanThe Drill Master
- 1936White FangThief (uncredited)
- 1936The Bride Walks OutTaxi Driver(uncredited)
- 1936High TensionHusky Man
- 1936FuryMan (uncredited)
- 1936The Cattle ThiefRanse Willard
- 1936Fatal LadyAmerican Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1936Avenging WatersMarve Slater
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesNewsstand Customer
- 1936The First BabyTough Guy
- 1936Pride of the MarinesGunner Brady
- 1936ColleenSweeney (uncredited)
- 1936Boulder DamPa's Guest (uncredited)
- 1936The Leathernecks Have LandedTex
- 1936Muss 'em UpJohn Doe, a Gangster
- 1936Two in the DarkPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1935Hitch Hike LadyMotorcycle cop
- 1935We're Only HumanBank Robber
- 1935Too Tough to KillDanny
- 1935Broadway HostessLucky's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935I Found Stella ParishRoman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
- 1935Guard That GirlBudge Edwards
- 1935Western CourageLacrosse
- 19353 Kids and a QueenRelative
- 1935The Last Days of PompeiiMurmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
- 1935Waterfront LadyJess
- 1935His Night OutLanky
- 1935Little Big ShotKell's Henchman
- 1935She Gets Her ManChick
- 1935Calm YourselfDetective with Roscoe (uncredited)
- 1935Justice of the RangeBob Brennan
- 1935Murder in the Fleet'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
- 1935Black FuryMac - Company Policeman
- 1935The Headline WomanJohnson
- 1935The InformerMan (uncredited)
- 1935'G' MenGunman at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1935Mary Jane's PaRoughneck Leader
- 1935Go Into Your DanceHerman Lahey
- 1935Fighting ShadowsBrad Harrison
- 1935Strangers AllWard, Assistant Director on Film Set
- 1935The Crimson TrailLuke Long
- 1935Times Square LadyDugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
- 1935One New York NightPoliceman
- 1935Devil Dogs of the AirInstructor
- 1935Under PressurePrize Fighter (uncredited)
- 1935Grand Old GirlMr. Clark - Football Coach
- 1934Broadway BillMorgan's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1934Men of the NightDet. John Connors
- 1934Against the LawTony Rizzo
- 19346 Day Bike RiderFirst Officer (uncredited)
- 1934Death on the DiamondSecurity Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
- 1934Girl in DangerWynkoski
- 1934The Human SideCop
- 1934ChainedShip Steward (uncredited)
- 1934The Affairs of CelliniPalace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
- 1934The Defense RestsHood
- 1934The Circus ClownSpectator
- 1934Here Comes the GroomSecond Cop
- 1934A Man's GameDave Jordon
- 1934Most Precious Thing in LifeHead Coach Smith
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldDirigible Officer
- 1934The Crime of Helen StanleyJack Baker
- 1934WhirlpoolFarley
- 1934Voice in the NightBob Hall
- 1934The Fighting RangerDave, Cougar Henchman
- 1934The Poor RichMotor Cop
- 1934It Happened One NightBus Driver (uncredited)
- 1934Speed WingsHenchman (uncredited)
- 1934School for RomanceHusband
- 1934Frontier MarshalBen Murchison
- 1933The Fighting CodeJoe Krull
- 1933StraightawayHobo
- 1933Son of a SailorJoe
- 1933College CoachAssistant Coach (uncredited)
- 1933Wild Boys of the RoadRed the Brakeman (uncredited)
- 1933Police Car 17Bumps O'Neill
- 1933Lady for a DayMounted Policeman (uncredited)
- 1933The WreckerCramer
- 1933Heroes for SaleRed (uncredited)
- 1933When Strangers MarryBilly McGuire
- 1933Unknown ValleyElder Snead
- 1933Obey the LawKid Paris
- 1933State TrooperUndetermined Role
- 1933Lucky DevilsCrewman (uncredited)
- 1932Sundown RiderGabe Powers - Henchman
- 193220,000 Years in Sing SingPolice Officer (uncredited)
- 1932FleshMuscles Manning (uncredited)
- 1932That's My BoyCurley Decker
- 1932Air MailJoe Barnes (uncredited)
- 1932VirtueFrank
- 1932Rackety Rax'Brick' Gilligan
- 1932White EagleBart - Henchman
- 1932Hold 'Em JailFootball Player (uncredited)
- 1932Hello TroubleHeavy Kennedy
- 1932Bachelor's AffairsCop (uncredited)
- 1932The Trial of Vivienne WareJohnson (uncredited)
- 1932Careless LadyCop in Raid
- 1932High SpeedHam
- 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1931ArrowsmithCop (uncredited)
- 1931Over the HillDetective Escort (uncredited)
- 1931Sob SisterWard, a Cop (uncredited)
- 1931The SpiderCop (uncredited)
- 1931The BratCourt Policeman (uncredited)
- 1931Maker of MenFootball Player Pat (uncredited)
- 1931Three Girls LostAirline Steward (uncredited)
- 1931Quick MillionsCop in montage (uncredited)
- 1930The Big TrailSid Bascom (uncredited)
- 1930Up the RiverInmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
- 1930Cheer Up and SmileBoy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
- 1930Born RecklessSergeant
- 1930The Lone Star RangerTownsman at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1929So This Is CollegeUSC Player - #30 (uncredited)
- 1929SaluteMidshipman Harold
- 1929Words and MusicWard
- 1928Noah's ArkFlood Extra (uncredited)
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