Acting
Ward Bond
Born 9 April 1903 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA · Died 5 November 1960
290 credits
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
Acting 290
- 2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnFilmJohn L. Sullivan (archive footage)
- 2004BattlegroundSeriesQuincannon (archive footage)
- 2000Golden Saddles, Silver SpursFilm(archive footage)
- 2000John Wayne-A Life on FilmFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971Directed by John FordFilm(archive footage)
- 1960The Colter Craven StoryFilm
- 1959Rio BravoFilmPat Wheeler
- 1959Alias Jesse JamesFilmMajor Seth Adams (uncredited)
- 1958China DollFilmFather Cairns
- 1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialFilmSelf
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesMajor Seth Adams
- 1957The Wings of EaglesFilmJohn Dodge
- 1957The Halliday BrandFilmBig Dan Halliday
- 1957The Growler StoryFilmQuincannon
- 1956The SearchersFilmRev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf, Self - Wagon Train
- 1956Pillars of the SkyFilmDr. Joseph Holden
- 1956Dakota IncidentFilmSen. Blakely
- 1955Mister RobertsFilmDowdy
- 1955The Long Gray LineFilmCaptain Herman Kohler
- 1955A Man AloneFilmSheriff Gil Corrigan
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeriesLarry 'Buck' Goodhue
- 1955MGM ParadeSeries
- 1955The Red, White and Blue LineFilmNarrator
- 1955Rookie of the YearFilmLarry "Buck" Goodhue
- 1955Star StageSeriesPatterson
- 1954Johnny GuitarFilmJohn McIvers
- 1954Climax!SeriesSheriff Ab Kale
- 1954Gypsy ColtFilmFrank MacWade
- 1954The Bob Mathias StoryFilmCoach Virgil Jackson
- 1953HondoFilmBuffalo Baker
- 1953Blowing WildFilmDutch Peterson
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries
- 1953The MoonlighterFilmCole Gardner
- 1953The ChristophersSeries
- 1952The Quiet ManFilmFather Peter Lonergan
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeriesHank Fetterman, Lt. Pannetti
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesHarvey Kendall, M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
- 1952HellgateFilmLt. Tod Voorhees
- 1952ThunderbirdsFilmLt. John McCreery
- 1952The McGurk WayFilmDan McGurk 4th
- 1952The Gulf PlayhouseSeries
- 1951On Dangerous GroundFilmWalter Brent
- 1951Operation PacificFilmJohn "Pop" Perry
- 1951Only the ValiantFilmCpl. Timothy Gilchrist
- 1951Bullfighter and the LadyFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesCapt. Parker, Ivan Kergosen, Sam Stover
- 1951The Great Missouri RaidFilmMaj. Marshal Trowbridge
- 1950Wagon MasterFilmElder Wiggs
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeFilmInspector Charles Weber
- 1950Singing GunsFilmSheriff Jim Caradac
- 1950Riding HighFilmLee
- 1950The Bigelow TheatreSeries
- 1949SuspenseSeriesBill Meeker
- 1949The Silver TheatreSeries
- 1948Fort ApacheFilmSgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- 19483 GodfathersFilmPerley 'Buck' Sweet
- 1948Joan of ArcFilmLa Hire
- 1948The Time of Your LifeFilmMcCarthy
- 1948Tap RootsFilmHoab Dabney
- 1948Sins of the FathersFilm
- 1947UnconqueredFilmJohn Fraser
- 1947The FugitiveFilmJames Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeFilmBert
- 1946My Darling ClementineFilmMorgan Earp
- 1946Canyon PassageFilmHoney Bragg
- 1945They Were ExpendableFilm"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
- 1945DakotaFilmJim Bender
- 1944Tall in the SaddleFilm'Judge' Robert Garvey
- 1944A Guy Named JoeFilmAl Yackey
- 1944The Fighting SullivansFilmLt. Cmdr. Robinson
- 1944Home in IndianaFilmJed Bruce
- 1943Hello, Frisco, HelloFilmSharkey
- 1943Slightly DangerousFilmJimmy
- 1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaFilmFBI Chief Craig
- 1942Gentleman JimFilmJohn L. Sullivan
- 1942The Falcon Takes OverFilmMoose Malloy (Uncredited)
- 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveFilmSteve Maschick
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilmSgt. Scully
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesFilmSheriff Edmunds
- 1942Sin TownFilmRock Delaney
- 1941The Maltese FalconFilmDetective Tom Polhaus
- 1941Sergeant YorkFilmIke Botkin
- 1941The Shepherd of the HillsFilmWash Gibbs
- 1941Tobacco RoadFilmLov Bensey
- 1941Swamp WaterFilmTim Dorson
- 1941ManpowerFilmEddie Adams
- 1941A Man BetrayedFilmFloyd, Amato's Goon
- 1941Doctors Don't TellFilmBarney Millen
- 1941Know For SureFilmpatient
- 1940The Grapes of WrathFilmPoliceman
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeFilmYank
- 1940The Mortal StormFilmFranz
- 1940Santa Fe TrailFilmTownley
- 1940City for ConquestFilmFirst Policeman (uncredited)
- 1940Virginia CityFilmConfederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
- 1940Little Old New YorkFilmRegan
- 1940Kit CarsonFilmApe
- 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainFilmFirst Outlaw
- 1940Sailor's LadyFilmShore Patrolman (uncredited)
- 1939Gone with the WindFilmTom the Yankee Captain
- 1939Son of FrankensteinFilmGendarme at Gate (uncredited)
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnFilmJohn Palmer Cass
- 1939Drums Along the MohawkFilmAdam Hartman
- 1939Dodge CityFilmBud Taylor
- 1939Union PacificFilmTracklayer (uncredited)
- 1939Made for Each OtherFilmJim Hatton (uncredited)
- 1939The Oklahoma KidFilmWes Handley
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalFilmLenihan
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyFilmAmerican Legionnaire (uncredited)
- 1939Frontier MarshalFilmTown Marshal
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandFilmSailor Sam - Wrestler
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyFilmFirst Thug on Train (uncredited)
- 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadyFilmWalton
- 1939The Girl from MexicoFilmMexican Pete
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceFilmHunk
- 1939The Return of the Cisco KidFilmAccused Rustler (uncredited)
- 1939WaterfrontFilmMart Hendler
- 1939The Kid from KokomoFilmLadislaw Klewicki
- 1939Trouble in SundownFilmHenchman Dusty
- 1939Pardon Our NerveFilmKid Ramsey
- 1938Bringing Up BabyFilmMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouFilmMike (uncredited)
- 1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseFilmTug
- 1938Mr. Moto's GambleFilmBiff Moran
- 1938Of Human HeartsFilmLout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
- 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloFilmMongol Guard (uncredited)
- 1938Prison BreakFilmBig Red Kincaid
- 1938Going PlacesFilmClarence - a Policeman
- 1938The Law West of TombstoneFilmMulligan P. Martinez
- 1938Submarine PatrolFilmSeaman Olaf Swanson
- 1938Professor BewareFilmMotorcycle Cop
- 1938Fugitives for a NightFilmGambler in Fake Fight
- 1938The Kid Comes BackFilmSpike
- 1938Hawaii CallsFilmMuller
- 1938Born to Be WildFilmBill Purvis
- 1938Gun LawFilmHenchman Pecos
- 1938Over the WallFilmEddie Edwards
- 1938Flight Into NowhereFilm
- 1938ReformatoryFilmMac Grady
- 1938Numbered WomanFilmDetective
- 1938PenitentiaryFilmRed Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
- 1937You Only Live OnceFilmCasey - Guard (uncredited)
- 1937TopperFilmEddie (uncredited)
- 1937Dead EndFilmDoorman
- 1937Night KeyFilmFingers
- 1937Souls at SeaFilmBit Part (uncredited)
- 1937They Gave Him a GunFilmMP (uncredited)
- 1937Escape by NightFilmPeter 'Spudsy' Baker
- 1937Fight for Your LadyFilmWalton (uncredited)
- 1937The Westland CaseFilmConnors - Death-Row Inmate
- 1937The Soldier and the LadyFilmTartar Guard (Uncredited)
- 1937The Singing MarineFilmFirst Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1937Devil's PlaygroundFilmSidecar Wilson
- 1937The Game That KillsFilmTom Ferguson
- 1937Music for MadameFilmViolets (Uncredited)
- 1937Mountain MusicFilmG-Man (uncredited)
- 193723 1/2 Hours LeaveFilmTop Sgt. Burke
- 1937When's Your Birthday?FilmPolice Detective (uncredited)
- 1937A Fight to the FinishFilmEddie Hawkins
- 1937Park Avenue LoggerFilmPaul Sangar
- 1937Marry the GirlFilmMotorcycle cop
- 1937Woman-WiseFilmKramer (uncredited)
- 1937The WildcatterFilmJohnson
- 1936FuryFilmMan (uncredited)
- 1936After the Thin ManFilmParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1936The Bride Walks OutFilmTaxi Driver(uncredited)
- 1936Two in the DarkFilmPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesFilmNewsstand Customer
- 1936The Man Who Lived TwiceFilmGloves Baker
- 1936Muss 'em UpFilmJohn Doe, a Gangster, Kidnapper (uncredited)
- 1936They Met in a TaxiFilmPoliceman
- 1936High TensionFilmHusky Man
- 1936The Accusing FingerFilmRecreation Room Guard
- 1936The Big GameFilmGambler
- 1936Without OrdersFilmTim Casey
- 1936ColleenFilmSweeney (uncredited)
- 1936Legion of TerrorFilmDon Foster
- 1936Boulder DamFilmPa's Guest (uncredited)
- 1936White FangFilmThief (uncredited)
- 1936The Leathernecks Have LandedFilmTex
- 1936Pride of the MarinesFilmGunner Brady
- 1936ConflictFilmGus 'Knockout' Carrigan
- 1936Avenging WatersFilmMarve Slater
- 1936Crash DonovanFilmThe Drill Master
- 1936The First BabyFilmTough Guy
- 1936Fatal LadyFilmAmerican Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1936Second WifeFilm1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
- 1936The Cattle ThiefFilmRanse Willard
- 1935The InformerFilmMan (uncredited)
- 1935'G' MenFilmGunman at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1935The Last Days of PompeiiFilmMurmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
- 1935Black FuryFilmMac - Company Policeman
- 1935I Found Stella ParishFilmRoman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
- 1935Murder in the FleetFilm'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
- 1935Devil Dogs of the AirFilmInstructor
- 1935Broadway HostessFilmLucky's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935Go Into Your DanceFilmHerman Lahey
- 1935Under PressureFilmPrize Fighter (uncredited)
- 1935Mary Jane's PaFilmRoughneck Leader
- 19353 Kids and a QueenFilmRelative
- 1935We're Only HumanFilmBank Robber
- 1935The Headline WomanFilmJohnson
- 1935Waterfront LadyFilmJess
- 1935One New York NightFilmPoliceman
- 1935Times Square LadyFilmDugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
- 1935Hitch Hike LadyFilmMotorcycle cop
- 1935Little Big ShotFilmKell's Henchman
- 1935Calm YourselfFilmDetective with Roscoe (uncredited)
- 1935Grand Old GirlFilmMr. Clark - Football Coach
- 1935Too Tough to KillFilmDanny
- 1935Guard That GirlFilmBudge Edwards
- 1935Western CourageFilmLacrosse
- 1935Strangers AllFilmWard, Assistant Director on Film Set
- 1935Fighting ShadowsFilmBrad Harrison
- 1935She Gets Her ManFilmChick
- 1935Justice of the RangeFilmBob Brennan
- 1935His Night OutFilmLanky
- 1935The Crimson TrailFilmLuke Long
- 1934It Happened One NightFilmBus Driver (uncredited)
- 1934Broadway BillFilmMorgan's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1934ChainedFilmShip Steward (uncredited)
- 1934The Affairs of CelliniFilmPalace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
- 1934The Defense RestsFilmHood
- 1934The Crime of Helen StanleyFilmJack Baker
- 1934Death on the DiamondFilmSecurity Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
- 1934WhirlpoolFilmFarley
- 1934Most Precious Thing in LifeFilmHead Coach Smith
- 19346 Day Bike RiderFilmFirst Officer (uncredited)
- 1934Here Comes the GroomFilmSecond Cop
- 1934Against the LawFilmTony Rizzo
- 1934The Circus ClownFilmSpectator
- 1934Frontier MarshalFilmBen Murchison
- 1934Men of the NightFilmDet. John Connors
- 1934Girl in DangerFilmWynkoski
- 1934The Fighting RangerFilmDave, Cougar Henchman
- 1934School for RomanceFilmHusband
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldFilmDirigible Officer
- 1934Voice in the NightFilmBob Hall
- 1934Speed WingsFilmHenchman (uncredited)
- 1934A Man's GameFilmDave Jordon
- 1934The Poor RichFilmMotor Cop
- 1934The Human SideFilmCop
- 1933Lady for a DayFilmMounted Policeman (uncredited)
- 1933Wild Boys of the RoadFilmRed the Brakeman (uncredited)
- 1933Heroes for SaleFilmRed (uncredited)
- 1933College CoachFilmAssistant Coach (uncredited)
- 1933Lucky DevilsFilmCrewman (uncredited)
- 1933Unknown ValleyFilmElder Snead
- 1933Son of a SailorFilmJoe
- 1933The WreckerFilmCramer
- 1933Police Car 17FilmBumps O'Neill
- 1933StraightawayFilmHobo
- 1933When Strangers MarryFilmBilly McGuire
- 1933Obey the LawFilmKid Paris
- 1933State TrooperFilmUndetermined Role
- 1933The Fighting CodeFilmJoe Krull
- 193220,000 Years in Sing SingFilmPolice Officer (uncredited)
- 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemFilmTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1932VirtueFilmFrank
- 1932FleshFilmMuscles Manning (uncredited)
- 1932Air MailFilmJoe Barnes (uncredited)
- 1932Careless LadyFilmCop in Raid
- 1932Hold 'Em JailFilmFootball Player (uncredited)
- 1932Hello TroubleFilmHeavy Kennedy
- 1932Bachelor's AffairsFilmCop (uncredited)
- 1932High SpeedFilmHam
- 1932The Trial of Vivienne WareFilmJohnson (uncredited)
- 1932Rackety RaxFilm'Brick' Gilligan
- 1932That's My BoyFilmCurley Decker
- 1932Sundown RiderFilmGabe Powers - Henchman
- 1932White EagleFilmBart - Henchman
- 1931ArrowsmithFilmCop (uncredited)
- 1931The BratFilmCourt Policeman (uncredited)
- 1931Quick MillionsFilmCop in montage (uncredited)
- 1931Over the HillFilmDetective Escort (uncredited)
- 1931The SpiderFilmCop (uncredited)
- 1931Sob SisterFilmWard, a Cop (uncredited)
- 1931Three Girls LostFilmAirline Steward (uncredited)
- 1931Maker of MenFilmFootball Player Pat (uncredited)
- 1930The Big TrailFilmSid Bascom (uncredited)
- 1930Up the RiverFilmInmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
- 1930Born RecklessFilmSergeant
- 1930The Lone Star RangerFilmTownsman at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1930Cheer Up and SmileFilmBoy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
- 1929So This Is CollegeFilmUSC Player - #30 (uncredited)
- 1929SaluteFilmMidshipman Harold
- 1929Words and MusicFilmWard
- 1928Noah's ArkFilmFlood Extra (uncredited)
Filmography from TMDB.