Ward Bond
Born in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA — Apr 09 1903• Died Nov 05 1960
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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).
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Wagon Train
Major Seth Adams
Climax!
Sheriff Ab Kale
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Wagon Train
The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. Pannetti
Suspense
Bill Meeker
Cavalcade of America
M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
MGM Parade
Screen Director's Playhouse
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
Det. Tom Polhaus
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
Tall in the Saddle
'Judge' Robert Garvey
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. Parker
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
General Electric Theater
Hondo
Buffalo Baker
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
Santa Fe Trail
Townley
Wagon Master
Elder Wiggs
Alias Jesse James
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Topper
Eddie (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Rackety Rax
'Brick' Gilligan
Dead End
Doorman
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Fugitive
James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Made for Each Other
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
John L. Sullivan
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
Directed by John Ford
(archive footage)
Over the Wall
Eddie Edwards
Music for Madame
Violets (Uncredited)
Only the Valiant
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
John "Pop" Perry
Noah's Ark
Flood Extra (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Inspector Charles Weber
Drums Along the Mohawk
Adam Hartman
A Man Alone
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Unconquered
John Fraser
After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
On Dangerous Ground
Walter Brent
The Big Trail
Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Fury
Man (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
'G' Men
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
City for Conquest
First Policeman (uncredited)
Hellgate
Lt. Tod Voorhees
Star Stage
Patterson
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Sailor Sam - Wrestler
They Were Expendable
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Son of a Sailor
Joe
China Doll
Father Cairns
Son of Frankenstein
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
Dodge City
Bud Taylor
Joan of Arc
La Hire
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
Lov Bensey
The Mortal Storm
Franz
Night Key
Fingers
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Sheriff Edmunds
The Oklahoma Kid
Wes Handley
Slightly Dangerous
Jimmy
Mary Jane's Pa
Roughneck Leader
Black Fury
Mac - Company Policeman
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Biff Moran
Professor Beware
Motorcycle Cop
A Guy Named Joe
Al Yackey
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Walton
Tap Roots
Hoab Dabney
The Time of Your Life
McCarthy
Singing Guns
Sheriff Jim Caradac
Murder in the Fleet
'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
The Big Game
Gambler
The Wrecker
Cramer
Manpower
Eddie Adams
Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Of Human Hearts
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Prison Break
Big Red Kincaid
Trouble in Sundown
Henchman Dusty
Hitch Hike Lady
Motorcycle cop
The Defense Rests
Hood
The Poor Rich
Motor Cop
Battleground
Quincannon (archive footage)
The Silver Theatre
The Soldier and the Lady
Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Police Officer (uncredited)
Up the River
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
Dowdy
Riding High
Lee
Buck Benny Rides Again
First Outlaw
Over the Hill
Detective Escort (uncredited)
Maker of Men
Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Born Reckless
Sergeant
The Halliday Brand
Big Dan Halliday
Sin Town
Rock Delaney
The Affairs of Cellini
Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
John Dodge
Men of the Night
Det. John Connors
Marry the Girl
Motorcycle cop
The Girl from Mexico
Mexican Pete
Arrowsmith
Cop (uncredited)
Fatal Lady
American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Careless Lady
Cop in Raid
The Shepherd of the Hills
Wash Gibbs
One New York Night
Policeman
Girl in Danger
Wynkoski
Go Into Your Dance
Herman Lahey
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dakota Incident
Sen. Blakely
Death on the Diamond
Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
Flesh
Muscles Manning (uncredited)
Virginia City
Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
The Brat
Court Policeman (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line
Captain Herman Kohler
The Man Who Lived Twice
Gloves Baker
A Man's Game
Dave Jordon
Lady for a Day
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
MP (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Sgt. Scully
His Night Out
Lanky
Sob Sister
Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
Times Square Lady
Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
Thunderbirds
Lt. John McCreery
The Westland Case
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Tug
Bullfighter and the Lady
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Calm Yourself
Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
The Christophers
Dakota
Jim Bender
Numbered Woman
Detective
Fight for Your Lady
Walton (uncredited)
The Bride Walks Out
Taxi Driver(uncredited)
The Singing Marine
First Sergeant (uncredited)
Virtue
Frank
Mountain Music
G-Man (uncredited)
High Tension
Husky Man
Waterfront Lady
Jess
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
The Gulf Playhouse
Heroes for Sale
Red (uncredited)
Whirlpool
Farley
Legion of Terror
Don Foster
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Hunk
When's Your Birthday?
Police Detective (uncredited)
The Great Missouri Raid
Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
They Made Me a Criminal
Lenihan
Salute
Midshipman Harold
The Falcon Takes Over
Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
The Game That Kills
Tom Ferguson
The Last Days of Pompeii
Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
Yank
Obey the Law
Kid Paris
3 Kids and a Queen
Relative
Penitentiary
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Newsstand Customer
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Tex
Devil Dogs of the Air
Instructor
Know For Sure
patient
Swamp Water
Tim Dorson
I'll Tell the World
Dirigible Officer
The Headline Woman
Johnson
Going Places
Clarence - a Policeman
We're Only Human
Bank Robber
The Fighting Sullivans
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
Hawaii Calls
Muller
Second Wife
1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Muss 'em Up
John Doe, a Gangster
Crash Donovan
The Drill Master
Against the Law
Tony Rizzo
That's My Boy
Curley Decker
Fugitives for a Night
Gambler in Fake Fight
Pillars of the Sky
Dr. Joseph Holden
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Top Sgt. Burke
Blowing Wild
Dutch Peterson
Little Old New York
Regan
A Man Betrayed
Floyd, Amato's Goon
Quick Millions
Cop in montage (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Bill Purvis
Words and Music
Ward
The Accusing Finger
Recreation Room Guard
The Spider
Cop (uncredited)
The Moonlighter
Cole Gardner
Pride of the Marines
Gunner Brady
Canyon Passage
Honey Bragg
The Human Side
Cop
Souls at Sea
Bit Part (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Olaf Swanson
The Return of the Cisco Kid
Accused Rustler (uncredited)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Gun Law
Henchman Pecos
Here Comes the Groom
Second Cop
Home in Indiana
Jed Bruce
College Coach
Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
Danny
Air Mail
Joe Barnes (uncredited)
Speed Wings
Henchman (uncredited)
Escape by Night
Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Chained
Ship Steward (uncredited)
High Speed
Ham
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Sharkey
Two in the Dark
Policeman (uncredited)
Gypsy Colt
Frank MacWade
The Kid from Kokomo
Ladislaw Klewicki
Little Big Shot
Kell's Henchman
Without Orders
Tim Casey
Doctors Don't Tell
Barney Millen
Lucky Devils
Crewman (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
Mr. Clark - Football Coach
The Law West of Tombstone
Mulligan P. Martinez
State Trooper
Undetermined Role
Pardon Our Nerve
Kid Ramsey
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Flight Into Nowhere
So This Is College
USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
White Fang
Thief (uncredited)
Police Car 17
Bumps O'Neill
Strangers All
Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
The Wildcatter
Johnson
The Cattle Thief
Ranse Willard
Guard That Girl
Budge Edwards
Justice of the Range
Bob Brennan
Kit Carson
Ape
Colleen
Sweeney (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
Billy McGuire
The First Baby
Tough Guy
Frontier Marshal
Ben Murchison
The Lone Star Ranger
Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Reformatory
Mac Grady
Broadway Hostess
Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
The Bob Mathias Story
Coach Virgil Jackson
School for Romance
Husband
Devil's Playground
Sidecar Wilson
Hold 'Em Jail
Football Player (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
Marve Slater
The Growler Story
Quincannon
They Met in a Taxi
Policeman
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Fighting Shadows
Brad Harrison
Frontier Marshal
Town Marshal
Under Pressure
Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
Kramer (uncredited)
The Bigelow Theatre
Conflict
Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
Bachelor's Affairs
Cop (uncredited)
The Crime of Helen Stanley
Jack Baker
Hello Trouble
Heavy Kennedy
Most Precious Thing in Life
Head Coach Smith
Unknown Valley
Elder Snead
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Straightaway
Hobo
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Steve Maschick
Waterfront
Mart Hendler
Park Avenue Logger
Paul Sangar
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Johnson (uncredited)
The Colter Craven Story
The Fighting Code
Joe Krull
Cheer Up and Smile
Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
A Fight to the Finish
Eddie Hawkins
Western Courage
Lacrosse
They Came to Blow Up America
FBI Chief Craig
White Eagle
Bart - Henchman
Sins of the Fathers
The Circus Clown
Spectator
The Crimson Trail
Luke Long
Three Girls Lost
Airline Steward (uncredited)
Voice in the Night
Bob Hall
The Kid Comes Back
Spike
The Fighting Ranger
Dave, Cougar Henchman
The Red, White and Blue Line
Narrator
Sundown Rider
Gabe Powers - Henchman
She Gets Her Man
Chick
6 Day Bike Rider
First Officer (uncredited)
The McGurk Way
Dan McGurk 4th