Ward Bond

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

Climax!

MGM Parade

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

Gone with the Wind

Suspense

The Ford Television Theatre

All Movies (274)

• The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005 · as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
• Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs2000 · as (archive footage)
• John Wayne-A Life on Film2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Directed by John Ford1971 · as (archive footage)
• The Colter Craven Story1960
• Alias Jesse James1959 · as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
• Rio Bravo1959 · as Pat Wheeler
• The Western: A Lost TV Special1958 · as Self
• China Doll1958 · as Father Cairns
• The Wings of Eagles1957 · as John Dodge
• The Halliday Brand1957 · as Big Dan Halliday
• The Growler Story1957 · as Quincannon
• Pillars of the Sky1956 · as Dr. Joseph Holden
• Dakota Incident1956 · as Sen. Blakely
• The Searchers1956 · as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
• A Man Alone1955 · as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
• Mister Roberts1955 · as Dowdy
• The Red, White and Blue Line1955 · as Narrator
• The Long Gray Line1955 · as Captain Herman Kohler
• The Bob Mathias Story1954 · as Coach Virgil Jackson
• Johnny Guitar1954 · as John McIvers
• Gypsy Colt1954 · as Frank MacWade
• Hondo1953 · as Buffalo Baker
• Blowing Wild1953 · as Dutch Peterson
• The Moonlighter1953 · as Cole Gardner
• Thunderbirds1952 · as Lt. John McCreery
• Hellgate1952 · as Lt. Tod Voorhees
• The Quiet Man1952 · as Father Peter Lonergan
• The McGurk Way1952 · as Dan McGurk 4th
• On Dangerous Ground1951 · as Walter Brent
• Bullfighter and the Lady1951 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Only the Valiant1951 · as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
• The Great Missouri Raid1951 · as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
• Operation Pacific1951 · as John "Pop" Perry
• Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950 · as Inspector Charles Weber
• Wagon Master1950 · as Elder Wiggs
• Riding High1950 · as Lee
• Singing Guns1950 · as Sheriff Jim Caradac
• 3 Godfathers1948 · as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
• Joan of Arc1948 · as La Hire
• The Time of Your Life1948 · as McCarthy
• Tap Roots1948 · as Hoab Dabney
• Fort Apache1948 · as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
• Sins of the Fathers1948
• The Fugitive1947 · as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
• Unconquered1947 · as John Fraser
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Bert
• My Darling Clementine1946 · as Morgan Earp
• Canyon Passage1946 · as Honey Bragg
• Dakota1945 · as Jim Bender
• They Were Expendable1945 · as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
• Tall in the Saddle1944 · as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
• Home in Indiana1944 · as Jed Bruce
• A Guy Named Joe1944 · as Al Yackey
• The Fighting Sullivans1944 · as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
• They Came to Blow Up America1943 · as FBI Chief Craig
• Slightly Dangerous1943 · as Jimmy
• Hello, Frisco, Hello1943 · as Sharkey
• Gentleman Jim1942 · as John L. Sullivan
• Hitler- Dead or Alive1942 · as Steve Maschick
• Sin Town1942 · as Rock Delaney
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · as Sgt. Scully
• The Falcon Takes Over1942 · as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Sheriff Edmunds
• Swamp Water1941 · as Tim Dorson
• The Maltese Falcon1941 · as Det. Tom Polhaus
• Know For Sure1941 · as patient
• Sergeant York1941 · as Ike Botkin
• Doctors Don't Tell1941 · as Barney Millen
• Manpower1941 · as Eddie Adams
• The Shepherd of the Hills1941 · as Wash Gibbs
• A Man Betrayed1941 · as Floyd, Amato's Goon
• Tobacco Road1941 · as Lov Bensey
• Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Townley
• The Long Voyage Home1940 · as Yank
• City for Conquest1940 · as First Policeman (uncredited)
• Kit Carson1940 · as Ape
• Sailor's Lady1940 · as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
• The Mortal Storm1940 · as Franz
• Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · as First Outlaw
• Virginia City1940 · as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Policeman
• Little Old New York1940 · as Regan
• The Cisco Kid and the Lady1939 · as Walton
• Gone with the Wind1939 · as Tom the Yankee Captain
• Drums Along the Mohawk1939 · as Adam Hartman
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939 · as Hunk
• Dust Be My Destiny1939 · as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
• Frontier Marshal1939 · as Town Marshal
• Waterfront1939 · as Mart Hendler
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as John Palmer Cass
• The Girl from Mexico1939 · as Mexican Pete
• The Kid from Kokomo1939 · as Ladislaw Klewicki
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939 · as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
• Union Pacific1939 · as Tracklayer (uncredited)
• The Return of the Cisco Kid1939 · as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
• Dodge City1939 · as Bud Taylor
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
• Trouble in Sundown1939 · as Henchman Dusty
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Wes Handley
• Pardon Our Nerve1939 · as Kid Ramsey
• Made for Each Other1939 · as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
• They Made Me a Criminal1939 · as Lenihan
• Son of Frankenstein1939 · as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
• Going Places1938 · as Clarence - a Policeman
• Submarine Patrol1938 · as Seaman Olaf Swanson
• The Law West of Tombstone1938 · as Mulligan P. Martinez
• Fugitives for a Night1938 · as Gambler in Fake Fight
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Mike (uncredited)
• Professor Beware1938 · as Motorcycle Cop
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Tug
• Prison Break1938 · as Big Red Kincaid
• Reformatory1938 · as Mac Grady
• Numbered Woman1938 · as Detective
• Gun Law1938 · as Henchman Pecos
• Flight Into Nowhere1938
• Mr. Moto's Gamble1938 · as Biff Moran
• The Adventures of Marco Polo1938 · as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
• Over the Wall1938 · as Eddie Edwards
• Hawaii Calls1938 · as Muller
• Bringing Up Baby1938 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• Born to Be Wild1938 · as Bill Purvis
• The Kid Comes Back1938 · as Spike
• Of Human Hearts1938 · as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
• Penitentiary1938 · as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
• Fight for Your Lady1937 · as Walton (uncredited)
• The Westland Case1937 · as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
• Music for Madame1937 · as Violets (Uncredited)
• The Game That Kills1937 · as Tom Ferguson
• Souls at Sea1937 · as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Escape by Night1937 · as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
• Dead End1937 · as Doorman
• Topper1937 · as Eddie (uncredited)
• Marry the Girl1937 · as Motorcycle cop
• The Singing Marine1937 · as First Sergeant (uncredited)
• A Fight to the Finish1937 · as Eddie Hawkins
• Mountain Music1937 · as G-Man (uncredited)
• The Wildcatter1937 · as Johnson
• They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as MP (uncredited)
• Night Key1937 · as Fingers
• The Soldier and the Lady1937 · as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
• 23 1/2 Hours Leave1937 · as Top Sgt. Burke
• Park Avenue Logger1937 · as Paul Sangar
• When's Your Birthday?1937 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
• Devil's Playground1937 · as Sidecar Wilson
• You Only Live Once1937 · as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
• Woman-Wise1937 · as Kramer (uncredited)
• After the Thin Man1936 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Conflict1936 · as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
• The Accusing Finger1936 · as Recreation Room Guard
• Legion of Terror1936 · as Don Foster
• Without Orders1936 · as Tim Casey
• The Big Game1936 · as Gambler
• The Man Who Lived Twice1936 · as Gloves Baker
• They Met in a Taxi1936 · as Policeman
• Second Wife1936 · as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
• Crash Donovan1936 · as The Drill Master
• White Fang1936 · as Thief (uncredited)
• The Bride Walks Out1936 · as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
• High Tension1936 · as Husky Man
• Fury1936 · as Man (uncredited)
• The Cattle Thief1936 · as Ranse Willard
• Fatal Lady1936 · as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
• Avenging Waters1936 · as Marve Slater
• The Case Against Mrs. Ames1936 · as Newsstand Customer
• The First Baby1936 · as Tough Guy
• Pride of the Marines1936 · as Gunner Brady
• Colleen1936 · as Sweeney (uncredited)
• Boulder Dam1936 · as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
• The Leathernecks Have Landed1936 · as Tex
• Muss 'em Up1936 · as John Doe, a Gangster
• Muss 'em Up1936 · as Kidnapper (uncredited)
• Two in the Dark1936 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Hitch Hike Lady1935 · as Motorcycle cop
• We're Only Human1935 · as Bank Robber
• Too Tough to Kill1935 · as Danny
• Broadway Hostess1935 · as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
• I Found Stella Parish1935 · as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
• Guard That Girl1935 · as Budge Edwards
• Western Courage1935 · as Lacrosse
• 3 Kids and a Queen1935 · as Relative
• The Last Days of Pompeii1935 · as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
• Waterfront Lady1935 · as Jess
• His Night Out1935 · as Lanky
• Little Big Shot1935 · as Kell's Henchman
• She Gets Her Man1935 · as Chick
• Calm Yourself1935 · as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
• Justice of the Range1935 · as Bob Brennan
• Murder in the Fleet1935 · as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
• Black Fury1935 · as Mac - Company Policeman
• The Headline Woman1935 · as Johnson
• The Informer1935 · as Man (uncredited)
• 'G' Men1935 · as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
• Mary Jane's Pa1935 · as Roughneck Leader
• Go Into Your Dance1935 · as Herman Lahey
• Fighting Shadows1935 · as Brad Harrison
• Strangers All1935 · as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
• The Crimson Trail1935 · as Luke Long
• Times Square Lady1935 · as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
• One New York Night1935 · as Policeman
• Devil Dogs of the Air1935 · as Instructor
• Under Pressure1935 · as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
• Grand Old Girl1935 · as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
• Broadway Bill1934 · as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
• Men of the Night1934 · as Det. John Connors
• Against the Law1934 · as Tony Rizzo
• 6 Day Bike Rider1934 · as First Officer (uncredited)
• Death on the Diamond1934 · as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
• Girl in Danger1934 · as Wynkoski
• The Human Side1934 · as Cop
• Chained1934 · as Ship Steward (uncredited)
• The Affairs of Cellini1934 · as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
• The Defense Rests1934 · as Hood
• The Circus Clown1934 · as Spectator
• Here Comes the Groom1934 · as Second Cop
• A Man's Game1934 · as Dave Jordon
• Most Precious Thing in Life1934 · as Head Coach Smith
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Dirigible Officer
• The Crime of Helen Stanley1934 · as Jack Baker
• Whirlpool1934 · as Farley
• Voice in the Night1934 · as Bob Hall
• The Fighting Ranger1934 · as Dave, Cougar Henchman
• The Poor Rich1934 · as Motor Cop
• It Happened One Night1934 · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
• Speed Wings1934 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• School for Romance1934 · as Husband
• Frontier Marshal1934 · as Ben Murchison
• The Fighting Code1933 · as Joe Krull
• Straightaway1933 · as Hobo
• Son of a Sailor1933 · as Joe
• College Coach1933 · as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
• Wild Boys of the Road1933 · as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
• Police Car 171933 · as Bumps O'Neill
• Lady for a Day1933 · as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
• The Wrecker1933 · as Cramer
• Heroes for Sale1933 · as Red (uncredited)
• When Strangers Marry1933 · as Billy McGuire
• Unknown Valley1933 · as Elder Snead
• Obey the Law1933 · as Kid Paris
• State Trooper1933 · as Undetermined Role
• Lucky Devils1933 · as Crewman (uncredited)
• Sundown Rider1932 · as Gabe Powers - Henchman
• 20,000 Years in Sing Sing1932 · as Police Officer (uncredited)
• Flesh1932 · as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
• That's My Boy1932 · as Curley Decker
• Air Mail1932 · as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
• Virtue1932 · as Frank
• Rackety Rax1932 · as 'Brick' Gilligan
• White Eagle1932 · as Bart - Henchman
• Hold 'Em Jail1932 · as Football Player (uncredited)
• Hello Trouble1932 · as Heavy Kennedy
• Bachelor's Affairs1932 · as Cop (uncredited)
• The Trial of Vivienne Ware1932 · as Johnson (uncredited)
• Careless Lady1932 · as Cop in Raid
• High Speed1932 · as Ham
• The Greeks Had a Word for Them1932 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Arrowsmith1931 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Over the Hill1931 · as Detective Escort (uncredited)
• Sob Sister1931 · as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
• The Spider1931 · as Cop (uncredited)
• The Brat1931 · as Court Policeman (uncredited)
• Maker of Men1931 · as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
• Three Girls Lost1931 · as Airline Steward (uncredited)
• Quick Millions1931 · as Cop in montage (uncredited)
• The Big Trail1930 · as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
• Up the River1930 · as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
• Cheer Up and Smile1930 · as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
• Born Reckless1930 · as Sergeant
• The Lone Star Ranger1930 · as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
• So This Is College1929 · as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
• Salute1929 · as Midshipman Harold
• Words and Music1929 · as Ward
• Noah's Ark1928 · as Flood Extra (uncredited)

All TV Shows (21)

• Battleground2004 · as Quincannon (archive footage)
• Wagon Train1957 · as Major Seth Adams
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Wagon Train
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
• MGM Parade1955
• Star Stage1955 · as Patterson
• Climax!1954 · as Sheriff Ab Kale
• The Christophers1953
• General Electric Theater1953
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Hank Fetterman
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Lt. Pannetti
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Harvey Kendall
• The Gulf Playhouse1952
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Capt. Parker
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Sam Stover
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Ivan Kergosen
• The Bigelow Theatre1950
• The Silver Theatre1949
• Suspense1949 · as Bill Meeker