ACTOR
Ward Bond
Known for Wagon Train
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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- Born
- Apr 9, 1903
- Died
- Nov 5, 1960
- Birthplace
- Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Noah's ArkFlood Extra (uncredited)
1928
SaluteMidshipman Harold
1929
So This Is CollegeUSC Player - #30 (uncredited)
1929
Words and MusicWard
1929
Born RecklessSergeant
1930
Cheer Up and SmileBoy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
1930
The Big TrailSid Bascom (uncredited)
1930
The Lone Star RangerTownsman at the Dance (uncredited)
1930
Up the RiverInmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
1930
ArrowsmithCop (uncredited)
1931
Maker of MenFootball Player Pat (uncredited)
1931
Over the HillDetective Escort (uncredited)
1931
Quick MillionsCop in montage (uncredited)
1931
Sob SisterWard, a Cop (uncredited)
1931
The BratCourt Policeman (uncredited)
1931
The SpiderCop (uncredited)
1931
Three Girls LostAirline Steward (uncredited)
1931
20,000 Years in Sing SingPolice Officer (uncredited)
1932
Air MailJoe Barnes (uncredited)
1932
Bachelor's AffairsCop (uncredited)
1932
Careless LadyCop in Raid
1932
FleshMuscles Manning (uncredited)
1932
Hello TroubleHeavy Kennedy
1932
High SpeedHam
1932
Hold 'Em JailFootball Player (uncredited)
1932
Rackety Rax'Brick' Gilligan
1932
Sundown RiderGabe Powers - Henchman
1932
That's My BoyCurley Decker
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for ThemTaxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
The Trial of Vivienne WareJohnson (uncredited)
1932
VirtueFrank
1932
White EagleBart - Henchman
1932
College CoachAssistant Coach (uncredited)
1933
Heroes for SaleRed (uncredited)
1933
Lady for a DayMounted Policeman (uncredited)
1933
Lucky DevilsCrewman (uncredited)
1933
Obey the LawKid Paris
1933
Police Car 17Bumps O'Neill
1933
Son of a SailorJoe
1933
State TrooperUndetermined Role
1933
StraightawayHobo
1933
The Fighting CodeJoe Krull
1933
The WreckerCramer
1933
Unknown ValleyElder Snead
1933
When Strangers MarryBilly McGuire
1933
Wild Boys of the RoadRed the Brakeman (uncredited)
1933
6 Day Bike RiderFirst Officer (uncredited)
1934
A Man's GameDave Jordon
1934
Against the LawTony Rizzo
1934
Broadway BillMorgan's Henchman (uncredited)
1934
ChainedShip Steward (uncredited)
1934
Death on the DiamondSecurity Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
1934
Frontier MarshalBen Murchison
1934
Girl in DangerWynkoski
1934
Here Comes the GroomSecond Cop
1934
I'll Tell the WorldDirigible Officer
1934
It Happened One NightBus Driver (uncredited)
1934
Men of the NightDet. John Connors
1934
Most Precious Thing in LifeHead Coach Smith
1934
School for RomanceHusband
1934
Speed WingsHenchman (uncredited)
1934
The Affairs of CelliniPalace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
1934
The Circus ClownSpectator
1934
The Crime of Helen StanleyJack Baker
1934
The Defense RestsHood
1934
The Fighting RangerDave, Cougar Henchman
1934
The Human SideCop
1934
The Poor RichMotor Cop
1934
Voice in the NightBob Hall
1934
WhirlpoolFarley
1934
'G' MenGunman at Train Station (uncredited)
1935
3 Kids and a QueenRelative
1935
Black FuryMac - Company Policeman
1935
Broadway HostessLucky's Henchman (uncredited)
1935
Calm YourselfDetective with Roscoe (uncredited)
1935
Devil Dogs of the AirInstructor
1935
Fighting ShadowsBrad Harrison
1935
Go Into Your DanceHerman Lahey
1935
Grand Old GirlMr. Clark - Football Coach
1935
Guard That GirlBudge Edwards
1935
His Night OutLanky
1935
Hitch Hike LadyMotorcycle cop
1935
I Found Stella ParishRoman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
1935
Justice of the RangeBob Brennan
1935
Little Big ShotKell's Henchman
1935
Mary Jane's PaRoughneck Leader
1935
Murder in the Fleet'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
1935
One New York NightPoliceman
1935
She Gets Her ManChick
1935
Strangers AllWard, Assistant Director on Film Set
1935
The Crimson TrailLuke Long
1935
The Headline WomanJohnson
1935
The InformerMan (uncredited)
1935
The Last Days of PompeiiMurmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
1935
Times Square LadyDugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
1935
Too Tough to KillDanny
1935
Under PressurePrize Fighter (uncredited)
1935
Waterfront LadyJess
1935
We're Only HumanBank Robber
1935
Western CourageLacrosse
1935
After the Thin ManParty Guest (uncredited)
1936
Avenging WatersMarve Slater
1936
Boulder DamPa's Guest (uncredited)
1936
ColleenSweeney (uncredited)
1936
ConflictGus 'Knockout' Carrigan
1936
Crash DonovanThe Drill Master
1936
Fatal LadyAmerican Stage Manager (uncredited)
1936
FuryMan (uncredited)
1936
High TensionHusky Man
1936
Legion of TerrorDon Foster
1936
Muss 'em UpJohn Doe, a Gangster
1936Muss 'em UpKidnapper (uncredited)
1936
Pride of the MarinesGunner Brady
1936
Second Wife1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
1936
The Accusing FingerRecreation Room Guard
1936
The Big GameGambler
1936
The Bride Walks OutTaxi Driver(uncredited)
1936
The Case Against Mrs. AmesNewsstand Customer
1936
The Cattle ThiefRanse Willard
1936
The First BabyTough Guy
1936
The Leathernecks Have LandedTex
1936
The Man Who Lived TwiceGloves Baker
1936
They Met in a TaxiPoliceman
1936
Two in the DarkPoliceman (uncredited)
1936
White FangThief (uncredited)
1936
Without OrdersTim Casey
1936
23 1/2 Hours LeaveTop Sgt. Burke
1937
A Fight to the FinishEddie Hawkins
1937
Dead EndDoorman
1937
Devil's PlaygroundSidecar Wilson
1937
Escape by NightPeter 'Spudsy' Baker
1937
Fight for Your LadyWalton (uncredited)
1937
Marry the GirlMotorcycle cop
1937
Mountain MusicG-Man (uncredited)
1937
Music for MadameViolets (Uncredited)
1937
Night KeyFingers
1937
Park Avenue LoggerPaul Sangar
1937
Souls at SeaBit Part (uncredited)
1937
The Game That KillsTom Ferguson
1937
The Singing MarineFirst Sergeant (uncredited)
1937
The Soldier and the LadyTartar Guard (Uncredited)
1937
The Westland CaseConnors - Death-Row Inmate
1937
The WildcatterJohnson
1937
They Gave Him a GunMP (uncredited)
1937
TopperEddie (uncredited)
1937
When's Your Birthday?Police Detective (uncredited)
1937
Woman-WiseKramer (uncredited)
1937
You Only Live OnceCasey - Guard (uncredited)
1937
Born to Be WildBill Purvis
1938
Bringing Up BabyMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
Fugitives for a NightGambler in Fake Fight
1938
Going PlacesClarence - a Policeman
1938
Gun LawHenchman Pecos
1938
Hawaii CallsMuller
1938
Mr. Moto's GambleBiff Moran
1938
Numbered WomanDetective
1938
Of Human HeartsLout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
1938
Over the WallEddie Edwards
1938
PenitentiaryRed Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
1938
Prison BreakBig Red Kincaid
1938
Professor BewareMotorcycle Cop
1938
ReformatoryMac Grady
1938
Submarine PatrolSeaman Olaf Swanson
1938
The Adventures of Marco PoloMongol Guard (uncredited)
1938
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseTug
1938
The Kid Comes BackSpike
1938
The Law West of TombstoneMulligan P. Martinez
1938
You Can't Take It with YouMike (uncredited)
1938
Confessions of a Nazi SpyAmerican Legionnaire (uncredited)
1939
Dodge CityBud Taylor
1939
Drums Along the MohawkAdam Hartman
1939
Dust Be My DestinyFirst Thug on Train (uncredited)
1939
Frontier MarshalTown Marshal
1939
Gone with the WindTom the Yankee Captain
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceHunk
1939
Made for Each OtherJim Hatton (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger IslandSailor Sam - Wrestler
1939
Pardon Our NerveKid Ramsey
1939
Son of FrankensteinGendarme at Gate (uncredited)
1939
The Cisco Kid and the LadyWalton
1939
The Girl from MexicoMexican Pete
1939
The Kid from KokomoLadislaw Klewicki
1939
The Oklahoma KidWes Handley
1939
The Return of the Cisco KidAccused Rustler (uncredited)
1939
They Made Me a CriminalLenihan
1939
Trouble in SundownHenchman Dusty
1939
Union PacificTracklayer (uncredited)
1939
WaterfrontMart Hendler
1939
Young Mr. LincolnJohn Palmer Cass
1939
Buck Benny Rides AgainFirst Outlaw
1940
City for ConquestFirst Policeman (uncredited)
1940
Kit CarsonApe
1940
Little Old New YorkRegan
1940
Sailor's LadyShore Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
Santa Fe TrailTownley
1940
The Grapes of WrathPoliceman
1940
The Long Voyage HomeYank
1940
The Mortal StormFranz
1940
Virginia CityConfederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
1940
A Man BetrayedFloyd, Amato's Goon
1941
Doctors Don't TellBarney Millen
1941
Know For Surepatient
1941
ManpowerEddie Adams
1941
Sergeant YorkIke Botkin
1941
Swamp WaterTim Dorson
1941
The Maltese FalconDetective Tom Polhaus
1941
The Shepherd of the HillsWash Gibbs
1941
Tobacco RoadLov Bensey
1941
Gentleman JimJohn L. Sullivan
1942
Hitler- Dead or AliveSteve Maschick
1942
Sin TownRock Delaney
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointSgt. Scully
1942
The Falcon Takes OverMoose Malloy (Uncredited)
1942
Wild Bill Hickok RidesSheriff Edmunds
1942
Hello, Frisco, HelloSharkey
1943
Slightly DangerousJimmy
1943
They Came to Blow Up AmericaFBI Chief Craig
1943
A Guy Named JoeAl Yackey
1944
Home in IndianaJed Bruce
1944
Tall in the Saddle'Judge' Robert Garvey
1944
The Fighting SullivansLt. Cmdr. Robinson
1944
DakotaJim Bender
1945
They Were Expendable"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1945
Canyon PassageHoney Bragg
1946
It's a Wonderful LifeBert
1946
My Darling ClementineMorgan Earp
1946
The FugitiveJames Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
1947
UnconqueredJohn Fraser
1947
3 GodfathersPerley 'Buck' Sweet
1948
Fort ApacheSgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
1948
Joan of ArcLa Hire
1948
Sins of the Fathers
1948
Tap RootsHoab Dabney
1948
The Time of Your LifeMcCarthy
1948
Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeInspector Charles Weber
1950
Riding HighLee
1950
Singing GunsSheriff Jim Caradac
1950
Wagon MasterElder Wiggs
1950
Bullfighter and the LadyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
On Dangerous GroundWalter Brent
1951
Only the ValiantCpl. Timothy Gilchrist
1951
Operation PacificJohn "Pop" Perry
1951
The Great Missouri RaidMaj. Marshal Trowbridge
1951
HellgateLt. Tod Voorhees
1952TM
The McGurk WayDan McGurk 4th
1952
The Quiet ManFather Peter Lonergan
1952
ThunderbirdsLt. John McCreery
1952
Blowing WildDutch Peterson
1953
HondoBuffalo Baker
1953
The MoonlighterCole Gardner
1953
Gypsy ColtFrank MacWade
1954
Johnny GuitarJohn McIvers
1954
The Bob Mathias StoryCoach Virgil Jackson
1954
A Man AloneSheriff Gil Corrigan
1955
Mister RobertsDowdy
1955RO
Rookie of the YearLarry "Buck" Goodhue
1955
The Long Gray LineCaptain Herman Kohler
1955
The Red, White and Blue LineNarrator
1955
Dakota IncidentSen. Blakely
1956
Pillars of the SkyDr. Joseph Holden
1956
The SearchersRev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
The Growler StoryQuincannon
1957
The Halliday BrandBig Dan Halliday
1957
The Wings of EaglesJohn Dodge
1957
China DollFather Cairns
1958
The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf
1958
Alias Jesse JamesMajor Seth Adams (uncredited)
1959
Rio BravoPat Wheeler
1959
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Directed by John Ford(archive footage)
1971
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(archive footage)
2000
John Wayne-A Life on FilmSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Adventures of Errol FlynnJohn L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2005Television
SuspenseBill Meeker · 1 eps
1949TS
The Silver Theatre1 eps
1949
The Bigelow Theatre1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCapt. Parker · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSam Stover · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsIvan Kergosen · 1 eps
1951
Cavalcade of AmericaM / Sgt. Lou Diamond · 1 eps
1952Cavalcade of AmericaHarvey Kendall · 1 eps
1952
The Ford Television TheatreLt. Pannetti · 1 eps
1952The Ford Television TheatreHank Fetterman · 1 eps
1952
The Gulf Playhouse1 eps
1952
General Electric Theater2 eps
1953TC
The Christophers2 eps
1953
Climax!Sheriff Ab Kale · 1 eps
1954
MGM Parade1 eps
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseLarry 'Buck' Goodhue · 1 eps
1955
Star StagePatterson · 1 eps
1955
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Wagon Train · 1 eps
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
Wagon TrainMajor Seth Adams · 152 eps
1957B
BattlegroundQuincannon (archive footage) · 1 eps
2004Photos
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