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Ward Bond

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 In Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
259
First Appeared:
In the movie Noah's Ark 1928-11-01
Latest Project:
Movie Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words 2015-08-27
Known For
Poster of Crash Donovan
Poster of Pride of the Marines
Poster of 3 Kids and a Queen
Poster of Police Car 17
Filmography
Movie Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Self (archive footage) 2015-08-27
Movie The Adventures of Errol Flynn John L. Sullivan (archive footage) 2005-04-05
Movie Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland Himself-archive 2004-11-09
Movie Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (archive footage) 2000-01-01
Movie John Wayne-A Life on Film Self (archive footage) 2000-01-01
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Movie Directed by John Ford (archive footage) 1971-09-06
Movie Hollywood My Home Town 1965-12-31
Movie Alias Jesse James Major Seth Adams (uncredited) 1959-03-20
Movie Rio Bravo Pat Wheeler 1959-03-18
Movie China Doll Father Cairns 1958-06-06
Movie The Halliday Brand Big Dan Halliday 1957-01-01
Series Wagon Train Major Seth Adams 1957-09-18
Movie The Wings of Eagles John Dodge 1957-01-31
Movie The Searchers Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton 1956-05-16
Series The Steve Allen Show Unknown 1956-06-24
Movie Pillars of the Sky Dr. Joseph Holden 1956-09-14
Movie Dakota Incident Sen. Blakely 1956-07-23
Movie The Long Gray Line Captain Herman Kohler 1955-01-04
Movie Mister Roberts Dowdy 1955-07-10
Movie A Man Alone Sheriff Gil Corrigan 1955-10-17
Movie Gypsy Colt Frank MacWade 1954-04-02
Movie Johnny Guitar John McIvers 1954-05-26
Series Climax! Unknown 1954-10-07
Movie The Bob Mathias Story Coach Virgil Jackson 1954-10-24
Movie The Moonlighter Cole Gardner 1953-09-19
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie Blowing Wild Dutch Peterson 1953-10-07
Movie Hondo Bufallo Baker 1953-11-26
Movie Hellgate Lt. Tod Voorhees 1952-09-04
Movie The Quiet Man Father Peter Lonergan 1952-07-21
Series Cavalcade of America Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Thunderbirds Lt. John McCreery 1952-11-20
Movie The Great Missouri Raid Maj. Marshal Trowbridge 1951-02-01
Movie Only the Valiant Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist 1951-04-13
Movie Operation Pacific John "Pop" Perry 1951-01-27
Movie Bullfighter and the Lady Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1951-04-26
Movie On Dangerous Ground Walter Brent 1951-12-13
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Unknown 1951-10-05
Movie Singing Guns Sheriff Jim Caradac 1950-02-28
Movie Riding High Lee 1950-04-12
Movie Wagon Master Elder Wiggs 1950-04-22
Movie Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Inspector Charles Weber 1950-08-19
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Movie The Time of Your Life McCarthy 1948-09-03
Movie Fort Apache Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke 1948-06-14
Movie Tap Roots Hoab Dabney 1948-08-25
Movie 3 Godfathers Perley 'Buck' Sweet 1948-12-31
Movie Joan of Arc La Hire 1948-12-22
Movie Unconquered John Fraser 1947-10-10
Movie The Fugitive James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo' 1947-11-11
Movie Canyon Passage Honey Bragg 1946-07-17
Movie It's a Wonderful Life Bert 1946-12-20
Movie My Darling Clementine Morgan Earp 1946-10-17
Movie They Were Expendable "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate 1945-12-07
Movie Dakota Jim Bender 1945-12-15
Movie The Fighting Sullivans Lt. Cmdr. Robinson 1944-02-03
Movie Home in Indiana Jed Bruce 1944-06-15
Movie Tall in the Saddle 'Judge' Robert Garvey 1944-09-29
Movie Hello, Frisco, Hello Sharkey 1943-03-26
Movie Slightly Dangerous Jimmy 1943-04-01
Movie A Guy Named Joe Al Yackey 1943-12-24
Movie They Came to Blow Up America FBI Chief Craig 1943-05-07
Movie The Falcon Takes Over Moose Malloy (Uncredited) 1942-05-29
Movie Ten Gentlemen from West Point Sgt. Scully 1942-06-26
Movie Wild Bill Hickok Rides Sheriff Edmunds 1942-01-31
Movie Gentleman Jim John L. Sullivan 1942-11-14
Movie Sin Town Rock Delaney 1942-09-25
Movie Hitler- Dead or Alive Steve Maschick 1942-11-12
Movie A Man Betrayed Floyd, Amato's Goon 1941-03-07
Movie Tobacco Road Lov Bensey 1941-02-20
Movie Know For Sure patient 1941-01-01
Movie Manpower Eddie Adams 1941-08-09
Movie The Shepherd of the Hills Wash Gibbs 1941-07-18
Movie The Maltese Falcon Det. Tom Polhaus 1941-10-18
Movie Sergeant York Ike Botkin 1941-09-27
Movie Swamp Water Tim Dorson 1941-11-16
Movie Doctors Don't Tell Barney Millen 1941-09-22
Movie Buck Benny Rides Again First Outlaw 1940-05-31
Movie Virginia City Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited) 1940-03-23
Movie Little Old New York Regan 1940-02-09
Movie The Mortal Storm Franz 1940-06-20
Movie The Grapes of Wrath (uncredited) 1940-03-15
Movie Kit Carson Ape 1940-08-30
Movie Sailor's Lady Shore Patrolman (uncredited) 1940-07-05
Movie Santa Fe Trail Townley 1940-12-20
Movie The Long Voyage Home Yank 1940-11-16
Movie City for Conquest First Policeman (uncredited) 1940-09-21
Movie Mr. Moto in Danger Island Sailor Sam - Wrestler 1939-04-07
Movie Union Pacific Tracklayer (uncredited) 1939-05-05
Movie Trouble in Sundown Henchman Dusty 1939-03-23
Movie The Return of the Cisco Kid Accused Rustler (uncredited) 1939-04-28
Movie Made for Each Other Jim Hatton (uncredited) 1939-02-10
Movie Confessions of a Nazi Spy American Legionnaire (uncredited) 1939-05-06
Movie Son of Frankenstein Gendarme at Gate (uncredited) 1939-01-13
Movie They Made Me a Criminal Lenihan 1939-01-21
Movie Pardon Our Nerve Kid Ramsey 1939-02-24
Movie The Oklahoma Kid Wes Handley 1939-03-11
Movie Dodge City Bud Taylor 1939-04-08
Movie Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Hunk 1939-11-03
Movie Drums Along the Mohawk Adam Hartman 1939-11-10
Movie Gone with the Wind Tom the Yankee Captain 1939-12-15
Movie The Kid from Kokomo Ladislaw Klewicki 1939-05-23
Movie Dust Be My Destiny First Thug on Train (uncredited) 1939-09-16
Movie The Cisco Kid and the Lady Walton 1939-12-29
Movie Frontier Marshal Town Marshal 1939-07-28
Movie Young Mr. Lincoln John Palmer Cass 1939-06-09
Movie The Girl from Mexico Mexican Pete 1939-06-01
Movie Waterfront Mart Hendler 1939-07-15
Movie Mr. Moto's Gamble Biff Moran 1938-04-07
Movie The Adventures of Marco Polo Mongol Guard (uncredited) 1938-04-07
Movie Flight Into Nowhere 1938-04-19
Movie Over the Wall Eddie Edwards 1938-04-02
Movie Born to Be Wild Bill Purvis 1938-02-16
Movie Of Human Hearts Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited) 1938-02-11
Movie The Kid Comes Back Spike 1938-02-12
Movie Bringing Up Baby Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) 1938-02-18
Movie Hawaii Calls Muller 1938-03-12
Movie Gun Law Henchman Pecos 1938-05-13
Movie Submarine Patrol Seaman Olaf Swanson 1938-11-25
Movie Going Places Clarence - a Policeman 1938-12-31
Movie Numbered Woman Detective 1938-05-22
Movie Fugitives for a Night Gambler in Fake Fight 1938-09-23
Movie The Law West of Tombstone Mulligan P. Martinez 1938-11-18
Movie You Can't Take It with You Mike - the Detective (uncredited) 1938-09-01
Movie The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Tug 1938-07-20
Movie Prison Break Big Red Kincaid 1938-07-12
Movie Professor Beware Motorcycle Cop 1938-07-29
Movie 23 1/2 Hours Leave Top Sgt. Burke 1937-03-21
Movie The Soldier and the Lady Tartar Guard (Uncredited) 1937-04-09
Movie They Gave Him a Gun MP (uncredited) 1937-05-07
Movie Park Avenue Logger Paul Sangar 1937-03-16
Movie Night Key Fingers 1937-04-18
Movie Woman-Wise Kramer (uncredited) 1937-01-22
Movie A Fight to the Finish Eddie Hawkins 1937-06-30
Movie You Only Live Once Casey - Guard (uncredited) 1937-01-23
Movie Devil's Playground Sidecar Wilson 1937-01-24
Movie When's Your Birthday? Police Detective (uncredited) 1937-02-19
Movie The Westland Case Connors - Death-Row Inmate 1937-10-30
Movie The Game That Kills Tom Ferguson 1937-09-21
Movie Music for Madame Violets (Uncredited) 1937-10-08
Movie Fight for Your Lady Mr. Walton (uncredited) 1937-11-05
Movie Souls at Sea Bit Part (uncredited) 1937-09-03
Movie The Singing Marine First Sergeant (uncredited) 1937-07-03
Movie Escape by Night Peter 'Spudsy' Baker 1937-09-01
Movie Marry the Girl Motorcycle cop 1937-07-13
Movie Topper Eddie (uncredited) 1937-07-16
Movie Dead End Doorman 1937-08-27
Movie Avenging Waters Marve Slater 1936-05-08
Movie The Case Against Mrs. Ames Newsstand Customer 1936-05-08
Movie Fury Man (uncredited) 1936-06-05
Movie Pride of the Marines Gunner Brady 1936-04-02
Movie Fatal Lady American Stage Manager (uncredited) 1936-05-15
Movie The Leathernecks Have Landed Tex 1936-02-17
Movie High Tension Husky Man 1936-07-10
Movie Two in the Dark Policeman 1936-01-10
Movie Muss 'em Up John Doe, a Gangster 1936-02-13
Movie Boulder Dam Pa's Guest (uncredited) 1936-03-07
Movie Colleen Sweeney (uncredited) 1936-03-21
Movie The Cattle Thief Ranse Willard 1936-05-26
Movie Legion of Terror Don Foster 1936-11-01
Movie Without Orders Tim Casey 1936-10-22
Movie The Accusing Finger Recreation Room Guard 1936-11-17
Movie Conflict Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan 1936-11-29
Movie The Bride Walks Out Taxi Driver(uncredited) 1936-07-10
Movie The Big Game Gambler 1936-10-09
Movie After the Thin Man Party Guest (uncredited) 1936-12-25
Movie The Man Who Lived Twice John 'Gloves' Baker 1936-09-25
Movie White Fang Thief (uncredited) 1936-07-17
Movie Crash Donovan The Drill Master 1936-08-01
Movie They Met in a Taxi Policeman 1936-09-08
Movie Fighting Shadows Brad Harrison 1935-04-18
Movie Go Into Your Dance Herman Lahey 1935-04-20
Movie The Headline Woman Johnson 1935-05-14
Movie Strangers All Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set 1935-04-01
Movie 'G' Men Gunman at Train Station (uncredited) 1935-05-04
Movie Mary Jane's Pa Roughneck Leader 1935-04-27
Movie Times Square Lady Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited) 1935-03-08
Movie Grand Old Girl Mr. Clark - Football Coach 1935-01-15
Movie Black Fury Mac - Company Policeman 1935-05-18
Movie Under Pressure Prize Fighter (uncredited) 1935-02-02
Movie Devil Dogs of the Air Instructor 1935-02-09
Movie One New York Night Policeman 1935-03-08
Movie The Crimson Trail Luke Long 1935-03-11
Movie We're Only Human Bank Robber 1935-12-27
Movie I Found Stella Parish Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited) 1935-11-16
Movie Western Courage Lacrosse 1935-10-29
Movie Broadway Hostess Lucky's Henchman (uncredited) 1935-12-07
Movie Murder in the Fleet 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited) 1935-05-24
Movie Hitch Hike Lady Motorcycle cop 1935-12-28
Movie 3 Kids and a Queen Relative 1935-10-21
Movie Too Tough to Kill Danny 1935-12-20
Movie Calm Yourself Detective with Roscoe (uncredited) 1935-06-28
Movie The Last Days of Pompeii Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited) 1935-10-18
Movie She Gets Her Man Chick 1935-08-05
Movie Little Big Shot Kell's Henchman 1935-09-07
Movie Waterfront Lady Jess 1935-10-04
Movie Whirlpool Farley 1934-04-10
Movie The Crime of Helen Stanley Jack Baker 1934-04-20
Movie Most Precious Thing in Life Head Coach Smith 1934-06-15
Movie The Fighting Ranger Dave, Cougar Henchman 1934-03-17
Movie I'll Tell the World Dirigible Officer 1934-04-20
Movie School for Romance Husband 1934-01-31
Movie A Man's Game Dave Jordon 1934-06-16
Movie Frontier Marshal Ben Murchison 1934-01-19
Movie It Happened One Night Bus Driver (uncredited) 1934-02-22
Movie The Poor Rich Motor Cop 1934-02-25
Movie Men of the Night Det. John Connors 1934-11-18
Movie Girl in Danger Wynkoski 1934-09-11
Movie 6 Day Bike Rider First Officer (uncredited) 1934-10-20
Movie Broadway Bill Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) 1934-11-30
Movie Here Comes the Groom Second Cop 1934-06-21
Movie The Human Side Cop 1934-09-01
Movie Death on the Diamond Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited) 1934-09-14
Movie Chained Ship Steward (uncredited) 1934-08-31
Movie The Defense Rests Hood 1934-07-15
Movie The Circus Clown Spectator 1934-06-30
Movie The Affairs of Cellini Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited) 1934-08-24
Movie Heroes for Sale Red (uncredited) 1933-06-17
Movie Unknown Valley Elder Snead 1933-05-05
Movie Lucky Devils Crewman (uncredited) 1933-02-03
Movie The Wrecker Cramer 1933-07-10
Movie Obey the Law Kid Paris 1933-03-11
Movie Wild Boys of the Road Red the Brakeman (uncredited) 1933-10-07
Movie Lady for a Day Mounted Policeman (uncredited) 1933-09-13
Movie The Fighting Code Joe Krull 1933-12-30
Movie Son of a Sailor Joe 1933-11-29
Movie College Coach Assistant Coach (uncredited) 1933-11-04
Movie Police Car 17 Bumps O'Neill 1933-09-30
Movie Bachelor's Affairs Cop (uncredited) 1932-06-26
Movie Hello Trouble Heavy Kennedy 1932-07-15
Movie The Trial of Vivienne Ware Johnson (uncredited) 1932-05-01
Movie The Greeks Had a Word for Them Taxi Driver (uncredited) 1932-02-03
Movie Hold 'Em Jail Football Player (uncredited) 1932-08-19
Movie High Speed Ham 1932-04-02
Movie Careless Lady Cop in Raid 1932-04-02
Movie Virtue Frank 1932-10-25
Movie 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Police Officer (uncredited) 1932-12-24
Movie White Eagle Bart - Henchman 1932-10-07
Movie That's My Boy Curley Decker 1932-11-13
Movie Flesh Muscles Manning (uncredited) 1932-12-08
Movie Rackety Rax 'Brick' Gilligan 1932-10-23
Movie Air Mail Joe Barnes (uncredited) 1932-11-03
Movie Three Girls Lost Airline Steward (uncredited) 1931-04-19
Movie Quick Millions Cop in montage (uncredited) 1931-04-17
Movie The Brat Court Policeman (uncredited) 1931-08-23
Movie Maker of Men Football Player Pat (uncredited) 1931-08-03
Movie The Spider Cop (uncredited) 1931-09-23
Movie Arrowsmith Cop (uncredited) 1931-12-07
Movie Over the Hill Detective Escort (uncredited) 1931-11-29
Movie Born Reckless Sergeant 1930-05-11
Movie The Lone Star Ranger Townsman at the Dance (uncredited) 1930-01-05
Movie Cheer Up and Smile Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited) 1930-06-22
Movie Up the River Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited) 1930-10-10
Movie The Big Trail Sid Bascom (uncredited) 1930-11-01
Movie Words and Music Football Player 1929-08-18
Movie So This Is College USC Player - #30 (uncredited) 1929-11-08
Movie Salute Midshipman Harold 1929-09-01
Movie Noah's Ark Flood Extra (uncredited) 1928-11-01