Ward Bond

Known for: Acting

Born: 1903-04-09 – 1960-11-05 (aged 57)

From: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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).

Filmography (289)

MOVIE★ 7.7
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
TV★ 10.0
Battleground
2004
as Quincannon (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Directed by John Ford
1971
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Colter Craven Story
1960
MOVIE★ 6.0
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Rio Bravo
1959
as Pat Wheeler
MOVIE
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
China Doll
1958
as Father Cairns
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Major Seth Adams
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as John Dodge
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Big Dan Halliday
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Growler Story
1957
as Quincannon
MOVIE★ 5.4
Pillars of the Sky
1956
as Dr. Joseph Holden
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dakota Incident
1956
as Sen. Blakely
TV★ 6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Wagon Train
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Searchers
1956
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Man Alone
1955
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
TV★ 7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
TV★ 7.5
MGM Parade
1955
TV
Star Stage
1955
as Patterson
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mister Roberts
1955
as Dowdy
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Captain Herman Kohler
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Bob Mathias Story
1954
as Coach Virgil Jackson
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Sheriff Ab Kale
MOVIE★ 7.4
Johnny Guitar
1954
as John McIvers
MOVIE★ 7.2
Gypsy Colt
1954
as Frank MacWade
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hondo
1953
as Buffalo Baker
MOVIE★ 6.0
Blowing Wild
1953
as Dutch Peterson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Moonlighter
1953
as Cole Gardner
TV
The Christophers
1953
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
MOVIE★ 6.0
Thunderbirds
1952
as Lt. John McCreery
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Hank Fetterman
TV★ 4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
MOVIE★ 6.7
Hellgate
1952
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Quiet Man
1952
as Father Peter Lonergan
TV
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
MOVIE
The McGurk Way
1952
as Dan McGurk 4th
MOVIE★ 6.6
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as Walter Brent
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Parker
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Only the Valiant
1951
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
MOVIE★ 6.1
Operation Pacific
1951
as John "Pop" Perry
TV★ 6.7
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
MOVIE★ 6.9
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Inspector Charles Weber
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wagon Master
1950
as Elder Wiggs
MOVIE★ 6.1
Riding High
1950
as Lee
MOVIE★ 6.4
Singing Guns
1950
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
TV★ 6.8
The Silver Theatre
1949
TV★ 5.1
Suspense
1949
as Bill Meeker
MOVIE★ 6.8
3 Godfathers
1948
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
MOVIE★ 6.2
Joan of Arc
1948
as La Hire
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Time of Your Life
1948
as McCarthy
MOVIE★ 6.9
Tap Roots
1948
as Hoab Dabney
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sins of the Fathers
1948
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Fugitive
1947
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
MOVIE★ 6.5
Unconquered
1947
as John Fraser
MOVIE★ 8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Bert
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Morgan Earp
MOVIE★ 6.7
Canyon Passage
1946
as Honey Bragg
MOVIE★ 5.2
Dakota
1945
as Jim Bender
MOVIE★ 6.5
They Were Expendable
1945
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
MOVIE★ 6.6
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
MOVIE★ 5.9
Home in Indiana
1944
as Jed Bruce
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Al Yackey
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
MOVIE★ 6.8
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as FBI Chief Craig
MOVIE★ 6.0
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Jimmy
MOVIE★ 6.4
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
as Sharkey
MOVIE★ 7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942
as John L. Sullivan
MOVIE★ 4.9
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942
as Steve Maschick
MOVIE★ 5.0
Sin Town
1942
as Rock Delaney
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Sgt. Scully
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Sheriff Edmunds
MOVIE★ 6.3
Swamp Water
1941
as Tim Dorson
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Det. Tom Polhaus
MOVIE★ 4.2
Know For Sure
1941
as patient
MOVIE★ 7.2
Sergeant York
1941
as Ike Botkin
MOVIE★ 5.2
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Barney Millen
MOVIE★ 6.8
Manpower
1941
as Eddie Adams
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Wash Gibbs
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tobacco Road
1941
as Lov Bensey
MOVIE★ 5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Townley
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Yank
MOVIE★ 6.9
City for Conquest
1940
as First Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Kit Carson
1940
as Ape
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Franz
MOVIE★ 5.0
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as First Outlaw
MOVIE★ 6.2
Virginia City
1940
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 5.3
Little Old New York
1940
as Regan
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Walton
MOVIE★ 7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Tom the Yankee Captain
MOVIE★ 6.5
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Adam Hartman
MOVIE★ 6.6
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Hunk
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Town Marshal
MOVIE★ 6.5
Waterfront
1939
as Mart Hendler
MOVIE★ 7.2
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as John Palmer Cass
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Mexican Pete
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Ladislaw Klewicki
MOVIE★ 6.1
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Union Pacific
1939
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dodge City
1939
as Bud Taylor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
MOVIE★ 8.0
Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Henchman Dusty
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Wes Handley
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pardon Our Nerve
1939
as Kid Ramsey
MOVIE★ 6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Lenihan
MOVIE★ 6.7
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Going Places
1938
as Clarence - a Policeman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
as Mulligan P. Martinez
MOVIE★ 7.3
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Gambler in Fake Fight
MOVIE★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mike (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Professor Beware
1938
as Motorcycle Cop
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Tug
MOVIE★ 6.1
Prison Break
1938
as Big Red Kincaid
MOVIE★ 6.5
Reformatory
1938
as Mac Grady
MOVIE★ 7.0
Numbered Woman
1938
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.3
Gun Law
1938
as Henchman Pecos
MOVIE★ 5.3
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Biff Moran
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Over the Wall
1938
as Eddie Edwards
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hawaii Calls
1938
as Muller
MOVIE★ 7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Bill Purvis
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Kid Comes Back
1938
as Spike
MOVIE★ 5.9
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Penitentiary
1938
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Fight for Your Lady
1937
as Walton (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Westland Case
1937
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
MOVIE★ 6.3
Music for Madame
1937
as Violets (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Game That Kills
1937
as Tom Ferguson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Souls at Sea
1937
as Bit Part (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Escape by Night
1937
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dead End
1937
as Doorman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Topper
1937
as Eddie (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Marry the Girl
1937
as Motorcycle cop
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Singing Marine
1937
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
A Fight to the Finish
1937
as Eddie Hawkins
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mountain Music
1937
as G-Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Wildcatter
1937
as Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.7
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as MP (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Night Key
1937
as Fingers
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Top Sgt. Burke
MOVIE★ 8.0
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Paul Sangar
MOVIE★ 5.5
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Police Detective (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Devil's Playground
1937
as Sidecar Wilson
MOVIE★ 7.1
You Only Live Once
1937
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Woman-Wise
1937
as Kramer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
After the Thin Man
1936
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Conflict
1936
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Recreation Room Guard
MOVIE★ 7.0
Legion of Terror
1936
as Don Foster
MOVIE★ 7.3
Without Orders
1936
as Tim Casey
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Big Game
1936
as Gambler
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Gloves Baker
MOVIE★ 6.8
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Second Wife
1936
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Crash Donovan
1936
as The Drill Master
MOVIE★ 7.0
White Fang
1936
as Thief (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
High Tension
1936
as Husky Man
MOVIE★ 7.5
Fury
1936
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Cattle Thief
1936
as Ranse Willard
MOVIE★ 10.0
Fatal Lady
1936
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Avenging Waters
1936
as Marve Slater
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as Newsstand Customer
MOVIE★ 8.0
The First Baby
1936
as Tough Guy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pride of the Marines
1936
as Gunner Brady
MOVIE★ 5.8
Colleen
1936
as Sweeney (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Tex
MOVIE★ 6.2
Muss 'em Up
1936
as John Doe, a Gangster
MOVIE★ 6.1
Two in the Dark
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Motorcycle cop
MOVIE★ 6.5
We're Only Human
1935
as Bank Robber
MOVIE★ 7.5
Too Tough to Kill
1935
as Danny
MOVIE★ 6.0
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Guard That Girl
1935
as Budge Edwards
MOVIE★ 8.0
Western Courage
1935
as Lacrosse
MOVIE★ 6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Relative
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Jess
MOVIE★ 7.0
His Night Out
1935
as Lanky
MOVIE★ 7.3
Little Big Shot
1935
as Kell's Henchman
MOVIE★ 8.0
She Gets Her Man
1935
as Chick
MOVIE★ 6.0
Calm Yourself
1935
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Justice of the Range
1935
as Bob Brennan
MOVIE★ 6.6
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Black Fury
1935
as Mac - Company Policeman
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Headline Woman
1935
as Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Informer
1935
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
'G' Men
1935
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Roughneck Leader
MOVIE★ 7.2
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Herman Lahey
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fighting Shadows
1935
as Brad Harrison
MOVIE★ 6.8
Strangers All
1935
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Crimson Trail
1935
as Luke Long
MOVIE★ 7.0
Times Square Lady
1935
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
One New York Night
1935
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Instructor
MOVIE★ 5.2
Under Pressure
1935
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
MOVIE★ 6.0
Broadway Bill
1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Men of the Night
1934
as Det. John Connors
MOVIE★ 5.3
Against the Law
1934
as Tony Rizzo
MOVIE★ 7.0
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as First Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Girl in Danger
1934
as Wynkoski
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Human Side
1934
as Cop
MOVIE★ 7.0
Chained
1934
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Defense Rests
1934
as Hood
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Circus Clown
1934
as Spectator
MOVIE★ 6.5
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as Second Cop
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Man's Game
1934
as Dave Jordon
MOVIE★ 5.8
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Head Coach Smith
MOVIE★ 7.0
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Dirigible Officer
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
as Jack Baker
MOVIE★ 6.4
Whirlpool
1934
as Farley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Voice in the Night
1934
as Bob Hall
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Fighting Ranger
1934
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Poor Rich
1934
as Motor Cop
MOVIE★ 7.8
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Speed Wings
1934
as Henchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.3
School for Romance
1934
as Husband
MOVIE★ 7.0
Frontier Marshal
1934
as Ben Murchison
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Fighting Code
1933
as Joe Krull
MOVIE★ 8.0
Straightaway
1933
as Hobo
MOVIE★ 6.0
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Joe
MOVIE★ 4.6
College Coach
1933
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Police Car 17
1933
as Bumps O'Neill
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lady for a Day
1933
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 3.7
The Wrecker
1933
as Cramer
MOVIE★ 7.1
Heroes for Sale
1933
as Red (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
When Strangers Marry
1933
as Billy McGuire
MOVIE★ 6.8
Unknown Valley
1933
as Elder Snead
MOVIE★ 9.0
Obey the Law
1933
as Kid Paris
MOVIE★ 8.0
State Trooper
1933
as Undetermined Role
MOVIE★ 6.4
Lucky Devils
1933
as Crewman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sundown Rider
1932
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
MOVIE★ 6.4
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Flesh
1932
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
That's My Boy
1932
as Curley Decker
MOVIE★ 5.5
Air Mail
1932
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Virtue
1932
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rackety Rax
1932
as 'Brick' Gilligan
MOVIE★ 9.0
White Eagle
1932
as Bart - Henchman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Football Player (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hello Trouble
1932
as Heavy Kennedy
MOVIE★ 3.3
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Johnson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Careless Lady
1932
as Cop in Raid
MOVIE★ 5.0
High Speed
1932
as Ham
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Arrowsmith
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Over the Hill
1931
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sob Sister
1931
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Spider
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Brat
1931
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Maker of Men
1931
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Three Girls Lost
1931
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Quick Millions
1931
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Big Trail
1930
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Up the River
1930
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Born Reckless
1930
as Sergeant
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.7
So This Is College
1929
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Salute
1929
as Midshipman Harold
MOVIE★ 10.0
Words and Music
1929
as Ward
MOVIE★ 6.5
Noah's Ark
1928
as Flood Extra (uncredited)