Ward Bond

Known for Acting

Ward Bond's portrait

Details

Birthday: April 09, 1903

Deathday: November 05, 1960

Place of birth: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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).

Actor

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1971

Directed by John Ford

1960

The Colter Craven Story

1959

Rio Bravo

1959

Alias Jesse James

1958

China Doll

1958

The Western: A Lost TV Special

1957

The Halliday Brand

1957

The Wings of Eagles

1957

The Growler Story

1956

The Searchers

1956

Pillars of the Sky

1956

Dakota Incident

1955

The Long Gray Line

1955

Mister Roberts

1955

A Man Alone

1955

The Red, White and Blue Line

1954

Johnny Guitar

1954

Gypsy Colt

1954

The Bob Mathias Story

1953

Hondo

1953

Blowing Wild

1953

The Moonlighter

1952

The Quiet Man

1952

Hellgate

1952

The McGurk Way

1952

Thunderbirds

1951

On Dangerous Ground

1951

Operation Pacific

1951

Only the Valiant

1951

The Great Missouri Raid

1951

Bullfighter and the Lady

1950

Wagon Master

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Riding High

1950

Singing Guns

1948

3 Godfathers

1948

Fort Apache

1948

Joan of Arc

1948

The Time of Your Life

1948

Tap Roots

1948

Sins of the Fathers

1947

The Fugitive

1947

Unconquered

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

My Darling Clementine

1946

Canyon Passage

1945

They Were Expendable

1945

Dakota

1944

A Guy Named Joe

1944

Tall in the Saddle

1944

The Fighting Sullivans

1944

Home in Indiana

1943

Slightly Dangerous

1943

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1942

Gentleman Jim

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Sin Town

1942

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1941

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Manpower

1941

A Man Betrayed

1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Swamp Water

1941

Sergeant York

1941

Tobacco Road

1941

Know For Sure

1941

Doctors Don't Tell

1940

The Mortal Storm

1940

Santa Fe Trail

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

The Long Voyage Home

1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

Kit Carson

1940

Little Old New York

1940

Virginia City

1940

City for Conquest

1940

Sailor's Lady

1939

Gone with the Wind

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

Made for Each Other

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Frontier Marshal

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

The Girl from Mexico

1939

Waterfront

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Son of Frankenstein

1939

Dodge City

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

Union Pacific

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

Trouble in Sundown

1939

The Kid from Kokomo

1938

Bringing Up Baby

1938

Reformatory

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Of Human Hearts

1938

Over the Wall

1938

The Law West of Tombstone

1938

Prison Break

1938

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Born to Be Wild

1938

Hawaii Calls

1938

Penitentiary

1938

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Submarine Patrol

1938

Going Places

1938

Fugitives for a Night

1938

Professor Beware

1938

Numbered Woman

1938

Flight Into Nowhere

1938

Gun Law

1938

The Kid Comes Back

1937

Night Key

1937

Dead End

1937

Fight for Your Lady

1937

Marry the Girl

1937

Park Avenue Logger

1937

23 1/2 Hours Leave

1937

Escape by Night

1937

The Wildcatter

1937

When's Your Birthday?

1937

Woman-Wise

1937

Mountain Music

1937

The Game That Kills

1937

Souls at Sea

1937

The Singing Marine

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

Devil's Playground

1937

A Fight to the Finish

1937

Topper

1937

You Only Live Once

1937

Music for Madame

1937

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

The Westland Case

1936

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

Two in the Dark

1936

The Big Game

1936

The Bride Walks Out

1936

The First Baby

1936

Second Wife

1936

Avenging Waters

1936

The Cattle Thief

1936

White Fang

1936

They Met in a Taxi

1936

Fatal Lady

1936

Colleen

1936

Without Orders

1936

Boulder Dam

1936

Fury

1936

High Tension

1936

Legion of Terror

1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

Conflict

1936

Muss 'em Up

1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

The Accusing Finger

1936

Crash Donovan

1936

Pride of the Marines

1936

After the Thin Man

1935

Little Big Shot

1935

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

Broadway Hostess

1935

Under Pressure

1935

Times Square Lady

1935

Guard That Girl

1935

Justice of the Range

1935

His Night Out

1935

I Found Stella Parish

1935

We're Only Human

1935

Calm Yourself

1935

Fighting Shadows

1935

Western Courage

1935

One New York Night

1935

She Gets Her Man

1935

'G' Men

1935

Strangers All

1935

Grand Old Girl

1935

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

Murder in the Fleet

1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

Too Tough to Kill

1935

Waterfront Lady

1935

The Crimson Trail

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

Go Into Your Dance

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

The Headline Woman

1935

Black Fury

1934

Voice in the Night

1934

Broadway Bill

1934

The Poor Rich

1934

The Defense Rests

1934

Whirlpool

1934

The Circus Clown

1934

Here Comes the Groom

1934

Death on the Diamond

1934

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

Against the Law

1934

Speed Wings

1934

A Man's Game

1934

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

I'll Tell the World

1934

It Happened One Night

1934

The Fighting Ranger

1934

Frontier Marshal

1934

Girl in Danger

1934

Men of the Night

1934

The Crime of Helen Stanley

1934

Chained

1934

The Human Side

1934

School for Romance

1933

When Strangers Marry

1933

Lady for a Day

1933

The Fighting Code

1933

Lucky Devils

1933

State Trooper

1933

Obey the Law

1933

Straightaway

1933

Heroes for Sale

1933

Unknown Valley

1933

The Wrecker

1933

Son of a Sailor

1933

College Coach

1933

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

Police Car 17

1932

Hello Trouble

1932

Sundown Rider

1932

Virtue

1932

Flesh

1932

Air Mail

1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

Careless Lady

1932

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

Rackety Rax

1932

White Eagle

1932

That's My Boy

1932

High Speed

1931

The Spider

1931

Three Girls Lost

1931

The Brat

1931

Sob Sister

1931

Over the Hill

1931

Maker of Men

1931

Arrowsmith

1931

Quick Millions

1930

Up the River

1930

The Lone Star Ranger

1930

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

Born Reckless

1930

The Big Trail

1929

Salute

1929

Words and Music

1929

So This Is College

1928

Noah's Ark