Ward Bond

Deceased · Born: Apr 9, 1903 · Died: Nov 5, 1960

Personal Details

Born Apr 9, 1903 Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Spouse

Mary Louise May
( Aug 23, 1954 to Nov 5, 1960 )
Doris Sellers Childs
( Apr 28, 1936 to Jul 7, 1944 )

Parents

John W. Bond
Mabel L. Bond

Biography

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).

Career

acting

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)

1971

Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford as (archive footage)

1959

Rio Bravo as Pat Wheeler

1958

China Doll as Father Cairns

1957

The Halliday Brand as Big Dan Halliday

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles as John Dodge

Wagon Train as Major Seth Adams

1956

The Searchers as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky as Dr. Joseph Holden

Dakota Incident

Dakota Incident as Sen. Blakely

1955

Mister Roberts as Dowdy

The Red, White and Blue Line

The Red, White and Blue Line as Narrator

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line as Herman Kohler

A Man Alone as Sheriff Gil Corrigan

1954

The Bob Mathias Story

The Bob Mathias Story as Coach Virgil Jackson

Gypsy Colt as Frank MacWade

Johnny Guitar as John McIvers

Climax! as Sheriff Ab Kale

1953

The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter as Cole Gardner

Blowing Wild as Dutch Peterson

Hondo as Bufallo Baker

1952

The Quiet Man as Father Peter Lonergan

Hellgate as Lt. Tod Voorhees

Thunderbirds as Lt. John McCreery

1951

Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific as John "Pop" Perry

The Great Missouri Raid

The Great Missouri Raid as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground as Walter Brent

This Is Korea! as Narrator

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Inspector Charles Weber

Wagon Master as Elder Wiggs

Riding High as Lee

Singing Guns as Sheriff Jim Caradac

1948

Joan of Arc as La Hire

Tap Roots as Hoab Dabney

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life as McCarthy

3 Godfathers as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Fort Apache as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

1947

Unconquered as John Fraser

The Fugitive as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'

1946

Canyon Passage as Honey Bragg

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine as Morgan Earp

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life as Bert

1945

Dakota as Jim Bender

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

1944

Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana as Jed Bruce

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle as 'Judge' Robert Garvey

1943

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous as Jimmy

Hello Frisco, Hello

Hello Frisco, Hello as Sharkey

Oklahoma Outlaws

Oklahoma Outlaws as Wes Handley

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe as Al Yackey

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America as FBI Chief Craig

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Sgt. Scully

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Sheriff Edmunds

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)

Gentleman Jim as John L. Sullivan

Sin Town as Rock Delaney

Hitler--Dead or Alive

Hitler--Dead or Alive as Steve Maschick

1941

Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell as Barney Millen

Sergeant York as Ike Botkin

Swamp Water as Tim Dorson

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills as Wash Gibbs

Manpower as Eddie Adams

A Man Betrayed as Floyd, Amato's Goon

Tobacco Road as Lov Bensey

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon as Det. Tom Polhaus

1940

Kit Carson as Ape

Little Old New York

Little Old New York as Regan

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home as Yank

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again as First Outlaw

1939

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other as Jim Hatton (uncredited)

The Girl from Mexico

The Girl from Mexico as Mexican Pete

Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown as Henchman Dusty

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid as Wes Handley

Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal as Town Marshal

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

The Cisco Kid and the Lady as Walton

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Hunk

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Tug

Over the Wall as Eddie Edwards

Prison Break as Big Red Kincaid

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild as Bill Purvis

1937

Night Key as Fingers

Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger as Paul Sangar

Escape by Night

Escape by Night as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker

1936

Avenging Waters

Avenging Waters as Marve Slater

The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed as Tex

Legion of Terror

Legion of Terror as Don Foster

The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice as John 'Gloves' Baker

The Cattle Thief

The Cattle Thief as Ranse Willard

The Big Game as Gambler

White Fang as Thief (uncredited)

1935

Western Courage

Western Courage as Lacrosse

Hitch Hike Lady

Hitch Hike Lady as Motorcycle cop

Devil Dogs of the Air

Devil Dogs of the Air as Instructor

Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady as Jess

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man as Chick

1934

6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider as First Officer (uncredited)

The Circus Clown

The Circus Clown as Spectator

The Crime of Helen Stanley

The Crime of Helen Stanley as Jack Baker

Whirlpool as Farley

Chained as Ship Steward (uncredited)

1933

Unknown Valley as Elder Snead

1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Police Officer

Flesh as Muscles Manning (uncredited)

Virtue as Frank

1930

Up the River as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

1929

Salute as Midshipman Harold

appearances

2002

John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War