Ward Bond
Acting
Born April 9, 1903 · 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).
Films (272)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Alias Jesse James
1959
Rio Bravo
1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
China Doll
1958
The Wings of Eagles
1957
The Halliday Brand
1957
The Growler Story
1957
Pillars of the Sky
1956
Dakota Incident
1956
The Searchers
1956
A Man Alone
1955
Mister Roberts
1955
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
The Long Gray Line
1955
The Bob Mathias Story
1954
Johnny Guitar
1954
Gypsy Colt
1954
Hondo
1953
Blowing Wild
1953
The Moonlighter
1953
Thunderbirds
1952
Hellgate
1952
The Quiet Man
1952
The McGurk Way
1952
On Dangerous Ground
1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
Only the Valiant
1951
The Great Missouri Raid
1951
Operation Pacific
1951
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
Wagon Master
1950
Riding High
1950
Singing Guns
1950
3 Godfathers
1948
Joan of Arc
1948
The Time of Your Life
1948
Tap Roots
1948
Fort Apache
1948
Sins of the Fathers
1948
The Fugitive
1947
Unconquered
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
My Darling Clementine
1946
Canyon Passage
1946
Dakota
1945
They Were Expendable
1945
Tall in the Saddle
1944
Home in Indiana
1944
A Guy Named Joe
1944
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
Slightly Dangerous
1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
Gentleman Jim
1942
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942
Sin Town
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Swamp Water
1941
The Maltese Falcon
1941
Know For Sure
1941
Sergeant York
1941
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
Manpower
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
A Man Betrayed
1941
Tobacco Road
1941
Santa Fe Trail
1940
The Long Voyage Home
1940
City for Conquest
1940
Kit Carson
1940
Sailor's Lady
1940
The Mortal Storm
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
Virginia City
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Little Old New York
1940
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
Gone with the Wind
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
Frontier Marshal
1939
Waterfront
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
The Girl from Mexico
1939
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Union Pacific
1939
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
Dodge City
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Trouble in Sundown
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
Pardon Our Nerve
1939
Made for Each Other
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Son of Frankenstein
1939
Going Places
1938
Submarine Patrol
1938
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
Fugitives for a Night
1938
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Professor Beware
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Prison Break
1938
Reformatory
1938
Numbered Woman
1938
Gun Law
1938
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
Over the Wall
1938
Hawaii Calls
1938
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Born to Be Wild
1938
The Kid Comes Back
1938
Of Human Hearts
1938
Penitentiary
1938
Fight for Your Lady
1937
The Westland Case
1937
Music for Madame
1937
The Game That Kills
1937
Souls at Sea
1937
Escape by Night
1937
Dead End
1937
Topper
1937
Marry the Girl
1937
The Singing Marine
1937
A Fight to the Finish
1937
Mountain Music
1937
The Wildcatter
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
Night Key
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
Park Avenue Logger
1937
When's Your Birthday?
1937
Devil's Playground
1937
You Only Live Once
1937
Woman-Wise
1937
After the Thin Man
1936
Conflict
1936
The Accusing Finger
1936
Legion of Terror
1936
Without Orders
1936
The Big Game
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
They Met in a Taxi
1936
Second Wife
1936
Crash Donovan
1936
White Fang
1936
The Bride Walks Out
1936
High Tension
1936
Fury
1936
The Cattle Thief
1936
Fatal Lady
1936
Avenging Waters
1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
The First Baby
1936
Pride of the Marines
1936
Colleen
1936
Boulder Dam
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
Muss 'em Up
1936
Two in the Dark
1936
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
We're Only Human
1935
Too Tough to Kill
1935
Broadway Hostess
1935
I Found Stella Parish
1935
Guard That Girl
1935
Western Courage
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Waterfront Lady
1935
His Night Out
1935
Little Big Shot
1935
She Gets Her Man
1935
Calm Yourself
1935
Justice of the Range
1935
Murder in the Fleet
1935
Black Fury
1935
The Headline Woman
1935
'G' Men
1935
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
Go Into Your Dance
1935
Fighting Shadows
1935
Strangers All
1935
The Crimson Trail
1935
Times Square Lady
1935
One New York Night
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
Under Pressure
1935
Grand Old Girl
1935
Broadway Bill
1934
Men of the Night
1934
Against the Law
1934
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
Death on the Diamond
1934
Girl in Danger
1934
The Human Side
1934
Chained
1934
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
The Defense Rests
1934
The Circus Clown
1934
Here Comes the Groom
1934
A Man's Game
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
I'll Tell the World
1934
The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
Whirlpool
1934
Voice in the Night
1934
The Fighting Ranger
1934
The Poor Rich
1934
It Happened One Night
1934
Speed Wings
1934
School for Romance
1934
Frontier Marshal
1934
The Fighting Code
1933
Straightaway
1933
Son of a Sailor
1933
College Coach
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Police Car 17
1933
Lady for a Day
1933
The Wrecker
1933
Heroes for Sale
1933
When Strangers Marry
1933
Unknown Valley
1933
Obey the Law
1933
State Trooper
1933
Lucky Devils
1933
Sundown Rider
1932
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
Flesh
1932
That's My Boy
1932
Air Mail
1932
Virtue
1932
Rackety Rax
1932
White Eagle
1932
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
Hello Trouble
1932
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Careless Lady
1932
High Speed
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
Arrowsmith
1931
Over the Hill
1931
Sob Sister
1931
The Spider
1931
The Brat
1931
Maker of Men
1931
Three Girls Lost
1931
Quick Millions
1931
The Big Trail
1930
Up the River
1930
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
Born Reckless
1930
The Lone Star Ranger
1930
So This Is College
1929
Salute
1929
Words and Music
1929
Noah's Ark
1928