Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 9, 1903 (57 years old)
Died
November 5, 1960
Place of Birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Wardell Edwin Bond
Ward Bond
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).
Acting
Ward Bond has 295 acting credits
2000
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
Thunderbirds
1952
as Lt. John McCreery
The Ford Television Theatre (TV)
1952
as Lt. Pannetti
The Ford Television Theatre (TV)
1952
as Hank Fetterman
Cavalcade of America (TV)
1952
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
Cavalcade of America (TV)
1952
as Harvey Kendall
Hellgate
1952
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Quiet Man
1952
as Father Peter Lonergan
The Gulf Playhouse (TV)
1952
as Unknown Role
The McGurk Way
1952
as Dan McGurk 4th
1951
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as Walter Brent
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV)
1951
as Capt. Parker
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV)
1951
as Sam Stover
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV)
1951
as Ivan Kergosen
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Only the Valiant
1951
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
The Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Operation Pacific
1951
as John "Pop" Perry
1950
1948
1946
1944
1943
1942
1941
Swamp Water
1941
as Tim Dorson
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Det. Tom Polhaus
Know For Sure
1941
as patient
Sergeant York
1941
as Ike Botkin
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Barney Millen
Manpower
1941
as Eddie Adams
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Wash Gibbs
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
Tobacco Road
1941
as Lov Bensey
1940
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Townley
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Yank
City for Conquest
1940
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Kit Carson
1940
as Ape
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Franz
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as First Outlaw
Virginia City
1940
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Policeman
Little Old New York
1940
as Regan
1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Walton
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Tom the Yankee Captain
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Adam Hartman
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Hunk
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Town Marshal
Waterfront
1939
as Mart Hendler
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as John Palmer Cass
The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Mexican Pete
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Ladislaw Klewicki
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939
as Bud Taylor
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Henchman Dusty
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Wes Handley
Pardon Our Nerve
1939
as Kid Ramsey
Made for Each Other
1939
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Lenihan
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
1938
Going Places
1938
as Clarence - a Policeman
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
as Mulligan P. Martinez
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Gambler in Fake Fight
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mike (uncredited)
Professor Beware
1938
as Motorcycle Cop
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Tug
Prison Break
1938
as Big Red Kincaid
Reformatory
1938
as Mac Grady
Numbered Woman
1938
as Detective
Gun Law
1938
as Henchman Pecos
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
as Unknown Role
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Biff Moran
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938
as Eddie Edwards
Hawaii Calls
1938
as Muller
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Bill Purvis
The Kid Comes Back
1938
as Spike
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Penitentiary
1938
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
1937
Fight for Your Lady
1937
as Walton (uncredited)
The Westland Case
1937
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Music for Madame
1937
as Violets (Uncredited)
The Game That Kills
1937
as Tom Ferguson
Souls at Sea
1937
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Escape by Night
1937
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
Dead End
1937
as Doorman
Topper
1937
as Eddie (uncredited)
Marry the Girl
1937
as Motorcycle cop
The Singing Marine
1937
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
A Fight to the Finish
1937
as Eddie Hawkins
Mountain Music
1937
as G-Man (uncredited)
The Wildcatter
1937
as Johnson
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as MP (uncredited)
Night Key
1937
as Fingers
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Top Sgt. Burke
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Paul Sangar
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Devil's Playground
1937
as Sidecar Wilson
You Only Live Once
1937
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Woman-Wise
1937
as Kramer (uncredited)
1936
After the Thin Man
1936
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Conflict
1936
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Recreation Room Guard
Legion of Terror
1936
as Don Foster
Without Orders
1936
as Tim Casey
The Big Game
1936
as Gambler
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Gloves Baker
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Policeman
Second Wife
1936
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
1936
as The Drill Master
White Fang
1936
as Thief (uncredited)
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
High Tension
1936
as Husky Man
Fury
1936
as Man (uncredited)
The Cattle Thief
1936
as Ranse Willard
Fatal Lady
1936
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
1936
as Marve Slater
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as Newsstand Customer
The First Baby
1936
as Tough Guy
Pride of the Marines
1936
as Gunner Brady
Colleen
1936
as Sweeney (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Tex
Muss 'em Up
1936
as John Doe, a Gangster
Muss 'em Up
1936
as Kidnapper (uncredited)
Two in the Dark
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
1935
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Motorcycle cop
We're Only Human
1935
as Bank Robber
Too Tough to Kill
1935
as Danny
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Guard That Girl
1935
as Budge Edwards
Western Courage
1935
as Lacrosse
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Relative
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Jess
His Night Out
1935
as Lanky
Little Big Shot
1935
as Kell's Henchman
She Gets Her Man
1935
as Chick
Calm Yourself
1935
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
Justice of the Range
1935
as Bob Brennan
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
Black Fury
1935
as Mac - Company Policeman
The Headline Woman
1935
as Johnson
The Informer
1935
as Man (uncredited)
'G' Men
1935
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Roughneck Leader
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Herman Lahey
Fighting Shadows
1935
as Brad Harrison
Strangers All
1935
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
The Crimson Trail
1935
as Luke Long
Times Square Lady
1935
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
One New York Night
1935
as Policeman
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Instructor
Under Pressure
1935
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
1934
Broadway Bill
1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Men of the Night
1934
as Det. John Connors
Against the Law
1934
as Tony Rizzo
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as First Officer (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
1934
as Wynkoski
The Human Side
1934
as Cop
Chained
1934
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
1934
as Hood
The Circus Clown
1934
as Spectator
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as Second Cop
A Man's Game
1934
as Dave Jordon
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Head Coach Smith
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Dirigible Officer
The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
as Jack Baker
Whirlpool
1934
as Farley
Voice in the Night
1934
as Bob Hall
The Fighting Ranger
1934
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
The Poor Rich
1934
as Motor Cop
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Speed Wings
1934
as Henchman (uncredited)
School for Romance
1934
as Husband
Frontier Marshal
1934
as Ben Murchison
1933
The Fighting Code
1933
as Joe Krull
Straightaway
1933
as Hobo
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Joe
College Coach
1933
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Police Car 17
1933
as Bumps O'Neill
Lady for a Day
1933
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Wrecker
1933
as Cramer
Heroes for Sale
1933
as Red (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
1933
as Billy McGuire
Unknown Valley
1933
as Elder Snead
Obey the Law
1933
as Kid Paris
State Trooper
1933
as Undetermined Role
Lucky Devils
1933
as Crewman (uncredited)
1932
Sundown Rider
1932
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Flesh
1932
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
That's My Boy
1932
as Curley Decker
Air Mail
1932
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
Virtue
1932
as Frank
Rackety Rax
1932
as 'Brick' Gilligan
White Eagle
1932
as Bart - Henchman
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Football Player (uncredited)
Hello Trouble
1932
as Heavy Kennedy
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
as Cop (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Johnson (uncredited)
Careless Lady
1932
as Cop in Raid
High Speed
1932
as Ham
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1931
Arrowsmith
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
Over the Hill
1931
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
Sob Sister
1931
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
The Spider
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
The Brat
1931
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
Maker of Men
1931
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Three Girls Lost
1931
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
Quick Millions
1931
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
