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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 9, 1903
Died
November 5, 1960
Place of Birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Wardell Edwin Bond
Ward Bond
1.9 Popularity
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).
Known For
7.8
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
🎬
0.0
Quincannon (archive footage)
Battleground
2004
0.0
(archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
0.0
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
6.9
(archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
1971
0.0
The Colter Craven Story
1960
5.8
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
7.8
Pat Wheeler
Rio Bravo
1959
0.0
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Credits
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2005
7.8
🎬
Battleground
as Quincannon (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
2000
0.0
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Directed by John Ford
as (archive footage)
1971
6.9
The Colter Craven Story
1960
0.0
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1959
5.8
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
1959
7.8
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
1958
0.0
China Doll
as Father Cairns
1958
6.8
Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams
1957
6.6
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge
1957
6.2
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
1957
6.1
The Growler Story
as Quincannon
1957
6.0
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
1956
5.2
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely
1956
6.5
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Western Skit
1956
5.6
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
7.7
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955
5.7
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
1955
6.5
Star Stage
as Patterson
1955
0.0
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
1955
7.0
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Narrator
1955
6.0
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler
1955
7.0
The Bob Mathias Story
as Coach Virgil Jackson
1954
6.0
Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale
1954
3.3
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
1954
7.4
Gypsy Colt
as Frank MacWade
1954
6.3
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
1953
6.6
Blowing Wild
as Dutch Peterson
1953
5.8
The Moonlighter
as Cole Gardner
1953
5.7
🎬
The Christophers
1953
0.0
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
Thunderbirds
as Lt. John McCreery
1952
5.7
The Ford Television Theatre
as Hank Fetterman
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti
1952
7.3
Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Harvey Kendall
1952
3.5
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
1952
6.7
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
1952
7.3
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
0.0
🎬
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk 4th
1952
0.0
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
1951
6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Capt. Parker
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Stover
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ivan Kergosen
1951
7.2
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
6.1
Only the Valiant
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
1951
6.4
The Great Missouri Raid
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
1951
6.6
Operation Pacific
as John "Pop" Perry
1951
6.0
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
6.5
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Inspector Charles Weber
1950
6.8
Wagon Master
as Elder Wiggs
1950
6.6
Riding High
as Lee
1950
5.8
Singing Guns
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
1950
6.0
🎬
The Silver Theatre
1949
6.3
A Guy Named Joe
as Al Yackey
1949
6.6
Suspense
as Bill Meeker
1949
4.9
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
1948
6.7
Joan of Arc
as La Hire
1948
6.1
The Time of Your Life
as McCarthy
1948
5.5
Tap Roots
as Hoab Dabney
1948
6.7
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
1948
7.0
Sins of the Fathers
1948
0.0
The Fugitive
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
1947
5.9
Unconquered
as John Fraser
1947
6.3
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
1946
8.3
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
1946
7.4
Canyon Passage
as Honey Bragg
1946
6.6
Dakota
as Jim Bender
1945
5.1
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1945
6.5
Tall in the Saddle
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
1944
6.5
Home in Indiana
as Jed Bruce
1944
5.5
The Fighting Sullivans
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
1944
6.0
They Came to Blow Up America
as FBI Chief Craig
1943
6.2
Slightly Dangerous
as Jimmy
1943
6.1
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Sharkey
1943
6.3
Gentleman Jim
as John L. Sullivan
1942
7.1
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Steve Maschick
1942
4.5
Sin Town
as Rock Delaney
1942
3.7
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sgt. Scully
1942
5.8
The Falcon Takes Over
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
1942
6.2
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Sheriff Edmunds
1942
4.7
Swamp Water
as Tim Dorson
1941
6.3
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
1941
7.7
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin
1941
7.2
Doctors Don't Tell
as Barney Millen
1941
4.9
Manpower
as Eddie Adams
1941
6.7
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Wash Gibbs
1941
6.5
A Man Betrayed
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
1941
5.4
Tobacco Road
as Lov Bensey
1941
6.6
Know For Sure
as patient
1941
3.8
Santa Fe Trail
as Townley
1940
5.7
The Long Voyage Home
as Yank
1940
6.6
City for Conquest
as First Policeman (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Kit Carson
as Ape
1940
6.1
Sailor's Lady
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
4.0
The Mortal Storm
as Franz
1940
7.3
Buck Benny Rides Again
as First Outlaw
1940
0.0
Virginia City
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
1940
6.1
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman
1940
7.8
Little Old New York
as Regan
1940
4.3
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Walton
1939
4.9
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain
1939
7.9
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Adam Hartman
1939
6.4
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Hunk
1939
6.3
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Frontier Marshal
as Town Marshal
1939
6.2
Waterfront
as Mart Hendler
1939
6.3
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John Palmer Cass
1939
7.2
The Girl from Mexico
as Mexican Pete
1939
4.2
The Kid from Kokomo
as Ladislaw Klewicki
1939
6.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Union Pacific
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
1939
6.6
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Dodge City
as Bud Taylor
1939
6.9
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
1939
6.7
Trouble in Sundown
as Henchman Dusty
1939
0.0
The Oklahoma Kid
as Wes Handley
1939
6.0
Pardon Our Nerve
as Kid Ramsey
1939
0.0
Made for Each Other
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
1939
6.1
They Made Me a Criminal
as Lenihan
1939
6.1
Son of Frankenstein
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
1939
6.7
Going Places
as Clarence - a Policeman
1938
6.3
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
1938
6.6
The Law West of Tombstone
as Mulligan P. Martinez
1938
4.0
Fugitives for a Night
as Gambler in Fake Fight
1938
6.0
You Can't Take It with You
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Professor Beware
as Motorcycle Cop
1938
6.1
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Tug
1938
7.1
Prison Break
as Big Red Kincaid
1938
5.6
Reformatory
as Mac Grady
1938
6.0
Numbered Woman
as Detective
1938
0.0
Gun Law
as Henchman Pecos
1938
4.5
Flight Into Nowhere
1938
4.0
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Biff Moran
1938
6.3
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Over the Wall
as Eddie Edwards
1938
5.0
Hawaii Calls
as Muller
1938
5.4
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Born to Be Wild
as Bill Purvis
1938
7.0
The Kid Comes Back
as Spike
1938
5.3
Of Human Hearts
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Penitentiary
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
1938
0.0
Fight for Your Lady
as Walton (uncredited)
1937
4.8
The Westland Case
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
1937
6.0
Music for Madame
as Violets (Uncredited)
1937
5.0
The Game That Kills
as Tom Ferguson
1937
5.3
Souls at Sea
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1937
6.3
Escape by Night
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
1937
5.7
Dead End
as Doorman
1937
7.0
Topper
as Eddie (uncredited)
1937
6.7
Marry the Girl
as Motorcycle cop
1937
5.0
The Singing Marine
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
1937
4.0
A Fight to the Finish
as Eddie Hawkins
1937
1.0
Mountain Music
as G-Man (uncredited)
1937
5.3
The Wildcatter
as Johnson
1937
0.0
They Gave Him a Gun
as MP (uncredited)
1937
6.2
Night Key
as Fingers
1937
6.2
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
1937
6.5
23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Top Sgt. Burke
1937
5.0
Park Avenue Logger
as Paul Sangar
1937
6.0
When's Your Birthday?
as Police Detective (uncredited)
1937
4.0
Devil's Playground
as Sidecar Wilson
1937
5.8
You Only Live Once
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
1937
7.1
Woman-Wise
as Kramer (uncredited)
1937
0.0
After the Thin Man
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
7.3
Conflict
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
1936
2.0
The Accusing Finger
as Recreation Room Guard
1936
4.7
Legion of Terror
as Don Foster
1936
6.0
Without Orders
as Tim Casey
1936
6.0
The Big Game
as Gambler
1936
5.8
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Gloves Baker
1936
6.7
They Met in a Taxi
as Policeman
1936
5.5
Second Wife
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Crash Donovan
as The Drill Master
1936
0.0
White Fang
as Thief (uncredited)
1936
6.0
The Bride Walks Out
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
1936
5.1
High Tension
as Husky Man
1936
5.4
Fury
as Man (uncredited)
1936
7.4
The Cattle Thief
as Ranse Willard
1936
0.0
Fatal Lady
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
1936
0.0
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as Newsstand Customer
1936
3.0
Avenging Waters
as Marve Slater
1936
6.0
Pride of the Marines
as Gunner Brady
1936
6.0
The First Baby
as Tough Guy
1936
0.0
Colleen
as Sweeney (uncredited)
1936
5.3
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1936
5.0
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Tex
1936
5.0
Muss 'em Up
as John Doe, a Gangster
1936
5.5
Two in the Dark
as Policeman (uncredited)
1936
5.9
Hitch Hike Lady
as Motorcycle cop
1935
6.8
We're Only Human
as Bank Robber
1935
6.5
Too Tough to Kill
as Danny
1935
0.0
Broadway Hostess
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
1935
5.3
I Found Stella Parish
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
1935
7.0
Guard That Girl
as Budge Edwards
1935
4.0
Western Courage
as Lacrosse
1935
6.0
3 Kids and a Queen
as Relative
1935
6.0
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
1935
5.6
Waterfront Lady
as Jess
1935
4.0
His Night Out
as Lanky
1935
0.0
Little Big Shot
as Kell's Henchman
1935
6.0
She Gets Her Man
as Chick
1935
0.0
Calm Yourself
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
1935
4.5
Justice of the Range
as Bob Brennan
1935
0.0
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
1935
5.0
Black Fury
as Mac - Company Policeman
1935
6.3
The Headline Woman
as Johnson
1935
4.0
'G' Men
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
1935
6.6
Mary Jane's Pa
as Roughneck Leader
1935
6.0
Go Into Your Dance
as Herman Lahey
1935
6.8
Fighting Shadows
as Brad Harrison
1935
6.0
Strangers All
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
1935
5.5
The Crimson Trail
as Luke Long
1935
0.0
Times Square Lady
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
1935
6.0
One New York Night
as Policeman
1935
0.0
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Instructor
1935
6.4
Under Pressure
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
1935
4.6
Grand Old Girl
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
1935
6.5
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Men of the Night
as Det. John Connors
1934
2.0
Against the Law
as Tony Rizzo
1934
3.0
6 Day Bike Rider
as First Officer (uncredited)
1934
5.5
Death on the Diamond
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Girl in Danger
as Wynkoski
1934
6.0
The Human Side
as Cop
1934
0.0
Chained
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
1934
6.8
The Affairs of Cellini
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
1934
4.9
The Defense Rests
as Hood
1934
7.0
The Circus Clown
as Spectator
1934
6.0
Here Comes the Groom
as Second Cop
1934
4.0
A Man's Game
as Dave Jordon
1934
0.0
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Head Coach Smith
1934
5.2
The Crime of Helen Stanley
as Jack Baker
1934
5.1
I'll Tell the World
as Dirigible Officer
1934
0.0
Whirlpool
as Farley
1934
5.9
Voice in the Night
as Bob Hall
1934
0.0
The Fighting Ranger
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
1934
5.0
The Poor Rich
as Motor Cop
1934
0.0
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1934
7.8
Speed Wings
as Henchman (uncredited)
1934
0.0
School for Romance
as Husband
1934
3.0
Frontier Marshal
as Ben Murchison
1934
5.5
The Fighting Code
as Joe Krull
1933
0.0
Straightaway
as Hobo
1933
0.0
Son of a Sailor
as Joe
1933
5.0
College Coach
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
1933
4.1
Wild Boys of the Road
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Police Car 17
as Bumps O'Neill
1933
2.0
Lady for a Day
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
1933
7.1
The Wrecker
as Cramer
1933
1.0
Heroes for Sale
as Red (uncredited)
1933
7.0
When Strangers Marry
as Billy McGuire
1933
0.0
Unknown Valley
as Elder Snead
1933
6.3
Obey the Law
as Kid Paris
1933
0.0
State Trooper
as Undetermined Role
1933
0.0
Lucky Devils
as Crewman (uncredited)
1933
6.2
Sundown Rider
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
1932
0.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1932
6.3
Flesh
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
1932
5.6
That's My Boy
as Curley Decker
1932
0.0
Air Mail
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
1932
5.0
Virtue
as Frank
1932
6.4
Rackety Rax
as 'Brick' Gilligan
1932
5.0
White Eagle
as Bart - Henchman
1932
0.0
Hold 'Em Jail
as Football Player (uncredited)
1932
6.8
Hello Trouble
as Heavy Kennedy
1932
6.0
Bachelor's Affairs
as Cop (uncredited)
1932
1.0
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Johnson (uncredited)
1932
0.0
High Speed
as Ham
1932
2.0
Careless Lady
as Cop in Raid
1932
5.2
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1932
5.2
Arrowsmith
as Cop (uncredited)
1931
6.6
Over the Hill
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
1931
8.2
Sob Sister
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
1931
0.0
The Spider
as Cop (uncredited)
1931
6.0
The Brat
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
1931
5.2
Maker of Men
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
1931
0.0
Three Girls Lost
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
1931
0.0
Quick Millions
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
1931
7.1
The Big Trail
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
1930
6.7
Up the River
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
1930
5.8
Cheer Up and Smile
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
1930
0.0
Born Reckless
as Sergeant
1930
5.5
The Lone Star Ranger
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
1930
5.0
So This Is College
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
1929
4.2
Salute
as Midshipman Harold
1929
4.7
Words and Music
as Ward
1929
0.0
Noah's Ark
as Flood Extra (uncredited)
1928
6.2