Ward Bond

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).

Cast

Bringing Up Baby

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon

Det. Tom Polhaus

The Mortal Storm

It's a Wonderful Life

Gone with the Wind

Tom the Yankee Captain

My Darling Clementine

Father Peter Lonergan

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

(archive footage)

On Dangerous Ground

Floyd, Amato's Goon

Dust Be My Destiny

First Thug on Train (uncredited)

Voice in the Night

The Halliday Brand

Big Dan Halliday

When Strangers Marry

Operation Pacific

John "Pop" Perry

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

A Guy Named Joe

The Shepherd of the Hills

Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'

Tall in the Saddle

'Judge' Robert Garvey

The Fighting Sullivans

Lt. Cmdr. Robinson

John L. Sullivan

Young Mr. Lincoln

John Palmer Cass

The Long Gray Line

Captain Herman Kohler

The Falcon Takes Over

Moose Malloy (Uncredited)

The Wings of Eagles

Pillars of the Sky

Dr. Joseph Holden

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Made for Each Other

Jim Hatton (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Inspector Charles Weber

The Grapes of Wrath

The Fighting Code

Gabe Powers - Henchman

The Long Voyage Home

Drums Along the Mohawk

Dakota Incident

Only the Valiant

Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Buck Benny Rides Again

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Sheriff Edmunds

The Man Who Lived Twice

Little Big Shot

Kell's Henchman

Of Human Hearts

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

Hitler- Dead or Alive

Muscles Manning (uncredited)

Midshipman Harold

The Moonlighter

Frontier Marshal

Joe Barnes (uncredited)

The Law West of Tombstone

Mulligan P. Martinez

Sheriff Jim Caradac

Fight for Your Lady

Walton (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell

Hitch Hike Lady

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Two in the Dark

Policeman (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

Lt. Tod Voorhees

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Home in Indiana

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

The Great Missouri Raid

Maj. Marshal Trowbridge

Little Old New York

Park Avenue Logger

23 1/2 Hours Leave

The Bride Walks Out

Taxi Driver(uncredited)

The Bob Mathias Story

Coach Virgil Jackson

Escape by Night

Peter 'Spudsy' Baker

Big Red Kincaid

Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

Born to Be Wild

The Time of Your Life

The Girl from Mexico

The Defense Rests

The Circus Clown

Here Comes the Groom

Death on the Diamond

Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)

6 Day Bike Rider

First Officer (uncredited)

Against the Law

Prize Fighter (uncredited)

Times Square Lady

Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)

Guard That Girl

Justice of the Range

I Found Stella Parish

Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)

Three Girls Lost

Airline Steward (uncredited)

The Lone Star Ranger

Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)

Words and Music

Court Policeman (uncredited)

Cheer Up and Smile

Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ward, a Cop (uncredited)

Detective Escort (uncredited)

Football Player Pat (uncredited)

Bachelor's Affairs

Cop (uncredited)

Football Player (uncredited)

Crewman (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Police Officer (uncredited)

Undetermined Role

When's Your Birthday?

Police Detective (uncredited)

1st Partner Politician (uncredited)

Kramer (uncredited)

G-Man (uncredited)

The Game That Kills

Bit Part (uncredited)

The Singing Marine

First Sergeant (uncredited)

Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)

Henchman (uncredited)

We're Only Human

They Came to Blow Up America

FBI Chief Craig

Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)

The Growler Story

Bullfighter and the Lady

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by John Ford

(archive footage)

Avenging Waters

Fighting Shadows

The Cattle Thief

Western Courage

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Most Precious Thing in Life

Head Coach Smith

Thief (uncredited)

Heroes for Sale

Red (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol

Seaman Olaf Swanson

The Affairs of Cellini

Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal

One New York Night

Sheriff Gil Corrigan

The Oklahoma Kid

They Met in a Taxi

Cop (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

MP (uncredited)

I'll Tell the World

Dirigible Officer

Clarence - a Policeman

American Stage Manager (uncredited)

Sweeney (uncredited)

Fugitives for a Night

Gambler in Fake Fight

She Gets Her Man

Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set

Mr. Clark - Football Coach

Devil's Playground

Roughneck Leader

Son of Frankenstein

Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Sailor Sam - Wrestler

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Accused Rustler (uncredited)

Pa's Guest (uncredited)

Tracklayer (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

American Legionnaire (uncredited)

Professor Beware

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Murder in the Fleet

'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)

It Happened One Night

Bus Driver (uncredited)

The Fighting Ranger

Dave, Cougar Henchman

Man (uncredited)

The Colter Craven Story

Son of a Sailor

Devil Dogs of the Air

Too Tough to Kill

A Fight to the Finish

Legion of Terror

The Leathernecks Have Landed

Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan

Pardon Our Nerve

Trouble in Sundown

Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal

Cop in montage (uncredited)

Waterfront Lady

City for Conquest

First Policeman (uncredited)

Assistant Coach (uncredited)

Flight Into Nowhere

The Kid from Kokomo

Ladislaw Klewicki

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Johnson (uncredited)

Eddie (uncredited)

You Only Live Once

Casey - Guard (uncredited)

Music for Madame

Violets (Uncredited)

The Crimson Trail

Alias Jesse James

Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

So This Is College

USC Player - #30 (uncredited)

Wild Boys of the Road

Red the Brakeman (uncredited)

Lt. John McCreery

The Soldier and the Lady

Tartar Guard (Uncredited)

Men of the Night

Det. John Connors

The Westland Case

Connors - Death-Row Inmate

The Kid Comes Back

Flood Extra (uncredited)

'Brick' Gilligan

Bart - Henchman

John Doe, a Gangster

The Crime of Helen Stanley

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Newsstand Customer

The Last Days of Pompeii

Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)

Ship Steward (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

Recreation Room Guard

Shore Patrolman (uncredited)

Go Into Your Dance

The Drill Master

Pride of the Marines

School for Romance

3 Kids and a Queen

After the Thin Man

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Red, White and Blue Line

The Headline Woman

Sins of the Fathers

Mac - Company Policeman

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Self (archive footage)

Sid Bascom (uncredited)

The Western: A Lost TV Special