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Ward Bond

Acting

Born: 1903-04-09
Died: 1960-11-05
From: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.7

Also Known As

Wardell Edwin 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).

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting285 titles

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
10.0
Movie

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000Documentary
Cheer Up and Smile
10.0
Movie

Cheer Up and Smile

1930Drama
Words and Music
10.0
Movie

Words and Music

1929Comedy
A Man's Game
10.0
Movie

A Man's Game

1934Drama
One New York Night
10.0
Movie

One New York Night

1935Comedy
Fatal Lady
10.0
Movie

Fatal Lady

1936Thriller
Sundown Rider
9.0
Movie

Sundown Rider

1932Action
The Fighting Code
9.0
Movie

The Fighting Code

1933Action
Justice of the Range
9.0
Movie

Justice of the Range

1935Action
Obey the Law
9.0
Movie

Obey the Law

1933Drama
Woman-Wise
9.0
Movie

Woman-Wise

1937Thriller
Speed Wings
9.0
Movie

Speed Wings

1934Action
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
9.0
Movie

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932Thriller
White Eagle
9.0
Movie

White Eagle

1932Action
The Human Side
9.0
Movie

The Human Side

1934Drama
MGM Parade
9.0
Series

MGM Parade

1955-1956Drama
Over the Hill
8.5
Movie

Over the Hill

1931Drama
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
Movie

It's a Wonderful Life

1946Drama
When Strangers Marry
8.0
Movie

When Strangers Marry

1933Drama
The Poor Rich
8.0
Movie

The Poor Rich

1934Comedy
Park Avenue Logger
8.0
Movie

Park Avenue Logger

1937Action
The Bob Mathias Story
8.0
Movie

The Bob Mathias Story

1954Drama
The Wildcatter
8.0
Movie

The Wildcatter

1937Drama
The First Baby
8.0
Movie

The First Baby

1936Comedy
Three Girls Lost
8.0
Movie

Three Girls Lost

1931Drama
State Trooper
8.0
Movie

State Trooper

1933Action
Straightaway
8.0
Movie

Straightaway

1933Thriller
Western Courage
8.0
Movie

Western Courage

1935Action
She Gets Her Man
8.0
Movie

She Gets Her Man

1935Comedy
Pardon Our Nerve
8.0
Movie

Pardon Our Nerve

1939Comedy
Trouble in Sundown
8.0
Movie

Trouble in Sundown

1939Action
The Crimson Trail
8.0
Movie

The Crimson Trail

1935Romance
Girl in Danger
8.0
Movie

Girl in Danger

1934Thriller
Crash Donovan
8.0
Movie

Crash Donovan

1936Drama
Pride of the Marines
8.0
Movie

Pride of the Marines

1936Comedy
That's My Boy
8.0
Movie

That's My Boy

1932Drama
Gone with the Wind
7.9
Movie

Gone with the Wind

1939Drama
Rio Bravo
7.8
Movie

Rio Bravo

1959Action
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940Drama
Hitch Hike Lady
7.8
Movie

Hitch Hike Lady

1935Drama
It Happened One Night
7.8
Movie

It Happened One Night

1934Comedy
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
Series

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 - ...Drama
The Maltese Falcon
7.7
Movie

The Maltese Falcon

1941Thriller
The Searchers
7.7
Movie

The Searchers

1956Action
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.7
Movie

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005Documentary
The Man Who Lived Twice
7.6
Movie

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936Thriller
Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Movie

Bringing Up Baby

1938Comedy
My Darling Clementine
7.5
Movie

My Darling Clementine

1946Action
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
Movie

You Can't Take It with You

1938Comedy
Born to Be Wild
7.5
Movie

Born to Be Wild

1938Action
Fury
7.5
Movie

Fury

1936Thriller
Too Tough to Kill
7.5
Movie

Too Tough to Kill

1935Action
Johnny Guitar
7.4
Movie

Johnny Guitar

1954Action
Death on the Diamond
7.4
Movie

Death on the Diamond

1934Thriller
Hold 'Em Jail
7.4
Movie

Hold 'Em Jail

1932Comedy
The Mortal Storm
7.3
Movie

The Mortal Storm

1940Drama
The Quiet Man
7.3
Movie

The Quiet Man

1952Romance
Little Big Shot
7.3
Movie

Little Big Shot

1935Comedy
I Found Stella Parish
7.3
Movie

I Found Stella Parish

1935Drama
We're Only Human
7.3
Movie

We're Only Human

1935Thriller
Fugitives for a Night
7.3
Movie

Fugitives for a Night

1938Thriller
Without Orders
7.3
Movie

Without Orders

1936Drama
Quick Millions
7.3
Movie

Quick Millions

1931Thriller
The Soldier and the Lady
7.3
Movie

The Soldier and the Lady

1937Action
After the Thin Man
7.3
Movie

After the Thin Man

1936Comedy
Gentleman Jim
7.2
Movie

Gentleman Jim

1942Drama
Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2
Movie

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939Drama
Sergeant York
7.2
Movie

Sergeant York

1941Action
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.2
Movie

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938Thriller
Gypsy Colt
7.2
Movie

Gypsy Colt

1954Drama
China Doll
7.2
Movie

China Doll

1958Drama
Go Into Your Dance
7.2
Movie

Go Into Your Dance

1935Drama
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
Lady for a Day
7.1
Movie

Lady for a Day

1933Comedy
Mister Roberts
7.1
Movie

Mister Roberts

1955Comedy
The Defense Rests
7.1
Movie

The Defense Rests

1934Drama
Heroes for Sale
7.1
Movie

Heroes for Sale

1933Drama
You Only Live Once
7.1
Movie

You Only Live Once

1937Thriller
Chained
7.1
Movie

Chained

1934Romance
Voice in the Night
7.0
Movie

Voice in the Night

1934Action
Fort Apache
7.0
Movie

Fort Apache

1948Action
The Long Gray Line
7.0
Movie

The Long Gray Line

1955Comedy
Dead End
7.0
Movie

Dead End

1937Thriller
Hello Trouble
7.0
Movie

Hello Trouble

1932Action
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0
Movie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983Documentary
6 Day Bike Rider
7.0
Movie

6 Day Bike Rider

1934Comedy
Times Square Lady
7.0
Movie

Times Square Lady

1935Drama
His Night Out
7.0
Movie

His Night Out

1935Action
The Lone Star Ranger
7.0
Movie

The Lone Star Ranger

1930Action
Maker of Men
7.0
Movie

Maker of Men

1931Drama
The Spider
7.0
Movie

The Spider

1931Thriller
Sob Sister
7.0
Movie

Sob Sister

1931Romance
Second Wife
7.0
Movie

Second Wife

1936Drama
Penitentiary
7.0
Movie

Penitentiary

1938Action
Avenging Waters
7.0
Movie

Avenging Waters

1936Action
The Cattle Thief
7.0
Movie

The Cattle Thief

1936Action
White Fang
7.0
Movie

White Fang

1936Action
I'll Tell the World
7.0
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1934Romance
Grand Old Girl
7.0
Movie

Grand Old Girl

1935Romance
Legion of Terror
7.0
Movie

Legion of Terror

1936Action
The Leathernecks Have Landed
7.0
Movie

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936Action
Numbered Woman
7.0
Movie

Numbered Woman

1938Drama
Frontier Marshal
7.0
Movie

Frontier Marshal

1934Action
Sins of the Fathers
7.0
Movie

Sins of the Fathers

1948Drama
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
Series

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955-1956Comedy
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
6.9
Movie

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950Thriller
Directed by John Ford
6.9
Movie

Directed by John Ford

1971Documentary
Dodge City
6.9
Movie

Dodge City

1939Action
Tap Roots
6.9
Movie

Tap Roots

1948Drama
City for Conquest
6.9
Movie

City for Conquest

1940Romance
Manpower
6.8
Movie

Manpower

1941Thriller
3 Godfathers
6.8
Movie

3 Godfathers

1948Action
Tobacco Road
6.8
Movie

Tobacco Road

1941Comedy
The Great Missouri Raid
6.8
Movie

The Great Missouri Raid

1951Action
They Came to Blow Up America
6.8
Movie

They Came to Blow Up America

1943Drama
Unknown Valley
6.8
Movie

Unknown Valley

1933Action
They Met in a Taxi
6.8
Movie

They Met in a Taxi

1936Comedy
Strangers All
6.8
Movie

Strangers All

1935Drama
Mary Jane's Pa
6.8
Movie

Mary Jane's Pa

1935Drama
Devil Dogs of the Air
6.8
Movie

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935Romance
Wild Boys of the Road
6.8
Movie

Wild Boys of the Road

1933Drama
3 Kids and a Queen
6.8
Movie

3 Kids and a Queen

1935Action
The Informer
6.8
Movie

The Informer

1935Thriller
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
A Guy Named Joe
6.7
Movie

A Guy Named Joe

1944Drama
Wagon Master
6.7
Movie

Wagon Master

1950Action
Canyon Passage
6.7
Movie

Canyon Passage

1946Action
Hellgate
6.7
Movie

Hellgate

1952Action
Submarine Patrol
6.7
Movie

Submarine Patrol

1938Action
They Gave Him a Gun
6.7
Movie

They Gave Him a Gun

1937Action
Son of Frankenstein
6.7
Movie

Son of Frankenstein

1939Horror
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939Thriller
Union Pacific
6.7
Movie

Union Pacific

1939Drama
The Fighting Ranger
6.7
Movie

The Fighting Ranger

1934Action
Topper
6.7
Movie

Topper

1937Comedy
The Westland Case
6.7
Movie

The Westland Case

1937Thriller
The Big Trail
6.7
Movie

The Big Trail

1930Drama
The Bigelow Theatre
6.7
Series

The Bigelow Theatre

1950-1951Drama
Hondo
6.6
Movie

Hondo

1953Action
On Dangerous Ground
6.6
Movie

On Dangerous Ground

1951Drama
The Shepherd of the Hills
6.6
Movie

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941Drama
Tall in the Saddle
6.6
Movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944Action
The Long Voyage Home
6.6
Movie

The Long Voyage Home

1940Drama
Virtue
6.6
Movie

Virtue

1932Drama
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
6.6
Movie

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939Drama
The Big Game
6.6
Movie

The Big Game

1936Drama
Arrowsmith
6.6
Movie

Arrowsmith

1931Drama
Going Places
6.6
Movie

Going Places

1938Romance
'G' Men
6.6
Movie

'G' Men

1935Thriller
Devil's Playground
6.6
Movie

Devil's Playground

1937Romance
Murder in the Fleet
6.6
Movie

Murder in the Fleet

1935Drama
Wagon Train
6.6
Series

Wagon Train

1957-1965Action
Dust Be My Destiny
6.5
Movie

Dust Be My Destiny

1939Thriller
Reformatory
6.5
Movie

Reformatory

1938Thriller
They Were Expendable
6.5
Movie

They Were Expendable

1945Drama
Unconquered
6.5
Movie

Unconquered

1947Drama
Drums Along the Mohawk
6.5
Movie

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939Drama
Dakota Incident
6.5
Movie

Dakota Incident

1956Action
Only the Valiant
6.5
Movie

Only the Valiant

1951Action
Marry the Girl
6.5
Movie

Marry the Girl

1937Romance
The Circus Clown
6.5
Movie

The Circus Clown

1934Comedy
Here Comes the Groom
6.5
Movie

Here Comes the Groom

1934Comedy
Guard That Girl
6.5
Movie

Guard That Girl

1935Action
Souls at Sea
6.5
Movie

Souls at Sea

1937Action
Fighting Shadows
6.5
Movie

Fighting Shadows

1935Action
Waterfront
6.5
Movie

Waterfront

1939Action
The Kid from Kokomo
6.5
Movie

The Kid from Kokomo

1939Romance
The Kid Comes Back
6.5
Movie

The Kid Comes Back

1938Drama
Noah's Ark
6.5
Movie

Noah's Ark

1928Drama
Rackety Rax
6.5
Movie

Rackety Rax

1932Action
Sailor's Lady
6.5
Movie

Sailor's Lady

1940Comedy
Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4
Movie

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938Thriller
Singing Guns
6.4
Movie

Singing Guns

1950Action
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
6.4
Movie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942Action
Whirlpool
6.4
Movie

Whirlpool

1934Thriller
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.4
Movie

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932Thriller
Lucky Devils
6.4
Movie

Lucky Devils

1933Action
Professor Beware
6.4
Movie

Professor Beware

1938Comedy
Hello, Frisco, Hello
6.4
Movie

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943Comedy
The Fighting Sullivans
6.3
Movie

The Fighting Sullivans

1944Drama
The Falcon Takes Over
6.3
Movie

The Falcon Takes Over

1942Thriller
Swamp Water
6.3
Movie

Swamp Water

1941Thriller
The Wings of Eagles
6.3
Movie

The Wings of Eagles

1957Drama
Frontier Marshal
6.3
Movie

Frontier Marshal

1939Action
The Game That Kills
6.3
Movie

The Game That Kills

1937Thriller
Bullfighter and the Lady
6.3
Movie

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951Drama
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939Thriller
The Return of the Cisco Kid
6.3
Movie

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939Action
Music for Madame
6.3
Movie

Music for Madame

1937Comedy
Gun Law
6.3
Movie

Gun Law

1938Action
Black Fury
6.3
Movie

Black Fury

1935Drama
The Halliday Brand
6.2
Movie

The Halliday Brand

1957Action
Night Key
6.2
Movie

Night Key

1937Sci-Fi
Joan of Arc
6.2
Movie

Joan of Arc

1948Drama
The Adventures of Marco Polo
6.2
Movie

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938Romance
Virginia City
6.2
Movie

Virginia City

1940Action
Muss 'em Up
6.2
Movie

Muss 'em Up

1936Thriller
The Steve Allen Show
6.2
Series

The Steve Allen Show

1956-1960Comedy
Operation Pacific
6.1
Movie

Operation Pacific

1951Action
Made for Each Other
6.1
Movie

Made for Each Other

1939Comedy
Riding High
6.1
Movie

Riding High

1950Comedy
Two in the Dark
6.1
Movie

Two in the Dark

1936Thriller
Kit Carson
6.1
Movie

Kit Carson

1940Action
Prison Break
6.1
Movie

Prison Break

1938Thriller
The Time of Your Life
6.1
Movie

The Time of Your Life

1948Comedy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1
Movie

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939Drama
The Fugitive
6.0
Movie

The Fugitive

1947Drama
Blowing Wild
6.0
Movie

Blowing Wild

1953Action
Broadway Bill
6.0
Movie

Broadway Bill

1934Comedy
Salute
6.0
Movie

Salute

1929Drama
The Moonlighter
6.0
Movie

The Moonlighter

1953Action
The Law West of Tombstone
6.0
Movie

The Law West of Tombstone

1938Action
Broadway Hostess
6.0
Movie

Broadway Hostess

1935Drama
Slightly Dangerous
6.0
Movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943Comedy
23 1/2 Hours Leave
6.0
Movie

23 1/2 Hours Leave

1937Comedy
Escape by Night
6.0
Movie

Escape by Night

1937Action
Hawaii Calls
6.0
Movie

Hawaii Calls

1938Drama
Mountain Music
6.0
Movie

Mountain Music

1937Comedy
Calm Yourself
6.0
Movie

Calm Yourself

1935Romance
The Growler Story
6.0
Movie

The Growler Story

1957Drama
The Oklahoma Kid
6.0
Movie

The Oklahoma Kid

1939Action
Son of a Sailor
6.0
Movie

Son of a Sailor

1933Comedy
Alias Jesse James
6.0
Movie

Alias Jesse James

1959Comedy
Thunderbirds
6.0
Movie

Thunderbirds

1952Action
The Red, White and Blue Line
6.0
Movie

The Red, White and Blue Line

1955Documentary
Of Human Hearts
5.9
Movie

Of Human Hearts

1938Drama
Home in Indiana
5.9
Movie

Home in Indiana

1944Action
Up the River
5.9
Movie

Up the River

1930Comedy
Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Movie

Santa Fe Trail

1940Action
Flesh
5.8
Movie

Flesh

1932Drama
Most Precious Thing in Life
5.8
Movie

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934Drama
A Man Alone
5.8
Movie

A Man Alone

1955Action
Careless Lady
5.8
Movie

Careless Lady

1932Comedy
Colleen
5.8
Movie

Colleen

1936Drama
High Tension
5.8
Movie

High Tension

1936Comedy
Born Reckless
5.8
Movie

Born Reckless

1930Thriller
The Last Days of Pompeii
5.8
Movie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935Drama
The Accusing Finger
5.8
Movie

The Accusing Finger

1936Thriller
Over the Wall
5.7
Movie

Over the Wall

1938Romance
Boulder Dam
5.7
Movie

Boulder Dam

1936Action
A Man Betrayed
5.6
Movie

A Man Betrayed

1941Drama
Fight for Your Lady
5.6
Movie

Fight for Your Lady

1937Comedy
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
5.6
Movie

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932Comedy
The Crime of Helen Stanley
5.6
Movie

The Crime of Helen Stanley

1934Thriller
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5
Movie

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942Action
Air Mail
5.5
Movie

Air Mail

1932Action
When's Your Birthday?
5.5
Movie

When's Your Birthday?

1937Comedy
Conflict
5.5
Movie

Conflict

1936Drama
Police Car 17
5.5
Movie

Police Car 17

1933Thriller
Pillars of the Sky
5.4
Movie

Pillars of the Sky

1956Action
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
5.4
Movie

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939Action
The Bride Walks Out
5.4
Movie

The Bride Walks Out

1936Comedy
The Brat
5.4
Movie

The Brat

1931Comedy
Against the Law
5.3
Movie

Against the Law

1934Drama
The Singing Marine
5.3
Movie

The Singing Marine

1937Romance
Waterfront Lady
5.3
Movie

Waterfront Lady

1935Thriller
Flight Into Nowhere
5.3
Movie

Flight Into Nowhere

1938Action
Dakota
5.2
Movie

Dakota

1945Action
Doctors Don't Tell
5.2
Movie

Doctors Don't Tell

1941Romance
Under Pressure
5.2
Movie

Under Pressure

1935Drama
The Affairs of Cellini
5.2
Movie

The Affairs of Cellini

1934Comedy
The Girl from Mexico
5.1
Movie

The Girl from Mexico

1939Comedy
Suspense
5.1
Series

Suspense

1949-1954Drama
Buck Benny Rides Again
5.0
Movie

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940Comedy
Sin Town
5.0
Movie

Sin Town

1942Action
Little Old New York
5.0
Movie

Little Old New York

1940Romance
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
5.0
Movie

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936Drama
High Speed
5.0
Movie

High Speed

1932Thriller
Hitler- Dead or Alive
4.9
Movie

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942Thriller
So This Is College
4.7
Movie

So This Is College

1929Comedy
College Coach
4.6
Movie

College Coach

1933Drama
The Headline Woman
4.6
Movie

The Headline Woman

1935Thriller
Cavalcade of America
4.6
Series

Cavalcade of America

1952-1957Drama
A Fight to the Finish
4.5
Movie

A Fight to the Finish

1937Drama
Men of the Night
4.5
Movie

Men of the Night

1934Thriller
School for Romance
4.3
Movie

School for Romance

1934Drama
Know For Sure
4.2
Movie

Know For Sure

1941Drama
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
The Wrecker
3.7
Movie

The Wrecker

1933Romance
Bachelor's Affairs
3.3
Movie

Bachelor's Affairs

1932Comedy
The Colter Craven Story
0
Movie

The Colter Craven Story

1960Drama
John Wayne-A Life on Film
0
Movie

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000Documentary
The Western: A Lost TV Special
0
Movie

The Western: A Lost TV Special

1958Documentary
The Gulf Playhouse
0
Series

The Gulf Playhouse

1952Drama
Star Stage
0
Series

Star Stage

1955-1956Drama