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Ward Bond
Highest Rated: 100% Canyon Passage (1946)
Lowest Rated: 20% Operation Pacific (1951)
Birthday: Apr 9, 1903
Birthplace: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
One of the most prolific of Hollywood character actors. Bond began his career in the late 1920s and was a key member of John Ford's stock company, playing the parson/Texas Ranger in "The Searchers" (1956) and fictional film director John Dodge in "The Wings of Eagles" (1956). He starred in the TV series, "Wagon Train."
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Filmography
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Alias Jesse James | Maj. Seth Adams (Character) | - | 1959 |
96% |
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Rio Bravo | Pat Wheeler (Character) | - | 1959 |
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China Doll | Father Cairns (Character) | - | 1958 |
40% |
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The Wings of Eagles | John Dodge (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Halliday Brand | Big Dan Halliday (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pillars of the Sky | Dr. Joseph Holden (Character) | - | 1956 |
87% |
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The Searchers | Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Dakota Incident | Sen. Blakely (Character) | - | 1956 |
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A Man Alone | Sheriff Gil Corrigan (Character) | - | 1955 |
93% |
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Mister Roberts | Chief Petty Officer Dowdy (Character) | - | 1955 |
90% |
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The Long Gray Line | Capt. Herman J. Kohler (Character) | - | 1955 |
94% |
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Johnny Guitar | John McIvers (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Gypsy Colt | Frank MacWade (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bob Mathias Story | Coach Jackson (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Blowing Wild | Dutch Peterson (Character) | - | 1953 |
90% |
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Hondo | Buffalo Baker (Character) | - | 1953 |
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The Moonlighter | Cole Gardner (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hellgate | Lt. Tod Voorhees (Character) | - | 1953 |
91% |
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The Quiet Man | Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator (Character) | - | 1952 |
90% |
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On Dangerous Ground | Walter Brent (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Only the Valiant | Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist (Character) | - | 1951 |
20% |
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Operation Pacific | Cmdr. John T. "Pop" Perry (Character) | - | 1951 |
100% |
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Wagon Master | Elder Wiggs (Character) | - | 1950 |
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Insp. Charles Weber (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Missouri Raid | Maj. Marshal Trowbridge (Character) | - | 1950 |
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Riding High | Lee (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Singing Guns | Sheriff Jim Caradac (Character) | - | 1950 |
90% |
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Joan of Arc | La Hire (Character) | - | 1948 |
87% |
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3 Godfathers | Perley "Buck" Sweet (Character) | - | 1948 |
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The Time of Your Life | McCarthy (Character) | - | 1948 |
100% |
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Fort Apache | Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Tap Roots | Hoab Dabney (Character) | - | 1948 |
75% |
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The Fugitive | El Gringo (Character) | - | 1947 |
86% |
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Unconquered | John Fraser (Character) | - | 1947 |
100% |
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Canyon Passage | Honey Bragg (Character) | - | 1946 |
100% |
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My Darling Clementine | Morgan Earp (Character) | - | 1946 |
94% |
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It's a Wonderful Life | Bert (Character) | $3.3M | 1946 |
92% |
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They Were Expendable | "Boats" Mulcahey (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Dakota | Jim Bender (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Home in Indiana | Jed Bruce (Character) | - | 1944 |
100% |
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The Fighting Sullivans | Lt. Cmdr. Robinson (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Tall in the Saddle | "Judge" Robert Garvey (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Hitler: Dead or Alive | Steve Maschick (Character) | - | 1943 |
67% |
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A Guy Named Joe | Al Yackey (Character) | - | 1943 |
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They Came to Blow Up America | FBI Chief Craig (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Slightly Dangerous | Jimmy (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Hello, Frisco, Hello | Sharkey (Character) | - | 1943 |
100% |
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Gentleman Jim | John L. Sullivan (Character) | - | 1942 |
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The Falcon Takes Over | Moose Malloy (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ten Gentlemen From West Point | Sgt. Scully (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Sheriff Edmunds (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doctors Don't Tell | Barney Millen (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Betrayed | Floyd (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Tobacco Road | Lov Bensey (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Manpower | Eddie Adams (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Swamp Water | Tim Dorson (Character) | - | 1941 |
99% |
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The Maltese Falcon | Det. Tom Polhaus (Character) | - | 1941 |
88% |
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Sergeant York | Ike Botkin (Character) | - | 1941 |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Wash Gibbs (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Wheel of Fortune | Floyd (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Old New York | Regan (Character) | - | 1940 |
100% |
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The Mortal Storm | Franz (Character) | - | 1940 |
100% |
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The Long Voyage Home | Yank (Character) | - | 1940 |
100% |
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The Grapes of Wrath | Friendly policeman in Bakersfield (Character) | - | 1940 |
56% |
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Santa Fe Trail | Townley (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Kit Carson | Ape (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Virginia City | Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | First Outlaw (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | The Drunk (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Heaven With a Barbed Wire Fence | Hunk (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Frontier Marshal | Town Marshal (Character) | - | 1939 |
75% | No Score Yet | The Girl From Mexico | Mexican Pete (Character) | - | 1939 |
90% |
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Gone With the Wind | Tom (Character) | $198.7M | 1939 |
82% |
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Drums Along the Mohawk | Adam Hartman (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Young Mr. Lincoln | John Palmer Cass (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Dodge City | Bud Taylor (Character) | - | 1939 |
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The Oklahoma Kid | Wes Handley (Character) | - | 1939 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Lenihan (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Going Places | Clarence (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trouble in Sundown | Henchman Dusty (Character) | - | 1939 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Tug (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Law | Pecos (Character) | - | 1938 |
94% |
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You Can't Take It With You | Mike, the Detective (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Professor Beware | Motorcycle cop (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Prison Break | Big Red Kincaid (Character) | - | 1938 |
97% |
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Bringing Up Baby | Motorcycle Cop at Jail (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Born to Be Wild | Bill Purvis (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Law West of Tombstone | Mulligan P. Martinez (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Over the Wall | Eddie Edwards (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Night Key | Fingers (Character) | - | 1937 |
83% |
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Dead End | Doorman (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 23 1/2 Hours Leave | Top Sgt. Burke (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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You Only Live Once | Casey, guard (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wildcatter | Johnson (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Escape by Night | Peter "Spudsy" Baker (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Fight to the Finish | Eddie Hawkins (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Colleen | Sweeney (Character) | - | 1936 |
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The Bride Walks Out | Taxi Driver (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avenging Waters | Marve Slater (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pride of the Marines | Gunner Brady (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cattle Thief | Ranse Willard (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man Who Lived Twice | John 'Gloves' Baker (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without Orders | Tim Casey (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Crimson Trail | Luke Long (Character) | - | 1935 |
83% |
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Black Fury | Mac (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Waterfront Lady | Jess (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Devil Dogs of the Air | Jimmy (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Justice of the Range | Bob Brennan (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Big Shot | Kell's henchman (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fighting Shadows | Brad Harrison (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in the Fleet | "Heavy" Johnson (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1935 |
98% |
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It Happened One Night | Bus driver #1 (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fighting Code | Joe Krull (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fighting Ranger | Dave (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl in Danger | Wynkoski (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lucky Devils | (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sundown Rider | Gabe Powers (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unknown Valley | Elder Snead (Character) | - | 1933 |
75% |
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Heroes for Sale | Red (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Virtue | Frank (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flesh | Muscles Manning (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rackety Rax | "Brick" Gilligan (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salute | Midshipman Harold (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Defense Rests | Hood (Character) | - |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Major Seth Adams (Character) | 1957-1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screen Directors Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1954 |