Ward Bond
Gender: Male
Born: 9th April 1903
Died: 5th November 1960
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Wagon Train
Movies: My Darling Clementine, On Dangerous Ground, They Were Expendable, Rio Bravo, Hondo, Tall in the Saddle, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Quiet Man, Operation Pacific, The Wings of Eagles, Wagon Master, Home in Indiana, The Time of Your Life, Sergeant York, The Searchers, Fort Apache, The Headline Woman, Dead End, Drums Along the Mohawk, The Maltese Falcon, Dakota Incident, A Man Alone, Only the Valiant, Gentleman Jim, Mister Roberts, Hello, Frisco, Hello, Mr. Moto in Danger Island, Dakota, The Long Voyage Home, Joan of Arc, Riding High, Hellgate, Park Avenue Logger, The Fighting Sullivans, Waterfront Lady, Gone with the Wind, Hitler - Dead or Alive, Three Godfathers, Swamp Water, Tap Roots, Prison Break, It's a Wonderful Life, The Long Gray Line, Mr. Moto's Gamble, Rookie of the Year, China Doll, Unconquered, The Leathernecks Have Landed, Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence, Avenging Waters, It Happened One Night, Times Square Lady, Gypsy Colt, Grand Old Girl, Fight for Your Lady, Without Orders, Gun Law, Fugitives for a Night, The Girl from Mexico, The Law West of Tombstone, Music for Madame
Wardell Edwin "Ward" Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in over 200 movies and the television series Wagon Train.
Bond was born in Benkelman, Nebraska, a small town located in the southwestern corner of Nebraska just a few miles from the Kansas and Colorado borders. The Bond family, consisting of father John W., mother Mabel L., and sister Bernice, lived in Benkelman until 1919 when they moved to Denver. Ward Bond graduated from East High School in Denver.
Bond attended the University of Southern California and played football on the same team as future USC coach Jess Hill. At 6'2" and 195 pounds, Bond was a starting lineman on USC's first national championship team in 1928.
Bond and John Wayne, who as Marion Morrison had played tackle for USC in 1926 before an injury ended his career, became lifelong friends and colleagues. Bond, Wayne and the entire Southern Cal team were hired to appear in Salute (1929), a football film starring George O'Brien and directed by John Ford. It was during the filming of this movie that Bond and Wayne became friendly with Ford, and both actors would appear in
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