Ward Bond has always been one of my all-time favorites. I remember when he died, I was every bit of 5 years old. Wagon Train was one of my favorite shows. That's only 61 years ago.

He always seemed to be in the right films at the right time. The Grapes of Wrath, Gone With The Wind, The Maltese Falcon....

One of my favorite actors.

Ward bond you're a wonderful actor on the screen. Gone but not forgotten.

Great actor that will always be remembered.

THE SEARCHERS was arguably The Best Western ever made, & Ward Bond was a HUGE part of that production.....

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

You're right on both accounts. One of the best westerns ever and it just wouldn't have been the same without him! Thanks for watching!

@speedracer1945

3 жыл бұрын

I say it was John Waynes best Western and should had won a Oscar for the role and Bond as supporting actor. I always thought Bond died making the film , Rio Bravo since the role was like a cameo but now I got the skinny on the facts , thanks.

@blusnuby2

3 жыл бұрын

@@speedracer1945 Totally agree ! The Searchers was (truly) a GREAT Western, & no two male actors could have done it better than Wayne & Bond---in ANY time period of movie making ! If any young fella wants a 'role model' for The Quintessential American Man---he needn`t look further than John Wayne & Ward Bond. "Sure as the turnin of the earth"....

I just loved Ward so much. He was in so many wonderful movies. GOD blessed us all when Ward was born

@reclusivehermitwithalongbu3767

3 жыл бұрын

Sherri Hinton Yeah, God had a lot to do with it.

@motormasters7485

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but he was not a nice guy. Punched Martin Landau in the face for the worst reason of all. Look it up.

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

Great. I wrote mine before seeing yours. Check it out!

Loved me some Ward Bond. I was just a kid when he died but I knew full well who he was. To this day I am always tickled when he turns up unexpectedly in an old movie or tv show. May he RIP.

He was certainly a working actor. His portrayals were quite believable. He pops up unexpectedly in many old movies. Clark Gables jailer in Gone with the wind.

I always did like ward bond in whatever movie 🎥 or TV 📺 program 🙄. As far as his dying goes it's a shame that he died so young . My condolences to all his friends,family 👪 members,fans,colleagues. Ward you're sadly missed, dearly loved by all of the fans. May you rip ward .

I loved Ward Bond but I so wish he had taken better care of himself. Sure miss you Ward.

@speedracer1945

3 жыл бұрын

At 57 , back then it was general practice for men to drink and smoke hard and women to pop pills or drink and smoke.

@denecos3468

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE WARD BOND. BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE STUFF THATS ON TODAY, MY HUSBAND HAVE GONE RETRO. IN WHICH, WE HAVE RECORDED THE 1ST FEW YRS. OF WAGON TRAIN..OFF THE TV. I LOVE HOW WARD BOND ❤ ACTED ON THAT SERIES. TY 4 KEEPING HIS MEMORY ALIVE..A YOUNGER GENERATION.

@speedracer1945

3 жыл бұрын

@@denecos3468 its not on ME tv no more ?

Ward was terrific as real life boxer John L. Sullivan in the movie "Gentleman Jim" with Errol Flynn as boxer James Corbett. Bond delivers a moving speech at the end of the film.

Awesome actor

He portrays Ford in " Wings of Eagles " and J W portraits Spig Weed a US Navy Aviator who with Ford made several movies together " They Where Expendable " , " Fighting Hellcats " who stared Lionel Barrymore and a very very young Clark Gable and more but this is all that I can remember for now . But most importantly Spig Weed in the early years of Navy Aviation push for the creation of the first Aircraft Carriers .

He was a very good actor. But John Ford said something harsh about him after he passed. The characters he played were likeable, that's a fact.

One of the best that ever blessed Hollywood with their presence.

Gone too soon..........he was great.

I loved his voice

A really awesome actor.

I remember day Bond died as being big story in our family. I'd never heard of him. Since then I seem to notice immediately any thing he appears in on TV.

He was the best and did some great comedic slap stick type roles.

Even though “The Big Trail” is about a wagon train I think the blueprint for the series Wagon Train was actually John Ford’s 1950 film “Wagon Master.” It’s a film where Ford didn’t have Wayne or Fonda as the star but rather his usual supporting actors were cast in the lead roles. Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr, and Bond were the stars. Even though Bond didn’t play the title role his character displays the same temperament that Major Adams did in Wagon Train. Heck, Wagon Master even had Frank McGrath (Charlie Wooster) in a small role.

Two other favorites, “Mister Roberts” and “The Long Gray Line.” He seemed to be so at ease regardless of who was in the scene with him. To me, he was the consummate supporting actor.

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

He was great! Thanks for watching!

I recently watched Gone With The Wind on DVD and Bond's part was cut out. I do recall the scene where he plays a Union sergeant and talks to Scarlett. She's lying to him, and he knows it. You can see it in his face. What a great actor!

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

No, he spoke to Gable asking him for his word as a gentleman.

My favorite great movies wouldn't be great without Ward Bond; he made a movie what it was, - character actors always do.

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

You are right! character actors always make the movie! Thanks for watching!

@wendeqallab6656

3 жыл бұрын

Simply the best. You will never see the likes of him again.

Well written and narrated and very interesting. Thanks for sharing this information on an iconic performer.

@thiswastheirlife5409

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

Ward was a great man. What you saw on screen was who he was in real life.

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

If you think hating Jews is okay. Read up on him.

He played Morgan Earp in "My Darling Clementine" with Henry Fonda in 1946. The movie is now available on KZread, too.

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

“ Hi ya Doc”

He and Noah Beery, Jr played Alvin York's friends in Sgt York with Gary Cooper. They were out drinking in Kentucky the night York got cheated out of his "bottom land". He wanted York to dance with that big gal who was big enough for several men to dance with. It was a great line.

Loved him on wagon train. Awm

Wonderful in quiet man, 57 was young

I loved him in my favorite movie The Quiet Man!

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

I love that movie! Thanks for watching!

He was the priest in the quiet man

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

I love that movie! Thank you for watching!

@carolinemarley8426

3 жыл бұрын

@@thiswastheirlife5409 I loved the Quiet Man..my late father always used quotes from it!! Thanks gary harris for mentioning it 👏👏🍀🍀🍀🍀

Ward Bond, a great actor, worked with Errol Flynn, another great actor.

I always liked Ward Bond, true American.

he also was in "The Fighting Sullivans" as the Naval Officer who notified Mr. & Mrs. Sullivan of the death of their 5 sons in the Pacific at the start of World War II aboard the Juneau.

@lawrencelewis8105

3 жыл бұрын

Another superb actor who was in so many classics was Thomas Mitchell who played the father of the Sullivan brothers.

@colinmccauley3301

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencelewis8105 oh yes, and Alan Hale Sr & Jr and so many others. great comment.

@lawrencelewis8105

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinmccauley3301 I am sure you have seen "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?'" Edmund O'Brien is playing what would have been Mitchell's role had he not retired by then. And he's playing the character exactly as Mitchell would have. Alan Hale Sr. was great in all his films- the Adventures of Robin Hood, for one.

@colinmccauley3301

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencelewis8105 never saw that movie and as far as Alan Hale, Sr & Jr, they both go way back to the 30's and 40's playing characters of all kinds with some of the best known actors and actresses. truly memorable actors. I like Edmund O'Brien and still watch the old movies on Turner Classic Movies.

@lawrencelewis8105

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinmccauley3301 You're going to love Liberty Valance, one of the best westerns ever made.

“Tobacco Road” Lov Bensey, his best role if you ask me

Great actor.

I watch all of these "The Life and Death of -----------" Some of them are so sad that you wonder how they lived such a life.

Ward Bond #1

His contribution to movies, not least the western is immense

I thought he went to the 'Colorado School of Hairdressing'...it's a joke, loved him big time...very talented fellow...

I liked him in the Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

He was great in that! Thanks for watching!

A great man and artist from an American era when REAL men portrayed characters in great cinema. If only there were REAL men in American film today...

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

great actor rip i think his best movie was they were expendable

Played boxerJohn L Sullivan in the movie Gentleman JIm with Errol Flynn.

Thank you for not titling it "The Life and Sad Ending of Ward Bond."

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your comment, but I have to tell you, I LOVE your KZread name! Thanks for watching!

@reclusivehermitwithalongbu3767

3 жыл бұрын

@@thiswastheirlife5409 👍

Tall in the Saddle. Bond spoofed John Ford in the movie The Wings of Eagles.

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

Both great films! Thank you for watching!

@lawrencelewis8105

3 жыл бұрын

That was not John Ford's greatest film, but I did love Bond's portrayal of Ford.

@rufust.firefly4890

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencelewis8105 I just threw that out there.

@lawrencelewis8105

3 жыл бұрын

@@rufust.firefly4890 Thanks- give my regards to Captain Spaulding!

Forgot Only the Valiant with Gregory Peck. Ward was a big part of it.

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen that movie, another one to put on my must watch list! Thanks for watching!

he also played in the film the young mr lincoln with henry fonda

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

Jack Kass as in Jackass!

Thanks for doing away with the "and sad end of..." stuff!

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it, but are you getting us confused with another channel? Thank you for watching!

Love bond ok man

So sad rip

saints preserve us --a darlin of a man--and thats no blarney

“How would you like to get a ticket next week!”

Tobacco Road 1940

Don't forget 'Tobacco road'

I enjoyed the facts but the person speaking needs to practice before reading (esp for Dan Blocker)

I'm sorry I thought he said Robert Horton. It Was Johnny Horton killed in car crash

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, thank you for watching!

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

I grew up idolizing Johnny Horton. Both deaths were featured in the NY Daily News on the same day in 1960…Maurice HBank

Any idea where his last resting place is?

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

He was cremated with his ashes scattered at sea. Thanks for watching!

@0:54.... Did I hear that right? Ward Bond, THE Ward Bond? Possibly my favorite actor in all of cinematic history attended the Colorado School of Mimes? Oh sweet baby Jesus in a manger Noooooooooooo!! I hate Mimes. Hate them with a passion far greater than the heat from a thousand burning white suns! Mimes are lower than Whale poo laying on the bottom of the sea. They're literally the evil spawns of Satan. Mimes do unspeakable things.

Wagon Train!!!

Wagon Train wasn't as good without Ward Bond and Robert Horton ...

Most people don't realize he was not the lovable characters he portrayed. Quite the opposite. What he did to Anthony Quinn, Martin Landau and Robert Horton was inexcusable. He tried in vain to ruin their careers, though he succeeded in ruining others. He gave Anthony Quinn his famous toilet routine, the same as he did to others. Luckily for Quinn, Bond gave him a "pass". Look it up.

@christinagiagni3578

2 жыл бұрын

heard he was a racist

@motormasters7485

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinagiagni3578 search: "Ward Bond Syd Kronenthal"

@joeharris9982

Жыл бұрын

That goes to you are nothing without the almighty God no matter who you are ward are anybody is nothing without the almighty God created God brought every body in this world don't forget that ward put the worldly things before God nobody is before the almighty God the creator now ward and many more people like him is going to find out what time it is the almighty God is real every body in the world 🌎 is going to find out God love every body the almighty is not no joke get it to get her Joe Harris

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he sat out WW2 while 3 Jews were awarded the Medal of Honor.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

Жыл бұрын

@@claudiacotner1638 He could not have served.

I liked him a lot till I read he and Victor McLaglen would spend time bashing Jews. That’s too bad, I know a couple of Jews who posthumously won the Medal of Honor In WW2 while he made movies with his friend John Wayne. One was Benjamin Salomon, and the other was Raymond Zussman. God sees everything Bond. Everything.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

Жыл бұрын

Bond agreed with Patton's view that we should have allied with Germany against the Soviet Union.

@MarkHarrison733

Ай бұрын

The US was on the wrong side in both world wars.

Smoking and drinking,killer combo.

Wardbondwastjhebestiwatchedthemall

Endearing film personality , but a political tool of the extreme conservative right.

@thiswastheirlife5409

3 жыл бұрын

Refreshing isn't it? the opposite of today where celebrities are political tools of the extreme liberal left. Thanks for watching!

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

Now it’s the Left doing all that bad stuff! Doesn’t make him a good guy, but it evens the playing field..

@claudiacotner1638

Жыл бұрын

Not a tool. He led it! He hated Jews! My father was one fighting the Nazis while he made movies!.. Maurice HBank