Posts from Hondo Duke Lane in thread „Your Favorite Ward Bond Role?“

  • Your Favorite Ward Bond Role?

    Well, Hawkswill (Keith) I told you that I need to watch more movies with Bond, and you listed ALL movies I haven't seen. Thanks for the heads up.

    Rio Bravo with Duke and Ward has a special place in my heart. Two things here for the reason I picked this movie in my #5 spot. One, he did have a small part but it was him that stirred up the major characters to take action upon his death that he wanted to help Chance with the Burdette problem. He was the only one who had the courage to stand against the Burdette gang. He was excellent in the part he played. The other reason, is the was the last time he and Duke would be in a movie together. So, my ranking was personal to me, and is my favorite western.

    Thanks again for telling me about those movies.

    Cheers :cool: Mike aka Hondo

  • Your Favorite Ward Bond Role?

    Ward Bond was such a wonderful actor. He left us before I was born so I can only say that I got to enjoy his past work. And work he did. I see that he did 274 films and most of them were supporting roles. My problem is I keep finding him in movies I didn't know he was in and enjoy what he has done. Here is my ranking of characters I think were his best roles.

    20. First Outlaw ~ Buck Benny Rides Again
    19. Policeman ~ The Grapes of Wrath
    18. Yank ~ The Long Voyage Home *
    17. Adam Hartman ~ Drums Along the Mohawk
    16. Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry ~ Operation Pacific *
    15. Major Seth Adams ~ Wagon Train (TV series)
    14. 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M. ~ They Were Expendable *
    13. Morgan Earp ~ My Darling Clementine
    12. Perley "Buck" Sweet ~ 3 Godfathers *
    11. Detective Tom Polhaus ~ The Maltese Falcon
    10. Tom the Yankee Captain ~ Gone With The Wind
    9. Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke ~ Fort Apache *
    8. Chief Petty Officer Dowdy ~ Mister Roberts
    7. Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton ~ The Searchers *
    6. Buffalo Baker ~ Hondo *
    5. Pat Wheeler ~ Rio Bravo *
    4. Ike Botkan ~ Sergeant York
    3. John Dodge ~ Wings of Eagles *
    2. Father Peter Lonergan ~ The Quiet Man *
    1. Bert the Cop ~ It's A Wonderful Life

    Sorry, it was not a Duke movie but he was the best in It's a Wonderful Life. If he had lived I bet he would have been in To Kill A Mockingbird which is my favorite movie, made back in 1962. He died in November 5, 1960. I keep making changes and keep finding some wonderful movies he has made. So I started out with a top 5, moved to 10 and again at 15 before I finally made it a Top 20. Just can't seem to stop. And want to see more of these movies that I haven't seen him in. What a wonderful life he had, just cut too short.

    (*) ~ movie with John Wayne.

    Cheers :cool: Hondo