Posts from Hondo Duke Lane in thread „Ward Bond“

  • Ward Bond

    What I like about Ward Bond is the fact that he was a no nonscense kind of guy, who can fit into a part like a fine glove. I was convienced that he was truely Irish in The Quiet Man. He was just awesome as Burt the policeman in It's a Wonderful Life.


    He played such wonderful parts with so many great actors. It's amazing looking at his filmoraphy that he could do so much and not be well known outside of Hollywood. I know he was known, but he wasn't a John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, or Clark Gable. He played with many of them, and worked with such great directors.


    It was fitting that he starred in a great television show The Wagon Train. It's just a shame that he died like he did at the height of his career.


    Cheers, Hondo B)

  • Ward Bond

    Arthur,


    Don't worry about that, I've dug myself in a hole on this board, and many other places. And no one has buried me yet. :lol: I just wanted clarifiaction on some of what you said. I didn't think HTWWW would have been in production for 4 or 5 years with that many actors involved. And the word, "repirsed" confused me. But ask some on the board, I get confused all the time, and very easily too. :rolleyes:


    Cheers, Hondo B)

  • Ward Bond

    Arthur,


    Help me a little bit on the time line.


    Ward Bond died on a massive heart attack in 1960. How the West was Won was shot in the early 60's. How could Bond have Ford direct Duke and reprise his role as Sherman for the Civil War scene?


    Cheers, Hondo B)

  • Ward Bond

    Araner,


    Thanks for the list. :P I took advantage of your list and bolded the movies that Duke was in. :rolleyes: He made 19 movies with Duke. They were very close friends, and it really upset Duke to find out that Ward died.


    He had a heart attack, and it wasn't expected. Duke was on location shooting a film when it his friend died.


    Cheers, Hondo B)

  • Ward Bond

    Is there a biography on Ward Bond? I know he wasn't a major actor, but "What A Wonderful Life", he had (by the way, did you know he was with 'Jimmy Stewart' in that movie.


    Cheers, Hondo B)