- Films
- 72
- Avg rating
- 6.96
- Peak run
- 1945’47
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ward by the numbers
Average
6.96
43 rated films
Vote weighted
7.04
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
31y
1929 to 1959
Total votes
1.22M
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
6.6
The Wings of Eagles
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 |  Rio Bravo | Pat Wheeler | 7.9 | 74,565 |
| 1958 | China Doll | Father Cairns | · | 701 |
| 1957 | The Halliday Brand | Big Dan Halliday | · | 581 |
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | John Dodge | 6.6 | 5,059 |
| 1956 | Dakota Incident | Sen. Blakely | · | 746 |
| 1956 | Pillars of the Sky | Dr. Joseph Holden | · | 889 |
| 1956 |  The Searchers | Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton | 7.8 | 104K |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Capt. Herman J. Kohler | 7.2 | 3,757 |
| 1955 | A Man Alone | Sheriff Gil Corrigan | 6.5 | 1,507 |
| 1955 |  Mister Roberts | Dowdy | 7.6 | 19,869 |
| 1954 | Gypsy Colt | Frank MacWade | · | 341 |
| 1954 |  Johnny Guitar | John McIvers | 7.6 | 21,883 |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild | Dutch Peterson | 6.4 | 1,420 |
| 1953 |  Hondo | Buffalo Baker | 7.0 | 14,308 |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Cole Gardner | · | 877 |
| 1952 | Hellgate | Lt. Tod Voorhees | · | 670 |
| 1952 |  The Quiet Man | Father Peter Lonergan | 7.7 | 46,458 |
| 1951 | The Great Missouri Raid | Maj. Marshal Trowbridge | · | 337 |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Walter Brent | 7.2 | 9,356 |
| 1951 | Only the Valiant | Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist | 6.5 | 2,059 |
Better together?
Ward Bond's regulars
- John WayneCo-star · 12 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.29
- John FordDirector and actor · 11 films · 7.16 avg▲+0.18
- Maureen O'HaraCo-star · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.29
- Gordon DouglasDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.19
- George MarshallDirector and actor · 2 films
- Nicholas RayDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.49
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.