Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of politicians, reverends, doctors, consuls, sheriffs, admirals, miners, stationmasters, professors, deacons, and old men, usually in crime films, science fiction films, and western films. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Professor Eliot' in the classic romance horror Sci-Fi film, "The Man From Planet X" (1951). The film which was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, which was written for the screen by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen, and which also starred Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, William Schallert, Roy Engel, and Pat Goldin, is the story of a mysterious planet which hurls itself toward Earth, while an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Storekeeper' in the episode entitled, "So Dear To My Heart," which originally aired on November 24, 1954, of the television series, "The Wonderful World Of Disney," and which also starred Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, and Bobby Driscoll. The episode was filmed using archival footage from the film of the same name which he also starred in. He was born one of seven children as Raymond Leslie Bond in Iowa Falls, Iowa, to Silas Walter Bond Jr. (1850-1938), and his wife Flora Emogene Bouton Bond (1858-1925), on April 21, 1885. He was educated locally and later began his acting career in vaudeville. He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, as 'Blake' in "The Warrens Of Virginia" (December 03, 1907, to October 1908). His only other Broadway stage role was playing 'Silas Warner' in "Thirsty Soil" (February 03, 1937, to February 1937), which he also wrote. During his time on the Broadway stage, he also worked with the likes of William C. De Mille, Mrs. Charles G. Craig, Cecil B. DeMille, Emma Dunn, DeWitt Jennings, Frank Keenan, Ralph Kellard, E. Allen Martin, William McVay, Mary Pickford, Willard Robertson, Master Richard Storey, Charles Waldron, Isabel Waldron, Charlotte Walker, Frederick Watson, Stanhope Wheatcroft, David Belasco, Harry Hayden, Maude Allen, Leon Ames, Greta Granstedt, George Makinson, Ann Meril, Robert Thorne, E. John Brandeis, and Leila Bliss. During this time he also made the transition to films and television after moving to Los Angeles, California. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Angel Clare' in "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" (1913). The film which was directed by J. Searle Dawley, which was based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, and which also starred Minnie Maddern Fiske, David Torrence, John Steppling, Irma La Pierre, Franklyn Hall, and Katherine Griffith, tells the story of a peasant girl who is sent to make a claim on her family's ancestral home in England's Wessex but is seduced and left with child by its current owner. Besides, playing the role of 'Angel Clare' in "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" (1913), and playing the role of 'Professor Eliot' in the classic romance horror Sci-Fil film, "The Man From Planet X" (1951), his many other film credits include, "In Mizzoura" (1914), "The Burning Cross" (1947), "Under Colorado Skies" (1947), "Canon City" (1948), "A Foreign Affair" (1948), "June Bride" (1948), "So Dear To My Heart" (1948), "A Woman's Secret" (1949), "State Department: File 649" (1949), "Special Agent" (1949), "Task Force" (1949), "Samson And Delilah" (1949), "Copper Canyon" (1950), "A Ticket To Tomahawk" (1950), "Return Of The Frontiersman" (1950), "Saddle Tramp" (1950), "Outrage" (1950), "Again... Pioneers" (1950), "Lightning Guns" (1950), "The Hoodlum" (1951), "Journey Into Light" (1951), "Flight To Mars" (1951), "Cave Of Outlaws" (1951), "Westward The Women" (1951), and "Something To Live For" (1952). Besides, playing the role of 'Storekeeper' in the episode entitled, "So Dear To My Heart," which originally aired on November 24, 1954, of the television series, "The Wonderful World Of Disney," and which also starred Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, and Bobby Driscoll, his many other television credits include, "Fireside Theatre," "The Unexpected," and "The Adventures Of Kit Carson." His last film role was playing a 'Minor Role' in the classic western film drama, "The Man From The Alamo" (1953). The film which was directed by Budd Boetticher, which was written for the screen by Steve Fisher, D.D. Beauchamp, and Niven Busch, and which also starred Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, and Chill Wills, tells the story of during the Alamo siege, John Stroud is sent to Ox Bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates Jess Wade's gang of turncoat renegades supporting the Mexicans. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. He passed away in San Bernardino, California, on February 13, 1972, at the age of 86. His funeral service was held through Mark B. Shaw Memorial Chapel in San Bernardino, California, and he was buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, California. He was married to Mary Louise Barr Bond (1891-1913), in Fall River, Massachusetts, on January 2, 1906. The couple had two children together, a daughter named Geneva L. Bond (1907-1985), and a son named Robert L. Bond (1910-1992). The couple was married until her death in Fall River, Massachusetts on July 15, 1913, at the age of 32. He married secondly to Charlotte I. King Bond (1891-1982), in Oklahoma on May 15, 1915. The couple had no children together and later divorced. He was married lastly to Helen Agnes Sullivan Bond (1903-1996), in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 31, 1930. The couple were together until his death on February 13, 1972. He was the father of three children, two sons and one daughter.