Johnny Bond
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1915-06-01
- Died
- 1978-06-12
- Place of birth
- Enville, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- Cyrus Whitfield Bond
Biography
Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s.
Bond was born in Enville, Oklahoma. He got his first break working for Jimmy Wakely in the late 1930s and went on to join Gene Autry's Melody Ranch in 1940. He also acted on occasion in films including Wilson and Duel in the Sun; and was later a regular on the 1950s Los Angeles country music television series Town Hall Party.
He is best known for his 1947 hit "Divorce Me C.O.D.", one of his seven top ten hits on the Billboard country charts. In 1965 at age 50 he scored the biggest hit of his career with the comic "Ten Little Bottles", which spent four weeks at number two. Bond's other hits include "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" (1947), "Oklahoma Waltz" (1948), "Love Song in 32 Bars" (1950), "Sick Sober and Sorry" (1951) and "Hot Rod Lincoln" (1960).
He died of a heart attack in 1978, at the age of 63.
Known For
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Twilight on the Trail
1941
as Second Guitar Cowhand
Frontier Law
1943
as Jack
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942
as Musician
Pony Post
1940
as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
Movies (23)
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Twilight on the Trail
1941
as Second Guitar Cowhand
Frontier Law
1943
as Jack
Little Joe, the Wrangler
1942
as Musician
Pony Post
1940
as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
Robin Hood of the Range
1943
as Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942
as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio
The Lone Star Trail
1943
as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Singing Cowhand
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
as Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
Saga of Death Valley
1939
as Band Member
Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944
as Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys
Raiders of San Joaquin
1943
as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Stick to Your Guns
1941
as Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)
Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942
as Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Chaps Wiliker
Song of the Wasteland
1947
as Shorty - Saddle Pals member
Arizona Trail
1943
as Red, Red River Valley Boy
Cowboy Commandos
1943
as Deputy Slim
Swing the Western Way
1947
as Johnny
Git Along Little Pony
1944
as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)
About Johnny Bond
Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s. Bond was born in Enville, Oklahoma. He got his first break working for Jimmy Wakely in the late 1930s and went on to join Gene Autry's Melody Ranch in 1940. He also acted on occasion in films including Wilson and Duel in the Sun; and was later a regular on the 1950s Los Angeles country music television series Town Hall Party. He is best known for his 1947 hit "Divorce Me C.O.… With 23 credits spanning from 1939 to 1947, Johnny Bond has appeared in 23 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Johnny Bond Movies
- Duel in the Sun (1946) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) — as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
- Twilight on the Trail (1941) — as Second Guitar Cowhand
- Frontier Law (1943) — as Jack
- Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) — as Musician
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