Johnny Bond

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-06-01 (63 years old)

Deathday

1978-06-12

Place of Birth

Enville, Oklahoma, USA

Johnny 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...

Acting

1944

Git Along Little Pony

as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)

1939

Saga of Death Valley

as Band Member

1940

Trailing Double Trouble

as Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders

1940

Pony Post

as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders

1941

1942

The Old Chisholm Trail

as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio

1947

Song of the Wasteland

as Shorty - Saddle Pals member

1943

Arizona Trail

as Red, Red River Valley Boy

1943

Cheyenne Roundup

as Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)

1943

Cowboy Commandos

as Deputy Slim

1943

1943

Robin Hood of the Range

as Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio

1944

Marshal of Gunsmoke

as Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys

1942

Heart of the Rio Grande

as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio

1941

Twilight on the Trail

as Second Guitar Cowhand

1941

Stick to Your Guns

as Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)

1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas

as Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio

1943

Raiders of San Joaquin

as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

1943

The Lone Star Trail

as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

1946

Duel in the Sun

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1944

Kansas City Kitty

as Chaps Wiliker

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