Hollywood Faces Dossier
30 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 Dallas, Texas, USA
Tommy Bond
1926 – 2005
Thomas Ross "Tommy" Bond was an American actor. A native of Dallas, Texas, Bond was best known for his work as a child actor for two different nonconsecutive periods on Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedies, and also for being the first actor to portray the role of "Superman's pal" Jimmy Olsen on screen.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 30 physical recordings spanning 2 productions featuring Tommy Bond.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 2 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Tommy Bond are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Superman 18 Copies | Jimmy Olsen | Thomas Carr / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1950 | Atom Man vs. Superman 12 Copies | Jimmy Olsen | Spencer Gordon Bennet / Columbia Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Tommy Bond's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The Little Rascals | Butch | Actor (Television) |
| 1933 | Beauty and the Bus | Little Boy Who Draws Winning Ticket (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Bedtime Worries | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Forgotten Babies | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Mush and Milk | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | The Kid from Borneo | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Wild Poses | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | For Pete's Sake! | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | Hi'–Neighbor! | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | Honky Donkey | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | I'll Take Vanilla | Junior | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | Kid Millions | Boy in the Barge (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | Mike Fright | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | The Cracked Ice Man | (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | The First Round-Up | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | Washee Ironee | Tommy | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1934 | You Said a Hatful! | Kid on train | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | A Cartoonist's Nightmare | Beans (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Alimony Aches | Ronald, May's Son | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Gobs of Trouble | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Hollywood Capers | Beans (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Calling of Dan Matthews | Tommy (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Marriage Bargain | Jimmy Sparks | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Alpine Antics | Beans (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Boom Boom | Beans (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Don't Look Now | Cuckoo Clock / Dan Cupid / Devil Boy (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | I Love to Singa | Owl Jolson (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | I'd Love to Take Orders from You | Young Scarecrow (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Waif (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Mister Smarty | Smaller Bowzer Son | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love | Pesky Kid (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Page Miss Glory | Abner (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Silly Billies | Student | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | The Phantom Ship | Beans (voice / uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Westward Whoa | Beans (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Champagne Waltz | Otto, Singing Student | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Fishy Tales | Butch | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Framing Youth | Butch | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Glove Taps | Butch | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Hideaway | Oscar Peterson | Actor (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.