He asked me whether I had seen the movie 'The Color Purple.' I said no she hadn't. And Bobby said, 'Well, it's a terrible picture. They don't make good, decent, moral pictures nowadays.'

Also he is noted for being the first actor to appear onscreen as "Superman's pal" Jimmy Olsen having portrayed the character in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950). 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.