Arthemus Ward "Art" Acord (April 17, 1890 – January 4, 1931) was an American silent film actor and rodeo champion.

Acord's mother, who was of Danish descent, died when Art was just 19 months old while the family was living in the Stillwater, Oklahoma area.

His rodeo skills had been sharpened when he worked for a time for the Miller Brothers' traveling 101 Ranch Wild West Show.

It was with the 101 that he became friends with Tom Mix, Yakima Canutt, Bee Ho Gray, "Broncho Billy" Anderson and Hoot Gibson.

[citation needed] Acord enlisted in the United States Army in World War I and served overseas.

Because of a heavy drinking problem and his inability to adapt to the advent of talkies, Acord's film career declined[citation needed] and he ended up performing in road shows and mining in Mexico.

[8] On January 4, 1931, Acord died in a Chihuahua, Mexico hospital shortly after taking cyanide in a local hotel room.