Jerome Bonaparte "Blackjack" Ward was an American cowboy and Western actor who appeared in over 160 films from 1927 to 1946.
Ward was born in Franklin, Louisiana on May 3, 1891,[1] but found his way to Hollywood during the height of the making of the black and white westerns appearing in over 160 such films as mostly an uncredited bit and background actor.
In February 1940, Ward became involved in a homicide on Sunset Boulevard at Gower Gulch, near Columbia Pictures studios when he shot and killed stuntman and background actor Johnny Tyke.
[5] On July 18, 1940, the Los Angeles District Attorney found that Ward had fired in self-defense and dismissed the charges.
[6] In December 1941, Ward was drinking at the Roundup Cafe at Gower Gulch and pulled a gun on Henry Isabelle.