Actor

Ward Bond

April 9, 1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).

Notable work

8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Bert
7.9
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Tom the Yankee Captain
7.7
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Detective Tom Polhaus
7.7
The Searchers (1956)
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
7.8
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
7.8
Rio Bravo (1959)
as Pat Wheeler
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Policeman
7.5
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
7.3
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Father Peter Lonergan
7.5
My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Morgan Earp
7.4
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as John McIvers
7.5
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Mike (uncredited)

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