Ward Bond
Acting Born Apr 9, 1903 Benkelman, Nebraska, USA 24 credits
Biography
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).
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Full filmography
- Wagon Train (1957) as Major Seth Adams
- Climax! (1954) as Sheriff Ab Kale
- Suspense (1949) as Bill Meeker
- MGM Parade (1955)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Wagon Train
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Tom the Yankee Captain
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Bert
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Lt. Pannetti
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Hank Fetterman
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Harvey Kendall
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
- Rio Bravo (1959) as Pat Wheeler
- The Searchers (1956) as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Det. Tom Polhaus
- General Electric Theater (1953)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Policeman
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Capt. Parker
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Sam Stover
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ivan Kergosen
- Fort Apache (1948) as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- My Darling Clementine (1946) as Morgan Earp