Ward Bond

1903-04-09 – 1960-11-05 (age 57) Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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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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Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Tom the Yankee Captain

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Bert

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

as Pat Wheeler

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Det. Tom Polhaus

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

as Father Peter Lonergan

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Policeman

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Hondo

Hondo

1953

as Buffalo Baker

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Ike Botkin

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Morgan Earp

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

'G' Men

'G' Men

1935

as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954

as John McIvers

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Doorman

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

1951

as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as John Fraser

The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

as Sid Bascom (uncredited)