Ward Bond

Actor

Born: April 9, 1903
Died: November 5, 1960 (age 57)
From: 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).

Filmography (273)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
(archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford (1971)
(archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story (1960)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Pat Wheeler
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
Self
China Doll (1958)
Father Cairns
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
John Dodge
The Halliday Brand (1957)
Big Dan Halliday
The Growler Story (1957)
Quincannon
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident (1956)
Sen. Blakely
The Searchers (1956)
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
A Man Alone (1955)
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Mister Roberts (1955)
Dowdy
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
Narrator
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Captain Herman Kohler
The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Coach Virgil Jackson
Johnny Guitar (1954)
John McIvers
Gypsy Colt (1954)
Frank MacWade
Hondo (1953)
Buffalo Baker
Blowing Wild (1953)
Dutch Peterson
The Moonlighter (1953)
Cole Gardner
Thunderbirds (1952)
Lt. John McCreery
Hellgate (1952)
Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Quiet Man (1952)
Father Peter Lonergan
The McGurk Way
The McGurk Way (1952)
Dan McGurk 4th