Ward Bond

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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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Tom the Yankee Captain

It's a Wonderful Life
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

1959

as Pat Wheeler

The Searchers
The Searchers

1956

as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Hondo
Hondo

1953

as Buffalo Baker

Fort Apache
Fort Apache

1948

as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Det. Tom Polhaus

Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant

1951

as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar

1954

as John McIvers

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

as Ike Botkin

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night

1934

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts

1955

as Dowdy

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Policeman

Kit Carson
Kit Carson

1940

as Ape

Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

1941

as Lov Bensey

Unconquered
Unconquered

1947

as John Fraser

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage

1946

as Honey Bragg

3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers

1948

as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man

1952

as Father Peter Lonergan

Swamp Water
Swamp Water

1941

as Tim Dorson