Ward Bond
Acting
Born April 9, 1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
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).
Known For · 40 titles
Wagon Train
Climax!
Suspense
The Steve Allen Show
It's a Wonderful Life
The Ford Television Theatre
Gone with the Wind
MGM Parade
Screen Director's Playhouse
Cavalcade of America
The Searchers
Rio Bravo
The Maltese Falcon
General Electric Theater
It Happened One Night
The Quiet Man
Sergeant York
Joan of Arc
The Grapes of Wrath
My Darling Clementine
Fort Apache
3 Godfathers
You Can't Take It with You
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bringing Up Baby
Star Stage
Unconquered
Hondo
Fury
Johnny Guitar
Directed by John Ford
They Were Expendable
A Man Alone
The Silver Theatre
Son of Frankenstein
Drums Along the Mohawk
'G' Men
The Westland Case
Tall in the Saddle
Dodge City