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Ward Bond

Acting · Born April 9, 1903 · 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).

Movies with Ward Bond

• Gone with the Wind (1939) — Tom the Yankee Captain
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Bert
• The Searchers (1956) — Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
• Rio Bravo (1959) — Pat Wheeler
• The Maltese Falcon (1941) — Detective Tom Polhaus
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Policeman
• It Happened One Night (1934) — Bus Driver (uncredited)
• The Fugitive (1947) — James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
• The Quiet Man (1952) — Father Peter Lonergan
• 3 Godfathers (1948) — Perley 'Buck' Sweet
• My Darling Clementine (1946) — Morgan Earp
• Bringing Up Baby (1938) — Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

TV shows with Ward Bond

• Wagon Train (1957) — Major Seth Adams