Ward Bond

Born: 1903-04-09, Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Died: 1960-11-05

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).

Filmography

• Climax! (1954)
• Suspense (1949)
• The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• MGM Parade (1955)
• Cavalcade of America (1952)
• Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
• The Searchers (1956)
• The Quiet Man (1952)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• 3 Godfathers (1948)
• It Happened One Night (1934)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• Sergeant York (1941)
• Fort Apache (1948)
• Unconquered (1947)
• Johnny Guitar (1954)
• My Darling Clementine (1946)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)
• Tap Roots (1948)
• The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
• Hondo (1953)
• 'G' Men (1935)
• Mister Roberts (1955)
• You Can't Take It with You (1938)
• Topper (1937)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
• Wagon Master (1950)
• Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)