Ward Bond
ActorBorn April 9, 1903Died November 5, 1960Benkelman, 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).
Filmography18
Highest-rated first, counting only titles with at least 150 TMDB votes. Talk shows, award nights and appearances as themselves are left out.
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
You Can't Take It with You
Mike (uncredited)
Fury
Man (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
You Only Live Once
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Dead End
Doorman