Ward Bond

Acting · Born 1903-04-09 in 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).

Filmography

• Rio Bravo as Pat Wheeler
• Bringing Up Baby as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• The Maltese Falcon as Det. Tom Polhaus
• It's a Wonderful Life as Bert
• Gone with the Wind as Tom the Yankee Captain
• My Darling Clementine as Morgan Earp
• The Quiet Man as Father Peter Lonergan
• The Searchers as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
• Johnny Guitar as John McIvers
• Fort Apache as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

TV

• General Electric Theater
• Climax! as Sheriff Ab Kale
• Cavalcade of America as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
• The Steve Allen Show as Self - Wagon Train
• Wagon Train as Major Seth Adams
• Cavalcade of America as Harvey Kendall
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Capt. Parker
• The Silver Theatre
• The Bigelow Theatre
• Suspense as Bill Meeker