Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Known for: Acting

Born: April 8, 1903 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA - Died: November 4, 1960

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).

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Rio Bravo

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Rio Bravo

Pat Wheeler

1959 Western
Bringing Up Baby

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Bringing Up Baby

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1938 Comedy
The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon

Det. Tom Polhaus

1941 Mystery
The Mortal Storm

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The Mortal Storm

Franz

1940 Drama
It's a Wonderful Life

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It's a Wonderful Life

Bert

1946 Drama
Gone with the Wind

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Gone with the Wind

Tom the Yankee Captain

1939 Drama
Santa Fe Trail

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Santa Fe Trail

Townley

1940 Western
My Darling Clementine

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My Darling Clementine

Morgan Earp

1946 Western
The Quiet Man

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The Quiet Man

Father Peter Lonergan

1952 Romance
The Searchers

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The Searchers

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

1956 Western
Hondo

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Hondo

Buffalo Baker

1953 Western
Manpower

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Manpower

Eddie Adams

1941 Crime
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

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Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

(archive footage)

1999 Documentary
On Dangerous Ground

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On Dangerous Ground

Walter Brent

1951 Drama
A Man Betrayed

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A Man Betrayed

Floyd, Amato's Goon

1941 Drama
Dust Be My Destiny

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Dust Be My Destiny

First Thug on Train (uncredited)

1939 Crime
Johnny Guitar

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Johnny Guitar

John McIvers

1954 Western
Voice in the Night

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Voice in the Night

Bob Hall

1934 Action
The Halliday Brand

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The Halliday Brand

Big Dan Halliday

1956 Western
Reformatory

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Reformatory

Mac Grady

1938 Crime
When Strangers Marry

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When Strangers Marry

Billy McGuire

1933 Drama
Night Key

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Night Key

Fingers

1937 Sci-Fi
Operation Pacific

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Operation Pacific

John "Pop" Perry

1951 War
3 Godfathers

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3 Godfathers

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

1948 Western