Acting
Ward Bond
Apr 9, 1903 (died Nov 5, 1960, aged 57) 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).
Known for
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
7.9
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
7.7
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
7.8
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
7.8
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
7.3
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
7.5
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
Mike (uncredited)
6.6
Wagon Train
Major Seth Adams
7.0
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
7.4
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
6.8
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Filmography
7.0
Directed by John Ford
1971 · (archive footage)
7.8
Rio Bravo
1959 · Pat Wheeler
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
6.6
Wagon Train
1957 · Major Seth Adams
6.3
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · John Dodge
7.7
The Searchers
1956 · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Wagon Train
5.5
Pillars of the Sky
1956 · Dr. Joseph Holden
7.0
Mister Roberts
1955 · Dowdy
7.0
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Captain Herman Kohler
5.8
A Man Alone
1955 · Sheriff Gil Corrigan
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
7.4
Johnny Guitar
1954 · John McIvers
3.8
Climax!
1954 · Sheriff Ab Kale
6.5
Hondo
1953 · Buffalo Baker
6.0
Blowing Wild
1953 · Dutch Peterson
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.3
The Quiet Man
1952 · Father Peter Lonergan
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Lt. Pannetti
4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952 · M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
6.6
On Dangerous Ground
1951 · Walter Brent
6.1
Operation Pacific
1951 · John "Pop" Perry
6.5
Only the Valiant
1951 · Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
6.7
Wagon Master
1950 · Elder Wiggs
6.8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Inspector Charles Weber
5.1
Suspense
1949 · Bill Meeker
7.0
Fort Apache
1948 · Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
6.8
3 Godfathers
1948 · Perley 'Buck' Sweet
6.2
Joan of Arc
1948 · La Hire