Ward Bond
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1903-04-09 – 1960-11-05
Place of birth: 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).
Known for
Rio Bravo
1959Pat Wheeler
Bringing Up Baby
1938Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941Det. Tom Polhaus
The Mortal Storm
1940Franz
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Bert
Gone with the Wind
1939Tom the Yankee Captain
Santa Fe Trail
1940Townley
My Darling Clementine
1946Morgan Earp
The Quiet Man
1952Father Peter Lonergan
The Searchers
1956Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Hondo
1953Buffalo Baker
Manpower
1941Eddie Adams
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000(archive footage)
On Dangerous Ground
1951Walter Brent
A Man Betrayed
1941Floyd, Amato's Goon
Dust Be My Destiny
1939First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954John McIvers
Voice in the Night
1934Bob Hall
The Halliday Brand
1957Big Dan Halliday