Ward Bond
Acting
Born: 1903-04-09 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Died: 1960-11-05
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).
🎬 Movies (30)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
(archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
1971
(archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Rio Bravo
1959
Pat Wheeler
Alias Jesse James
1959
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
China Doll
1958
Father Cairns
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Self
The Halliday Brand
1957
Big Dan Halliday
The Wings of Eagles
1957
John Dodge
The Growler Story
1957
Quincannon
The Searchers
1956
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Pillars of the Sky
1956
Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident
1956
Sen. Blakely
The Long Gray Line
1955
Captain Herman Kohler
Mister Roberts
1955
Dowdy
A Man Alone
1955
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
Narrator
Johnny Guitar
1954
John McIvers
Gypsy Colt
1954
Frank MacWade
The Bob Mathias Story
1954
Coach Virgil Jackson
Hondo
1953
Buffalo Baker
Blowing Wild
1953
Dutch Peterson
The Moonlighter
1953
Cole Gardner
The Quiet Man
1952
Father Peter Lonergan
Hellgate
1952
Lt. Tod Voorhees
The McGurk Way
1952
Dan McGurk 4th
Thunderbirds
1952
Lt. John McCreery
📺 TV Shows (16)
Battleground
2004
Quincannon (archive footage)
Wagon Train
1957
Major Seth Adams
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
Star Stage
1955
Patterson
MGM Parade
1955
Climax!
1954
Sheriff Ab Kale
General Electric Theater
1953
The Christophers
1953
Cavalcade of America
1952
Harvey Kendall
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Hank Fetterman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Ivan Kergosen
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
The Silver Theatre
1949
Suspense
1949
Bill Meeker