Ward Bond
Known for ActingBorn 1903-04-09 — died 1960-11-05Benkelman, 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
Gone with the Wind
1939 · as Tom the Yankee Captain
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · as Bert
The Searchers
1956 · as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo
1959 · as Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · as Det. Tom Polhaus
The Quiet Man
1952 · as Father Peter Lonergan
3 Godfathers
1948 · as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · as Policeman
Fort Apache
1948 · as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941 · as Ike Botkin
Hondo
1953 · as Buffalo Baker
My Darling Clementine
1946 · as Morgan Earp
It Happened One Night
1934 · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Unconquered
1947 · as John Fraser
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · as Adam Hartman
Directed by John Ford
1971 · as (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
1955 · as Dowdy