Ward Bond
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as Bert It's a Wonderful Life 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).
Filmography
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
You Can't Take It with You
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Son of Frankenstein
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
Fury
as Man (uncredited)
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
After the Thin Man
as Party Guest (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)