Ward Bond
Known for Acting
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
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Tom the Yankee Captain
Rio Bravo
1959
as Pat Wheeler
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Bert
The Searchers
1956
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Det. Tom Polhaus
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
1952
as Father Peter Lonergan
Hondo
1953
as Buffalo Baker
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Policeman
Sergeant York
1941
as Ike Botkin
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as John McIvers
Unconquered
1947
as John Fraser
Mister Roberts
1955
as Dowdy
Wagon Master
1950
as Elder Wiggs
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Morgan Earp
They Were Expendable
1945
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey