Ward Bond
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Tom the Yankee Captain
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Bert
Rio Bravo
1959
as Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Det. Tom Polhaus
The Searchers
1956
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Hondo
1953
as Buffalo Baker
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Unconquered
1947
as John Fraser
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Policeman
The Quiet Man
1952
as Father Peter Lonergan
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as John McIvers
Fury
1936
as Man (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
1971
as (archive footage)
Tap Roots
1948
as Hoab Dabney
'G' Men
1935
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet