Ward Bond

Actor

Born: April 9, 1903 (57 years old)

Died: November 5, 1960

Place of birth: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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 (147)

• Rio Bravo (1959, ★ 7.8)
• Bringing Up Baby (1938, ★ 7.5)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941, ★ 7.7)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946, ★ 8.3)
• The Mortal Storm (1940, ★ 7.3)
• Gone with the Wind (1939, ★ 7.9)
• My Darling Clementine (1946, ★ 7.5)
• The Quiet Man (1952, ★ 7.3)
• The Searchers (1956, ★ 7.7)
• Hondo (1953, ★ 6.6)
• Manpower (1941, ★ 6.6)
• On Dangerous Ground (1951, ★ 6.6)
• Johnny Guitar (1954, ★ 7.4)
• Over the Hill (1931, ★ 8.2)
• Dust Be My Destiny (1939, ★ 6.4)
• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939, ★ 7.2)
• The Halliday Brand (1957, ★ 6.1)
• Night Key (1937, ★ 6.2)
• 3 Godfathers (1948, ★ 6.7)
• A Guy Named Joe (1944, ★ 6.7)
• Wagon Master (1950, ★ 6.7)
• Canyon Passage (1946, ★ 6.7)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1941, ★ 6.6)
• Fort Apache (1948, ★ 7)
• Lady for a Day (1933, ★ 7)
• Tall in the Saddle (1944, ★ 6.6)
• Gentleman Jim (1942, ★ 7.1)
• Joan of Arc (1948, ★ 6.1)
• The Fighting Sullivans (1944, ★ 6.1)
• The Long Gray Line (1955, ★ 7)