
Ward Bond
Known For
Acting
Born
1903-04-09 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Died
1960-11-05
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).
Most Known For

Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams

Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale

The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train

The Steve Allen Show
as Self

Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain

It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert

The Ford Television Theatre
as Hank Fetterman

The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti

Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler

Screen Director's Playhouse
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue

MGM Parade

Unconquered
as John Fraser

Suspense
as Bill Meeker

3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

'G' Men
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp

The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus

Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond

Cavalcade of America
as Harvey Kendall

Reformatory
as Mac Grady