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