Ward Bond
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
1959
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
1941
The Mortal Storm
as Franz
1940
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
1946
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain
1939
Santa Fe Trail
as Townley
1940
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
1946
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
1952
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
1953
Manpower
as Eddie Adams
1941
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
2000
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
1951
A Man Betrayed
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
1941
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
1939
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
1954
Voice in the Night
as Bob Hall
1934
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
1957
Reformatory
as Mac Grady
1938
TV Appearances
General Electric Theater
1953
Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale
1954
Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
1952
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train
1956
Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams
1957
Cavalcade of America
as Harvey Kendall
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Capt. Parker
1951
The Silver Theatre
1949
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
Suspense
as Bill Meeker
1949
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti
1952