Actor
Ward Bond
123 years · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA · 273 films
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).
Best known for
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Bert
On Hoopla
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Tom the Yankee Captain
On HBO Max
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Detective Tom Polhaus
On HBO Max
The Searchers
1956 · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
On fuboTV
It Happened One Night
1934 · Bus Driver (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Rio Bravo
1959 · Pat Wheeler
On Philo
Filmography 273
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 · (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
1971 · (archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story
1960 · Actor
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Rio Bravo
1959 · Pat Wheeler
On Philo
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 · Self
On Tubi TV
China Doll
1958 · Father Cairns
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · John Dodge
On YouTube TV
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Big Dan Halliday
The Growler Story
1957 · Quincannon
Pillars of the Sky
1956 · Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident
1956 · Sen. Blakely
The Searchers
1956 · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
On fuboTV
Rookie of the Year
1955 · Larry "Buck" Goodhue
A Man Alone
1955 · Sheriff Gil Corrigan
On Philo
Mister Roberts
1955 · Dowdy
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955 · Narrator
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Captain Herman Kohler
On Tubi TV
The Bob Mathias Story
1954 · Coach Virgil Jackson
Johnny Guitar
1954 · John McIvers
On Philo
Gypsy Colt
1954 · Frank MacWade
On Plex