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Ward Bond

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Ward Bond

Born April 9, 1903 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USADied November 5, 1960267 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).

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It's a Wonderful Life posterFirst watchIt's a Wonderful Life19468.3as BertGeorge Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Gone with the Wind poster7.9Gone with the Wind1939The Maltese Falcon poster7.7The Maltese Falcon1941It Happened One Night poster7.8It Happened One Night1934The Searchers poster7.7The Searchers1956Rio Bravo poster7.8Rio Bravo1959The Grapes of Wrath poster7.8The Grapes of Wrath1940Bringing Up Baby poster7.5Bringing Up Baby1938The Quiet Man poster7.3The Quiet Man1952

Filmography

267 films as actor
  1. 1960The Colter Craven Story
  2. 1959Alias Jesse JamesMajor Seth Adams (uncredited)
  3. 1959Rio BravoPat Wheeler
  4. 1958China DollFather Cairns
  5. 1957The Wings of EaglesJohn Dodge
  6. 1957The Halliday BrandBig Dan Halliday
  7. 1957The Growler StoryQuincannon
  8. 1956Pillars of the SkyDr. Joseph Holden
  9. 1956Dakota IncidentSen. Blakely
  10. 1956The SearchersRev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
  11. 1955Rookie of the YearLarry "Buck" Goodhue
  12. 1955A Man AloneSheriff Gil Corrigan
  13. 1955Mister RobertsDowdy
  14. 1955The Long Gray LineCaptain Herman Kohler
  15. 1954The Bob Mathias StoryCoach Virgil Jackson
  16. 1954Johnny GuitarJohn McIvers
  17. 1954Gypsy ColtFrank MacWade
  18. 1953HondoBuffalo Baker
  19. 1953Blowing WildDutch Peterson
  20. 1953The MoonlighterCole Gardner
  21. 1952ThunderbirdsLt. John McCreery
  22. 1952HellgateLt. Tod Voorhees
  23. 1952The Quiet ManFather Peter Lonergan
  24. 1952The McGurk WayDan McGurk 4th
  25. 1951On Dangerous GroundWalter Brent
  26. 1951Bullfighter and the LadyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  27. 1951Only the ValiantCpl. Timothy Gilchrist
  28. 1951The Great Missouri RaidMaj. Marshal Trowbridge
  29. 1951Operation PacificJohn "Pop" Perry
  30. 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeInspector Charles Weber
  31. 1950Wagon MasterElder Wiggs
  32. 1950Riding HighLee
  33. 1950Singing GunsSheriff Jim Caradac
  34. 19483 GodfathersPerley 'Buck' Sweet
  35. 1948Joan of ArcLa Hire
  36. 1948The Time of Your LifeMcCarthy
  37. 1948Tap RootsHoab Dabney
  38. 1948Fort ApacheSgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
  39. 1948Sins of the Fathers
  40. 1947The FugitiveJames Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
  41. 1947UnconqueredJohn Fraser
  42. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeBert
  43. 1946My Darling ClementineMorgan Earp
  44. 1946Canyon PassageHoney Bragg
  45. 1945DakotaJim Bender
  46. 1945They Were Expendable"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
  47. 1944Tall in the Saddle'Judge' Robert Garvey
  48. 1944Home in IndianaJed Bruce
  49. 1944A Guy Named JoeAl Yackey
  50. 1944The Fighting SullivansLt. Cmdr. Robinson
  51. 1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaFBI Chief Craig
  52. 1943Slightly DangerousJimmy
  53. 1943Hello, Frisco, HelloSharkey
  54. 1942Gentleman JimJohn L. Sullivan
  55. 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveSteve Maschick
  56. 1942Sin TownRock Delaney
  57. 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSgt. Scully
  58. 1942The Falcon Takes OverMoose Malloy (Uncredited)
  59. 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesSheriff Edmunds
  60. 1941Swamp WaterTim Dorson
  61. 1941The Maltese FalconDetective Tom Polhaus
  62. 1941Know For Surepatient
  63. 1941Sergeant YorkIke Botkin
  64. 1941Doctors Don't TellBarney Millen
  65. 1941ManpowerEddie Adams
  66. 1941The Shepherd of the HillsWash Gibbs
  67. 1941A Man BetrayedFloyd, Amato's Goon
  68. 1941Tobacco RoadLov Bensey
  69. 1940Santa Fe TrailTownley
  70. 1940The Long Voyage HomeYank
  71. 1940City for ConquestFirst Policeman (uncredited)
  72. 1940Kit CarsonApe
  73. 1940Sailor's LadyShore Patrolman (uncredited)
  74. 1940The Mortal StormFranz
  75. 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainFirst Outlaw
  76. 1940Virginia CityConfederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
  77. 1940The Grapes of WrathPoliceman
  78. 1940Little Old New YorkRegan
  79. 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadyWalton
  80. 1939Gone with the WindTom the Yankee Captain
  81. 1939Drums Along the MohawkAdam Hartman
  82. 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceHunk
  83. 1939Dust Be My DestinyFirst Thug on Train (uncredited)
  84. 1939Frontier MarshalTown Marshal
  85. 1939WaterfrontMart Hendler
  86. 1939Young Mr. LincolnJohn Palmer Cass
  87. 1939The Girl from MexicoMexican Pete
  88. 1939The Kid from KokomoLadislaw Klewicki
  89. 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyAmerican Legionnaire (uncredited)
  90. 1939Union PacificTracklayer (uncredited)
  91. 1939The Return of the Cisco KidAccused Rustler (uncredited)
  92. 1939Dodge CityBud Taylor
  93. 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandSailor Sam - Wrestler
  94. 1939Trouble in SundownHenchman Dusty
  95. 1939The Oklahoma KidWes Handley
  96. 1939Pardon Our NerveKid Ramsey
  97. 1939Made for Each OtherJim Hatton (uncredited)
  98. 1939They Made Me a CriminalLenihan
  99. 1939Son of FrankensteinGendarme at Gate (uncredited)
  100. 1938Going PlacesClarence - a Policeman
  101. 1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Olaf Swanson
  102. 1938The Law West of TombstoneMulligan P. Martinez
  103. 1938Fugitives for a NightGambler in Fake Fight
  104. 1938You Can't Take It with YouMike (uncredited)
  105. 1938Professor BewareMotorcycle Cop
  106. 1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseTug
  107. 1938Prison BreakBig Red Kincaid
  108. 1938ReformatoryMac Grady
  109. 1938Numbered WomanDetective
  110. 1938Gun LawHenchman Pecos
  111. 1938Flight Into Nowhere
  112. 1938Mr. Moto's GambleBiff Moran
  113. 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloMongol Guard (uncredited)
  114. 1938Over the WallEddie Edwards
  115. 1938Hawaii CallsMuller
  116. 1938Bringing Up BabyMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
  117. 1938Born to Be WildBill Purvis
  118. 1938The Kid Comes BackSpike
  119. 1938Of Human HeartsLout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
  120. 1938PenitentiaryRed Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)