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Ward Bond

Actor

Ward Bond

9 April 1903† 5 November 1960 (aged 57) Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Movies
274
Shows
16

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).

IMDb

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

8.31946

Gone with the Wind

7.91939

The Maltese Falcon

7.71941

The Searchers

7.71956

It Happened One Night

7.81934

Rio Bravo

7.81959

The Grapes of Wrath

7.81940

Bringing Up Baby

7.51938

The Quiet Man

7.31952

My Darling Clementine

7.51946

Johnny Guitar

7.41954

You Can't Take It with You

7.51938

Fort Apache

7.01948

Son of Frankenstein

6.71939

Fury

7.51936

Hondo

6.51953

Sergeant York

7.21941

3 Godfathers

6.81948

After the Thin Man

7.31936

You Only Live Once

7.11937

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

7.72005

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

10.02000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7.01983

Directed by John Ford

7.01971

The Colter Craven Story

1960

Alias Jesse James

6.11959

Rio Bravo

7.81959

The Western: A Lost TV Special

1958

China Doll

6.91958

The Wings of Eagles

6.31957

The Halliday Brand

6.21957

The Growler Story

6.01957

Pillars of the Sky

5.51956

Dakota Incident

6.51956

The Searchers

7.71956

Rookie of the Year

1955

A Man Alone

5.81955

Mister Roberts

7.01955

The Red, White and Blue Line

6.01955

The Long Gray Line

7.01955

The Bob Mathias Story

7.31954

Johnny Guitar

7.41954

Gypsy Colt

7.21954

Hondo

6.51953

Blowing Wild

6.01953

The Moonlighter

6.01953

Thunderbirds

6.01952

Hellgate

6.71952

The Quiet Man

7.31952

The McGurk Way

1952

On Dangerous Ground

6.61951

Bullfighter and the Lady

6.11951

Only the Valiant

6.51951

The Great Missouri Raid

6.81951

Operation Pacific

6.11951

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

6.81950

Wagon Master

6.71950

Riding High

6.11950

Singing Guns

6.41950

3 Godfathers

6.81948

Joan of Arc

6.21948

The Time of Your Life

6.11948

Tap Roots

6.91948

Fort Apache

7.01948

Sins of the Fathers

7.01948

The Fugitive

6.01947

Unconquered

6.51947

It's a Wonderful Life

8.31946

My Darling Clementine

7.51946

Canyon Passage

6.81946

Dakota

5.21945

They Were Expendable

6.51945

Tall in the Saddle

6.61944

Home in Indiana

5.91944

A Guy Named Joe

6.71944

The Fighting Sullivans

6.31944

They Came to Blow Up America

6.81943

Slightly Dangerous

6.01943

Hello, Frisco, Hello

6.41943