Ward Bond
- Acting
- April 9, 1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
- November 5, 1960
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).
Known for
Filmography
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn · John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
- Battleground · Quincannon (archive footage)
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs · (archive footage)
- John Wayne-A Life on Film · Self
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · Self
- Directed by John Ford · (archive footage)
- The Colter Craven Story
- Alias Jesse James · Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
- Rio Bravo · Pat Wheeler
- The Western: A Lost TV Special · Self
- China Doll · Father Cairns
- Wagon Train · Major Seth Adams
- The Wings of Eagles · John Dodge
- The Halliday Brand · Big Dan Halliday
- The Growler Story · Quincannon
- Pillars of the Sky · Dr. Joseph Holden
- Dakota Incident · Sen. Blakely
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- The Searchers · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- Rookie of the Year · Larry "Buck" Goodhue
- A Man Alone · Sheriff Gil Corrigan
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
- MGM Parade
- Star Stage · Patterson
- Mister Roberts · Dowdy
- The Red, White and Blue Line · Narrator
- The Long Gray Line · Captain Herman Kohler
- The Bob Mathias Story · Coach Virgil Jackson
- Climax! · Sheriff Ab Kale
- Johnny Guitar · John McIvers
- Gypsy Colt · Frank MacWade
- Hondo · Buffalo Baker
- Blowing Wild · Dutch Peterson
- The Moonlighter · Cole Gardner
- The Christophers
- General Electric Theater
- Thunderbirds · Lt. John McCreery
- The Ford Television Theatre · Lt. Pannetti, Hank Fetterman
- Cavalcade of America · M / Sgt. Lou Diamond, Harvey Kendall
- Hellgate · Lt. Tod Voorhees
- The Quiet Man · Father Peter Lonergan
- The Gulf Playhouse
- The McGurk Way · Dan McGurk 4th
- On Dangerous Ground · Walter Brent
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Capt. Parker, Sam Stover
- Bullfighter and the Lady · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Only the Valiant · Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
- The Great Missouri Raid · Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
- Operation Pacific · John "Pop" Perry
- The Bigelow Theatre
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye · Inspector Charles Weber
- Wagon Master · Elder Wiggs
- Riding High · Lee
- Singing Guns · Sheriff Jim Caradac
- The Silver Theatre
- Suspense · Bill Meeker
- 3 Godfathers · Perley 'Buck' Sweet
- Joan of Arc · La Hire
- The Time of Your Life · McCarthy
- Tap Roots · Hoab Dabney
- Fort Apache · Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- Sins of the Fathers
- The Fugitive · James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
- Unconquered · John Fraser
- It's a Wonderful Life · Bert
- My Darling Clementine · Morgan Earp
- Canyon Passage · Honey Bragg
- Dakota · Jim Bender
- They Were Expendable · "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
- Tall in the Saddle · 'Judge' Robert Garvey
- Home in Indiana · Jed Bruce
- A Guy Named Joe · Al Yackey
- The Fighting Sullivans · Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
- They Came to Blow Up America · FBI Chief Craig
- Slightly Dangerous · Jimmy
- Hello, Frisco, Hello · Sharkey
- Gentleman Jim · John L. Sullivan
- Hitler- Dead or Alive · Steve Maschick
- Sin Town · Rock Delaney
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point · Sgt. Scully