Acting
Ward Bond
1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
30 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)