Ward Bond
Acting
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
2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
2000John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971Directed by John Ford
(archive footage)
1960The Colter Craven Story
1959Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
1959Alias Jesse James
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1958China Doll
Father Cairns
1958The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1957The Halliday Brand
Big Dan Halliday
1957The Wings of Eagles
John Dodge
1957The Growler Story
Quincannon
1956The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956Pillars of the Sky
Dr. Joseph Holden
1956Dakota Incident
Sen. Blakely
1955The Long Gray Line
Captain Herman Kohler
1955Mister Roberts
Dowdy
1955A Man Alone
Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955The Red, White and Blue Line
Narrator
1954Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
1954Gypsy Colt
Frank MacWade
1954The Bob Mathias Story
Coach Virgil Jackson
1953Hondo
Buffalo Baker