

Ward Bond
Acting
April 9, 1903
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
November 5, 1960
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).
The Filmography


It's a Wonderful Life

My Darling Clementine

Canyon Passage

They Were Expendable

Tall in the Saddle

Home in Indiana

Slightly Dangerous

Gentleman Jim

Sin Town

The Falcon Takes Over

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

The Maltese Falcon

Sergeant York

The Shepherd of the Hills

A Man Betrayed

Know For Sure

The Long Voyage Home

Kit Carson
