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