Ward Bond

★ Acting #7,740

1903 - 1960 (age 57) • Acting

Born: 4/9/1903 in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Died: 11/5/1960 (age 57)

Known for: Acting

Ward Bond

★ Acting #7,740

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

The Searchers

77%

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

1956

Rio Bravo

78%

Pat Wheeler

1959

The Quiet Man

73%

Father Peter Lonergan

1952

My Darling Clementine

75%

Morgan Earp

1946

Johnny Guitar

74%

John McIvers

1954

Fort Apache

70%

Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

1948

Hondo

65%

Buffalo Baker

1953

Sergeant York

72%

Ike Botkin

1941

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

77%

John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

2005

Battleground

100%

Quincannon (archive footage)

2004

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Self (archive footage)

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

100%

(archive footage)

2000

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

70%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Directed by John Ford

70%

(archive footage)

1971

The Colter Craven Story

1960

Alias Jesse James

61%

Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

1959

Rio Bravo

78%

Pat Wheeler

1959

The Western: A Lost TV Special

Self

1958

China Doll

69%

Father Cairns

1958

Wagon Train

66%

Major Seth Adams

1957

The Wings of Eagles

63%

John Dodge

1957

The Halliday Brand

62%

Big Dan Halliday

1957

The Growler Story

60%

Quincannon

1957

Pillars of the Sky

55%

Dr. Joseph Holden

1956

Dakota Incident

65%

Sen. Blakely

1956

The Steve Allen Show

62%

Self - Western Skit / Self - Wagon Train

1956

The Searchers

77%

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

1956

A Man Alone

58%

Sheriff Gil Corrigan

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

70%

Larry 'Buck' Goodhue

1955

MGM Parade

75%

Unknown

1955

Star Stage

Patterson

1955

Mister Roberts

70%

Dowdy

1955

The Red, White and Blue Line

60%

Narrator

1955

The Long Gray Line

70%

Captain Herman Kohler

1955

The Bob Mathias Story

73%

Coach Virgil Jackson

1954

Climax!

38%

Sheriff Ab Kale

1954