Ward Bond
American actor (1903-1960) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
Wardell Edwin Bond was an American character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and starred in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1960. Among his best-remembered film 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).
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1960Died5 November 1960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1959
Rio BravoFilm, Pat Wheeler1957
Wagon TrainSeries, Major Seth Adams1956
The Steve Allen ShowSeries1955
MGM ParadeSeries
Mister RobertsFilm, 1955Dowdy1954
Climax!Series, Sheriff Ab Kale
Johnny GuitarFilm, 1954John McIvers1953
General Electric TheaterSeries1952
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries, M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
The Quiet ManFilm, 1952Father Peter Lonergan1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Capt. Parker1950
The Bigelow TheatreSeries
Wagon MasterFilm, 1950Elder Wiggs1949
SuspenseSeries, Bill Meeker1948
3 GodfathersFilm, Perley 'Buck' Sweet1946
It's a Wonderful LifeFilm, Bert1944
Tall in the SaddleFilm, 'Judge' Robert Garvey1940
The Grapes of WrathFilm, Policeman1939
Dodge CityFilm, Bud Taylor1937
Dead EndFilm, Doorman1935
'G' MenFilm, Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)1934
It Happened One NightFilm, Bus Driver (uncredited)1930
The Big TrailFilm, Sid Bascom (uncredited)1903Born9 April 1903
Rio BravoFilm, Pat Wheeler1957Wagon TrainSeries, Major Seth Adams1956The Steve Allen ShowSeries1955MGM ParadeSeriesMister RobertsFilm, 1955Dowdy1954Climax!Series, Sheriff Ab KaleJohnny GuitarFilm, 1954John McIvers1953General Electric TheaterSeries1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries, M / Sgt. Lou DiamondThe Quiet ManFilm, 1952Father Peter Lonergan1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Capt. Parker1950The Bigelow TheatreSeriesWagon MasterFilm, 1950Elder Wiggs1949SuspenseSeries, Bill Meeker19483 GodfathersFilm, Perley 'Buck' Sweet1946It's a Wonderful LifeFilm, Bert1944Tall in the SaddleFilm, 'Judge' Robert Garvey1940The Grapes of WrathFilm, Policeman1939Dodge CityFilm, Bud Taylor1937Dead EndFilm, Doorman1935'G' MenFilm, Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)1934It Happened One NightFilm, Bus Driver (uncredited)1930The Big TrailFilm, Sid Bascom (uncredited)1903Born9 April 1903Known for
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Gone with the Wind 1939
Rio Bravo 1959
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
It Happened One Night 1934
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John Wayne Also in The Quiet Man and They Were Expendable
John Ford Directed The Searchers and The Grapes of Wrath
Frank Capra Produced It's a Wonderful Life and Broadway Bill
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Dead End and Arrowsmith
Michael Curtiz Directed Santa Fe Trail and Dodge City
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Henry Hathaway Directed The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Raoul Walsh Directed The Big Trail and Gentleman Jim
Merian C. Cooper Produced The Searchers and The Quiet Man
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Maltese Falcon and Santa Fe Trail
William Fox Produced Up the River and A Connecticut Yankee
Lloyd Bacon Directed The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
Walter Wanger Produced The Long Voyage Home and Joan of Arc
Jack Pennick Also in The Searchers and The Grapes of Wrath
Samuel Bischoff Produced The Oklahoma Kid and 6 Day Bike Rider
Russell Simpson Also in The Grapes of Wrath and Dodge City
Henry Fonda Also in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Mae Marsh Also in The Searchers and The Grapes of Wrath
Harry Cohn Produced It Happened One Night (1934)- Gordon Douglas Directed Only the Valiant (1951)
Archie Mayo Directed The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Bryan Foy Produced Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
William Cagney Produced Only the Valiant (1951)
Frank S. Nugent Wrote The Searchers and 3 Godfathers
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Filmography 40
296 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
Photos 11
As Reverend Captain Clayton in The Searchers (1956)
With John Wayne in The Searchers (1956)
Lobby card for Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Jean Rogers, John Wayne, and Bond in Conflict (1936)
Bond (r.) with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Barton MacLane and Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Bond in A Guy Named Joe (1943)
John Wayne and Bond in Tall in the Saddle (1944)Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1960 · aged 57
