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Home/People/Ward Bond
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Born
Apr 9, 1903Died: Nov 5, 1960
Lived 57 years
Place of Birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

272
Movies
21
TV Shows
Also Known As
Wardell Edwin Bond
IMDb Profile

Ward Bond

Acting

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).
The Adventures of Errol Flynn poster

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2005
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs poster

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

as (archive footage)
2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film poster

John Wayne-A Life on Film

as Self (archive footage)
2000
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Directed by John Ford poster

Directed by John Ford

as (archive footage)
1971
The Colter Craven Story poster

The Colter Craven Story

Cast
1960
Alias Jesse James poster

Alias Jesse James

as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1959
Rio Bravo poster

Rio Bravo

as Pat Wheeler
1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special poster

The Western: A Lost TV Special

as Self
1958
China Doll poster

China Doll

as Father Cairns
1958
The Wings of Eagles poster

The Wings of Eagles

as John Dodge
1957
The Halliday Brand poster

The Halliday Brand

as Big Dan Halliday
1957
The Growler Story poster

The Growler Story

as Quincannon
1957
Pillars of the Sky poster

Pillars of the Sky

as Dr. Joseph Holden
1956
Dakota Incident poster

Dakota Incident

as Sen. Blakely
1956
The Searchers poster

The Searchers

as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
A Man Alone poster

A Man Alone

as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955
Mister Roberts poster

Mister Roberts

as Dowdy
1955
The Red, White and Blue Line poster

The Red, White and Blue Line

as Narrator
1955
The Long Gray Line poster

The Long Gray Line

as Captain Herman Kohler
1955
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