Ward Bond

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Ward Bond

Acting April 9, 1903

Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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 wel…

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

8.3 1946 Movie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

7.9 1939 Movie
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

7.7 1941 Movie
The Searchers

The Searchers

7.7 1956 Movie
It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

7.8 1934 Movie
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

7.8 1959 Movie
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

7.8 1940 Movie
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

7.5 1938 Movie
The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

7.3 1952 Movie
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

7.5 1946 Movie
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

7.4 1954 Movie
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.6 1957 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2005
    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    Movie John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

  2. 2004
    Battleground

    TV show Quincannon (archive footage)

  3. 2000
    Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

    Movie (archive footage)

  4. 2000
    John Wayne-A Life on Film

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  6. 1971
    Directed by John Ford

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 1960
    The Colter Craven Story

    Movie

  8. 1959
    Alias Jesse James

    Movie Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

  9. 1959
    Rio Bravo

    Movie Pat Wheeler

  10. 1958
    The Western: A Lost TV Special

    Movie Self

  11. 1958
    China Doll

    Movie Father Cairns

  12. 1957
    Wagon Train

    TV show Major Seth Adams

  13. 1957
    The Wings of Eagles

    Movie John Dodge

  14. 1957
    The Halliday Brand

    Movie Big Dan Halliday

  15. 1957
    The Growler Story

    Movie Quincannon

  16. 1956
    Pillars of the Sky

    Movie Dr. Joseph Holden

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  1. 1956
    Dakota Incident

    Movie Sen. Blakely

  2. 1956
    The Steve Allen Show

    TV show Self - Wagon Train

  3. 1956
    The Searchers

    Movie Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

  4. 1955
    Rookie of the Year

    Movie Larry "Buck" Goodhue

  5. 1955
    A Man Alone

    Movie Sheriff Gil Corrigan

  6. 1955
    Screen Director's Playhouse

    TV show Larry 'Buck' Goodhue

  7. 1955
    MGM Parade

    TV show

  8. 1955
    Star Stage

    TV show Patterson

  9. 1955
    Mister Roberts

    Movie Dowdy

  10. 1955
    The Red, White and Blue Line

    Movie Narrator

  11. 1955
    The Long Gray Line

    Movie Captain Herman Kohler

  12. 1954
    The Bob Mathias Story

    Movie Coach Virgil Jackson

  13. 1954
    Climax!

    TV show Sheriff Ab Kale

  14. 1954
    Johnny Guitar

    Movie John McIvers

  15. 1954
    Gypsy Colt

    Movie Frank MacWade

  16. 1953
    Hondo

    Movie Buffalo Baker

  17. 1953
    Blowing Wild

    Movie Dutch Peterson

  18. 1953
    The Moonlighter

    Movie Cole Gardner

  19. 1953
    The Christophers

    TV show

  20. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show

  21. 1952
    Thunderbirds

    Movie Lt. John McCreery

  22. 1952
    The Ford Television Theatre

    TV show Lt. Pannetti

  23. 1952
    Cavalcade of America

    TV show M / Sgt. Lou Diamond

  24. 1952
    Hellgate

    Movie Lt. Tod Voorhees