Acting

Ward Bond

Born 1903-04-09 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

Died 1960-11-05

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).

Credits

Newest first

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2005
Battleground
as Quincannon (archive footage)
2004
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Directed by John Ford
as (archive footage)
1971
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1959
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
1958
China Doll
as Father Cairns
1958
Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams
1957
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge
1957
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
1957
The Growler Story
as Quincannon
1957
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
1956
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
Rookie of the Year
as Larry "Buck" Goodhue
1955
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
1955
MGM Parade
1955
Star Stage
as Patterson
1955
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
1955
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Narrator
1955
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler
1955
The Bob Mathias Story
as Coach Virgil Jackson
1954
Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale
1954
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
1954
Gypsy Colt
as Frank MacWade
1954
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
1953
Blowing Wild
as Dutch Peterson
1953
The Moonlighter
as Cole Gardner
1953
The Christophers
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Thunderbirds
as Lt. John McCreery
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Hank Fetterman
1952
Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
1952
Cavalcade of America
as Harvey Kendall
1952
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
1952
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
1952
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk 4th
1952
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Capt. Parker
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Stover
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ivan Kergosen
1951
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Only the Valiant
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
1951
The Great Missouri Raid
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
1951
Operation Pacific
as John "Pop" Perry
1951
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Inspector Charles Weber
1950
Wagon Master
as Elder Wiggs
1950
Riding High
as Lee
1950
Singing Guns
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
1950
The Silver Theatre
1949
Suspense
as Bill Meeker
1949
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
1948
Joan of Arc
as La Hire
1948
The Time of Your Life
as McCarthy
1948
Tap Roots
as Hoab Dabney
1948
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
1948
Sins of the Fathers
1948
The Fugitive
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
1947
Unconquered
as John Fraser
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
1946
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
1946
Canyon Passage
as Honey Bragg
1946
Dakota
as Jim Bender
1945
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1945
Tall in the Saddle
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
1944
Home in Indiana
as Jed Bruce
1944
A Guy Named Joe
as Al Yackey
1944
The Fighting Sullivans
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
1944
They Came to Blow Up America
as FBI Chief Craig
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as Jimmy
1943