Ward Bond
Actor
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).
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain 1939
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus 1941
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton 1956
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited) 1934
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler 1959
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman 1940
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) 1938
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan 1952
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp 1946
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers 1954
You Can't Take It with You
as Mike - the Detective (uncredited) 1938
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke 1948
Son of Frankenstein
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited) 1939
Fury
as Man (uncredited) 1936
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker 1953
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin 1941