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Ward Bond
Known for: ActingWardell 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 106
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert 
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler 
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton 
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker 
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke 
The Maltese Falcon
as Detective Tom Polhaus 
Topper
as Eddie (uncredited) 
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited) 
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) 
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman 
You Only Live Once
as Casey - Guard (uncredited) 
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet 
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan 
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited) 
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin 
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp 
Unconquered
as John Fraser 
Son of Frankenstein
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited) 
Tap Roots
as Hoab Dabney 
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy 
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees 
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Adam Hartman 
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers 
After the Thin Man
as Party Guest (uncredited) 
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John Palmer Cass 
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate 
Tall in the Saddle
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey 
Dead End
as Doorman 
Joan of Arc
as La Hire 
The Long Voyage Home
as Yank 
Dodge City
as Bud Taylor 
The Big Trail
as Sid Bascom (uncredited) 
Operation Pacific
as John "Pop" Perry 
Santa Fe Trail
as Townley 
Dakota
as Jim Bender 
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler 
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge 
Arrowsmith
as Cop (uncredited) 
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Wash Gibbs 
Canyon Passage
as Honey Bragg 
Lady for a Day
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited) 
The Mortal Storm
as Franz 
Made for Each Other
as Jim Hatton (uncredited) 
A Guy Named Joe
as Al Yackey 
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent 
Only the Valiant
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist 
Directed by John Ford
as (archive footage) 
Wagon Master
as Elder Wiggs 
Chained
as Ship Steward (uncredited) 
The Fugitive
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo' 
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Guard (uncredited) 
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Tug 
Virginia City
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited) 
Noah's Ark
as Flood Extra (uncredited) 
The Oklahoma Kid
as Wes Handley 
Gentleman Jim
as John L. Sullivan 
Wild Boys of the Road
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited) 
'G' Men
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited) 
Manpower
as Eddie Adams 
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Inspector Charles Weber 
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan 
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden 
Blowing Wild
as Dutch Peterson 
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited) 
They Made Me a Criminal
as Lenihan 
The Time of Your Life
as McCarthy 
Of Human Hearts
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited) 
Night Key
as Fingers 
Tobacco Road
as Lov Bensey 
Born to Be Wild
as Bill Purvis 
The Falcon Takes Over
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited) 
A Man Betrayed
as Floyd, Amato's Goon 
So This Is College
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited) 
The Bride Walks Out
as Taxi Driver(uncredited) 
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Instructor 
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Taxi Driver (uncredited) 
Doctors Don't Tell
as Barney Millen 
Kit Carson
as Ape 
The Moonlighter
as Cole Gardner 
The Headline Woman
as Johnson 
Riding High
as Lee 
Up the River
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited) 
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Tex 
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self 
The Affairs of Cellini
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited) 
Prison Break
as Big Red Kincaid 
The Great Missouri Raid
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge 
China Doll
as Father Cairns 
23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Top Sgt. Burke 
Singing Guns
as Sheriff Jim Caradac 
Black Fury
as Mac - Company Policeman 
The Fighting Sullivans
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson 
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Sharkey 
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited) 
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday 
Waterfront Lady
as Jess 
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely 
Fugitives for a Night
as Gambler in Fake Fight 
Born Reckless
as Sergeant 
That's My Boy
as Curley Decker 
We're Only Human
as Bank Robber 
When's Your Birthday?
as Police Detective (uncredited) 
Devil's Playground
as Sidecar Wilson 
Escape by Night
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker 
Salute
as Midshipman Harold 
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Steve Maschick