Ward Bond
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).
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).
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Cast Credits
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
China Doll
as Father Cairns
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
The Growler Story
as Quincannon
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler
The Bob Mathias Story
as Coach Virgil Jackson
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
Gypsy Colt
as Frank MacWade
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
Blowing Wild
as Dutch Peterson
The Moonlighter
as Cole Gardner
Thunderbirds
as Lt. John McCreery
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
The McGurk Way
as Dan McGurk 4th
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Only the Valiant
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
The Great Missouri Raid
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
Operation Pacific
as John "Pop" Perry
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Inspector Charles Weber
Wagon Master
as Elder Wiggs