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Ward Bond
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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).
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274 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
Unconquered
John Fraser
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
Son of Frankenstein
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
Alias Jesse James
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Mike (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Adam Hartman
Johnny Guitar
John McIvers
Fury
Man (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
Mister Roberts
Dowdy
The Shepherd of the Hills
Wash Gibbs
Hondo
Buffalo Baker
Tap Roots
Hoab Dabney
The Wings of Eagles
John Dodge
Union Pacific
Tracklayer (uncredited)
Dodge City
Bud Taylor
Tall in the Saddle
'Judge' Robert Garvey
Operation Pacific
John "Pop" Perry
Topper
Eddie (uncredited)
The Big Trail
Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Townley
Joan of Arc
La Hire
They Were Expendable
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
The Oklahoma Kid
Wes Handley
Lady for a Day
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Elder Wiggs
'G' Men
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line
Captain Herman Kohler
Only the Valiant
Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
On Dangerous Ground
Walter Brent
The Mortal Storm
Franz
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
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