Ward Bond
April 9, 1903 (122 years old) in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2005 · The Adventures of Errol Flynn as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
- 2004 · Battleground as Quincannon (archive footage)
- 2000 · Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)
- 2000 · John Wayne-A Life on Film as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971 · Directed by John Ford as (archive footage)
- 1960 · The Colter Craven Story as
- 1959 · Alias Jesse James as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
- 1959 · Rio Bravo as Pat Wheeler
- 1958 · The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
- 1958 · China Doll as Father Cairns
- 1957 · 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
- 1956 · 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 - Western Skit
- 1956 · The Searchers as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- 1955 · A Man Alone as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
- 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
- 1954 · 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
- 1953 · Hondo as Buffalo Baker
- 1953 · Blowing Wild as Dutch Peterson
- 1953 · The Moonlighter as Cole Gardner
- 1953 · The Christophers as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as
- 1952 · 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 as
- 1952 · The McGurk Way as Dan McGurk 4th
- 1951 · 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
- 1950 · The Bigelow Theatre as
- 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
- 1949 · The Silver Theatre as
- 1949 · A Guy Named Joe as Al Yackey
- 1949 · Suspense as Bill Meeker
- 1948 · 3 Godfathers