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Ward Bond
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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).
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Johnny Guitar
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It's a Wonderful Life
As Bert
The Searchers
As Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo
As Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon
As Detective Tom Polhaus
It Happened One Night
As Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
As Father Peter Lonergan
The Grapes of Wrath
As Policeman
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Rio Bravo
1959 · Pat Wheeler
The Searchers
1956 · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Johnny Guitar
1954 · John McIvers
The Quiet Man
1952 · Father Peter Lonergan
Joan of Arc
1948 · La Hire
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Bert
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Detective Tom Polhaus
Tobacco Road
1941 · Lov Bensey
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Townley
Virginia City
1940 · Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Policeman
Made for Each Other
1939 · Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Topper
1937 · Eddie (uncredited)
Night Key
1937 · Fingers
'G' Men
1935 · Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934 · Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Big Trail
1930 · Sid Bascom (uncredited)