Ward Bond
Born: April 9, 1903
From: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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).

Films with Ward Bond

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The Searchers
1956 John Ford

The Searchers is a 1956 American western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, set during the Texas–Indian wars. The searchers stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards

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