Acting credits
284
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ward Bond
Acting
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Movies: 271Series: 13
TMDB ID: 4303
IMDb ID: nm0000955
Known for: Acting
Born: April 9, 1903
Died: November 5, 1960
Age: 57
Place of birth: Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1928 - 2005
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q1280760
Also known as
Wardell Edwin Bond
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ward Bond.
7.8
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
2005 Movie
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
2000 Movie
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
6.9
Directed by John Ford
as (archive footage)
1971 Movie
The Colter Craven Story
1960 Movie
5.9
Alias Jesse James
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
1959 Movie
7.8
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
1959 Movie
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
1958 Movie
6.8
China Doll
as Father Cairns
1958 Movie
6.2
The Wings of Eagles
as John Dodge
1957 Movie
6.1
The Halliday Brand
as Big Dan Halliday
1957 Movie
6.0
The Growler Story
as Quincannon
1957 Movie
5.2
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
1956 Movie
6.5
Dakota Incident
as Sen. Blakely
1956 Movie
7.7
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956 Movie
5.8
A Man Alone
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
1955 Movie
7.1
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
1955 Movie
6.0
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Narrator
1955 Movie
7.0
The Long Gray Line
as Captain Herman Kohler
1955 Movie
6.0
The Bob Mathias Story
as Coach Virgil Jackson
1954 Movie
7.4
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
1954 Movie
6.3
Gypsy Colt
as Frank MacWade
1954 Movie
6.6
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
1953 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ward Bond.
6.6
Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams • 152 eps
1957 Series
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue • 1 eps
1955 Series
MGM Parade
1 eps
1955 Series
Star Stage
as Patterson • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
2 eps
1953 Series
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti • 1 eps
1952 Series
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond • 1 eps
1952 Series
The Gulf Playhouse
1 eps
1952 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Capt. Parker • 1 eps
1951 Series
6.5
The Bigelow Theatre
1 eps
1950 Series
4.9
Suspense
as Bill Meeker • 1 eps
1949 Series