Ward Bond

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).

Ward Bond's screen work to date leans strongly toward Western and Drama, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

Ward Bond's most notable role to date came in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), where he played Bert. He also appeared in Gone with the Wind (1939) as Tom the Yankee Captain. Most recently appeared in The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Det. Tom Polhaus.

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