ACTOR · FROM BENKELMAN, USA
Ward Bond
1903–1960286 credits since 1928
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ABOUT WARD
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born9 April 1903
Died5 November 1960
BirthplaceBenkelman, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora117 of 286 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ward from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 117
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- It's a Wonderful LifeIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1928
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
3 titles
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Battleground
Not on Cineoraas Quincannon (archive footage) · 1 episode
as (archive footage)
The 1970s
1 title · IMDb 7.7 on average
Movieas (archive footage)
The 1960s
1 title
The 1950s
45 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Movieas Pat Wheeler
as Father Cairns
Seriesas Major Seth Adams · 152 episodes
Movieas John Dodge
Movieas Big Dan Halliday
as Quincannon
Movieas Dr. Joseph Holden
The 1940s
47 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageThe Silver Theatre
Not on Cineora1 episode
Seriesas Bill Meeker · 1 episode
Movieas Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Movieas La Hire
Movieas McCarthy
Movieas Hoab Dabney
Movieas Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
The 1930s
185 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Walton
Movieas Tom the Yankee Captain
Movieas Adam Hartman
as Hunk
Movieas First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Movieas Town Marshal
as Mart Hendler
Movieas John Palmer Cass
The 1920s
4 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
as Midshipman Harold
as Ward
Movieas Flood Extra (uncredited)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ward’s titles.
John FordDirector · The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers and 21 more
John WayneThe Searchers, Rio Bravo and 14 more
Max SteinerComposer · Gone with the Wind, The Searchers and 12 more
Alan HaleIt Happened One Night, Dodge City and 8 more
Alfred NewmanComposer · The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln and 7 more
Henry FondaThe Grapes of Wrath, My Darling Clementine and 6 more
Walter BrennanRio Bravo, My Darling Clementine and 6 more
