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Ward Bond

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Ward Bond

Acting

296 known credits 1.4 popularity score 57 years

Biography

About 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).

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Career at a glance

Ward Bond across film and television

290credited titles
274movie credits
16TV credits
1928–2005screen career span

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Notable work

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Movie download guide

Jarhead: Law of Return (2019) — Download guide

Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A squad of elite so…
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