Ward Bond
Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and starred in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1960. 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). As a character actor, Bond frequently played cowboys, cops and soldiers.
Ward Bond | |
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Publicity image of Bond for Wagon Train, c. 1957 | |
| Born | Wardell Edwin Bond April 9, 1903 Benkelman, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1960 (aged 57) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | East High School Colorado School of Mines |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1960 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Doris Sellers Childs
(m. 1936; div. 1944)Mary Louise May (m. 1954) |
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