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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).

Filmography

1959
Rio Bravo

as Pat Wheeler

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1956
The Searchers

as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

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1952
The Quiet Man

as Father Peter Lonergan

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1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Bert

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