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 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 57)
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) |
Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960)[1] 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.
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