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Ward Bond | |
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.jpg) 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. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1960 |
| 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 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's Boyhood Home". Nebraska State Historical Society. December 12, 2006. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
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