1939Winner
Best Performance
Gone with the Wind
Ward Bond
Actor
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
April 9, 1903
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1946Winner
Best Performance
It's a Wonderful Life
1956Winner
Best Performance
The Searchers
Career Highlights
1959Highlight
Best Performance
Rio Bravo
1941Highlight
Best Performance
The Maltese Falcon
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Gone with the Wind
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers