MovieLantern
In theatersOur PicksChartsTrendingWatchlist
Sign in
MovieLantern

Explore

  • In theaters
  • Our Picks
  • Trending
  • Charts: top rated, box office, Oscars
  • Best of: by service and genre
  • Anime
  • What to watch tonight
  • How the Lantern Score works

Contact

  • Feedback and ideasfeedback@movielantern.com
  • Help and accountsupport@movielantern.com
  • Press and partnershipshello@movielantern.com

Credits

Lantern Score combines public ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, provided through the OMDb API (CC BY-NC 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0), with the TMDB audience rating used when none of those has a score. MovieLantern is not affiliated with or endorsed by IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic.

TMDBThis product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Streaming availability by JustWatch.

© 2026 MovieLanternAboutPrivacyTerms
HomeTheatersTrendingPicksChartsSaved

What should I watch tonight?

Pick a mood and get three: the masterpiece, what's trending and a recent hit.

  • Classics
  • Psychological horror
  • Murder mystery
  • Mystery / Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Action / Adventure
  • Romance
  • Traumatizing
More options: years, rating, length
MovieLantern
In theatersOur PicksChartsTrendingWatchlist
Sign in

Ward Bond

Acting · Born April 9, 1903 · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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).

Ward Bond movies and shows

  • Wagon Train1957
  • Climax!1954
  • The Steve Allen Show1956
  • The Ford Television Theatre1952
  • Suspense1949
  • It's a Wonderful Life1946
  • Gone with the Wind1939
  • Cavalcade of America1952
  • MGM Parade1955
  • Screen Director's Playhouse1955
  • Rio Bravo1959
  • The Searchers1956
  • The Maltese Falcon1941
  • It Happened One Night1934
  • General Electric Theater1953
  • The Grapes of Wrath1940
  • Fort Apache1948
  • You Can't Take It with You1938
  • Bringing Up Baby1938
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
  • Sergeant York1941
  • The Quiet Man1952
  • My Darling Clementine1946
  • Star Stage1955