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Ward Bond

1903 - 1960

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Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ward Bond has received more than 3,905,425 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ward Bond is the 3,133rd most popular actor (up from 3,142nd in 2019), the 4,738th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,901st in 2019) and the 1,411th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.9M

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  • 51.06

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ward Bond ranks 3,133 out of 13,578. Before him are Paula Patton, John Spencer, Kelly Reilly, Alexander Granach, Lesley-Anne Down, and John Bennett Perry. After him are Carrie Snodgress, Chantal Goya, Tapio Rautavaara, RuPaul, Jerry Zucker, and Svetlana Bojković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Ward Bond ranks 187. Before him are W. Ross Ashby, Adolph Gottlieb, Georgy Beriev, Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, Claude Dauphin, and Siegfried Kasche. After him are Melvin Purvis, Julio Antonio Mella, Albrecht Haushofer, Ivan Galamian, Germán Busch, and Rafael Paasio. Among people deceased in 1960, Ward Bond ranks 123. Before him are Antal Szalay, Roy Chapman Andrews, Ioannis Georgiadis, Walter Noddack, Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, and Igor Grabar. After him are Margaret Sullavan, Toyohiko Kagawa, Melvin Purvis, Wu Lien-teh, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Oliver Kirk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ward Bond ranks 4,738 out of 20,380. Before him are John Spencer (1946), Corey Taylor (1973), Howard Stern (1954), George Seaton (1911), Kenneth Nichols (1907), and John Bennett Perry (1941). After him are Carrie Snodgress (1945), Gary Gygax (1938), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Frances Cleveland (1864), Susanna M. Salter (1860), and RuPaul (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ward Bond ranks 1,411. Before him are Bridget Moynahan (1971), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Willie Garson (1964), Paula Patton (1975), John Spencer (1946), and John Bennett Perry (1941). After him are Carrie Snodgress (1945), RuPaul (1960), Jerry Zucker (1950), Carol Burnett (1933), Margaret Sullavan (1909), and Betsy Blair (1923).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20th 19468.3 / 10
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16th 19567.693 / 10
The Maltese Falcon
Det. Tom Polhaus
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Oct 18th 19417.706 / 10