About
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).
Known for
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
Climax!Series • 1954
SuspenseSeries • 1949
The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952
Gone with the WindMovie • 1939
It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952
MGM ParadeSeries • 1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955
The SearchersMovie • 1956
Rio BravoMovie • 1959
The Maltese FalconMovie • 1941
The Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940
Fort ApacheMovie • 1948
Bringing Up BabyMovie • 1938
It Happened One NightMovie • 1934
3 GodfathersMovie • 1948
My Darling ClementineMovie • 1946
HondoMovie • 1953
The Quiet ManMovie • 1952
Mister RobertsMovie • 1955
Sergeant YorkMovie • 1941
You Can't Take It with YouMovie • 1938
Johnny GuitarMovie • 1954