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).
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography50+ titles
Battleground
It's a Wonderful Life
Park Avenue Logger
Gone with the Wind
Rio Bravo
The Grapes of Wrath
It Happened One Night
The Searchers
The Maltese Falcon
My Darling Clementine
Born to Be Wild
You Can't Take It with You
Bringing Up Baby
Fury
Johnny Guitar
The Quiet Man
The Soldier and the Lady
After the Thin Man
China Doll
Gentleman Jim
Sergeant York
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mister Roberts
You Only Live Once
Dead End
Lady for a Day
The Long Gray Line
Fort Apache
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
City for Conquest
Dodge City
The Great Missouri Raid
3 Godfathers
Manpower
Tobacco Road
Wild Boys of the Road
Hellgate
Wagon Master
Canyon Passage
A Guy Named Joe
Son of Frankenstein
Topper
The Big Trail
Wagon Train
Hondo
On Dangerous Ground
Tall in the Saddle
The Long Voyage Home
'G' Men