
Acting · 57 years old
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).

It's a Wonderful Life
Bert

Over the Hill
Detective Escort (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
Tom the Yankee Captain

It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)

Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler

The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

The Maltese Falcon
Det. Tom Polhaus

The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
Mike - the Detective (uncredited)

Fury
Man (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp

Johnny Guitar
John McIvers

After the Thin Man
Party Guest (uncredited)

The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan

The Mortal Storm
Franz

The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. Pannetti

The Ford Television Theatre
Hank Fetterman

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
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