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).

Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Rating
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs	(archive footage)	2000	10.0
Rio Bravo	Pat Wheeler	1959	7.802
The Halliday Brand	Big Dan Halliday	1957	6.2
The Searchers	Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton	1956	7.691
Johnny Guitar	John McIvers	1954	7.418
Hondo	Buffalo Baker	1953	6.598
The Quiet Man	Father Peter Lonergan	1952	7.316
On Dangerous Ground	Walter Brent	1951	6.63
Operation Pacific	John "Pop" Perry	1951	6.071
Wagon Master	Elder Wiggs	1950	6.686
3 Godfathers	Perley 'Buck' Sweet	1948	6.735
Fort Apache	Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke	1948	7.0
It's a Wonderful Life	Bert	1946	8.28
My Darling Clementine	Morgan Earp	1946	7.451
Canyon Passage	Honey Bragg	1946	6.684
A Guy Named Joe	Al Yackey	1944	6.745
The Maltese Falcon	Det. Tom Polhaus	1941	7.702
Manpower	Eddie Adams	1941	6.833
A Man Betrayed	Floyd, Amato's Goon	1941	5.577
The Shepherd of the Hills	Wash Gibbs	1941	6.595
The Mortal Storm	Franz	1940	7.318
Santa Fe Trail	Townley	1940	5.81
Gone with the Wind	Tom the Yankee Captain	1939	7.9
Dust Be My Destiny	First Thug on Train (uncredited)	1939	6.45
Bringing Up Baby	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1938	7.515
Reformatory	Mac Grady	1938	6.5
Night Key	Fingers	1937	6.235
Voice in the Night	Bob Hall	1934	7.0
When Strangers Marry	Billy McGuire	1933	8.0
Lady for a Day	Mounted Policeman (uncredited)	1933	7.064

Known for	Acting
Credits	30
Born	1903
From	Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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