
Actor · 37 credits
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).

Alias Jesse James
1959
Major Seth Adams (uncredited)

Rio Bravo
1959
Pat Wheeler

The Wings of Eagles
1957
John Dodge

The Searchers
1956
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Mister Roberts
1955
Dowdy

Johnny Guitar
1954
John McIvers

Hondo
1953
Buffalo Baker

The Quiet Man
1952
Father Peter Lonergan

3 Godfathers
1948
Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Fort Apache
1948
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

Unconquered
1947
John Fraser

My Darling Clementine
1946
Morgan Earp

Tall in the Saddle
1944
'Judge' Robert Garvey

The Maltese Falcon
1941
Detective Tom Polhaus

Sergeant York
1941
Ike Botkin

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Policeman

Gone with the Wind
1939
Tom the Yankee Captain

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Adam Hartman

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
John Palmer Cass

Made for Each Other
1939
Jim Hatton (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein
1939
Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
1938
Mike (uncredited)

Prison Break
1938
Big Red Kincaid

Bringing Up Baby
1938
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

You Only Live Once
1937
Casey - Guard (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
1936
Party Guest (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
1934
Bus Driver (uncredited)