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).
Filmography
The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005 · John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs2000 · (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film2000 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford1971 · (archive footage)
The Colter Craven Story1960
Alias Jesse James1959 · Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Rio Bravo1959 · Pat Wheeler
The Western: A Lost TV Special1958 · Self
China Doll1958 · Father Cairns
The Wings of Eagles1957 · John Dodge
The Halliday Brand1957 · Big Dan Halliday
The Growler Story1957 · Quincannon
Pillars of the Sky1956 · Dr. Joseph Holden
Dakota Incident1956 · Sen. Blakely
The Searchers1956 · Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
A Man Alone1955 · Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Mister Roberts1955 · Dowdy
The Red, White and Blue Line1955 · Narrator
The Long Gray Line1955 · Captain Herman Kohler