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 (14)
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Mister Roberts
as Dowdy
Johnny Guitar
as John McIvers
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
On Dangerous Ground
as Walter Brent
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
Dakota
as Jim Bender
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin