Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
9 April 1903
Died
5 November 1960
Place of birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Also known as
Wardell Edwin Bond
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).
Bekannt für
8.3
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Bert
1946
7.7
Film
The Searchers
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
1956
6.5
Film
Hondo
Buffalo Baker
1953
7.5
Film
Bringing Up Baby
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938
7.0
Film
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Tug
1938
7.2
Film
Gentleman Jim
John L. Sullivan
1942
3.7
Film
The Wrecker
Cramer
1933
7.7
Film
The Maltese Falcon
Detective Tom Polhaus
1941
7.2
Film
Sergeant York
Ike Botkin
1941
6.7
Film
The Westland Case
Connors - Death-Row Inmate
1937
7.2
Film
Young Mr. Lincoln
John Palmer Cass
1939
7.8
Film
Rio Bravo
Pat Wheeler
1959
6.8
Film
3 Godfathers
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
1948
6.5
Film
They Were Expendable
"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
1945
7.5
Film
My Darling Clementine
Morgan Earp
1946
6.5
Film
Unconquered
John Fraser
1947
5.5
Film
Pillars of the Sky
Dr. Joseph Holden
1956
7.8
Film
It Happened One Night
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Film
Fort Apache
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
1948
7.3
Film
The Quiet Man
Father Peter Lonergan
1952
7.8
Film
The Grapes of Wrath
Policeman
1940
Acting credits 21 titles
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
7.8
1959
Pillars of the Sky
as Dr. Joseph Holden
5.5
1956
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
7.7
1956
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
6.5
1953
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
7.3
1952
3 Godfathers
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
6.8
1948
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
7.0
1948
Unconquered
as John Fraser
6.5
1947
My Darling Clementine
as Morgan Earp
7.5
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
8.3
1946
They Were Expendable
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
6.5
1945
Gentleman Jim
as John L. Sullivan
7.2
1942
Sergeant York
as Ike Botkin
7.2
1941
The Maltese Falcon
as Detective Tom Polhaus
7.7
1941
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman
7.8
1940
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John Palmer Cass
7.2
1939
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Tug
7.0
1938
Bringing Up Baby
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
7.5
1938
The Westland Case
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
6.7
1937
It Happened One Night
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
7.8
1934
The Wrecker
as Cramer
3.7
1933