1903–1960 · Acting
68.1avg grm
17titles
#26best rank
1honors
best title · #26 on siteIt's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Bert84.7Honors
1—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bio
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
ranked on this site1950s10 titles
R
Rio Bravo1959 · as Pat Wheeler79.2W
Wagon Train1957 · as Major Seth Adams · series63.8S
The Searchers1956 · as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton77.1M
Mister Roberts1955 · as Dowdy74.4L
The Long Gray Line1955 · as Capt. Herman J. Kohler55.5J
Johnny Guitar1954 · as John McIvers75.5Q
The Quiet Man1952 · as Father Peter Lonergan76.0O
On Dangerous Ground1951 · as Walter Brent54.5K
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950 · as Inspector Charles Weber55.1W
Wagon Master1950 · as Elder Wiggs53.91940s7 titles
F
Fort Apache1948 · as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke70.8IIt's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Bert84.7M
My Darling Clementine1946 · as Morgan Earp73.7T
They Were Expendable1945 · as 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.54.4G
Gentleman Jim1942 · as John L. Sullivan58.1M
The Maltese Falcon1941 · as Detective Tom Polhaus80.0S
Sergeant York1941 · as Ike Botkin70.5