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).

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

Bert

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Tug

Gone with the Wind

Tom the Yankee Captain

Pride of the Marines

Gunner Brady

The Crime of Helen Stanley

Jack Baker

The Defense Rests

Hood

The Shepherd of the Hills

Wash Gibbs

On Dangerous Ground

Walter Brent