Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 9, 1903
Place of Birth
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Wardell Edwin Bond
Ward 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).
Known For - Movies
Gone with the Wind
as Tom the Yankee Captain
It's a Wonderful Life
as Bert
Rio Bravo
as Pat Wheeler
The Quiet Man
as Father Peter Lonergan
The Maltese Falcon
as Det. Tom Polhaus
The Grapes of Wrath
as Policeman
The Searchers
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Hondo
as Buffalo Baker
Santa Fe Trail
as Townley
Fort Apache
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Known For - TV Shows
Wagon Train
as Major Seth Adams
Climax!
as Sheriff Ab Kale
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Wagon Train
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. Pannetti
The Ford Television Theatre
as Hank Fetterman
Suspense
as Bill Meeker
Cavalcade of America
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
Cavalcade of America
as Harvey Kendall
