
Acting · Benkelman, Nebraska, USA · Born April 9, 1903
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).
MovieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Battleground
2004
as Quincannon (archive footage)
MovieGolden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
MovieJohn Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDirected by John Ford
1971
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Colter Craven Story
1960
MovieAlias Jesse James
1959
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
MovieRio Bravo
1959
as Pat Wheeler
MovieThe Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
MovieChina Doll
1958
as Father Cairns
TVWagon Train
1957
as Major Seth Adams
MovieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
as John Dodge
MovieThe Halliday Brand
1957
as Big Dan Halliday
MovieThe Growler Story
1957
as Quincannon
MoviePillars of the Sky
1956
as Dr. Joseph Holden
MovieDakota Incident
1956
as Sen. Blakely
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Wagon Train
MovieThe Searchers
1956
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
MovieA Man Alone
1955
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Larry 'Buck' Goodhue
TVMGM Parade
1955
TVStar Stage
1955
as Patterson
MovieMister Roberts
1955
as Dowdy
MovieThe Red, White and Blue Line
1955
as Narrator
MovieThe Long Gray Line
1955
as Captain Herman Kohler
MovieThe Bob Mathias Story
1954
as Coach Virgil Jackson
TVClimax!
1954
as Sheriff Ab Kale
MovieJohnny Guitar
1954
as John McIvers
MovieGypsy Colt
1954
as Frank MacWade
MovieHondo
1953
as Buffalo Baker
MovieBlowing Wild
1953
as Dutch Peterson
MovieThe Moonlighter
1953
as Cole Gardner
The Christophers
1953
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
MovieThunderbirds
1952
as Lt. John McCreery
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Lt. Pannetti
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
MovieHellgate
1952
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
MovieThe Quiet Man
1952
as Father Peter Lonergan
TVThe Gulf Playhouse
1952
The McGurk Way
1952
as Dan McGurk 4th
MovieOn Dangerous Ground
1951
as Walter Brent
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Parker
MovieBullfighter and the Lady
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieOnly the Valiant
1951
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
MovieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
MovieOperation Pacific
1951
as John "Pop" Perry
TVThe Bigelow Theatre
1950
MovieKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Inspector Charles Weber
MovieWagon Master
1950
as Elder Wiggs
MovieRiding High
1950
as Lee
MovieSinging Guns
1950
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
The Silver Theatre
1949
TVSuspense
1949
as Bill Meeker
Movie3 Godfathers
1948
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
MovieJoan of Arc
1948
as La Hire
MovieThe Time of Your Life
1948
as McCarthy
MovieTap Roots
1948
as Hoab Dabney
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
MovieSins of the Fathers
1948
MovieThe Fugitive
1947
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
MovieUnconquered
1947
as John Fraser
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Bert
MovieMy Darling Clementine
1946
as Morgan Earp
MovieCanyon Passage
1946
as Honey Bragg
MovieDakota
1945
as Jim Bender
MovieThey Were Expendable
1945
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
MovieTall in the Saddle
1944
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
MovieHome in Indiana
1944
as Jed Bruce
MovieA Guy Named Joe
1944
as Al Yackey
MovieThe Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
MovieThey Came to Blow Up America
1943
as FBI Chief Craig
MovieSlightly Dangerous
1943
as Jimmy
MovieHello, Frisco, Hello
1943
as Sharkey
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as John L. Sullivan
MovieHitler- Dead or Alive
1942
as Steve Maschick
MovieSin Town
1942
as Rock Delaney
MovieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Sgt. Scully
MovieThe Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
MovieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Sheriff Edmunds
MovieSwamp Water
1941
as Tim Dorson
MovieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
as Det. Tom Polhaus
MovieKnow For Sure
1941
as patient
MovieSergeant York
1941
as Ike Botkin
MovieDoctors Don't Tell
1941
as Barney Millen
MovieManpower
1941
as Eddie Adams
MovieThe Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Wash Gibbs
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
MovieTobacco Road
1941
as Lov Bensey
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Townley
MovieThe Long Voyage Home
1940
as Yank
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as First Policeman (uncredited)
MovieKit Carson
1940
as Ape
MovieSailor's Lady
1940
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
MovieThe Mortal Storm
1940
as Franz
MovieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
as First Outlaw
MovieVirginia City
1940
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Policeman
MovieLittle Old New York
1940
as Regan
MovieThe Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Walton
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Tom the Yankee Captain
MovieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Adam Hartman
MovieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Hunk
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
MovieFrontier Marshal
1939
as Town Marshal
MovieWaterfront
1939
as Mart Hendler
MovieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
as John Palmer Cass
MovieThe Girl from Mexico
1939
as Mexican Pete
MovieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Ladislaw Klewicki
MovieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
MovieUnion Pacific
1939
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
MovieThe Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
MovieDodge City
1939
as Bud Taylor
MovieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
MovieTrouble in Sundown
1939
as Henchman Dusty
MovieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Wes Handley
MoviePardon Our Nerve
1939
as Kid Ramsey
MovieMade for Each Other
1939
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
MovieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Lenihan
MovieSon of Frankenstein
1939
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
MovieGoing Places
1938
as Clarence - a Policeman
MovieSubmarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
MovieThe Law West of Tombstone
1938
as Mulligan P. Martinez
MovieFugitives for a Night
1938
as Gambler in Fake Fight
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mike (uncredited)
MovieProfessor Beware
1938
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Tug
MoviePrison Break
1938
as Big Red Kincaid
MovieReformatory
1938
as Mac Grady
MovieNumbered Woman
1938
as Detective
MovieGun Law
1938
as Henchman Pecos
MovieFlight Into Nowhere
1938
MovieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Biff Moran
MovieThe Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Eddie Edwards
MovieHawaii Calls
1938
as Muller
MovieBringing Up Baby
1938
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieBorn to Be Wild
1938
as Bill Purvis
MovieThe Kid Comes Back
1938
as Spike
MovieOf Human Hearts
1938
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
MoviePenitentiary
1938
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
MovieFight for Your Lady
1937
as Walton (uncredited)
MovieThe Westland Case
1937
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
MovieMusic for Madame
1937
as Violets (Uncredited)
MovieThe Game That Kills
1937
as Tom Ferguson
MovieSouls at Sea
1937
as Bit Part (uncredited)
MovieEscape by Night
1937
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
MovieDead End
1937
as Doorman
MovieTopper
1937
as Eddie (uncredited)
MovieMarry the Girl
1937
as Motorcycle cop
MovieThe Singing Marine
1937
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieA Fight to the Finish
1937
as Eddie Hawkins
MovieMountain Music
1937
as G-Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Wildcatter
1937
as Johnson
MovieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
as MP (uncredited)
MovieNight Key
1937
as Fingers
MovieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
Movie23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Top Sgt. Burke
MoviePark Avenue Logger
1937
as Paul Sangar
MovieWhen's Your Birthday?
1937
as Police Detective (uncredited)
MovieDevil's Playground
1937
as Sidecar Wilson
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
MovieWoman-Wise
1937
as Kramer (uncredited)
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieConflict
1936
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
MovieThe Accusing Finger
1936
as Recreation Room Guard
MovieLegion of Terror
1936
as Don Foster
MovieWithout Orders
1936
as Tim Casey
MovieThe Big Game
1936
as Gambler
MovieThe Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Gloves Baker
MovieThey Met in a Taxi
1936
as Policeman
MovieSecond Wife
1936
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
MovieCrash Donovan
1936
as The Drill Master
MovieWhite Fang
1936
as Thief (uncredited)
MovieThe Bride Walks Out
1936
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
MovieHigh Tension
1936
as Husky Man
MovieFury
1936
as Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Cattle Thief
1936
as Ranse Willard
MovieFatal Lady
1936
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
MovieAvenging Waters
1936
as Marve Slater
MovieThe Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as Newsstand Customer
MovieThe First Baby
1936
as Tough Guy
MoviePride of the Marines
1936
as Gunner Brady
MovieColleen
1936
as Sweeney (uncredited)
MovieBoulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Tex
MovieMuss 'em Up
1936
as John Doe, a Gangster
MovieTwo in the Dark
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieHitch Hike Lady
1935
as Motorcycle cop
MovieWe're Only Human
1935
as Bank Robber
MovieToo Tough to Kill
1935
as Danny
MovieBroadway Hostess
1935
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
MovieI Found Stella Parish
1935
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
MovieGuard That Girl
1935
as Budge Edwards
MovieWestern Courage
1935
as Lacrosse
Movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Relative
MovieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
MovieWaterfront Lady
1935
as Jess
MovieHis Night Out
1935
as Lanky
MovieLittle Big Shot
1935
as Kell's Henchman
MovieShe Gets Her Man
1935
as Chick
MovieCalm Yourself
1935
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
MovieJustice of the Range
1935
as Bob Brennan
MovieMurder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
MovieBlack Fury
1935
as Mac - Company Policeman
MovieThe Headline Woman
1935
as Johnson
MovieThe Informer
1935
as Man (uncredited)
Movie'G' Men
1935
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieMary Jane's Pa
1935
as Roughneck Leader
MovieGo Into Your Dance
1935
as Herman Lahey
MovieFighting Shadows
1935
as Brad Harrison
MovieStrangers All
1935
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
MovieThe Crimson Trail
1935
as Luke Long
MovieTimes Square Lady
1935
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
MovieOne New York Night
1935
as Policeman
MovieDevil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Instructor
MovieUnder Pressure
1935
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
MovieGrand Old Girl
1935
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
MovieBroadway Bill
1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
MovieMen of the Night
1934
as Det. John Connors
MovieAgainst the Law
1934
as Tony Rizzo
Movie6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as First Officer (uncredited)
MovieDeath on the Diamond
1934
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
MovieGirl in Danger
1934
as Wynkoski
MovieThe Human Side
1934
as Cop
MovieChained
1934
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
MovieThe Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
MovieThe Defense Rests
1934
as Hood
MovieThe Circus Clown
1934
as Spectator
MovieHere Comes the Groom
1934
as Second Cop
MovieA Man's Game
1934
as Dave Jordon
MovieMost Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Head Coach Smith
MovieI'll Tell the World
1934
as Dirigible Officer
MovieThe Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
as Jack Baker
MovieWhirlpool
1934
as Farley
MovieVoice in the Night
1934
as Bob Hall
MovieThe Fighting Ranger
1934
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
MovieThe Poor Rich
1934
as Motor Cop
MovieIt Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
MovieSpeed Wings
1934
as Henchman (uncredited)
MovieSchool for Romance
1934
as Husband
MovieFrontier Marshal
1934
as Ben Murchison
MovieThe Fighting Code
1933
as Joe Krull
MovieStraightaway
1933
as Hobo
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as Joe
MovieCollege Coach
1933
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
MovieWild Boys of the Road
1933
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
MoviePolice Car 17
1933
as Bumps O'Neill
MovieLady for a Day
1933
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Wrecker
1933
as Cramer
MovieHeroes for Sale
1933
as Red (uncredited)
MovieWhen Strangers Marry
1933
as Billy McGuire
MovieUnknown Valley
1933
as Elder Snead
MovieObey the Law
1933
as Kid Paris
MovieState Trooper
1933
as Undetermined Role
MovieLucky Devils
1933
as Crewman (uncredited)
MovieSundown Rider
1932
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
Movie20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
MovieFlesh
1932
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
MovieThat's My Boy
1932
as Curley Decker
MovieAir Mail
1932
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
MovieVirtue
1932
as Frank
MovieRackety Rax
1932
as 'Brick' Gilligan
MovieWhite Eagle
1932
as Bart - Henchman
MovieHold 'Em Jail
1932
as Football Player (uncredited)
MovieHello Trouble
1932
as Heavy Kennedy
MovieBachelor's Affairs
1932
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Johnson (uncredited)
MovieCareless Lady
1932
as Cop in Raid
MovieHigh Speed
1932
as Ham
MovieThe Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieArrowsmith
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieOver the Hill
1931
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
MovieSob Sister
1931
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Spider
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Brat
1931
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
MovieMaker of Men
1931
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
MovieThree Girls Lost
1931
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
MovieQuick Millions
1931
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Trail
1930
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
MovieUp the River
1930
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
MovieCheer Up and Smile
1930
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
MovieBorn Reckless
1930
as Sergeant
MovieThe Lone Star Ranger
1930
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
MovieSo This Is College
1929
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
MovieSalute
1929
as Midshipman Harold
MovieWords and Music
1929
as Ward
MovieNoah's Ark
1928
as Flood Extra (uncredited)