
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).

Gone with the Wind
1939 · as Tom the Yankee Captain

It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · as Bert

The Searchers
1956 · as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Rio Bravo
1959 · as Pat Wheeler

The Maltese Falcon
1941 · as Det. Tom Polhaus

The Quiet Man
1952 · as Father Peter Lonergan

3 Godfathers
1948 · as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · as Policeman

Fort Apache
1948 · as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

Bringing Up Baby
1938 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Sergeant York
1941 · as Ike Botkin

Hondo
1953 · as Buffalo Baker

My Darling Clementine
1946 · as Morgan Earp

It Happened One Night
1934 · as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Unconquered
1947 · as John Fraser

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · as Adam Hartman

Directed by John Ford
1971 · as (archive footage)

Mister Roberts
1955 · as Dowdy