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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
Gone with the Wind
1939
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Rio Bravo
1959
The Quiet Man
1952
Hondo
1953
Unconquered
1947
3 Godfathers
1948
'G' Men
1935
The Maltese Falcon
1941
It Happened One Night
1934
The Searchers
1956
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Johnny Guitar
1954
Fort Apache
1948
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Son of Frankenstein
1939
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Sergeant York
1941
Mister Roberts
1955
My Darling Clementine
1946
Gentleman Jim
1942
They Were Expendable
1945
Dodge City
1939
Tall in the Saddle
1944
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Fury
1936
Topper
1937
Dead End
1937
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Santa Fe Trail
1940
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