Al Bridge
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 25, 1891
Day of Death: December 27, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Al Bridge was an American character actor, a fixture both in Westerns and in the comedies of Preston Sturges. Although frequently billed as Alan Bridge, he was born Alfred Morton Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1891 (not as Alford Bridge in 1890, as his tombstone erroneously states). Following service as a corporal in the U.S. Army infantry in the first World War, Bridge joined a theatrical troupe. He dabbled in writing and in 1930 sold a script to a short film, Her Hired Husband (1930). He followed this with a B-Western script, God's Country and the Man (1931), in which he made his film debut as an actor. For the next quarter century, he managed the atypical achievement of maintaining a career in both B-Westerns and in bigger dramatic and comedy features. Ten films for director Preston Sturges represent probably his most familiar contribution to Hollywood history. Bridge also appeared frequently on television until his death in 1957 at 66.
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1947
Actor Wild Bill Hickock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Actor (uncredited)
Framed
Actor Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
Actor Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
Black Gold
Actor Police Captain (uncredited)
Down to Earth
Actor Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Actor Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
T-Men
Actor Sheriff
Robin Hood Of Texas
Actor Harry Franzmeirer
Messenger of Peace
Actor Florida Club Bartender
The Fabulous Joe
Actor Town Marshal (uncredited)
California
Actor New York City Policeman (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1946
Actor Turner
Below the Deadline
Actor Captain Allen
Shadows Over Chinatown
Actor Police Inspector Blake
The Falcon's Alibi
Actor Sam Bartlett
Alias Mr. Twilight
Actor Detective Flynn
Cross My Heart
Actor Sheriff (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Actor Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Actor Honest John Richards
Singin' in the Corn
Actor Ship Captain (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1945
Actor Bartender (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
Actor Sheriff Mack
The Jade Mask
Actor Dr. Hicks
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Actor Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Actor Conductor
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Actor Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Actor Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1944
1943
1942
Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
Actor Trustee
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Actor Conductor
The Palm Beach Story
Actor Guard (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
Actor Hobo
The Man Who Returned to Life
Actor Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
Actor Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Saboteur
Actor Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Actor Mace Arnold
Bad Men of the Hills
Actor Man
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Actor Captain Peterson
A Man's World
Actor Worker (uncredited)
In This Our Life
Actor Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1941
Actor Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
The Kid's Last Ride
Actor Rawlings
Rawhide Rangers
Actor First Steward (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Actor Mr. Matthews
The Lady from Cheyenne
Actor Dawson (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
Actor Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Honolulu Lu
Actor The Mister
Sullivan's Travels
Actor Tom Houston
Fighting Bill Fargo
Actor Bob Cameron
The Lone Rider Rides On
Actor Jamison
Law of the Range
Actor Plainview Lawman
Badlands of Dakota
Actor Captain of Police
Lady from Louisiana
Actor Townsman at Meeting House
Honky Tonk
Actor Flop House Manager (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
1940
Actor Mr. Hillbeiner
Christmas in July
Actor Ship's Captain
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Actor
When the Daltons Rode
Actor Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Actor Slave Trader
Dark Command
Actor Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
Actor Captain
Winners of the West
Actor Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
Actor Sheriff
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Actor Bert Karsin
Blazing Six Shooters
Actor Marshal Larsen
Pioneers of the Frontier
1939
Actor Jeff Browning
The Stranger from Texas
Actor Prisoner (uncredited)
Sons of Liberty
Actor White Rose Sailor
The Phantom Creeps
Actor Dynamo Room Floor Guard
Buck Rogers
Actor Captain of the Guards
Devil's Island
Actor Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
Actor Fisherman (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Actor Senator Dwight (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Actor Kentuck
Oklahoma Frontier
Actor Boss Whittaker
Romance of the Redwoods
Actor Slick Larson
The Man from Sundown
Actor Marshal
Blue Montana Skies
1938
Actor Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
Two Gun Justice
Actor Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Actor Mr. Burke
Crime School
Actor Scar Lewis
Partners of the Plains
Actor Sheriff chasing Loma
Gunsmoke Trail
Actor Cpl. Dronov
Adventure in Sahara
Actor Jarvis
Highway Patrol
Actor New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Jezebel
Actor Mark Sheldon
Colorado Trail
Actor Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Actor Sheriff
Little Miss Roughneck
1937
Actor Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)
Dead End
Actor Holman (as Alan Bridge)
Western Gold
Actor Briggs
Springtime in the Rockies
Actor Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
Actor Slade
Jungle Jim
Actor Steve Claggett, Henchman
Wild West Days
Actor Process Server (uncredited)
Woman Chases Man
Actor Dandy Morgan
Borderland
Actor Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
Actor Kipp Faulkner
Two Gun Law
Actor Capt. Trowbridge
Tim Tyler's Luck
Actor Guard (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1936
Actor Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
Actor Steele
The Lawless Nineties
Actor Travis
Fast Bullets
Actor Paul Wyckoff
Ace Drummond
Actor Swartzman
Public Enemy's Wife
Actor Detective
They Met in a Taxi
Actor Babson
Trail Dust
Actor Sam Porter
Call of the Prairie
Actor Henchman Black
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Actor Dawson
Dodge City Trail
Actor Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
These Three
Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Actor Alden Canfield
The Three Mesquiteers
1935
Actor Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
Actor Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
The Murder Man
Actor Sergeant (uncredited)
Rendezvous
Actor Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Alias Mary Dow
Actor Ranger Sergeant Parsons
Valley of Wanted Men
Actor Mitchell
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Actor Salty Smith
Gallant Defender
Actor Matt Kirby
Melody Trail
Actor Kit
The New Frontier
Actor George Tully
North of Arizona
Actor Jail Attendant (uncredited)
The Gay Deception
Actor Sheriff Angel Verner
Transient Lady
Actor Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Confidential
Actor Poker Player on Train
Diamond Jim
Actor Jim Farley
Silent Valley
Actor Deputy Bat Lindstrom
Outlaw Rule
Actor Chief Inspector August Wilmer
Alibi Racket
Actor John Cassidy (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1934
1933
1932
Actor Bouncer (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
Actor Steve - Rustler
A Man's Land
Actor Squaw O'Hara
The Forty-Niners
Actor The Station Agent
The Hurricane Express
Actor Sheriff Matt Farraday
The Cowboy Counsellor
Actor Tenant
Slightly Married
Actor Steve Cantrell
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Actor Tom Fallon
The Spirit of the West
Actor Henchman Curley Bates
The Devil Horse
Actor Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
Actor Henchman Wooly
South of Santa Fe
Actor
Police Court
Actor Policeman (Uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
Actor Al
Broadway to Cheyenne
