About

Known credits:
190
Birthday:
1891-02-25
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Al Bridge

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1954 Hell's Outpost Actor Banker (uncredited) 58
Average
1954 Jubilee Trail Actor Mr. Turner (uncredited) 58
Average
1954 Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake Actor Hotel Desk Clerk N/A
N/A
1953 Iron Mountain Trail Actor Marshal 59
Average
1952 Barbed Wire Actor Homesteader McGraw 59
Average
1952 We're Not Married! Actor Detective Magnus (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 The Last Musketeer Actor Lem Shaver N/A
N/A
1951 Utah Wagon Train Actor Sam Sickle 59
Average
1951 All That I Have Actor John Biddle 59
Average
1951 In Old Amarillo Actor Sheriff (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 Oh! Susanna Actor Jake Ledbetter 59
Average
1950 Hunt the Man Down Actor Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 California Passage Actor Conover 58
Average
1949 Squadron of Doom Actor Wyckoff N/A
N/A
1949 The Devil's Henchman Actor Elmer Hood 58
Average
1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma Actor Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Actor Sheriff 58
Average
1948 Unfaithfully Yours Actor House Detective 61
Fair
1948 Quick on the Trigger Actor Judge Kormac 59
Average
1948 Silver River Actor Sam Slade 58
Average
1947 T-Men Actor Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) 60
Fair
1947 Messenger of Peace Actor Harry Franzmeirer N/A
N/A
1947 Black Gold Actor Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian 58
Average
1947 The Fabulous Joe Actor Florida Club Bartender 58
Average
1947 Down to Earth Actor Police Captain (uncredited) 58
Average
1947 Robin Hood Of Texas Actor Sheriff N/A
N/A
1947 Framed Actor (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Dick Tracy's Dilemma Actor Mr. Cudd (uncredited) 58
Average
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Actor Wild Bill Hickock 59
Average
1947 Nora Prentiss Actor New York City Policeman (uncredited) 58
Average
1947 California Actor Town Marshal (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 The Mighty McGurk Actor Toothless Derelict (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Singin' in the Corn Actor Honest John Richards N/A
N/A
1946 Alias Mr. Twilight Actor Sam Bartlett 59
Average
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Actor Sheriff (uncredited) 80
Very good
1946 Cross My Heart Actor Detective Flynn N/A
N/A
1946 Below the Deadline Actor Turner 58
Average
1946 Shadows Over Chinatown Actor Captain Allen 58
Average
1946 The Falcon's Alibi Actor Police Inspector Blake 58
Average
1946 Deadline at Dawn Actor Detective Smiley (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Road to Utopia Actor Ship Captain (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 They Were Expendable Actor Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) 60
Fair
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes Actor Conductor 58
Average
1945 Saratoga Trunk Actor Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Salty O'Rourke Actor Bartender (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Thunderhead: Son of Flicka Actor Dr. Hicks 59
Average
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Actor Cheap Charlie (uncredited) 61
Fair
1945 The Jade Mask Actor Sheriff Mack 58
Average
1944 The Missing Juror Actor Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited) 58
Average
1944 The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Actor Mr. Johnson 60
Fair
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero Actor Political Boss 60
Fair
1943 Nobody's Darling Actor Bum (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1943 Idaho Actor Jailer 58
Average
1943 Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Actor Matt Warner N/A
N/A
1942 I Married a Witch Actor Second Prison Guard (uncredited) 61
Fair
1942 A Man's World Actor Captain Peterson 59
Average
1942 The Palm Beach Story Actor Conductor 61
Fair
1942 The Talk of the Town Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited) 61
Fair
1942 Bad Men of the Hills Actor Mace Arnold 59
Average
1942 Lady in a Jam Actor Furniture Mover (uncredited) 58
Average
1942 Meet the Stewarts Actor Police Turnkey (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 In This Our Life Actor Worker (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Saboteur Actor Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) 63
Fair
1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Actor Trustee 58
Average
1942 The Man Who Returned to Life Actor Hobo 58
Average
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Actor Man 58
Average
1942 Pardon My Stripes Actor Guard (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Honolulu Lu Actor Shooting Gallery Proprietor 58
Average
1941 Fighting Bill Fargo Actor Tom Houston 59
Average
1941 Sullivan's Travels Actor The Mister 66
Fair
1941 Honky Tonk Actor Townsman at Meeting House 58
Average
1941 Badlands Of Dakota Actor Plainview Lawman 58
Average
1941 The Little Foxes Actor Dawson (uncredited) 62
Fair
1941 Rawhide Rangers Actor Rawlings 59
Average
1941 Law of the Range Actor Jamison 58
Average
1941 Lady from Louisiana Actor Captain of Police 58
Average
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne Actor Mr. Matthews 58
Average
1941 The Lady Eve Actor First Steward (uncredited) 64
Fair
1941 The Kid's Last Ride Actor Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden 59
Average
1941 The Face Behind the Mask Actor Flop House Manager (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 The Lone Rider Rides On Actor Bob Cameron N/A
N/A
1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Actor Ship's Captain 58
Average
1940 Santa Fe Trail Actor Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Christmas in July Actor Mr. Hillbeiner 60
Fair
1940 Flowing Gold Actor Highway Patrolman (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 When the Daltons Rode Actor 58
Average
1940 Winners of the West Actor Captain N/A
N/A
1940 Dark Command Actor Slave Trader 59
Average
1940 Blazing Six Shooters Actor Bert Karsin N/A
N/A
1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian Actor Sheriff 58
Average
1940 Pioneers of the Frontier Actor Marshal Larsen N/A
N/A
1940 My Little Chickadee Actor Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 The Stranger from Texas Actor Jeff Browning N/A
N/A
1939 The Roaring Twenties Actor Ship Captain (uncredited) 64
Fair
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor Senator Dwight (uncredited) 72
Good
1939 Oklahoma Frontier Actor Kentuck 58
Average
1939 Thunder Afloat Actor Fisherman (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 The Man from Sundown Actor Slick Larson N/A
N/A
1939 Sons of Liberty Actor Prisoner (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Blue Montana Skies Actor Marshal 58
Average
1939 Buck Rogers Actor Dynamo Room Floor Guard 59
Average
1939 Romance of the Redwoods Actor Boss Whittaker 59
Average
1939 The Oklahoma Kid Actor Would-Be Settler (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 The Phantom Creeps Actor White Rose Sailor 58
Average
1939 Devil's Island Actor Captain of the Guards 58
Average
1938 Adventure in Sahara Actor Cpl. Dronov 58
Average
1938 Colorado Trail Actor Mark Sheldon N/A
N/A
1938 Marie Antoinette Actor Official in Passport Office (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Highway Patrol Actor Jarvis N/A
N/A
1938 Gunsmoke Trail Actor Sheriff chasing Loma 59
Average
1938 Crime School Actor Mr. Burke 59
Average
1938 Two Gun Justice Actor Sheriff (as Al Bridges) 59
Average
1938 Jezebel Actor New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) 61
Fair
1938 Born to Be Wild Actor Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) 58
Average
1938 Little Miss Roughneck Actor Sheriff N/A
N/A
1938 Partners of the Plains Actor Scar Lewis N/A
N/A
1937 Tim Tyler's Luck Actor Capt. Trowbridge N/A
N/A
1937 Springtime in the Rockies Actor Briggs 58
Average
1937 The Awful Truth Actor Motor Cop (uncredited) 63
Fair
1937 Dead End Actor Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited) 61
Fair
1937 Western Gold Actor Holman (as Alan Bridge) N/A
N/A
1937 They Won't Forget Actor Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 Wild West Days Actor Steve Claggett, Henchman N/A
N/A
1937 Woman Chases Man Actor Process Server (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Two Gun Law Actor Kipp Faulkner N/A
N/A
1937 Borderland Actor Dandy Morgan N/A
N/A
1937 You Only Live Once Actor Guard (uncredited) 61
Fair
1937 Jungle Jim Actor Slade 58
Average
1936 Dodge City Trail Actor Dawson 59
Average
1936 Trail Dust Actor Babson 59
Average
1936 Ace Drummond Actor Paul Wyckoff 59
Average
1936 The Three Mesquiteers Actor Alden Canfield 58
Average
1936 They Met in a Taxi Actor Detective 59
Average
1936 Crash Donovan Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1936 Public Enemy's Wife Actor Swartzman 59
Average
1936 These Three Actor Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 Call of the Prairie Actor Sam Porter 59
Average
1936 The Lawless Nineties Actor Steele 58
Average
1936 The Bridge of Sighs Actor Ballistics Expert (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Actor Henchman Black 58
Average
1936 Fast Bullets Actor Travis 59
Average
1935 Gallant Defender Actor Salty Smith N/A
N/A
1935 A Night at the Opera Actor Immigration Inspector (uncredited) 66
Fair
1935 Rendezvous Actor Sergeant (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 The New Frontier Actor Kit 58
Average
1935 Melody Trail Actor Matt Kirby 58
Average
1935 Valley of Wanted Men Actor Ranger Sergeant Parsons 59
Average
1935 Confidential Actor Hanover - Walsh's Henchman 58
Average
1935 Alibi Racket Actor Chief Inspector August Wilmer 59
Average
1935 The Gay Deception Actor Jail Attendant (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 Diamond Jim Actor Poker Player on Train 59
Average
1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty Actor Mitchell 59
Average
1935 The Murder Man Actor Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Silent Valley Actor Jim Farley N/A
N/A
1935 Alias Mary Dow Actor Ditch-Digger (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Circumstantial Evidence Actor John Cassidy (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 Transient Lady Actor Sheriff Angel Verner 58
Average
1935 North of Arizona Actor George Tully 58
Average
1935 Outlaw Rule Actor Deputy Bat Lindstrom N/A
N/A
1934 Mystery Mountain Actor Tom Henderson N/A
N/A
1934 The Curtain Falls Actor Mover N/A
N/A
1934 Honor of the Range Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1933 Fighting With Kit Carson Actor Reynolds 59
Average
1933 Fighting Texans Actor Gur Durkin N/A
N/A
1933 The Lone Avenger Actor Burl Adams N/A
N/A
1933 Son of the Border Actor Tupper 59
Average
1933 Black Beauty Actor Hack Driver N/A
N/A
1933 Sucker Money Actor George Hunter 58
Average
1933 Drum Taps Actor Lariat Smith 59
Average
1933 The Cheyenne Kid Actor Denver Ed 58
Average
1933 When a Man Rides Alone Actor Montana Slade 59
Average
1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind Actor Steve Cantrell 59
Average
1932 The Devil Horse Actor Henchman Curley Bates 58
Average
1932 The Forty-Niners Actor Squaw O'Hara N/A
N/A
1932 Slightly Married Actor Tenant 59
Average
1932 The Cowboy Counsellor Actor Sheriff Matt Farraday 59
Average
1932 Blonde Venus Actor Bouncer (uncredited) 60
Fair
1932 Broadway to Cheyenne Actor Al 58
Average
1932 The Thirteenth Guest Actor Policeman (Uncredited) 58
Average
1932 The Hurricane Express Actor The Station Agent 58
Average
1932 Million Dollar Legs Actor Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 A Man's Land Actor Steve - Rustler 59
Average
1932 The Spirit of the West Actor Tom Fallon N/A
N/A
1932 Police Court Actor 58
Average
1932 South of Santa Fe Actor Henchman Wooly 59
Average
1931 Galloping Thru Actor Sandy Thompson N/A
N/A
1931 The Ridin' Fool Actor Nikkos (as Al Bridges) N/A
N/A
1931 The Greater Love Actor Deputy Bill Gaines N/A
N/A
1931 God's Country and the Man Actor Livermore N/A
N/A

Writing
1931 God's Country and the Man Writing Screenplay N/A
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