
Al Bridge
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-25
Day of Death
1957-12-27 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Al Bridge
Biography
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)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1954)
Jubilee Trail
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
(1954)
Hell's Outpost
as Banker (uncredited)
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Marshal
(1952)
We're Not Married!
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
(1952)
The Last Musketeer
as Lem Shaver
(1952)
Barbed Wire
as Homesteader McGraw
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
(1951)
All That I Have
as John Biddle
(1951)
In Old Amarillo
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1951)
Utah Wagon Train
as Sam Sickle
(1951)
Oh! Susanna
as Jake Ledbetter
(1950)
A Woman of Distinction
as Editor
(1950)
Hunt the Man Down
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
(1950)
California Passage
as Conover
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
(1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Sheriff
(1949)
The Devil's Henchman
as Elmer Hood
(1949)
Squadron of Doom
as Wyckoff
(1948)
Unfaithfully Yours
as House Detective
(1948)
Silver River
as Sam Slade
(1948)
Quick on the Trigger
as Judge Kormac
(1947)
California
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
(1947)
Framed
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Wild Bill Hickock
(1947)
T-Men
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
(1947)
Down to Earth
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1947)
The Fabulous Joe
as Florida Club Bartender
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
(1947)
Black Gold
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
(1947)
The Mighty McGurk
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
(1947)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Sheriff
(1947)
Messenger of Peace
as Harry Franzmeirer
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1946)
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Captain Allen
(1946)
Alias Mr. Twilight
as Sam Bartlett
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
(1946)
Below the Deadline
as Turner
(1946)
The Falcon's Alibi
as Police Inspector Blake
(1946)
Cross My Heart
as Detective Flynn
(1946)
Singin' in the Corn
as Honest John Richards
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
(1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
(1945)
The Jade Mask
as Sheriff Mack
(1945)
Saratoga Trunk
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1945)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Dr. Hicks
(1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Mr. Johnson
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Political Boss
(1944)
The Missing Juror
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited)
(1943)
Idaho
as Jailer
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Bum (uncredited)
(1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Matt Warner
(1942)
The Talk of the Town
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1942)
Saboteur
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Conductor
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Stripes
as Guard (uncredited)
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Man
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Trustee
(1942)
A Man's World
as Captain Peterson
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
(1942)
Bad Men of the Hills
as Mace Arnold
(1942)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Hobo
(1941)
Sullivan's Travels
as The Mister
(1941)
The Lady Eve
as First Steward (uncredited)
(1941)
The Little Foxes
as Dawson (uncredited)
(1941)
Lady from Louisiana
as Captain of Police
(1941)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
(1941)
Badlands of Dakota
as Plainview Lawman
(1941)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
(1941)
Fighting Bill Fargo
as Tom Houston
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Mr. Matthews
(1941)
Honolulu Lu
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
(1941)
Law of the Range
as Jamison
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as Rawlings
(1941)
The Lone Rider Rides On
as Bob Cameron
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Dark Command
as Slave Trader
(1940)
Christmas in July
as Mr. Hillbeiner
(1940)
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940)
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Marshal Larsen
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Ship's Captain
(1940)
Winners of the West
as Captain
(1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Sheriff
(1940)
Blazing Six Shooters
as Bert Karsin
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
(1939)
The Phantom Creeps
as White Rose Sailor
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Captain of the Guards
(1939)
Buck Rogers
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Fisherman (uncredited)
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1939)
Romance of the Redwoods
as Boss Whittaker
(1939)
Oklahoma Frontier
as Kentuck
(1939)
The Man from Sundown
as Slick Larson
(1939)
Blue Montana Skies
as Marshal
(1939)
The Stranger from Texas
as Jeff Browning
(1938)
Jezebel
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime School
as Mr. Burke
(1938)
Adventure in Sahara
as Cpl. Dronov
(1938)
Colorado Trail
as Mark Sheldon
(1938)
Born to Be Wild
as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
(1938)
Little Miss Roughneck
as Sheriff
(1938)
Partners of the Plains
as Scar Lewis
(1938)
Gunsmoke Trail
as Sheriff chasing Loma
(1938)
Two Gun Justice
as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
(1938)
Highway Patrol
as Jarvis
(1937)
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
(1937)
Dead End
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
(1937)
Wild West Days
as Steve Claggett, Henchman
(1937)
Western Gold
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
(1937)
Jungle Jim
as Slade
(1937)
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Capt. Trowbridge
(1937)
Woman Chases Man
as Process Server (uncredited)
(1937)
Borderland
as Dandy Morgan
(1937)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Briggs
(1937)
Two Gun Law
as Kipp Faulkner
(1936)
The Lawless Nineties
as Steele
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
(1936)
These Three
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Henchman Black
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1936)
Dodge City Trail
as Dawson
(1936)
Public Enemy's Wife
as Swartzman
(1936)
The Three Mesquiteers
as Alden Canfield
(1936)
Fast Bullets
as Travis
(1936)
Trail Dust
as Babson
(1936)
Call of the Prairie
as Sam Porter
(1936)
Ace Drummond
as Paul Wyckoff
(1936)
They Met in a Taxi
as Detective
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
(1935)
The Gay Deception
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
(1935)
The Murder Man
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
(1935)
Gallant Defender
as Salty Smith
(1935)
The New Frontier
as Kit
(1935)
Rendezvous
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Poker Player on Train
(1935)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Mitchell
(1935)
Alias Mary Dow
as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
(1935)
North of Arizona
as George Tully
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
(1935)
Circumstantial Evidence
as John Cassidy (uncredited)
(1935)
Transient Lady
as Sheriff Angel Verner
(1935)
Melody Trail
as Matt Kirby
(1935)
Confidential
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
(1935)
Alibi Racket
as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
(1935)
Outlaw Rule
as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
(1935)
Silent Valley
as Jim Farley
(1934)
The Curtain Falls
as Mover
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
Mystery Mountain
as Tom Henderson
(1933)
When a Man Rides Alone
as Montana Slade
(1933)
The Cheyenne Kid
as Denver Ed
(1933)
Sucker Money
as George Hunter
(1933)
Son of the Border
as Tupper
(1933)
The Lone Avenger
as Burl Adams
(1933)
Black Beauty
as Hack Driver
(1933)
Drum Taps
as Lariat Smith
(1933)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Reynolds
(1933)
Twin Husbands
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1933)
Fighting Texans
as Gur Durkin
(1932)
Blonde Venus
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1932)
The Hurricane Express
as The Station Agent
(1932)
Broadway to Cheyenne
as Al
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
(1932)
(1932)
The Thirteenth Guest
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1932)
A Man's Land
as Steve - Rustler
(1932)
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Sheriff Matt Farraday
(1932)
The Devil Horse
as Henchman Curley Bates
(1932)
South of Santa Fe
as Henchman Wooly
(1932)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Steve Cantrell
(1932)
The Spirit of the West
as Tom Fallon
(1932)
Slightly Married
as Tenant
(1932)
The Forty-Niners
as Squaw O'Hara
(1931)
A Rider of the Plains
as Deputy Bill Gaines
(1931)
The Ridin' Fool
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
(1931)
God's Country and the Man
as Livermore
(1931)
Galloping Thru
as Sandy Thompson
Crew
(1931)
God's Country and the Man
Screenplay