
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)
Jubilee Trail
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
(1954)
Hell's Outpost
as Banker (uncredited)
(1954)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Marshal
(1952)
We're Not Married!
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
(1952)
Barbed Wire
as Homesteader McGraw
(1952)
The Last Musketeer
as Lem Shaver
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
(1951)
All That I Have
as John Biddle
(1951)
Oh! Susanna
as Jake Ledbetter
(1951)
In Old Amarillo
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1951)
Utah Wagon Train
as Sam Sickle
(1950)
Hunt the Man Down
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
(1950)
California Passage
as Conover
(1950)
A Woman of Distinction
as Editor
(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)
Silver River
as Sam Slade
(1948)
Unfaithfully Yours
as House Detective
(1948)
Quick on the Trigger
as Judge Kormac
(1947)
T-Men
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
(1947)
Down to Earth
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1947)
California
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
(1947)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
(1947)
Framed
as (uncredited)
(1947)
Black Gold
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
(1947)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Wild Bill Hickock
(1947)
The Fabulous Joe
as Florida Club Bartender
(1947)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Sheriff
(1947)
The Mighty McGurk
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
(1947)
Messenger of Peace
as Harry Franzmeirer
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
(1946)
Below the Deadline
as Turner
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
(1946)
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Captain Allen
(1946)
The Falcon's Alibi
as Police Inspector Blake
(1946)
Alias Mr. Twilight
as Sam Bartlett
(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)
Saratoga Trunk
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
(1945)
The Jade Mask
as Sheriff Mack
(1945)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Dr. Hicks
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Political Boss
(1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Mr. Johnson
(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)
Saboteur
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
(1942)
The Talk of the Town
as Desk 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)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Man
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
(1942)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Hobo
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Trustee
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
(1942)
A Man's World
as Captain Peterson
(1942)
Bad Men of the Hills
as Mace Arnold
(1942)
Pardon My Stripes
as Guard (uncredited)
(1941)
The Little Foxes
as Dawson (uncredited)
(1941)
Sullivan's Travels
as The Mister
(1941)
The Lady Eve
as First Steward (uncredited)
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House
(1941)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Mr. Matthews
(1941)
Badlands of Dakota
as Plainview Lawman
(1941)
Honolulu Lu
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
(1941)
Lady from Louisiana
as Captain of Police
(1941)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
(1941)
Law of the Range
as Jamison
(1941)
The Lone Rider Rides On
as Bob Cameron
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as Rawlings
(1941)
Fighting Bill Fargo
as Tom Houston
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
(1940)
Christmas in July
as Mr. Hillbeiner
(1940)
Dark Command
as Slave Trader
(1940)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Ship's Captain
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940)
Blazing Six Shooters
as Bert Karsin
(1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Sheriff
(1940)
Winners of the West
as Captain
(1940)
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Marshal Larsen
(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)
Devil's Island
as Captain of the Guards
(1939)
The Phantom Creeps
as White Rose Sailor
(1939)
Buck Rogers
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Fisherman (uncredited)
(1939)
Oklahoma Frontier
as Kentuck
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1939)
Blue Montana Skies
as Marshal
(1939)
Romance of the Redwoods
as Boss Whittaker
(1939)
The Stranger from Texas
as Jeff Browning
(1939)
The Man from Sundown
as Slick Larson
(1938)
Jezebel
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime School
as Mr. Burke
(1938)
Born to Be Wild
as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
(1938)
Adventure in Sahara
as Cpl. Dronov
(1938)
Partners of the Plains
as Scar Lewis
(1938)
Gunsmoke Trail
as Sheriff chasing Loma
(1938)
Little Miss Roughneck
as Sheriff
(1938)
Two Gun Justice
as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
(1938)
Highway Patrol
as Jarvis
(1938)
Colorado Trail
as Mark Sheldon
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
(1937)
Dead End
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
(1937)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Briggs
(1937)
Woman Chases Man
as Process Server (uncredited)
(1937)
Jungle Jim
as Slade
(1937)
Borderland
as Dandy Morgan
(1937)
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Capt. Trowbridge
(1937)
Western Gold
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
(1937)
Wild West Days
as Steve Claggett, Henchman
(1937)
Two Gun Law
as Kipp Faulkner
(1936)
These Three
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1936)
The Lawless Nineties
as Steele
(1936)
Public Enemy's Wife
as Swartzman
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1936)
Call of the Prairie
as Sam Porter
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
(1936)
Trail Dust
as Babson
(1936)
Fast Bullets
as Travis
(1936)
The Three Mesquiteers
as Alden Canfield
(1936)
They Met in a Taxi
as Detective
(1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Henchman Black
(1936)
Ace Drummond
as Paul Wyckoff
(1936)
Dodge City Trail
as Dawson
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
(1935)
Rendezvous
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1935)
The Gay Deception
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
(1935)
Confidential
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Poker Player on Train
(1935)
Circumstantial Evidence
as John Cassidy (uncredited)
(1935)
Alias Mary Dow
as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
(1935)
Transient Lady
as Sheriff Angel Verner
(1935)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Mitchell
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
(1935)
The Murder Man
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
(1935)
The New Frontier
as Kit
(1935)
Gallant Defender
as Salty Smith
(1935)
North of Arizona
as George Tully
(1935)
Melody Trail
as Matt Kirby
(1935)
Outlaw Rule
as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
(1935)
Alibi Racket
as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
(1935)
Silent Valley
as Jim Farley
(1934)
Mystery Mountain
as Tom Henderson
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
The Curtain Falls
as Mover
(1933)
Son of the Border
as Tupper
(1933)
Sucker Money
as George Hunter
(1933)
The Lone Avenger
as Burl Adams
(1933)
Drum Taps
as Lariat Smith
(1933)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Reynolds
(1933)
When a Man Rides Alone
as Montana Slade
(1933)
Fighting Texans
as Gur Durkin
(1933)
The Cheyenne Kid
as Denver Ed
(1933)
Black Beauty
as Hack Driver
(1932)
Blonde Venus
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1932)
The Hurricane Express
as The Station Agent
(1932)
The Thirteenth Guest
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
(1932)
Broadway to Cheyenne
as Al
(1932)
(1932)
The Devil Horse
as Henchman Curley Bates
(1932)
A Man's Land
as Steve - Rustler
(1932)
Slightly Married
as Tenant
(1932)
South of Santa Fe
as Henchman Wooly
(1932)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Steve Cantrell
(1932)
The Forty-Niners
as Squaw O'Hara
(1932)
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Sheriff Matt Farraday
(1932)
The Spirit of the West
as Tom Fallon
(1931)
God's Country and the Man
as Livermore
(1931)
A Rider of the Plains
as Deputy Bill Gaines
(1931)
The Ridin' Fool
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
(1931)
Galloping Thru
as Sandy Thompson
Crew
(1931)
God's Country and the Man
Screenplay