Acting
Al Bridge
EN, NL cinema · 197 credits
Born
25 February 1891
Died
27 December 1957 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Alan Bridge · Alfred Morton Bridge
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
Filmography
Jubilee Trail
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Hell's Outpost
as Banker (uncredited)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Iron Mountain Trail
as Marshal
Barbed Wire
as Homesteader McGraw
We're Not Married!
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
The Last Musketeer
as Lem Shaver
In Old Amarillo
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Oh! Susanna
as Jake Ledbetter
Utah Wagon Train
as Sam Sickle
All That I Have
as John Biddle
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
California Passage
as Conover
Hunt the Man Down
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
A Woman of Distinction
as Editor
The Devil's Henchmen
as Elmer Hood
Squadron of Doom
as Wyckoff
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Quick on the Trigger
as Judge Kormac
Unfaithfully Yours
as House Detective
Silver River
as Sam Slade
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Wild Bill Hickock
Framed
as (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
Black Gold
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
Down to Earth
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
T-Men
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Sheriff
Messenger of Peace
as Harry Franzmeirer
The Fabulous Joe
as Florida Club Bartender
California
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
as Turner
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Captain Allen
The Falcon's Alibi
as Police Inspector Blake
Alias Mr. Twilight
as Sam Bartlett
Cross My Heart
as Detective Flynn
It's a Wonderful Life
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
as Honest John Richards
Road to Utopia
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Jade Mask
as Sheriff Mack
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Dr. Hicks
Saratoga Trunk
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Conductor (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Political Boss
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mr. Johnson
The Missing Juror
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
as Bum (uncredited)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Matt Warner
Idaho
as Jailer
The Talk of the Town
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Conductor
Pardon My Stripes
as Guard (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Saboteur
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bad Men of the Hills
as Mace Arnold
A Man's World
as Captain Peterson
In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
Rawhide Rangers
as Rawlings
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Mr. Matthews
The Little Foxes
as Dawson (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Sullivan's Travels
as The Mister
Fighting Bill Fargo
as Tom Houston
The Lone Rider Rides On
as Bob Cameron
Law of the Range
as Jamison
Badlands of Dakota
as Plainview Lawman
Lady from Louisiana
as Captain of Police
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
as First Steward (uncredited)
Christmas in July
as Mr. Hillbeiner
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Ship's Captain
Santa Fe Trail
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Dark Command
as Slave Trader
My Little Chickadee
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
Winners of the West
as Captain
Flowing Gold
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Sheriff
Blazing Six Shooters
as Bert Karsin
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Marshal Larsen
The Stranger from Texas
as Jeff Browning
Sons of Liberty
as Prisoner (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
as White Rose Sailor
Buck Rogers
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
Devil's Island
as Captain of the Guards
The Oklahoma Kid
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Oklahoma Frontier
as Kentuck
Romance of the Redwoods
as Boss Whittaker
The Man from Sundown
as Slick Larson
Blue Montana Skies
as Marshal
Two Gun Justice
as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
Born to Be Wild
as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Crime School
as Mr. Burke
Partners of the Plains
as Scar Lewis
Gunsmoke Trail
as Sheriff chasing Loma
Adventure in Sahara
as Cpl. Dronov
Jezebel
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Colorado Trail
as Mark Sheldon
Marie Antoinette
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Little Miss Roughneck
as Sheriff
Dead End
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
Western Gold
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
They Won't Forget
as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
as Slade
Wild West Days
as Steve Claggett, Henchman
Woman Chases Man
as Process Server (uncredited)
Borderland
as Dandy Morgan
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Two Gun Law
as Kipp Faulkner
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Capt. Trowbridge
You Only Live Once
as Guard (uncredited)
Westbound Mail
as 'Bull' Feeney
One Man Justice
as Red Grindy
The Bridge of Sighs
as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Lawless Nineties
as Steele
Fast Bullets
as Travis
Ace Drummond
as Paul Wyckoff
Public Enemy's Wife
as Swartzman
They Met in a Taxi
as Detective
Trail Dust
as Babson
Call of the Prairie
as Sam Porter
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Henchman Black
Dodge City Trail
as Dawson
These Three
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Three Mesquiteers
as Alden Canfield
A Night at the Opera
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Rendezvous
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Alias Mary Dow
as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Mitchell
Gallant Defender
as Salty Smith
Melody Trail
as Matt Kirby
North of Arizona
as George Tully
The Gay Deception
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
Transient Lady
as Sheriff Angel Verner
Confidential
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Diamond Jim
as Poker Player on Train
Silent Valley
as Jim Farley
Outlaw Rule
as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
Alibi Racket
as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
Circumstantial Evidence
as John Cassidy (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mystery Mountain
as Tom Henderson
The Curtain Falls
as Mover
We're Not Dressing
as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Reynolds
The Lone Avenger
as Burl Adams
Son of the Border
as Tupper
Drum Taps
as Lariat Smith
The Cheyenne Kid
as Denver Ed
Sucker Money
as George Hunter
When a Man Rides Alone
as Montana Slade
Black Beauty
as Hack Driver
Fighting Texans
as Gur Durkin
Twin Husbands
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
as Bouncer (uncredited)
A Man's Land
as Steve - Rustler
The Forty-Niners
as Squaw O'Hara
The Hurricane Express
as The Station Agent
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Sheriff Matt Farraday
Slightly Married
as Tenant
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Steve Cantrell
The Spirit of the West
as Tom Fallon
The Devil Horse
as Henchman Curley Bates
Million Dollar Legs
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
South of Santa Fe
as Henchman Wooly
The Thirteenth Guest
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Ridin' Fool
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
A Rider of the Plains
as Deputy Bill Gaines
God's Country and the Man
as Livermore, Screenplay
Galloping Thru
as Sandy Thompson