Al Bridge was an American character actor, a fixture both in Westerns and in the comedies of Preston Sturges.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Hell's Outpost
Character:Banker (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1954
Jubilee Trail
Character:Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk
Release Date:29/03/1954
Iron Mountain Trail
Character:Marshal
Release Date:08/05/1953
Barbed Wire
Character:Homesteader McGraw
Release Date:25/07/1952
We're Not Married!
Character:Detective Magnus (uncredited)
Release Date:11/07/1952
The Last Musketeer
Character:Lem Shaver
Release Date:01/03/1952
Utah Wagon Train
Character:Sam Sickle
Release Date:14/10/1951
All That I Have
Character:John Biddle
Release Date:01/10/1951
Strangers on a Train
Character:Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/1951
In Old Amarillo
Character:Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1951
Oh! Susanna
Character:Jake Ledbetter
Release Date:01/03/1951
Hunt the Man Down
Character:Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1950
California Passage
Character:Conover
Release Date:15/12/1950
A Woman of Distinction
Character:Editor
Release Date:16/03/1950
Squadron of Doom
Character:Wyckoff
Release Date:15/12/1949
The Devil's Henchmen
Character:Elmer Hood
Release Date:15/09/1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:27/05/1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Character:Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1949
Unfaithfully Yours
Character:House Detective
Release Date:10/12/1948
Quick on the Trigger
Character:Judge Kormac
Release Date:02/12/1948
Silver River
Character:Sam Slade
Release Date:20/05/1948
T-Men
Character:Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1947
Messenger of Peace
Character:Harry Franzmeirer
Release Date:30/10/1947
Black Gold
Character:Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
Release Date:16/09/1947
The Fabulous Joe
Character:Florida Club Bartender
Release Date:28/08/1947
Down to Earth
Character:Police Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/1947
Robin Hood Of Texas
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:15/07/1947
Framed
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Character:Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Character:Wild Bill Hickock
Release Date:04/04/1947
Nora Prentiss
Character:New York City Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1947
California
Character:Town Marshal (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1947
The Mighty McGurk
Character:Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
Release Date:02/01/1947
Singin' in the Corn
Character:Honest John Richards
Release Date:26/12/1946
Alias Mr. Twilight
Character:Sam Bartlett
Release Date:24/12/1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Character:Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1946
Cross My Heart
Character:Detective Flynn
Release Date:18/12/1946
Below the Deadline
Character:Turner
Release Date:03/08/1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
Character:Captain Allen
Release Date:27/06/1946
The Falcon's Alibi
Character:Police Inspector Blake
Release Date:12/04/1946
Deadline at Dawn
Character:Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1946
Road to Utopia
Character:Ship Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1946
They Were Expendable
Character:Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Release Date:07/12/1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Character:Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1945
Saratoga Trunk
Character:Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1945
Salty O'Rourke
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Character:Dr. Hicks
Release Date:15/03/1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Character:Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
Release Date:28/02/1945
The Jade Mask
Character:Sheriff Mack
Release Date:26/01/1945
The Missing Juror
Character:Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Character:Mr. Johnson
Release Date:18/09/1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Character:Political Boss
Release Date:09/08/1944
Nobody's Darling
Character:Bum (uncredited)
Release Date:27/08/1943
Idaho
Character:Jailer
Release Date:10/03/1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Character:Matt Warner
Release Date:05/02/1943
I Married a Witch
Character:Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1942
A Man's World
Character:Captain Peterson
Release Date:17/09/1942
The Palm Beach Story
Character:Conductor
Release Date:28/08/1942
The Talk of the Town
Character:Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1942
Bad Men of the Hills
Character:Mace Arnold
Release Date:13/08/1942
Lady in a Jam
Character:Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1942
Meet the Stewarts
Character:Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1942
In This Our Life
Character:Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/1942
Saboteur
Character:Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Character:Trustee
Release Date:27/03/1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
Character:Hobo
Release Date:05/02/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Man
Release Date:31/01/1942
Pardon My Stripes
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1942
Honolulu Lu
Character:Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Release Date:11/12/1941
Fighting Bill Fargo
Character:Tom Houston
Release Date:09/12/1941
Sullivan's Travels
Character:The Mister
Release Date:30/11/1941
Honky Tonk
Character:Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1941
Badlands of Dakota
Character:Plainview Lawman
Release Date:15/09/1941
The Little Foxes
Character:Dawson (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1941
Rawhide Rangers
Character:Rawlings
Release Date:18/07/1941
Law of the Range
Character:Jamison
Release Date:20/06/1941
Lady from Louisiana
Character:Captain of Police
Release Date:22/04/1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
Character:Mr. Matthews
Release Date:11/04/1941
The Lady Eve
Character:First Steward (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1941
The Kid's Last Ride
Character:Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
Release Date:10/02/1941
The Face Behind the Mask
Character:Flop House Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1941
The Lone Rider Rides On
Character:Bob Cameron
Release Date:10/01/1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Character:Ship's Captain
Release Date:24/12/1940
Santa Fe Trail
Character:Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1940
Christmas in July
Character:Mr. Hillbeiner
Release Date:25/10/1940
Flowing Gold
Character:Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/1940
When the Daltons Rode
Character:
Release Date:23/08/1940
Winners of the West
Character:Captain
Release Date:02/07/1940
Dark Command
Character:Slave Trader
Release Date:15/04/1940
Blazing Six Shooters
Character:Bert Karsin
Release Date:10/04/1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:04/04/1940
Pioneers of the Frontier
Character:Marshal Larsen
Release Date:14/02/1940
My Little Chickadee
Character:Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
Release Date:09/02/1940
The Stranger from Texas
Character:Jeff Browning
Release Date:02/12/1939
The Roaring Twenties
Character:Ship Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Senator Dwight (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1939
Oklahoma Frontier
Character:Kentuck
Release Date:09/10/1939
Thunder Afloat
Character:Fisherman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1939
The Man from Sundown
Character:Slick Larson
Release Date:14/07/1939
Sons of Liberty
Character:Prisoner (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1939
Blue Montana Skies
Character:Marshal
Release Date:03/05/1939
Buck Rogers
Character:Dynamo Room Floor Guard
Release Date:10/04/1939
Romance of the Redwoods
Character:Boss Whittaker
Release Date:29/03/1939
The Oklahoma Kid
Character:Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1939
The Phantom Creeps
Character:White Rose Sailor
Release Date:07/01/1939
Devil's Island
Character:Captain of the Guards
Release Date:07/01/1939
Adventure in Sahara
Character:Cpl. Dronov
Release Date:15/11/1938
Colorado Trail
Character:Mark Sheldon
Release Date:08/09/1938
Marie Antoinette
Character:Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1938
Highway Patrol
Character:Jarvis
Release Date:27/06/1938
Gunsmoke Trail
Character:Sheriff chasing Loma
Release Date:26/05/1938
Crime School
Character:Mr. Burke
Release Date:10/05/1938
Two Gun Justice
Character:Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
Release Date:29/04/1938
Jezebel
Character:New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:26/03/1938
Born to Be Wild
Character:Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1938
Little Miss Roughneck
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:23/01/1938
Partners of the Plains
Character:Scar Lewis
Release Date:14/01/1938
Tim Tyler's Luck
Character:Capt. Trowbridge
Release Date:27/12/1937
Springtime in the Rockies
Character:Briggs
Release Date:13/11/1937
The Awful Truth
Character:Motor Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1937
Dead End
Character:Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
Release Date:27/08/1937
Western Gold
Character:Holman (as Alan Bridge)
Release Date:27/08/1937
They Won't Forget
Character:Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1937
Wild West Days
Character:Steve Claggett, Henchman
Release Date:05/07/1937
Woman Chases Man
Character:Process Server (uncredited)
Release Date:07/05/1937
Two Gun Law
Character:Kipp Faulkner
Release Date:06/04/1937
Borderland
Character:Dandy Morgan
Release Date:26/02/1937
You Only Live Once
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1937
Jungle Jim
Character:Slade
Release Date:18/01/1937
Dodge City Trail
Character:Dawson
Release Date:12/12/1936
Trail Dust
Character:Babson
Release Date:11/12/1936
Ace Drummond
Character:Paul Wyckoff
Release Date:18/10/1936
The Three Mesquiteers
Character:Alden Canfield
Release Date:22/09/1936
They Met in a Taxi
Character:Detective
Release Date:08/09/1936
Crash Donovan
Character:Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1936
Public Enemy's Wife
Character:Swartzman
Release Date:24/07/1936
These Three
Character:Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1936
Call of the Prairie
Character:Sam Porter
Release Date:06/03/1936
The Lawless Nineties
Character:Steele
Release Date:15/02/1936
The Bridge of Sighs
Character:Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Character:Henchman Black
Release Date:13/01/1936
Fast Bullets
Character:Travis
Release Date:01/01/1936
Gallant Defender
Character:Salty Smith
Release Date:29/11/1935
A Night at the Opera
Character:Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1935
Rendezvous
Character:Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1935
The New Frontier
Character:Kit
Release Date:25/10/1935
Melody Trail
Character:Matt Kirby
Release Date:21/10/1935
Valley of Wanted Men
Character:Ranger Sergeant Parsons
Release Date:19/10/1935
Confidential
Character:Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Release Date:16/10/1935
Alibi Racket
Character:Chief Inspector August Wilmer
Release Date:14/09/1935
The Gay Deception
Character:Jail Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1935
Diamond Jim
Character:Poker Player on Train
Release Date:01/09/1935
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Character:Mitchell
Release Date:30/08/1935
The Murder Man
Character:Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1935
Silent Valley
Character:Jim Farley
Release Date:02/05/1935
Alias Mary Dow
Character:Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1935
Circumstantial Evidence
Character:John Cassidy (uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/1935
Transient Lady
Character:Sheriff Angel Verner
Release Date:04/03/1935
North of Arizona
Character:George Tully
Release Date:02/02/1935
Outlaw Rule
Character:Deputy Bat Lindstrom
Release Date:01/02/1935
Mystery Mountain
Character:Tom Henderson
Release Date:02/12/1934
The Curtain Falls
Character:Mover
Release Date:02/10/1934
We're Not Dressing
Character:Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
Release Date:27/04/1934
Honor of the Range
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1934
Twin Husbands
Character:Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1933
Fighting With Kit Carson
Character:Reynolds
Release Date:01/07/1933
Fighting Texans
Character:Gur Durkin
Release Date:15/06/1933
The Lone Avenger
Character:Burl Adams
Release Date:14/05/1933
Son of the Border
Character:Tupper
Release Date:05/05/1933
Black Beauty
Character:Hack Driver
Release Date:01/04/1933
Sucker Money
Character:George Hunter
Release Date:28/02/1933
Drum Taps
Character:Lariat Smith
Release Date:23/01/1933
The Cheyenne Kid
Character:Denver Ed
Release Date:20/01/1933
When a Man Rides Alone
Character:Montana Slade
Release Date:14/01/1933
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Character:Steve Cantrell
Release Date:30/12/1932
The Devil Horse
Character:Henchman Curley Bates
Release Date:01/11/1932
The Forty-Niners
Character:Squaw O'Hara
Release Date:27/10/1932
Slightly Married
Character:Tenant
Release Date:15/10/1932
The Cowboy Counsellor
Character:Sheriff Matt Farraday
Release Date:14/10/1932
Blonde Venus
Character:Bouncer (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1932
Broadway to Cheyenne
Character:Al
Release Date:09/09/1932
The Thirteenth Guest
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1932
The Hurricane Express
Character:The Station Agent
Release Date:01/08/1932
Million Dollar Legs
Character:Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1932
A Man's Land
Character:Steve - Rustler
Release Date:10/06/1932
The Spirit of the West
Character:Tom Fallon
Release Date:01/03/1932
Police Court
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1932
South of Santa Fe
Character:Henchman Wooly
Release Date:08/01/1932
Galloping Thru
Character:Sandy Thompson
Release Date:05/12/1931
The Ridin' Fool
Character:Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
Release Date:31/05/1931
A Rider of the Plains
Character:Deputy Bill Gaines
Release Date:03/05/1931
God's Country and the Man
Character:Livermore
Release Date:01/05/1931
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