Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Known for
Acting
Born
February 25, 1891
Died
December 27, 1957 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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Filmography

1954
Jubilee Trail poster

Jubilee Trail

Movie · as Mr. Turner (uncredited)

1954
Hell's Outpost poster

Hell's Outpost

Movie · as Banker (uncredited)

1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake poster

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Movie · as Hotel Desk Clerk

1954
Annie Oakley poster

Annie Oakley

TV · as Pop Wade, Walt Stone · 1 ep

1953
Iron Mountain Trail poster

Iron Mountain Trail

Movie · as Marshal

1952
Barbed Wire poster

Barbed Wire

Movie · as Homesteader McGraw

1952
We're Not Married! poster

We're Not Married!

Movie · as Detective Magnus (uncredited)

1952
The Last Musketeer poster

The Last Musketeer

Movie · as Lem Shaver

1951
In Old Amarillo poster

In Old Amarillo

Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)

1951
Oh! Susanna poster

Oh! Susanna

Movie · as Jake Ledbetter

1951
Utah Wagon Train poster

Utah Wagon Train

Movie · as Sam Sickle

1951
All That I Have poster

All That I Have

Movie · as John Biddle

1951
Strangers on a Train poster

Strangers on a Train

Movie · as Tennis Judge (uncredited)

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

TV · as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1 ep

1950
California Passage poster

California Passage

Movie · as Conover

1950
Hunt the Man Down poster

Hunt the Man Down

Movie · as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)

1950
A Woman of Distinction poster

A Woman of Distinction

Movie · as Editor

1950
The Gene Autry Show poster

The Gene Autry Show

TV · as Sheriff · 2 eps

1949
The Devil's Henchmen poster

The Devil's Henchmen

Movie · as Elmer Hood

1949
Squadron of Doom poster

Squadron of Doom

Movie · as Wyckoff

1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend poster

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Movie · as Sheriff

1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Movie · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1948
Quick on the Trigger poster

Quick on the Trigger

Movie · as Judge Kormac

1948
Unfaithfully Yours poster

Unfaithfully Yours

Movie · as House Detective

1948
Silver River poster

Silver River

Movie · as Sam Slade

1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock poster

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Movie · as Wild Bill Hickock

1947
Framed poster

Framed

Movie · as (uncredited)

1947
The Mighty McGurk poster

The Mighty McGurk

Movie · as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)

1947
Black Gold poster

Black Gold

Movie · as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian

1947
Down to Earth poster

Down to Earth

Movie · as Police Captain (uncredited)

1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma poster

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Movie · as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)

1947
T-Men poster

T-Men

Movie · as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1947
Robin Hood Of Texas poster

Robin Hood Of Texas

Movie · as Sheriff

1947
Messenger of Peace poster

Messenger of Peace

Movie · as Harry Franzmeirer

1947
The Fabulous Joe poster

The Fabulous Joe

Movie · as Florida Club Bartender

1947
California poster

California

Movie · as Town Marshal (uncredited)

1947
Nora Prentiss poster

Nora Prentiss

Movie · as New York City Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Below the Deadline poster

Below the Deadline

Movie · as Turner

1946
Shadows Over Chinatown poster

Shadows Over Chinatown

Movie · as Captain Allen

1946
The Falcon's Alibi poster

The Falcon's Alibi

Movie · as Police Inspector Blake

1946
Alias Mr. Twilight poster

Alias Mr. Twilight

Movie · as Sam Bartlett

1946
Cross My Heart poster

Cross My Heart

Movie · as Detective Flynn

1946
It's a Wonderful Life poster

It's a Wonderful Life

Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)

1946
Deadline at Dawn poster

Deadline at Dawn

Movie · as Detective Smiley (uncredited)

1946
Singin' in the Corn poster

Singin' in the Corn

Movie · as Honest John Richards

1946
Road to Utopia poster

Road to Utopia

Movie · as Ship Captain (uncredited)

1946
Miss Susie Slagle's poster

Miss Susie Slagle's

Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1946
My Pal Trigger poster

My Pal Trigger

Movie · as Henry Wallace (uncredited)

1945
Salty O'Rourke poster

Salty O'Rourke

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1945
The Jade Mask poster

The Jade Mask

Movie · as Sheriff Mack

1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka poster

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Movie · as Dr. Hicks

1945
Saratoga Trunk poster

Saratoga Trunk

Movie · as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)

1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes poster

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)

1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Movie · as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)

1945
They Were Expendable poster

They Were Expendable

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)

1944
Hail the Conquering Hero poster

Hail the Conquering Hero

Movie · as Political Boss

1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek poster

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Movie · as Mr. Johnson

1944
The Missing Juror poster

The Missing Juror

Movie · as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)

1943
Nobody's Darling poster

Nobody's Darling

Movie · as Bum (uncredited)

1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground poster

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Movie · as Matt Warner

1943
Idaho poster

Idaho

Movie · as Jailer

1942
The Talk of the Town poster

The Talk of the Town

Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine poster

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Movie · as Trustee

1942
The Palm Beach Story poster

The Palm Beach Story

Movie · as Conductor

1942
Pardon My Stripes poster

Pardon My Stripes

Movie · as Guard (uncredited)

1942
The Man Who Returned to Life poster

The Man Who Returned to Life

Movie · as Hobo

1942
Meet the Stewarts poster

Meet the Stewarts

Movie · as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

1942
Saboteur poster

Saboteur

Movie · as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)

1942
I Married a Witch poster

I Married a Witch

Movie · as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)

1942
Bad Men of the Hills poster

Bad Men of the Hills

Movie · as Mace Arnold

1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Movie · as Man

1942
A Man's World poster

A Man's World

Movie · as Captain Peterson

1942
In This Our Life poster

In This Our Life

Movie · as Worker (uncredited)

1942
Lady in a Jam poster

Lady in a Jam

Movie · as Furniture Mover (uncredited)

1941
The Kid's Last Ride poster

The Kid's Last Ride

Movie · as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden

1941
Rawhide Rangers poster

Rawhide Rangers

Movie · as Rawlings

1941
The Lady from Cheyenne poster

The Lady from Cheyenne

Movie · as Mr. Matthews

1941
The Little Foxes poster

The Little Foxes

Movie · as Dawson (uncredited)

1941
Honolulu Lu poster

Honolulu Lu

Movie · as Shooting Gallery Proprietor

1941
Sullivan's Travels poster

Sullivan's Travels

Movie · as The Mister

1941
Fighting Bill Fargo poster

Fighting Bill Fargo

Movie · as Tom Houston

1941
Law of the Range poster

Law of the Range

Movie · as Jamison

1941
The Lone Rider Rides On poster

The Lone Rider Rides On

Movie · as Bob Cameron

1941
Badlands of Dakota poster

Badlands of Dakota

Movie · as Plainview Lawman

1941
Lady from Louisiana poster

Lady from Louisiana

Movie · as Captain of Police

1941
Honky Tonk poster

Honky Tonk

Movie · as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)

1941
The Face Behind the Mask poster

The Face Behind the Mask

Movie · as Flop House Manager (uncredited)

1941
The Lady Eve poster

The Lady Eve

Movie · as First Steward (uncredited)

1940
Christmas in July poster

Christmas in July

Movie · as Mr. Hillbeiner

1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Movie · as Ship's Captain

1940
When the Daltons Rode poster

When the Daltons Rode

Movie

1940
Santa Fe Trail poster

Santa Fe Trail

Movie · as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)

1940
Dark Command poster

Dark Command

Movie · as Slave Trader

1940
My Little Chickadee poster

My Little Chickadee

Movie · as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)

1940
Winners of the West poster

Winners of the West

Movie · as Captain

1940
Flowing Gold poster

Flowing Gold

Movie · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian poster

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Movie · as Sheriff

1940
Blazing Six Shooters poster

Blazing Six Shooters

Movie · as Bert Karsin

1940
Pioneers of the Frontier poster

Pioneers of the Frontier

Movie · as Marshal Larsen

1939
The Stranger from Texas poster

The Stranger from Texas

Movie · as Jeff Browning

1939
Sons of Liberty poster

Sons of Liberty

Movie · as Prisoner (uncredited)

1939
The Phantom Creeps poster

The Phantom Creeps

Movie · as White Rose Sailor

1939
Buck Rogers poster

Buck Rogers

Movie · as Dynamo Room Floor Guard

1939
Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island

Movie · as Captain of the Guards

1939
The Oklahoma Kid poster

The Oklahoma Kid

Movie · as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)

1939
Thunder Afloat poster

Thunder Afloat

Movie · as Fisherman (uncredited)

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Movie · as Senator Dwight (uncredited)

1939
The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties

Movie · as Ship Captain (uncredited)

1939
Oklahoma Frontier poster

Oklahoma Frontier

Movie · as Kentuck

1939
Romance of the Redwoods poster

Romance of the Redwoods

Movie · as Boss Whittaker

1939
The Man from Sundown poster

The Man from Sundown

Movie · as Slick Larson

1939
Blue Montana Skies poster

Blue Montana Skies

Movie · as Marshal

1938
Two Gun Justice poster

Two Gun Justice

Movie · as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)

1938
Born to Be Wild poster

Born to Be Wild

Movie · as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)

1938
Crime School poster

Crime School

Movie · as Mr. Burke

1938
Partners of the Plains poster

Partners of the Plains

Movie · as Scar Lewis

1938
Gunsmoke Trail poster

Gunsmoke Trail

Movie · as Sheriff chasing Loma

1938
Adventure in Sahara poster

Adventure in Sahara

Movie · as Cpl. Dronov

1938
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

Movie · as Jarvis

1938
Jezebel poster

Jezebel

Movie · as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)

1938
Colorado Trail poster

Colorado Trail

Movie · as Mark Sheldon

1938
Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)

1938
Little Miss Roughneck poster

Little Miss Roughneck

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
Dead End poster

Dead End

Movie · as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)

1937
Western Gold poster

Western Gold

Movie · as Holman (as Alan Bridge)

1937
Springtime in the Rockies poster

Springtime in the Rockies

Movie · as Briggs

1937
They Won't Forget poster

They Won't Forget

Movie · as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)

1937
Jungle Jim poster

Jungle Jim

Movie · as Slade

1937
Wild West Days poster

Wild West Days

Movie · as Steve Claggett, Henchman

1937
Woman Chases Man poster

Woman Chases Man

Movie · as Process Server (uncredited)

1937
Borderland poster

Borderland

Movie · as Dandy Morgan

1937
The Awful Truth poster

The Awful Truth

Movie · as Motor Cop (uncredited)

1937
Two Gun Law poster

Two Gun Law

Movie · as Kipp Faulkner

1937
Tim Tyler's Luck poster

Tim Tyler's Luck

Movie · as Capt. Trowbridge

1937
You Only Live Once poster

You Only Live Once

Movie · as Guard (uncredited)

1937
Westbound Mail poster

Westbound Mail

Movie · as 'Bull' Feeney

1937
One Man Justice poster

One Man Justice

Movie · as Red Grindy

1936
The Bridge of Sighs poster

The Bridge of Sighs

Movie · as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

1936
The Lawless Nineties poster

The Lawless Nineties

Movie · as Steele

1936
Fast Bullets poster

Fast Bullets

Movie · as Travis

1936
Ace Drummond poster

Ace Drummond

Movie · as Paul Wyckoff

1936
Public Enemy's Wife poster

Public Enemy's Wife

Movie · as Swartzman

1936
They Met in a Taxi poster

They Met in a Taxi

Movie · as Detective

1936
Trail Dust poster

Trail Dust

Movie · as Babson

1936
Call of the Prairie poster

Call of the Prairie

Movie · as Sam Porter

1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell poster

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Movie · as Henchman Black

1936
Dodge City Trail poster

Dodge City Trail

Movie · as Dawson

1936
These Three poster

These Three

Movie · as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

1936
Crash Donovan poster

Crash Donovan

Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1936
The Three Mesquiteers poster

The Three Mesquiteers

Movie · as Alden Canfield

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)

1935
The Murder Man poster

The Murder Man

Movie · as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)

1935
Rendezvous poster

Rendezvous

Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)

1935
Alias Mary Dow poster

Alias Mary Dow

Movie · as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)

1935
Valley of Wanted Men poster

Valley of Wanted Men

Movie · as Ranger Sergeant Parsons

1935
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty poster

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

Movie · as Mitchell

1935
Gallant Defender poster

Gallant Defender

Movie · as Salty Smith

1935
Melody Trail poster

Melody Trail

Movie · as Matt Kirby

1935
The New Frontier poster

The New Frontier

Movie · as Kit

1935
North of Arizona poster

North of Arizona

Movie · as George Tully

1935
The Gay Deception poster

The Gay Deception

Movie · as Jail Attendant (uncredited)

1935
Transient Lady poster

Transient Lady

Movie · as Sheriff Angel Verner

1935
Confidential poster

Confidential

Movie · as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman

1935
Diamond Jim poster

Diamond Jim

Movie · as Poker Player on Train

1935
Silent Valley poster

Silent Valley

Movie · as Jim Farley

1935
Outlaw Rule poster

Outlaw Rule

Movie · as Deputy Bat Lindstrom

1935
Alibi Racket poster

Alibi Racket

Movie · as Chief Inspector August Wilmer

1935
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · as John Cassidy (uncredited)

1934
Honor of the Range poster

Honor of the Range

Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

1934
Mystery Mountain poster

Mystery Mountain

Movie · as Tom Henderson

1934
The Curtain Falls poster

The Curtain Falls

Movie · as Mover

1934
We're Not Dressing poster

We're Not Dressing

Movie · as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)

1933
Fighting With Kit Carson poster

Fighting With Kit Carson

Movie · as Reynolds

1933
The Lone Avenger poster

The Lone Avenger

Movie · as Burl Adams

1933
Son of the Border poster

Son of the Border

Movie · as Tupper

1933
Drum Taps poster

Drum Taps

Movie · as Lariat Smith

1933
The Cheyenne Kid poster

The Cheyenne Kid

Movie · as Denver Ed

1933
Sucker Money poster

Sucker Money

Movie · as George Hunter

1933
When a Man Rides Alone poster

When a Man Rides Alone

Movie · as Montana Slade

1933
Black Beauty poster

Black Beauty

Movie · as Hack Driver

1933
Fighting Texans poster

Fighting Texans

Movie · as Gur Durkin

1933
Twin Husbands poster

Twin Husbands

Movie · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

1932
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Movie · as Bouncer (uncredited)

1932
A Man's Land poster

A Man's Land

Movie · as Steve - Rustler

1932
The Forty-Niners poster

The Forty-Niners

Movie · as Squaw O'Hara

1932
The Hurricane Express poster

The Hurricane Express

Movie · as The Station Agent

1932
The Cowboy Counsellor poster

The Cowboy Counsellor

Movie · as Sheriff Matt Farraday

1932
Slightly Married poster

Slightly Married

Movie · as Tenant

1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind poster

The Wyoming Whirlwind

Movie · as Steve Cantrell

1932
The Spirit of the West poster

The Spirit of the West

Movie · as Tom Fallon

1932
The Devil Horse poster

The Devil Horse

Movie · as Henchman Curley Bates

1932
Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

Movie · as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)

1932
South of Santa Fe poster

South of Santa Fe

Movie · as Henchman Wooly

1932
Police Court poster

Police Court

Movie

1932
The Thirteenth Guest poster

The Thirteenth Guest

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1932
Broadway to Cheyenne poster

Broadway to Cheyenne

Movie · as Al

1931
The Ridin' Fool poster

The Ridin' Fool

Movie · as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)

1931
A Rider of the Plains poster

A Rider of the Plains

Movie · as Deputy Bill Gaines

1931
God's Country and the Man poster

God's Country and the Man

Movie · as Livermore

1931
Galloping Thru poster

Galloping Thru

Movie · as Sandy Thompson

1919
The She Wolf

The She Wolf

Movie