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