Al Bridge
Known for Acting · 200 credits
- Born
- 1891-02-25
- Died
- 1957-12-27
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Alan Bridge · Alfred Morton 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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Sheriff
Annie Oakley
1954
as Pop Wade / Walt Stone
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (197)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
A Rider of the Plains
1931
as Deputy Bill Gaines
Westbound Mail
1937
as 'Bull' Feeney
Transient Lady
1935
as Sheriff Angel Verner
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as The Mister
They Were Expendable
1945
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dead End
1937
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
Down to Earth
1947
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Ace Drummond
1936
as Paul Wyckoff
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Ship's Captain
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Dawson (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Jezebel
1938
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Sam Slade
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
1952
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
Galloping Thru
1931
as Sandy Thompson
The Wyoming Whirlwind
1932
as Steve Cantrell
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
T-Men
1947
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Political Boss
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dark Command
1940
as Slave Trader
Squadron of Doom
1949
as Wyckoff
You Only Live Once
1937
as Guard (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
These Three
1936
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Conductor
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Sheriff
The Ridin' Fool
1931
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Detective
The Gay Deception
1935
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Marshal
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Man
Nora Prentiss
1947
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
The Devil's Henchmen
1949
as Elmer Hood
Blonde Venus
1932
as Bouncer (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Poker Player on Train
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as White Rose Sailor
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Unfaithfully Yours
1948
as House Detective
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
One Man Justice
1937
as Red Grindy
The Lady Eve
1941
as First Steward (uncredited)
Devil's Island
1939
as Captain of the Guards
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Captain of Police
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Plainview Lawman
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932
as The Station Agent
A Man's World
1942
as Captain Peterson
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Steele
Christmas in July
1940
as Mr. Hillbeiner
A Woman of Distinction
1950
as Editor
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Johnson
Hell's Outpost
1954
as Banker (uncredited)
California
1947
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Wild Bill Hickock
Cross My Heart
1946
as Detective Flynn
Law of the Range
1941
as Jamison
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Buck Rogers
1939
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Mr. Burke
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Mitchell
Framed
1947
as (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937
as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
The New Frontier
1935
as Kit
The She Wolf
1919
Flowing Gold
1940
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
1939
as Boss Whittaker
The Three Mesquiteers
1936
as Alden Canfield
Oh! Susanna
1951
as Jake Ledbetter
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
The Kid's Last Ride
1941
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
1946
as Honest John Richards
Adventure in Sahara
1938
as Cpl. Dronov
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Captain Allen
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Guard (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Worker (uncredited)
Son of the Border
1933
as Tupper
We're Not Dressing
1934
as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
The Murder Man
1935
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Partners of the Plains
1938
as Scar Lewis
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Dr. Hicks
Confidential
1935
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Below the Deadline
1946
as Turner
Barbed Wire
1952
as Homesteader McGraw
California Passage
1950
as Conover
Woman Chases Man
1937
as Process Server (uncredited)
Valley of Wanted Men
1935
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
The Missing Juror
1944
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
Alias Mary Dow
1935
as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Sam Porter
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Conductor (uncredited)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Jade Mask
1945
as Sheriff Mack
Sons of Liberty
1939
as Prisoner (uncredited)
The Lone Avenger
1933
as Burl Adams
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail
1954
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Borderland
1937
as Dandy Morgan
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Sam Sickle
About Al 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… With 200 credits spanning from 1919 to 1954, Al Bridge has appeared in 197 films and 3 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
- A Rider of the Plains (1931) — as Deputy Bill Gaines
- Westbound Mail (1937) — as 'Bull' Feeney
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