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
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Sheriff
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sheriff (uncredited)
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)
Jezebel
1938
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (197)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Jezebel
1938
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
T-Men
1947
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Unfaithfully Yours
1948
as House Detective
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
California
1947
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
Police Court
1932
The Lady Eve
1941
as First Steward (uncredited)
Dead End
1937
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Tom Henderson
Framed
1947
as (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Melody Trail
1935
as Matt Kirby
Oh! Susanna
1951
as Jake Ledbetter
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Fast Bullets
1936
as Travis
Ace Drummond
1936
as Paul Wyckoff
Buck Rogers
1939
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
Black Gold
1947
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
They Were Expendable
1945
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as John Cassidy (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Dawson (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as The Mister
I Married a Witch
1942
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
Borderland
1937
as Dandy Morgan
The Devil's Henchmen
1949
as Elmer Hood
Drum Taps
1933
as Lariat Smith
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Steele
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Oklahoma Frontier
1939
as Kentuck
Honor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dark Command
1940
as Slave Trader
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as White Rose Sailor
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Ship's Captain
Christmas in July
1940
as Mr. Hillbeiner
Confidential
1935
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
You Only Live Once
1937
as Guard (uncredited)
Transient Lady
1935
as Sheriff Angel Verner
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946
as Sam Bartlett
Silver River
1948
as Sam Slade
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Political Boss
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Conductor
We're Not Married!
1952
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Johnson
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
California Passage
1950
as Conover
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Mr. Burke
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Worker (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932
as The Station Agent
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Plainview Lawman
Colorado Trail
1938
as Mark Sheldon
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
The Gay Deception
1935
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
The New Frontier
1935
as Kit
Road to Utopia
1946
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Sheriff
Down to Earth
1947
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Poker Player on Train
Western Gold
1937
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
These Three
1936
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Man
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Wild Bill Hickock
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Captain Allen
Partners of the Plains
1938
as Scar Lewis
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Sam Porter
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Detective
Devil's Island
1939
as Captain of the Guards
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Sheriff
Nora Prentiss
1947
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
The Curtain Falls
1934
as Mover
Flowing Gold
1940
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Sam Sickle
The Murder Man
1935
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
1937
as Slade
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Captain of Police
Gunsmoke Trail
1938
as Sheriff chasing Loma
The Cowboy Counsellor
1932
as Sheriff Matt Farraday
Below the Deadline
1946
as Turner
Twin Husbands
1933
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Squadron of Doom
1949
as Wyckoff
Slightly Married
1932
as Tenant
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Jade Mask
1945
as Sheriff Mack
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Dr. Hicks
Trail Dust
1936
as Babson
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
Sucker Money
1933
as George Hunter
Winners of the West
1940
as Captain
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Capt. Trowbridge
All That I Have
1951
as John Biddle
Idaho
1943
as Jailer
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Trustee
A Woman of Distinction
1950
as Editor
The Missing Juror
1944
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
Barbed Wire
1952
as Homesteader McGraw
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
Adventure in Sahara
1938
as Cpl. Dronov
Crash Donovan
1936
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Marshal
A Man's World
1942
as Captain Peterson
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)
- Jezebel (1938) — as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
- T-Men (1947) — as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948) — as House Detective
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