Al Bridge
male
Born on February 25, 1891 (134 years old)
Passed Away on December 27, 1957
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as
Wild Bill Hickock
1947
Framed
as
(uncredited)
1947
The Mighty McGurk
as
Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
1947
Black Gold
as
Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
1947
Down to Earth
as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as
Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
1947
T-Men
as
Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1947
Robin Hood Of Texas
as
Sheriff
1947
- no image
Messenger of Peace
as
Harry Franzmeirer
1947
The Fabulous Joe
as
Florida Club Bartender
1947
California
as
Town Marshal (uncredited)
1947
Nora Prentiss
as
New York City Policeman (uncredited)
1947
- 1946
Below the Deadline
as
Turner
1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
as
Captain Allen
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as
Police Inspector Blake
1946
Alias Mr. Twilight
as
Sam Bartlett
1946
Cross My Heart
as
Detective Flynn
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1946
Deadline at Dawn
as
Detective Smiley (uncredited)
1946
Singin' in the Corn
as
Honest John Richards
1946
Road to Utopia
as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
Salty O'Rourke
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1945
The Jade Mask
as
Sheriff Mack
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as
Dr. Hicks
1945
Saratoga Trunk
as
Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as
Conductor (uncredited)
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as
Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
1945
They Were Expendable
as
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
The Talk of the Town
as
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as
Trustee
1942
The Palm Beach Story
as
Conductor
1942
Pardon My Stripes
as
Guard (uncredited)
1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
as
Hobo
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
1942
Saboteur
as
Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
I Married a Witch
as
Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
1942
Bad Men of the Hills
as
Mace Arnold
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as
Man
1942
A Man's World
as
Captain Peterson
1942
In This Our Life
as
Worker (uncredited)
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
The Kid's Last Ride
as
Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
1941
Rawhide Rangers
as
Rawlings
1941
The Lady Eve
as
First Steward (uncredited)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as
Mr. Matthews
1941
The Little Foxes
as
Dawson (uncredited)
1941
Honolulu Lu
as
Shooting Gallery Proprietor
1941
Sullivan's Travels
as
The Mister
1941
Fighting Bill Fargo
as
Tom Houston
1941
Law of the Range
as
Jamison
1941
The Lone Rider Rides On
as
Bob Cameron
1941
Badlands of Dakota
as
Plainview Lawman
1941
Lady from Louisiana
as
Captain of Police
1941
Honky Tonk
as
Townsman at Meeting House
1941
The Face Behind the Mask
as
Flop House Manager (uncredited)
1941
- 1940
Christmas in July
as
Mr. Hillbeiner
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as
Ship's Captain
1940
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as
Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Dark Command
as
Slave Trader
1940
My Little Chickadee
as
Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
1940
Winners of the West
as
Captain
1940
Flowing Gold
as
Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as
Sheriff
1940
Blazing Six Shooters
as
Bert Karsin
1940
Pioneers of the Frontier
as
Marshal Larsen
1940
- 1939
The Stranger from Texas
as
Jeff Browning
1939
Sons of Liberty
as
Prisoner (uncredited)
1939
The Phantom Creeps
as
White Rose Sailor
1939
Buck Rogers
as
Dynamo Room Floor Guard
1939
Devil's Island
as
Captain of the Guards
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
as
Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
1939
Thunder Afloat
as
Fisherman (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
1939
The Roaring Twenties
as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1939
Oklahoma Frontier
as
Kentuck
1939
Romance of the Redwoods
as
Boss Whittaker
1939
The Man from Sundown
as
Slick Larson
1939
Blue Montana Skies
as
Marshal
1939
- 1938
Two Gun Justice
as
Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
1938
Born to Be Wild
as
Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
1938
Crime School
as
Mr. Burke
1938
Partners of the Plains
as
Scar Lewis
1938
Gunsmoke Trail
as
Sheriff chasing Loma
1938
Adventure in Sahara
as
Cpl. Dronov
1938
- no image
Highway Patrol
as
Jarvis
1938
Jezebel
as
New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
1938
Colorado Trail
as
Mark Sheldon
1938
Marie Antoinette
as
Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
1938
Little Miss Roughneck
as
Sheriff
1938
- 1937
Dead End
as
Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)
1937
Western Gold
as
Holman (as Alan Bridge)
1937
Springtime in the Rockies
as
Briggs
1937
They Won't Forget
as
Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
1937
Jungle Jim
as
Slade
1937
Wild West Days
as
Steve Claggett, Henchman
1937
Woman Chases Man
as
Process Server (uncredited)
1937
Borderland
as
Dandy Morgan
1937
The Awful Truth
as
Motor Cop (uncredited)
1937
Two Gun Law
as
Kipp Faulkner
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
as
Capt. Trowbridge
1937
You Only Live Once
as
Guard (uncredited)
1937
- 1936
The Bridge of Sighs
as
Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1936
The Lawless Nineties
as
Steele
1936
Fast Bullets
as
Travis
1936
Ace Drummond
as
Paul Wyckoff
1936
Public Enemy's Wife
as
Swartzman
1936
They Met in a Taxi
as
Detective
1936
Trail Dust
as
Babson
1936
Call of the Prairie
as
Sam Porter
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as
Henchman Black
1936
Dodge City Trail
as
Dawson
1936
These Three
as
Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1936
Crash Donovan
as
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1936
The Three Mesquiteers
as
Alden Canfield
1936
- 1935
A Night at the Opera
as
Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
1935
The Murder Man
as
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
1935
Rendezvous
as
Sergeant (uncredited)
1935
Alias Mary Dow
as
Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
1935
Valley of Wanted Men
as
Ranger Sergeant Parsons
1935
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as
Mitchell
1935
Gallant Defender
as
Salty Smith
1935
Melody Trail
as
Matt Kirby
1935
The New Frontier
as
Kit
1935
North of Arizona
as
George Tully
1935
The Gay Deception
as
Jail Attendant (uncredited)
1935
Transient Lady
as
Sheriff Angel Verner
1935
Confidential
as
Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
1935
Diamond Jim
as
Poker Player on Train
1935
Silent Valley
as
Jim Farley
1935
Outlaw Rule
as
Deputy Bat Lindstrom
1935
Alibi Racket
as
Chief Inspector August Wilmer
1935
Circumstantial Evidence
as
John Cassidy (uncredited)
1935
- 1934
- 1933
- 1932
Blonde Venus
as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1932
A Man's Land
as
Steve - Rustler
1932
The Forty-Niners
as
Squaw O'Hara
1932
The Hurricane Express
as
The Station Agent
1932
The Cowboy Counsellor
as
Sheriff Matt Farraday
1932
Slightly Married
as
Tenant
1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind
as
Steve Cantrell
1932
The Spirit of the West
as
Tom Fallon
1932
The Devil Horse
as
Henchman Curley Bates
1932
Million Dollar Legs
as
Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
1932
South of Santa Fe
as
Henchman Wooly
1932
Police Court
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1932
Broadway to Cheyenne
as
Al
1932
- 1931
