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