Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 25, 1891
Died
Dec 27, 1957
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
200 titles
Al 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
Filmography
Hell's Outpost
Banker (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail
Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Hotel Desk Clerk
Annie Oakley
Pop Wade
Iron Mountain Trail
Marshal
Barbed Wire
Homesteader McGraw
We're Not Married!
Detective Magnus (uncredited)
The Last Musketeer
Lem Shaver
Utah Wagon Train
Sam Sickle
All That I Have
John Biddle
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Judge (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Sheriff (uncredited)
Oh! Susanna
Jake Ledbetter
Hunt the Man Down
Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
California Passage
Conover
The Gene Autry Show
Sheriff
A Woman of Distinction
Editor
Squadron of Doom
Wyckoff
The Devil's Henchmen
Elmer Hood
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Sheriff
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Quick on the Trigger
Judge Kormac
Unfaithfully Yours
House Detective
Silver River
Sam Slade
T-Men
Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Messenger of Peace
Harry Franzmeirer
Black Gold
Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
The Fabulous Joe
Florida Club Bartender
Down to Earth
Police Captain (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
Sheriff
Framed
(uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Wild Bill Hickock
Nora Prentiss
New York City Policeman (uncredited)
California
Town Marshal (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
Honest John Richards
Alias Mr. Twilight
Sam Bartlett
It's a Wonderful Life
Sheriff (uncredited)
Cross My Heart
Detective Flynn
Below the Deadline
Turner
Shadows Over Chinatown
Captain Allen
The Falcon's Alibi
Police Inspector Blake
Deadline at Dawn
Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Ship Captain (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Conductor (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)