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.
Bartender (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
Wild Bill Hickock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
Trustee
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Bum (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
Conductor
The Palm Beach Story
Elmer Hood
The Devil's Henchman
Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
Bouncer (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)
Dead End
Mr. Hillbeiner
Christmas in July
(uncredited)
Framed
Political Boss
Hail the Conquering Hero
Steve - Rustler
A Man's Land
Squaw O'Hara
The Forty-Niners
Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
The Ridin' Fool
Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
Two Gun Justice
Mr. Johnson
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Holman (as Alan Bridge)
Western Gold
Turner
Below the Deadline
Jeff Browning
The Stranger from Texas
Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Sheriff Mack
The Jade Mask
Captain Allen
Shadows Over Chinatown
The Station Agent
The Hurricane Express
Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail
Police Inspector Blake
The Falcon's Alibi
Briggs
Springtime in the Rockies
Dr. Hicks
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Wyckoff
Squadron of Doom
Reynolds
Fighting With Kit Carson
Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
Guard (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
Mr. Burke
Crime School
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
The Murder Man
Sergeant (uncredited)
Rendezvous
Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Alias Mary Dow
Steele
The Lawless Nineties
Conductor (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Sheriff (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo
Travis
Fast Bullets
Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
The Kid's Last Ride
Sheriff Matt Farraday
The Cowboy Counsellor
Burl Adams
The Lone Avenger
Homesteader McGraw
Barbed Wire
Ranger Sergeant Parsons
Valley of Wanted Men
Mitchell
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Salty Smith
Gallant Defender
Paul Wyckoff
Ace Drummond
Swartzman
Public Enemy's Wife
Matt Kirby
Melody Trail
Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
Black Gold
Kit
The New Frontier
Slade
Jungle Jim
George Tully
North of Arizona
Sam Bartlett
Alias Mr. Twilight
Prisoner (uncredited)
Sons of Liberty
Townsman (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
Banker (uncredited)
Hell's Outpost
Tupper
Son of the Border
Tenant
Slightly Married
Jail Attendant (uncredited)
The Gay Deception
Detective Magnus (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
Steve Cantrell
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Lariat Smith
Drum Taps
Tom Henderson
Mystery Mountain
Police Captain (uncredited)
Down to Earth
Scar Lewis
Partners of the Plains
Steve Claggett, Henchman
Wild West Days
Rawlings
Rawhide Rangers
Sheriff chasing Loma
Gunsmoke Trail
Detective
They Met in a Taxi
Tom Fallon
The Spirit of the West
Process Server (uncredited)
Woman Chases Man
Mover
The Curtain Falls
White Rose Sailor
The Phantom Creeps
Detective Flynn
Cross My Heart
Sheriff Angel Verner
Transient Lady
Deputy Bill Gaines
A Rider of the Plains
Babson
Trail Dust
Dynamo Room Floor Guard
Buck Rogers
Captain of the Guards
Devil's Island
Hobo
The Man Who Returned to Life
Dandy Morgan
Borderland
Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
Fisherman (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Confidential
Sam Porter
Call of the Prairie
Cpl. Dronov
Adventure in Sahara
Judge Kormac
Quick on the Trigger
Sheriff (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Sheriff
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Henchman Black
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
T-Men
Ship's Captain
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
First Steward (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
Jake Ledbetter
Oh! Susanna
Denver Ed
The Cheyenne Kid
Henchman Curley Bates
The Devil Horse
Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Saboteur
Jarvis
Highway Patrol
House Detective
Unfaithfully Yours
Kentuck
Oklahoma Frontier
Boss Whittaker
Romance of the Redwoods
Mr. Matthews
The Lady from Cheyenne
When the Daltons Rode
Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Slave Trader
Dark Command
Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
Captain
Winners of the West
Dawson
Dodge City Trail
Kipp Faulkner
Two Gun Law
Slick Larson
The Man from Sundown
Dawson (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Jezebel
Sheriff
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Conover
California Passage
Sheriff
Robin Hood Of Texas
Capt. Trowbridge
Tim Tyler's Luck
Poker Player on Train
Diamond Jim
Shooting Gallery Proprietor
Honolulu Lu
Harry Franzmeirer
Messenger of Peace
George Hunter
Sucker Money
Sam Sickle
Utah Wagon Train
Bert Karsin
Blazing Six Shooters
Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Lem Shaver
The Last Musketeer
Mace Arnold
Bad Men of the Hills
The Mister
Sullivan's Travels
Marshal Larsen
Pioneers of the Frontier
Tom Houston
Fighting Bill Fargo
Jamison
Law of the Range
Bob Cameron
The Lone Rider Rides On
Matt Warner
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Sam Slade
Silver River
Plainview Lawman
Badlands of Dakota
Captain of Police
Lady from Louisiana
Man
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Jim Farley
Silent Valley
Jailer
Idaho
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
John Biddle
All That I Have
Mark Sheldon
Colorado Trail
Deputy Bat Lindstrom
Outlaw Rule
Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
These Three
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Honest John Richards
Singin' in the Corn
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Alden Canfield
The Three Mesquiteers
Hotel Desk Clerk
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Guard (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Captain Peterson
A Man's World
Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Worker (uncredited)
In This Our Life
Chief Inspector August Wilmer
Alibi Racket
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Henchman Wooly
South of Santa Fe
Sheriff
Little Miss Roughneck
Livermore
God's Country and the Man
Marshal
Blue Montana Skies
Marshal
Iron Mountain Trail
Montana Slade
When a Man Rides Alone
Florida Club Bartender
The Fabulous Joe
Police Court
Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror
Policeman (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
Sandy Thompson
Galloping Thru
Al
Broadway to Cheyenne
Hack Driver
Black Beauty
Gur Durkin
Fighting Texans
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Town Marshal (uncredited)
California
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
New York City Policeman (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
Flop House Manager (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
John Cassidy (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Editor
A Woman of Distinction
Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Twin Husbands
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
192
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-25
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Alan Bridge