
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 Henchmen

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

Captain Allen
Shadows Over Chinatown

Sheriff Mack
The Jade Mask

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

Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
They Won't Forget

Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera

Guard (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes

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

George Hunter
Sucker Money

Harry Franzmeirer
Messenger of Peace

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

Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
We're Not Dressing
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
193
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-25
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Alan Bridge