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Al Bridge
Actor, Writer
Born February 25, 1891Died December 27, 1957 (66 years)
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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1977 | Buck Rogers · as Dynamo Room Guard |
| 1954 | Hell's Outpost · as Banker (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1954 | Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Mr. Wilson |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail · as Mr. Turner (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Walt Stone |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail · as Marshal |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Planet Outlaws · as Dynamo Room Guard |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Detective Magnus (uncredited) |
| 1952 | My Hero (1952) (TV Series) · as George |
| 1952 | Barbed Wire · as Homesteader Mcgraw |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Lajon |
| 1952 | The Last Musketeer · as Lem Shaver |
| 1951 | All That I Have · as John Biddle |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train · as Tennis Judge (uncredited) |
| 1951 | In Old Amarillo · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna · as Jake Ledbetter |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down · as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) |
| 1950 | California Passage · as Conover |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | North of the Great Divide · as Henry Gates |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinction · as Editor |
| 1950 | The Traveling Saleswoman · as P. Carter |
| 1949 | Squadron of Doom · as Wyckoff |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoy · as Medicine Seller |
| 1949 | The Devil's Henchmen · as Elmer Hood |
| 1949 | Trail of the Yukon · as Old Man |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as Sheriff |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis · as Farmer |
| 1948 | That Wonderful Urge · as Conovan |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Governor's Horseman |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours · as House Detective |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Lawyer |
| 1948 | Silver River · as Sam Slade |
| 1948 | Smart Woman · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1947 | Road to Rio · as Ship's Officer |
| 1947 | T-Men · as Agent In Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Militiaman At Fair |
| 1947 | Black Gold · as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe · as Florida Club Bartender |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man · as Nagle - Waterfront Policeman |
| 1947 | Down to Earth · as Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Michigan Kid · as Sheriff |
| 1947 | Robin Hood of Texas · as Sheriff |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma · as Mr. Cudd (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · as Wild Bill Hickock |
| 1947 | Framed · as (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss · as New York City Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | California · as Town Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk · as Toothless Derelict (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Alias Mr. Twilight · as Sam Bartlett |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart · as Detective Flynn |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast · as Publisher |
| 1946 | Below the Deadline · as Turner |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger · as Henry Wallace |
| 1946 | Shadows Over Chinatown · as Captain Allen |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi · as Police Inspector Blake |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn · as Detective Smiley (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's · as Cab Driver |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable · as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes · as Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk · as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Blazing the Western Trail · as Forrest Brent |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka · as Dr. Hicks |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Clock · as Second Subway Official |
| 1945 | Both Barrels Blazing · as Lucky Thorpe |
| 1945 | The Unseen · as Truck Driver |
| 1945 | Escape in the Desert · as Citizen Gunman |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Cheap Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Jade Mask · as Sheriff Mack |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate · as Pirate |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror · as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code · as Sheriff |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans · as Man On Train |
| 1944 | The Great Moment · as Mr. Stone |
| 1944 | Cry of the Werewolf · as Coroner At Inquest |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero · as Political Boss |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing · as Squad Car Policeman |
| 1943 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Mr. Johnson |
| 1943 | Seeing Nellie Home · as Cast |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling · as Bum (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Petticoat Larceny · as Jack Goss |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Conductor |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch · as Second Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts · as Police Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bells of Capistrano · as Westfall Saloon Bartender |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Furniture Mover (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Cutler Man In Barrel Room |
| 1942 | Juke Girl · as Farmer Hiring Bean Pickers |
| 1942 | In This Our Life · as Worker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Saboteur · as Marine Mp Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · as Trustee |
| 1942 | The Mad Doctor of Market Street · as Ship's Officer On Bridge |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Man |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips · as Newspaper Morgue Attendant |
| 1941 | Honolulu Lu · as Shooting Gallery Proprietor |
| 1941 | Fighting Bill Fargo · as Tom Houston |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as The Mister |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk · as Townsman At Meeting House (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota · as Plainview Lawman |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as Dawson (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Wild Geese Calling · as Undetermined Minor Role |
| 1941 | Rawhide Rangers · as Rawlings |
| 1941 | The Big Boss · as Minor Role |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as Captain Of Police |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar · as Colonial Policeman With Inspector |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne · as Mr. Matthews |
| 1941 | Barnacle Bill · as Collector |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as First Steward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Kid's Last Ride · as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the Mask · as Flop House Manager (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! · as Ship's Captain |
| 1940 | Christmas in July · as Mr. Hillbeiner |
| 1940 | Barnyard Follies · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Winners of the West · as Captain |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way · as Doorman |
| 1940 | Dark Command · as Slave Trader |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian · as Sheriff |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) |
| 1939 | My Son Is Guilty · as Police Lieutenant At Holdup |
| 1939 | The Stranger from Texas · as Jeff Browning |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Senator Dwight (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Frontier · as Kentuck |
| 1939 | No Place to Go · as Frank Crowley |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as Fisherman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies · as Marshal |
| 1939 | Buck Rogers · as Dynamo Room Floor Guard |
| 1939 | Romance of the Redwoods · as Boss Whittaker |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid · as Would-Be Settler (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps · as White Rose Sailor |
| 1938 | Devil's Island · as Captain Of The Guards |
| 1938 | Adventure in Sahara · as Cpl. Dronov |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Official In Passport Office (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers · as John Merkle |
| 1938 | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok · as Blackie |
| 1938 | Reformatory · as Guard |
| 1938 | Crime School · as Mr. Burke |
| 1938 | Gunsmoke Trail · as Sheriff Chasing Loma |
| 1938 | Jezebel · as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Born to Be Wild · as Kennedy - Trucker In Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Partners of the Plains · as Scar Lewis |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck · as Capt. Trowbridge |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies · as Briggs |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth · as Motor Cop (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget · as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | Western Gold · as Holman (as Alan Bridge) |
| 1937 | Wild West Days · as Steve Claggett, Henchman |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast · as Police Driver |
| 1937 | Woman Chases Man · as Process Server (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Song of the City · as Captain |
| 1937 | Borderland · as Dandy Morgan |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as Guard (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Jungle Jim · as Slade |
| 1936 | Trail Dust · as Babson |
| 1936 | Ace Drummond · as Paul Wyckoff |
| 1936 | The Three Mesquiteers · as Alden Canfield |
| 1936 | They Met in a Taxi · as Detective |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland · as Cast |
| 1936 | Crash Donovan · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife · as Swartzman |
| 1936 | And So They Were Married · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1936 | These Three · as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie · as Sam Porter |
| 1936 | The Lawless Nineties · as Steele |
| 1936 | The Bridge of Sighs · as Ballistics Expert (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell · as Henchman Black |
| 1936 | Fast Bullets · as Travis |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera · as Immigration Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rendezvous · as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The New Frontier · as Kit |
| 1935 | Melody Trail · as Matt Kirby |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men · as Ranger Sergeant Parsons |
| 1935 | Confidential · as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman |
| 1935 | The Gay Deception · as Jail Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim · as Poker Player On Train |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty · as Mitchell |
| 1935 | The Murder Man · as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Headline Woman · as Baker, Editor |
| 1935 | Silent Valley · as Jim Farley |
| 1935 | Alias Mary Dow · as Ditch-Digger (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Circumstantial Evidence · as John Cassidy (uncredited) |
| 1935 | North of Arizona · as George Tully |
| 1934 | Mystery Mountain · as Tom Henderson |
| 1934 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes · as Henchman Tucker [chs. 3-12] |
| 1934 | We're Not Dressing · as Ship's Officer - Rescue Party |
| 1934 | Honor of the Range · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows · as Policeman |
| 1934 | Looking for Trouble · as Lineman |
| 1934 | Good Dame · as Patrol Car Cop |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer · as Detective Scott |
| 1933 | Murder on the Campus · as Grimes, City Editor |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Fighting with Kit Carson · as Reynolds |
| 1933 | Fighting Texans · as Gur Durkin |
| 1933 | The Lone Avenger · as Burl Adams |
| 1933 | Son of the Border · as Tupper |
| 1933 | Black Beauty · as Hack Driver |
| 1933 | The Thundering Herd · as Catlee - Pruitt's Henchman |
| 1933 | Sucker Money · as George Hunter |
| 1933 | Drum Taps · as Lariat Smith |
| 1933 | The Cheyenne Kid · as Denver Ed |
| 1933 | When a Man Rides Alone · as Montana Slade |
| 1932 | The Wyoming Whirlwind · as Steve Cantrell |
| 1932 | The Devil Horse · as Henchman Curley Bates |
| 1932 | The Cowboy Counsellor · as Sheriff Matt Farraday |
| 1932 | Slightly Married · as Tenant |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Broadway to Cheyenne · as Al |
| 1932 | The Thirteenth Guest · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Hurricane Express · as The Station Agent |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs · as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Man's Land · as Steve - Rustler |
| 1932 | Unholy Love · as Police Sergeant |
| 1932 | |
| 1931 | Rider of the Plains · as Deputy Bill Gaines |
| 1931 | God's Country and the Man · as Livermore |