Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born February 25, 1891
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.
MovieHell's Outpost
1954
as Banker (uncredited)
MovieJubilee Trail
1954
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
MovieBorn in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954
as Hotel Desk Clerk
TVAnnie Oakley
1954
as Pop Wade
MovieIron Mountain Trail
1953
as Marshal
MovieBarbed Wire
1952
as Homesteader McGraw
MovieWe're Not Married!
1952
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Musketeer
1952
as Lem Shaver
MovieUtah Wagon Train
1951
as Sam Sickle
MovieAll That I Have
1951
as John Biddle
MovieStrangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
MovieIn Old Amarillo
1951
as Sheriff (uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieOh! Susanna
1951
as Jake Ledbetter
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
MovieCalifornia Passage
1950
as Conover
TVThe Gene Autry Show
1950
as Sheriff
MovieA Woman of Distinction
1950
as Editor
MovieSquadron of Doom
1949
as Wyckoff
MovieThe Devil's Henchmen
1949
as Elmer Hood
MovieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Sheriff
MovieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieQuick on the Trigger
1948
as Judge Kormac
MovieUnfaithfully Yours
1948
as House Detective
MovieSilver River
1948
as Sam Slade
MovieT-Men
1947
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
MovieMessenger of Peace
1947
as Harry Franzmeirer
MovieBlack Gold
1947
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
MovieThe Fabulous Joe
1947
as Florida Club Bartender
MovieDown to Earth
1947
as Police Captain (uncredited)
MovieRobin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Sheriff
MovieFramed
1947
as (uncredited)
MovieDick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
MovieThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Wild Bill Hickock
MovieNora Prentiss
1947
as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
MovieCalifornia
1947
as Town Marshal (uncredited)
MovieThe Mighty McGurk
1947
as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
MovieSingin' in the Corn
1946
as Honest John Richards
MovieAlias Mr. Twilight
1946
as Sam Bartlett
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieCross My Heart
1946
as Detective Flynn
MovieBelow the Deadline
1946
as Turner
MovieShadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Captain Allen
MovieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Police Inspector Blake
MovieDeadline at Dawn
1946
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
MovieMiss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
MovieThey Were Expendable
1945
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
MovieShe Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Conductor (uncredited)
MovieSaratoga Trunk
1945
as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
MovieSalty O'Rourke
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Dr. Hicks
MovieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
MovieThe Jade Mask
1945
as Sheriff Mack
MovieThe Missing Juror
1944
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
MovieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Mr. Johnson
MovieHail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Political Boss
MovieNobody's Darling
1943
as Bum (uncredited)
MovieIdaho
1943
as Jailer
MovieTenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
as Matt Warner
MovieI Married a Witch
1942
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
MovieA Man's World
1942
as Captain Peterson
MovieThe Palm Beach Story
1942
as Conductor
MovieThe Talk of the Town
1942
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieBad Men of the Hills
1942
as Mace Arnold
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
MovieIn This Our Life
1942
as Worker (uncredited)
MovieSaboteur
1942
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Trustee
MovieThe Man Who Returned to Life
1942
as Hobo
MovieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Man
MoviePardon My Stripes
1942
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieHonolulu Lu
1941
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
MovieFighting Bill Fargo
1941
as Tom Houston
MovieSullivan's Travels
1941
as The Mister
MovieHonky Tonk
1941
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
MovieBadlands of Dakota
1941
as Plainview Lawman
MovieThe Little Foxes
1941
as Dawson (uncredited)
MovieRawhide Rangers
1941
as Rawlings
MovieLaw of the Range
1941
as Jamison
MovieLady from Louisiana
1941
as Captain of Police
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Mr. Matthews
MovieThe Lady Eve
1941
as First Steward (uncredited)
MovieThe Kid's Last Ride
1941
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
MovieThe Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Rider Rides On
1941
as Bob Cameron
MovieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Ship's Captain
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
MovieChristmas in July
1940
as Mr. Hillbeiner
MovieFlowing Gold
1940
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
MovieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
MovieWinners of the West
1940
as Captain
MovieDark Command
1940
as Slave Trader
MovieBlazing Six Shooters
1940
as Bert Karsin
MovieThe Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
as Sheriff
MoviePioneers of the Frontier
1940
as Marshal Larsen
MovieMy Little Chickadee
1940
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
MovieThe Stranger from Texas
1939
as Jeff Browning
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
MovieOklahoma Frontier
1939
as Kentuck
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as Fisherman (uncredited)
MovieThe Man from Sundown
1939
as Slick Larson
MovieSons of Liberty
1939
as Prisoner (uncredited)
MovieBlue Montana Skies
1939
as Marshal
MovieBuck Rogers
1939
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
MovieRomance of the Redwoods
1939
as Boss Whittaker
MovieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom Creeps
1939
as White Rose Sailor
MovieDevil's Island
1939
as Captain of the Guards
MovieAdventure in Sahara
1938
as Cpl. Dronov
MovieColorado Trail
1938
as Mark Sheldon
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
1938
as Jarvis
MovieGunsmoke Trail
1938
as Sheriff chasing Loma
MovieCrime School
1938
as Mr. Burke
MovieTwo Gun Justice
1938
as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
MovieJezebel
1938
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieBorn to Be Wild
1938
as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
MovieLittle Miss Roughneck
1938
as Sheriff
MoviePartners of the Plains
1938
as Scar Lewis
MovieTim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Capt. Trowbridge
MovieSpringtime in the Rockies
1937
as Briggs
MovieThe Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
MovieDead End
1937
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
MovieWestern Gold
1937
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
MovieThey Won't Forget
1937
as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
MovieWild West Days
1937
as Steve Claggett, Henchman
MovieOne Man Justice
1937
as Red Grindy
MovieWoman Chases Man
1937
as Process Server (uncredited)
MovieTwo Gun Law
1937
as Kipp Faulkner
MovieBorderland
1937
as Dandy Morgan
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieWestbound Mail
1937
as 'Bull' Feeney
MovieJungle Jim
1937
as Slade
MovieDodge City Trail
1936
as Dawson
MovieTrail Dust
1936
as Babson
MovieAce Drummond
1936
as Paul Wyckoff
MovieThe Three Mesquiteers
1936
as Alden Canfield
MovieThey Met in a Taxi
1936
as Detective
MovieCrash Donovan
1936
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MoviePublic Enemy's Wife
1936
as Swartzman
MovieThese Three
1936
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
MovieCall of the Prairie
1936
as Sam Porter
MovieThe Lawless Nineties
1936
as Steele
MovieThe Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
MovieThe Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Henchman Black
MovieFast Bullets
1936
as Travis
MovieGallant Defender
1935
as Salty Smith
MovieA Night at the Opera
1935
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
MovieRendezvous
1935
as Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe New Frontier
1935
as Kit
MovieMelody Trail
1935
as Matt Kirby
MovieValley of Wanted Men
1935
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
MovieConfidential
1935
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
MovieAlibi Racket
1935
as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
MovieThe Gay Deception
1935
as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
MovieDiamond Jim
1935
as Poker Player on Train
MovieThe Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Mitchell
MovieThe Murder Man
1935
as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
MovieSilent Valley
1935
as Jim Farley
MovieAlias Mary Dow
1935
as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
MovieCircumstantial Evidence
1935
as John Cassidy (uncredited)
MovieTransient Lady
1935
as Sheriff Angel Verner
MovieNorth of Arizona
1935
as George Tully
MovieOutlaw Rule
1935
as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
MovieMystery Mountain
1934
as Tom Henderson
MovieThe Curtain Falls
1934
as Mover
MovieWe're Not Dressing
1934
as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
MovieHonor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieTwin Husbands
1933
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
MovieFighting With Kit Carson
1933
as Reynolds
MovieFighting Texans
1933
as Gur Durkin
MovieThe Lone Avenger
1933
as Burl Adams
MovieSon of the Border
1933
as Tupper
MovieBlack Beauty
1933
as Hack Driver
MovieSucker Money
1933
as George Hunter
MovieDrum Taps
1933
as Lariat Smith
MovieThe Cheyenne Kid
1933
as Denver Ed
MovieWhen a Man Rides Alone
1933
as Montana Slade
MovieThe Wyoming Whirlwind
1932
as Steve Cantrell
MovieThe Devil Horse
1932
as Henchman Curley Bates
MovieThe Forty-Niners
1932
as Squaw O'Hara
MovieSlightly Married
1932
as Tenant
MovieThe Cowboy Counsellor
1932
as Sheriff Matt Farraday
MovieBlonde Venus
1932
as Bouncer (uncredited)
MovieBroadway to Cheyenne
1932
as Al
MovieThe Thirteenth Guest
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Hurricane Express
1932
as The Station Agent
MovieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
MovieA Man's Land
1932
as Steve - Rustler
MovieThe Spirit of the West
1932
as Tom Fallon
MoviePolice Court
1932
MovieSouth of Santa Fe
1932
as Henchman Wooly
MovieGalloping Thru
1931
as Sandy Thompson
MovieThe Ridin' Fool
1931
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
MovieA Rider of the Plains
1931
as Deputy Bill Gaines
MovieGod's Country and the Man
1931
as Livermore
The She Wolf
1919
