Al Bridge
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 25, 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- December 27, 1957
- Movies
- 198
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1954 | Hell's Outpost | Banker (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail | Mr. Turner (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail | Marshal |
| 1952 | Barbed Wire | Homesteader McGraw |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! | Detective Magnus (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Last Musketeer | Lem Shaver |
| 1951 | Utah Wagon Train | Sam Sickle |
| 1951 | All That I Have | John Biddle |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Tennis Judge (uncredited) |
| 1951 | In Old Amarillo | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna | Jake Ledbetter |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) |
| 1950 | California Passage | Conover |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinction | Editor |
| 1949 | Squadron of Doom | Wyckoff |
| 1949 | The Devil's Henchmen | Elmer Hood |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Sheriff |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Quick on the Trigger | Judge Kormac |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours | House Detective |
| 1948 | Silver River | Sam Slade |
| 1947 | T-Men | Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Messenger of Peace | Harry Franzmeirer |
| 1947 | Black Gold | Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe | Florida Club Bartender |
| 1947 | Down to Earth | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Robin Hood Of Texas | Sheriff |
| 1947 | Framed | (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Mr. Cudd (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Wild Bill Hickock |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss | New York City Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | California | Town Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Toothless Derelict (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Singin' in the Corn | Honest John Richards |
| 1946 | Alias Mr. Twilight | Sam Bartlett |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart | Detective Flynn |
| 1946 | Below the Deadline | Turner |
| 1946 | Shadows Over Chinatown | Captain Allen |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi | Police Inspector Blake |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Detective Smiley (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Dr. Hicks |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Cheap Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Jade Mask | Sheriff Mack |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Mr. Johnson |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero | Political Boss |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Bum (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Idaho | Jailer |
| 1943 | Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | Matt Warner |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch | Second Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A Man's World | Captain Peterson |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Conductor |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bad Men of the Hills | Mace Arnold |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Furniture Mover (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Police Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Worker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Trustee |
| 1942 | The Man Who Returned to Life | Hobo |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Man |
| 1942 | Pardon My Stripes | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Honolulu Lu | Shooting Gallery Proprietor |
| 1941 | Fighting Bill Fargo | Tom Houston |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels | The Mister |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Plainview Lawman |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes | Dawson (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Rawhide Rangers | Rawlings |
| 1941 | Law of the Range | Jamison |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana | Captain of Police |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne | Mr. Matthews |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve | First Steward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Kid's Last Ride | Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the Mask | Flop House Manager (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Rides On | Bob Cameron |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Ship's Captain |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Christmas in July | Mr. Hillbeiner |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Highway Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode | |
| 1940 | Winners of the West | Captain |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Slave Trader |
| 1940 | Blazing Six Shooters | Bert Karsin |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Sheriff |
| 1940 | Pioneers of the Frontier | Marshal Larsen |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Stranger from Texas | Jeff Browning |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senator Dwight (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Frontier | Kentuck |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Man from Sundown | Slick Larson |
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies | Marshal |
| 1939 | Buck Rogers | Dynamo Room Floor Guard |
| 1939 | Romance of the Redwoods | Boss Whittaker |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Would-Be Settler (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps | White Rose Sailor |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Captain of the Guards |
| 1938 | Adventure in Sahara | Cpl. Dronov |
| 1938 | Colorado Trail | Mark Sheldon |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Official in Passport Office (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Highway Patrol | Jarvis |
| 1938 | Gunsmoke Trail | Sheriff chasing Loma |
| 1938 | Crime School | Mr. Burke |
| 1938 | Two Gun Justice | Sheriff (as Al Bridges) |
| 1938 | Jezebel | New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Born to Be Wild | Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Little Miss Roughneck | Sheriff |
| 1938 | Partners of the Plains | Scar Lewis |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck | Capt. Trowbridge |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies | Briggs |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth | Motor Cop (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Dead End | Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Western Gold | Holman (as Alan Bridge) |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wild West Days | Steve Claggett, Henchman |
| 1937 | One Man Justice | Red Grindy |
| 1937 | Woman Chases Man | Process Server (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Two Gun Law | Kipp Faulkner |
| 1937 | Borderland | Dandy Morgan |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Westbound Mail | 'Bull' Feeney |
| 1937 | Jungle Jim | Slade |
| 1936 | Dodge City Trail | Dawson |
| 1936 | Trail Dust | Babson |
| 1936 | Ace Drummond | Paul Wyckoff |
| 1936 | The Three Mesquiteers | Alden Canfield |
| 1936 | They Met in a Taxi | Detective |
| 1936 | Crash Donovan | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Swartzman |
| 1936 | These Three | Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Sam Porter |
| 1936 | The Lawless Nineties | Steele |
| 1936 | The Bridge of Sighs | Ballistics Expert (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Henchman Black |
| 1936 | Fast Bullets | Travis |
| 1935 | Gallant Defender | Salty Smith |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Immigration Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The New Frontier | Kit |
| 1935 | Melody Trail | Matt Kirby |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men | Ranger Sergeant Parsons |
| 1935 | Confidential | Hanover - Walsh's Henchman |
| 1935 | Alibi Racket | Chief Inspector August Wilmer |
| 1935 | The Gay Deception | Jail Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim | Poker Player on Train |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | Mitchell |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Silent Valley | Jim Farley |
| 1935 | Alias Mary Dow | Ditch-Digger (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Circumstantial Evidence | John Cassidy (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Sheriff Angel Verner |
| 1935 | North of Arizona | George Tully |
| 1935 | Outlaw Rule | Deputy Bat Lindstrom |
| 1934 | Mystery Mountain | Tom Henderson |
| 1934 | The Curtain Falls | Mover |
| 1934 | We're Not Dressing | Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Honor of the Range | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands | Highway Patrolman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Fighting With Kit Carson | Reynolds |
| 1933 | Fighting Texans | Gur Durkin |
| 1933 | The Lone Avenger | Burl Adams |
| 1933 | Son of the Border | Tupper |
| 1933 | Black Beauty | Hack Driver |
| 1933 | Sucker Money | George Hunter |
| 1933 | Drum Taps | Lariat Smith |
| 1933 | The Cheyenne Kid | Denver Ed |
| 1933 | When a Man Rides Alone | Montana Slade |
| 1932 | The Wyoming Whirlwind | Steve Cantrell |
| 1932 | The Devil Horse | Henchman Curley Bates |
| 1932 | The Forty-Niners | Squaw O'Hara |
| 1932 | Slightly Married | Tenant |
| 1932 | The Cowboy Counsellor | Sheriff Matt Farraday |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Broadway to Cheyenne | Al |
| 1932 | The Thirteenth Guest | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Hurricane Express | The Station Agent |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs | Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Man's Land | Steve - Rustler |
| 1932 | The Spirit of the West | Tom Fallon |
| 1932 | Police Court | |
| 1932 | South of Santa Fe | Henchman Wooly |
| 1931 | Galloping Thru | Sandy Thompson |
| 1931 | The Ridin' Fool | Nikkos (as Al Bridges) |
| 1931 | A Rider of the Plains | Deputy Bill Gaines |
| 1931 | God's Country and the Man | Livermore |
| 1919 | The She Wolf |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1931 | God's Country and the Man | Screenplay |
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