Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Acting

Birthday

1891/02/25

Day of death

1957/12/27 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Alan Bridge, Alfred Morton Bridge

Biography

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...Read more

Acting
Salty O'Rourke
5.2

(1945) Salty O'Rourke

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
6.3

(1947) The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

as Wild Bill Hickock

The Talk of the Town
7.3

(1942) The Talk of the Town

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.0

(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Trustee

Nobody's Darling
0.0

(1943) Nobody's Darling

as Bum (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
7.0

(1942) The Palm Beach Story

as Conductor

The Devil's Henchman
6.0

(1949) The Devil's Henchman

as Elmer Hood

The Bridge of Sighs
6.0

(1936) The Bridge of Sighs

as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Blonde Venus
6.8

(1932) Blonde Venus

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)

Christmas in July
6.9

(1940) Christmas in July

as Mr. Hillbeiner

Framed
6.4

(1947) Framed

as (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero
7.0

(1944) Hail the Conquering Hero

as Political Boss

A Man's Land
6.0

(1932) A Man's Land

as Steve - Rustler

The Forty-Niners
0.0

(1932) The Forty-Niners

as Squaw O'Hara

The Ridin' Fool
0.0

(1931) The Ridin' Fool

as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)

Two Gun Justice
6.0

(1938) Two Gun Justice

as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
6.8

(1944) The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as Mr. Johnson

Western Gold
0.0

(1937) Western Gold

as Holman (as Alan Bridge)

Below the Deadline
4.3

(1946) Below the Deadline

as Turner

The Stranger from Texas
0.0

(1939) The Stranger from Texas

as Jeff Browning

Born to Be Wild
7.0

(1938) Born to Be Wild

as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)

The Jade Mask
6.1

(1945) The Jade Mask

as Sheriff Mack

Shadows Over Chinatown
5.7

(1946) Shadows Over Chinatown

as Captain Allen

The Hurricane Express
5.2

(1932) The Hurricane Express

as The Station Agent

Jubilee Trail
4.8

(1954) Jubilee Trail

as Mr. Turner (uncredited)

The Falcon's Alibi
5.2

(1946) The Falcon's Alibi

as Police Inspector Blake

Springtime in the Rockies
6.5

(1937) Springtime in the Rockies

as Briggs

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
6.7

(1945) Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

as Dr. Hicks

0.0

(1949) Squadron of Doom

as Wyckoff

Fighting With Kit Carson
6.0

(1933) Fighting With Kit Carson

as Reynolds

Saratoga Trunk
5.7

(1945) Saratoga Trunk

as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)

The Mighty McGurk
6.4

(1947) The Mighty McGurk

as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)

Pardon My Stripes
6.0

(1942) Pardon My Stripes

as Guard (uncredited)

They Won't Forget
5.7

(1937) They Won't Forget

as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
7.4

(1935) A Night at the Opera

as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)

Crime School
6.3

(1938) Crime School

as Mr. Burke

The Murder Man
6.9

(1935) The Murder Man

as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)

Rendezvous
4.8

(1935) Rendezvous

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Alias Mary Dow
6.2

(1935) Alias Mary Dow

as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)

The Lawless Nineties
5.2

(1936) The Lawless Nineties

as Steele

She Wouldn't Say Yes
5.9

(1945) She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Conductor

In Old Amarillo
6.0

(1951) In Old Amarillo

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Fast Bullets
4.5

(1936) Fast Bullets

as Travis

The Kid's Last Ride
5.0

(1941) The Kid's Last Ride

as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden

The Cowboy Counsellor
5.7

(1932) The Cowboy Counsellor

as Sheriff Matt Farraday

The Lone Avenger
0.0

(1933) The Lone Avenger

as Burl Adams

Barbed Wire
5.0

(1952) Barbed Wire

as Homesteader McGraw

Valley of Wanted Men
5.0

(1935) Valley of Wanted Men

as Ranger Sergeant Parsons

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
6.7

(1935) The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

as Mitchell

Gallant Defender
0.0

(1935) Gallant Defender

as Salty Smith

Ace Drummond
6.5

(1936) Ace Drummond

as Paul Wyckoff

Public Enemy's Wife
5.8

(1936) Public Enemy's Wife

as Swartzman

Melody Trail
4.7

(1935) Melody Trail

as Matt Kirby

Black Gold
6.0

(1947) Black Gold

as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian

The New Frontier
4.5

(1935) The New Frontier

as Kit

Jungle Jim
4.8

(1937) Jungle Jim

as Slade

North of Arizona
4.2

(1935) North of Arizona

as George Tully

Alias Mr. Twilight
5.1

(1946) Alias Mr. Twilight

as Sam Bartlett

Sons of Liberty
6.0

(1939) Sons of Liberty

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Honor of the Range
5.0

(1934) Honor of the Range

as Townsman (uncredited)

Hell's Outpost
5.0

(1954) Hell's Outpost

as Banker (uncredited)

Son of the Border
9.0

(1933) Son of the Border

as Tupper

Slightly Married
5.5

(1932) Slightly Married

as Tenant

The Gay Deception
6.4

(1935) The Gay Deception

as Jail Attendant (uncredited)

We're Not Married!
5.9

(1952) We're Not Married!

as Detective Magnus (uncredited)

The Wyoming Whirlwind
3.0

(1932) The Wyoming Whirlwind

as Steve Cantrell

Drum Taps
4.5

(1933) Drum Taps

as Lariat Smith

Mystery Mountain
0.0

(1934) Mystery Mountain

as Tom Henderson

Down to Earth
6.0

(1947) Down to Earth

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Partners of the Plains
0.0

(1938) Partners of the Plains

as Scar Lewis

Wild West Days
0.0

(1937) Wild West Days

as Steve Claggett, Henchman

Rawhide Rangers
5.0

(1941) Rawhide Rangers

as Rawlings

Gunsmoke Trail
5.0

(1938) Gunsmoke Trail

as Sheriff chasing Loma

They Met in a Taxi
6.0

(1936) They Met in a Taxi

as Detective

The Spirit of the West
0.0

(1932) The Spirit of the West

as Tom Fallon

Woman Chases Man
5.6

(1937) Woman Chases Man

as Process Server (uncredited)

The Curtain Falls
5.0

(1934) The Curtain Falls

as Mover

The Phantom Creeps
4.2

(1939) The Phantom Creeps

as White Rose Sailor

Cross My Heart
0.0

(1946) Cross My Heart

as Detective Flynn

Transient Lady
5.5

(1935) Transient Lady

as Sheriff Angel Verner

The Greater Love
0.0

(1931) The Greater Love

as Deputy Bill Gaines

Trail Dust
4.0

(1936) Trail Dust

as Babson

Buck Rogers
6.0

(1939) Buck Rogers

as Dynamo Room Floor Guard

Devil's Island
5.4

(1939) Devil's Island

as Captain of the Guards

The Man Who Returned to Life
6.0

(1942) The Man Who Returned to Life

as Hobo

Borderland
0.0

(1937) Borderland

as Dandy Morgan

The Oklahoma Kid
5.9

(1939) The Oklahoma Kid

as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat
5.9

(1939) Thunder Afloat

as Fisherman (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator Dwight (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

(1939) The Roaring Twenties

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Confidential
5.6

(1935) Confidential

as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman

Call of the Prairie
5.0

(1936) Call of the Prairie

as Sam Porter

Adventure in Sahara
5.5

(1938) Adventure in Sahara

as Cpl. Dronov

Quick on the Trigger
6.0

(1948) Quick on the Trigger

as Judge Kormac

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
6.2

(1946) Deadline at Dawn

as Detective Smiley (uncredited)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.8

(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Sheriff

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
5.4

(1947) Dick Tracy's Dilemma

as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4.0

(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Henchman Black

Meet the Stewarts
6.0

(1942) Meet the Stewarts

as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

T-Men
6.8

(1947) T-Men

as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.2

(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

as Ship's Captain

The Lady Eve
7.2

(1941) The Lady Eve

as First Steward (uncredited)

The Awful Truth
7.2

(1937) The Awful Truth

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Oh! Susanna
5.0

(1951) Oh! Susanna

as Jake Ledbetter

The Cheyenne Kid
0.0

(1933) The Cheyenne Kid

as Denver Ed

The Devil Horse
4.0

(1932) The Devil Horse

as Henchman Curley Bates

Saboteur
6.9

(1942) Saboteur

as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)

0.0

(1938) Highway Patrol

as Jarvis

Unfaithfully Yours
7.2

(1948) Unfaithfully Yours

as House Detective

Oklahoma Frontier
0.0

(1939) Oklahoma Frontier

as Kentuck

Romance of the Redwoods
6.0

(1939) Romance of the Redwoods

as Boss Whittaker

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.2

(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne

as Mr. Matthews

When the Daltons Rode
6.0

(1940) When the Daltons Rode

as ---

Santa Fe Trail
5.7

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.3

(1940) Dark Command

as Slave Trader

My Little Chickadee
6.5

(1940) My Little Chickadee

as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)

Winners of the West
0.0

(1940) Winners of the West

as Captain

Dodge City Trail
3.0

(1936) Dodge City Trail

as Dawson

Two Gun Law
0.0

(1937) Two Gun Law

as Kipp Faulkner

The Man from Sundown
0.0

(1939) The Man from Sundown

as Slick Larson

The Little Foxes
7.5

(1941) The Little Foxes

as Dawson (uncredited)

Flowing Gold
7.0

(1940) Flowing Gold

as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

Jezebel
7.0

(1938) Jezebel

as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)

The Courageous Dr. Christian
5.4

(1940) The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Sheriff

California Passage
4.0

(1950) California Passage

as Conover

Robin Hood Of Texas
0.0

(1947) Robin Hood Of Texas

as Sheriff

Tim Tyler's Luck
0.0

(1937) Tim Tyler's Luck

as Capt. Trowbridge

Diamond Jim
6.0

(1935) Diamond Jim

as Poker Player on Train

Honolulu Lu
4.2

(1941) Honolulu Lu

as Shooting Gallery Proprietor

0.0

(1947) Messenger of Peace

as Harry Franzmeirer

Sucker Money
4.7

(1933) Sucker Money

as George Hunter

Utah Wagon Train
5.0

(1951) Utah Wagon Train

as Sam Sickle

Blazing Six Shooters
0.0

(1940) Blazing Six Shooters

as Bert Karsin

I Married a Witch
6.8

(1942) I Married a Witch

as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Last Musketeer
0.0

(1952) The Last Musketeer

as Lem Shaver

Bad Men of the Hills
0.0

(1942) Bad Men of the Hills

as Mace Arnold

Sullivan's Travels
7.4

(1941) Sullivan's Travels

as The Mister

Pioneers of the Frontier
0.0

(1940) Pioneers of the Frontier

as Marshal Larsen

Fighting Bill Fargo
6.0

(1941) Fighting Bill Fargo

as Tom Houston

Law of the Range
5.0

(1941) Law of the Range

as Jamison

The Lone Rider Rides On
0.0

(1941) The Lone Rider Rides On

as Bob Cameron

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
0.0

(1943) Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

as Matt Warner

Silver River
5.9

(1948) Silver River

as Sam Slade

Badlands of Dakota
5.9

(1941) Badlands of Dakota

as Plainview Lawman

Lady from Louisiana
5.3

(1941) Lady from Louisiana

as Captain of Police

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7

(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Man

Silent Valley
0.0

(1935) Silent Valley

as Jim Farley

Idaho
5.7

(1943) Idaho

as Jailer

Honky Tonk
6.4

(1941) Honky Tonk

as Townsman at Meeting House

Million Dollar Legs
6.6

(1932) Million Dollar Legs

as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)

All That I Have
5.0

(1951) All That I Have

as John Biddle

Colorado Trail
0.0

(1938) Colorado Trail

as Mark Sheldon

Outlaw Rule
0.0

(1935) Outlaw Rule

as Deputy Bat Lindstrom

These Three
7.2

(1936) These Three

as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Crash Donovan
0.0

(1936) Crash Donovan

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Singin' in the Corn
0.0

(1946) Singin' in the Corn

as Honest John Richards

Road to Utopia
6.6

(1946) Road to Utopia

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down
6.2

(1950) Hunt the Man Down

as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)

The Three Mesquiteers
5.0

(1936) The Three Mesquiteers

as Alden Canfield

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
0.0

(1954) Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

as Hotel Desk Clerk

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.6

(1945) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)

You Only Live Once
7.1

(1937) You Only Live Once

as Guard (uncredited)

A Man's World
6.0

(1942) A Man's World

as Captain Peterson

Marie Antoinette
6.5

(1938) Marie Antoinette

as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)

In This Our Life
6.8

(1942) In This Our Life

as Worker (uncredited)

Alibi Racket
6.0

(1935) Alibi Racket

as Chief Inspector August Wilmer

They Were Expendable
6.6

(1945) They Were Expendable

as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)

South of Santa Fe
3.0

(1932) South of Santa Fe

as Henchman Wooly

Little Miss Roughneck
0.0

(1938) Little Miss Roughneck

as Sheriff

God's Country and the Man
0.0

(1931) God's Country and the Man

as Livermore

Blue Montana Skies
2.0

(1939) Blue Montana Skies

as Marshal

Iron Mountain Trail
6.0

(1953) Iron Mountain Trail

as Marshal

When a Man Rides Alone
3.0

(1933) When a Man Rides Alone

as Montana Slade

The Fabulous Joe
5.8

(1947) The Fabulous Joe

as Florida Club Bartender

Police Court
5.0

(1932) Police Court

as ---

The Missing Juror
6.0

(1944) The Missing Juror

as Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited)

The Thirteenth Guest
5.2

(1932) The Thirteenth Guest

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Galloping Thru
6.0

(1931) Galloping Thru

as Sandy Thompson

Broadway to Cheyenne
4.2

(1932) Broadway to Cheyenne

as Al

Black Beauty
0.0

(1933) Black Beauty

as Hack Driver

Fighting Texans
0.0

(1933) Fighting Texans

as Gur Durkin

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

(1949) The Doolins of Oklahoma

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

California
6.5

(1947) California

as Town Marshal (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam
5.5

(1942) Lady in a Jam

as Furniture Mover (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
6.1

(1947) Nora Prentiss

as New York City Policeman (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

(1941) The Face Behind the Mask

as Flop House Manager (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence
6.0

(1935) Circumstantial Evidence

as John Cassidy (uncredited)

Annie Oakley
5.2

(1954) Annie Oakley

as Pop Wade

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5

(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Gene Autry Show
4.2

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as Sheriff

Annie Oakley
5.2

(1954) Annie Oakley

as Walt Stone