Al 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). 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.

Known For

The Gene Autry Show

It's a Wonderful Life

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Strangers on a Train

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

All Movies (197)

• Hell's Outpost1954 · as Banker (uncredited)
• Jubilee Trail1954 · as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
• Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake1954 · as Hotel Desk Clerk
• Iron Mountain Trail1953 · as Marshal
• Barbed Wire1952 · as Homesteader McGraw
• We're Not Married!1952 · as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
• The Last Musketeer1952 · as Lem Shaver
• Utah Wagon Train1951 · as Sam Sickle
• All That I Have1951 · as John Biddle
• Strangers on a Train1951 · as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
• In Old Amarillo1951 · as Sheriff (uncredited)
• Oh! Susanna1951 · as Jake Ledbetter
• Hunt the Man Down1950 · as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
• California Passage1950 · as Conover
• A Woman of Distinction1950 · as Editor
• Squadron of Doom1949 · as Wyckoff
• The Devil's Henchmen1949 · as Elmer Hood
• The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949 · as Sheriff
• The Doolins of Oklahoma1949 · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
• Quick on the Trigger1948 · as Judge Kormac
• Unfaithfully Yours1948 · as House Detective
• Silver River1948 · as Sam Slade
• T-Men1947 · as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
• Messenger of Peace1947 · as Harry Franzmeirer
• Black Gold1947 · as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
• The Fabulous Joe1947 · as Florida Club Bartender
• Down to Earth1947 · as Police Captain (uncredited)
• Robin Hood Of Texas1947 · as Sheriff
• Framed1947 · as (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy's Dilemma1947 · as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
• The Sin of Harold Diddlebock1947 · as Wild Bill Hickock
• Nora Prentiss1947 · as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
• California1947 · as Town Marshal (uncredited)
• The Mighty McGurk1947 · as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
• Singin' in the Corn1946 · as Honest John Richards
• Alias Mr. Twilight1946 · as Sam Bartlett
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Sheriff (uncredited)
• Cross My Heart1946 · as Detective Flynn
• Below the Deadline1946 · as Turner
• Shadows Over Chinatown1946 · as Captain Allen
• The Falcon's Alibi1946 · as Police Inspector Blake
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
• Miss Susie Slagle's1946 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Road to Utopia1946 · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
• They Were Expendable1945 · as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
• She Wouldn't Say Yes1945 · as Conductor (uncredited)
• Saratoga Trunk1945 · as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
• Salty O'Rourke1945 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Thunderhead: Son of Flicka1945 · as Dr. Hicks
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945 · as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
• The Jade Mask1945 · as Sheriff Mack
• The Missing Juror1944 · as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
• The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944 · as Mr. Johnson
• Hail the Conquering Hero1944 · as Political Boss
• Nobody's Darling1943 · as Bum (uncredited)
• Idaho1943 · as Jailer
• Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground1943 · as Matt Warner
• I Married a Witch1942 · as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
• A Man's World1942 · as Captain Peterson
• The Palm Beach Story1942 · as Conductor
• The Talk of the Town1942 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Bad Men of the Hills1942 · as Mace Arnold
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
• Meet the Stewarts1942 · as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
• In This Our Life1942 · as Worker (uncredited)
• Saboteur1942 · as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine1942 · as Trustee
• The Man Who Returned to Life1942 · as Hobo
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Man
• Pardon My Stripes1942 · as Guard (uncredited)
• Honolulu Lu1941 · as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
• Fighting Bill Fargo1941 · as Tom Houston
• Sullivan's Travels1941 · as The Mister
• Honky Tonk1941 · as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
• Badlands of Dakota1941 · as Plainview Lawman
• The Little Foxes1941 · as Dawson (uncredited)
• Rawhide Rangers1941 · as Rawlings
• Law of the Range1941 · as Jamison
• Lady from Louisiana1941 · as Captain of Police
• The Lady from Cheyenne1941 · as Mr. Matthews
• The Lady Eve1941 · as First Steward (uncredited)
• The Kid's Last Ride1941 · as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
• The Face Behind the Mask1941 · as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
• The Lone Rider Rides On1941 · as Bob Cameron
• A Volta do Besouro Verde1940 · as Ship's Captain
• Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
• Christmas in July1940 · as Mr. Hillbeiner
• Flowing Gold1940 · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
• When the Daltons Rode1940
• Winners of the West1940 · as Captain
• Dark Command1940 · as Slave Trader
• Blazing Six Shooters1940 · as Bert Karsin
• The Courageous Dr. Christian1940 · as Sheriff
• Pioneers of the Frontier1940 · as Marshal Larsen
• My Little Chickadee1940 · as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
• The Stranger from Texas1939 · as Jeff Browning
• The Roaring Twenties1939 · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
• Oklahoma Frontier1939 · as Kentuck
• Thunder Afloat1939 · as Fisherman (uncredited)
• The Man from Sundown1939 · as Slick Larson
• Sons of Liberty1939 · as Prisoner (uncredited)
• Blue Montana Skies1939 · as Marshal
• Buck Rogers1939 · as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
• Romance of the Redwoods1939 · as Boss Whittaker
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
• The Phantom Creeps1939 · as White Rose Sailor
• Devil's Island1939 · as Captain of the Guards
• Adventure in Sahara1938 · as Cpl. Dronov
• Colorado Trail1938 · as Mark Sheldon
• Marie Antoinette1938 · as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
• Highway Patrol1938 · as Jarvis
• Gunsmoke Trail1938 · as Sheriff chasing Loma
• Crime School1938 · as Mr. Burke
• Two Gun Justice1938 · as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
• Jezebel1938 · as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
• Born to Be Wild1938 · as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
• Little Miss Roughneck1938 · as Sheriff
• Partners of the Plains1938 · as Scar Lewis
• Tim Tyler's Luck1937 · as Capt. Trowbridge
• Springtime in the Rockies1937 · as Briggs
• The Awful Truth1937 · as Motor Cop (uncredited)
• Dead End1937 · as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
• Western Gold1937 · as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
• They Won't Forget1937 · as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
• Wild West Days1937 · as Steve Claggett, Henchman
• One Man Justice1937 · as Red Grindy
• Woman Chases Man1937 · as Process Server (uncredited)
• Two Gun Law1937 · as Kipp Faulkner
• Borderland1937 · as Dandy Morgan
• You Only Live Once1937 · as Guard (uncredited)
• Westbound Mail1937 · as 'Bull' Feeney
• Jungle Jim1937 · as Slade
• Dodge City Trail1936 · as Dawson
• Trail Dust1936 · as Babson
• Ace Drummond1936 · as Paul Wyckoff
• The Three Mesquiteers1936 · as Alden Canfield
• They Met in a Taxi1936 · as Detective
• Crash Donovan1936 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Public Enemy's Wife1936 · as Swartzman
• These Three1936 · as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Call of the Prairie1936 · as Sam Porter
• The Lawless Nineties1936 · as Steele
• The Bridge of Sighs1936 · as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Frank Merriwell1936 · as Henchman Black
• Fast Bullets1936 · as Travis
• Gallant Defender1935 · as Salty Smith
• A Night at the Opera1935 · as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
• Rendezvous1935 · as Sergeant (uncredited)
• The New Frontier1935 · as Kit
• Melody Trail1935 · as Matt Kirby
• Valley of Wanted Men1935 · as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
• Confidential1935 · as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
• Alibi Racket1935 · as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
• The Gay Deception1935 · as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
• Diamond Jim1935 · as Poker Player on Train
• The Adventures of Rex and Rinty1935 · as Mitchell
• The Murder Man1935 · as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
• Silent Valley1935 · as Jim Farley
• Alias Mary Dow1935 · as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
• Circumstantial Evidence1935 · as John Cassidy (uncredited)
• Transient Lady1935 · as Sheriff Angel Verner
• North of Arizona1935 · as George Tully
• Outlaw Rule1935 · as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
• Mystery Mountain1934 · as Tom Henderson
• The Curtain Falls1934 · as Mover
• We're Not Dressing1934 · as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
• Honor of the Range1934 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Twin Husbands1933 · as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
• Fighting With Kit Carson1933 · as Reynolds
• Fighting Texans1933 · as Gur Durkin
• The Lone Avenger1933 · as Burl Adams
• Son of the Border1933 · as Tupper
• Black Beauty1933 · as Hack Driver
• Sucker Money1933 · as George Hunter
• Drum Taps1933 · as Lariat Smith
• The Cheyenne Kid1933 · as Denver Ed
• When a Man Rides Alone1933 · as Montana Slade
• The Wyoming Whirlwind1932 · as Steve Cantrell
• The Devil Horse1932 · as Henchman Curley Bates
• The Forty-Niners1932 · as Squaw O'Hara
• Slightly Married1932 · as Tenant
• The Cowboy Counsellor1932 · as Sheriff Matt Farraday
• Blonde Venus1932 · as Bouncer (uncredited)
• Broadway to Cheyenne1932 · as Al
• The Thirteenth Guest1932 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Hurricane Express1932 · as The Station Agent
• Million Dollar Legs1932 · as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
• A Man's Land1932 · as Steve - Rustler
• The Spirit of the West1932 · as Tom Fallon
• Police Court1932
• South of Santa Fe1932 · as Henchman Wooly
• Galloping Thru1931 · as Sandy Thompson
• The Ridin' Fool1931 · as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
• A Rider of the Plains1931 · as Deputy Bill Gaines
• God's Country and the Man1931 · as Livermore
• The She Wolf1919

All TV Shows (4)

• Annie Oakley1954 · as Pop Wade
• Annie Oakley1954 · as Walt Stone
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951 · as Sheriff (uncredited)
• The Gene Autry Show1950 · as Sheriff