Al Bridge
Age: N/A | From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Alan Bridge , Alfred Morton Bridge
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 148
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) Sheriff (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1951) Sheriff (uncredited)
Annie Oakley
(1954) Walt Stone
They Were Expendable
(1945) Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Saboteur
(1942) Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
(1940) Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
(1937) Guard (uncredited)
Jezebel
(1938) New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Banker (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Turner (uncredited) | ||
| Hotel Desk Clerk | ||
| Pop Wade | ||
| Walt Stone | ||
| 1953 | Marshal | |
| 1952 | Homesteader McGraw | |
| Detective Magnus (uncredited) | ||
| Lem Shaver | ||
| 1951 | Sam Sickle | |
| John Biddle | ||
| Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Jake Ledbetter | ||
| 1950 | Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) | |
| Conover | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| 1949 | Wyckoff | |
| Elmer Hood | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | House Detective | |
| Judge Kormac | ||
| Sam Slade | ||
| 1947 | Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) | |
| Harry Franzmeirer | ||
| Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian | ||
| Florida Club Bartender | ||
| Police Captain (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Cudd (uncredited) | ||
| Wild Bill Hickock | ||
| New York City Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Town Marshal (uncredited) | ||
| Toothless Derelict (uncredited) | ||
| 1946 | Honest John Richards | |
| Sam Bartlett | ||
| Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Detective Flynn | ||
| Turner | ||
| Captain Allen | ||
| Police Inspector Blake | ||
| Detective Smiley (uncredited) | ||
| Ship Captain (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) | |
| Conductor | ||
| Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Hicks | ||
| Cheap Charlie (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff Mack | ||
| 1944 | Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited) | |
| Mr. Johnson | ||
| Political Boss | ||
| 1943 | Bum (uncredited) | |
| Jailer | ||
| Matt Warner | ||
| 1942 | Second Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Captain Peterson | ||
| Conductor | ||
| Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Mace Arnold | ||
| Furniture Mover (uncredited) | ||
| Police Turnkey (uncredited) | ||
| Worker (uncredited) | ||
| Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Trustee | ||
| Hobo | ||
| Man | ||
| Guard (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Shooting Gallery Proprietor | |
| Tom Houston | ||
| The Mister | ||
| Townsman at Meeting House | ||
| Plainview Lawman | ||
| Dawson (uncredited) | ||
| Rawlings | ||
| Jamison | ||
| Captain of Police | ||
| Mr. Matthews | ||
| First Steward (uncredited) | ||
| Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden | ||
| Bob Cameron | ||
| 1940 | Ship's Captain | |
| Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Hillbeiner | ||
| Highway Patrolman (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Captain | ||
| Slave Trader | ||
| Bert Karsin | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Marshal Larsen | ||
| Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Jeff Browning | |
| Ship Captain (uncredited) | ||
| Senator Dwight (uncredited) | ||
| Kentuck | ||
| Fisherman (uncredited) | ||
| Slick Larson | ||
| Prisoner (uncredited) | ||
| Marshal | ||
| Dynamo Room Floor Guard | ||
| Boss Whittaker | ||
| Would-Be Settler (uncredited) | ||
| White Rose Sailor | ||
| Captain of the Guards | ||
| 1938 | Cpl. Dronov | |
| Mark Sheldon | ||
| Official in Passport Office (uncredited) | ||
| Jarvis | ||
| Sheriff chasing Loma | ||
| Mr. Burke | ||
| Sheriff (as Al Bridges) | ||
| New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Scar Lewis | ||
| 1937 | Capt. Trowbridge | |
| Briggs | ||
| Motor Cop (uncredited) | ||
| Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited) | ||
| Holman (as Alan Bridge) | ||
| Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) | ||
| Steve Claggett, Henchman | ||
| Process Server (uncredited) | ||
| Kipp Faulkner | ||
| Dandy Morgan | ||
| Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Slade | ||
| 1936 | Dawson | |
| Babson | ||
| Paul Wyckoff | ||
| Alden Canfield | ||
| Detective | ||
| Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Swartzman | ||
| Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) | ||
| Sam Porter | ||
| Steele | ||
| Ballistics Expert (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Black | ||
| Travis | ||
| 1935 | Salty Smith | |
| Immigration Inspector (uncredited) | ||
| Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Kit | ||
| Matt Kirby | ||
| Ranger Sergeant Parsons | ||
| Hanover - Walsh's Henchman | ||
| Chief Inspector August Wilmer | ||
| Jail Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Poker Player on Train | ||
| Mitchell | ||
| Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Farley | ||
| Ditch-Digger (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff Angel Verner | ||
| George Tully | ||
| Deputy Bat Lindstrom | ||
| 1934 | Tom Henderson | |
| Mover | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| 1933 | Reynolds | |
| Gur Durkin | ||
| Burl Adams | ||
| Tupper | ||
| Hack Driver | ||
| George Hunter | ||
| Lariat Smith | ||
| Denver Ed | ||
| Montana Slade | ||
| 1932 | Steve Cantrell | |
| Henchman Curley Bates | ||
| Squaw O'Hara | ||
| Tenant | ||
| Sheriff Matt Farraday | ||
| Bouncer (uncredited) | ||
| Al | ||
| Policeman (Uncredited) | ||
| The Station Agent | ||
| Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) | ||
| Steve - Rustler | ||
| Tom Fallon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Henchman Wooly | ||
| 1931 | Sandy Thompson | |
| Nikkos (as Al Bridges) | ||
| Deputy Bill Gaines | ||
| Livermore | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |