
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…
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Sheriff (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Dwight (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
The Mister
Saboteur
Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
First Steward (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
Motor Cop (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (199)
Movies (196)
Jubilee Trail
1954as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Hell's Outpost
1954as Banker (uncredited)
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954as Hotel Desk Clerk
Iron Mountain Trail
1953as Marshal
The Last Musketeer
1952as Lem Shaver
We're Not Married!
1952as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
Barbed Wire
1952as Homesteader McGraw
Strangers on a Train
1951as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Oh! Susanna
1951as Jake Ledbetter
In Old Amarillo
1951as Sheriff (uncredited)
Utah Wagon Train
1951as Sam Sickle
All That I Have
1951as John Biddle
A Woman of Distinction
1950as Editor
Hunt the Man Down
1950as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
California Passage
1950as Conover
The Devil's Henchmen
1949as Elmer Hood
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949as Sheriff
Squadron of Doom
1949as Wyckoff
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Quick on the Trigger
1948as Judge Kormac
Silver River
1948as Sam Slade
Unfaithfully Yours
1948as House Detective
The Fabulous Joe
1947as Florida Club Bartender
Nora Prentiss
1947as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
T-Men
1947as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
California
1947as Town Marshal (uncredited)
Framed
1947as (uncredited)
Black Gold
1947as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947as Wild Bill Hickock
Down to Earth
1947as Police Captain (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
Messenger of Peace
1947as Harry Franzmeirer
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947as Sheriff
The Mighty McGurk
1947as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Sheriff (uncredited)
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946as Captain Allen
Deadline at Dawn
1946as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
1946as Honest John Richards
Road to Utopia
1946as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
1946as Turner
Cross My Heart
1946as Detective Flynn
The Falcon's Alibi
1946as Police Inspector Blake
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946as Sam Bartlett
The Jade Mask
1945as Sheriff Mack
They Were Expendable
1945as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945as Dr. Hicks
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945as Bartender (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945as Conductor (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
1944as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944as Political Boss
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944as Mr. Johnson
Idaho
1943as Jailer
Nobody's Darling
1943as Bum (uncredited)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943as Matt Warner
Meet the Stewarts
1942as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942as Conductor
In This Our Life
1942as Worker (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
1942as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
A Man's World
1942as Captain Peterson
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942as Trustee
Lady in a Jam
1942as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
1942as Guard (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942as Man
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942as Hobo
Bad Men of the Hills
1942as Mace Arnold
The Kid's Last Ride
1941as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
Lady from Louisiana
1941as Captain of Police
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941as Bob Cameron
Rawhide Rangers
1941as Rawlings
The Lady Eve
1941as First Steward (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941as The Mister
The Little Foxes
1941as Dawson (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Badlands of Dakota
1941as Plainview Lawman
The Face Behind the Mask
1941as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
Law of the Range
1941as Jamison
Honolulu Lu
1941as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941as Mr. Matthews
Fighting Bill Fargo
1941as Tom Houston
Pioneers of the Frontier
1940as Marshal Larsen
Santa Fe Trail
1940as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Blazing Six Shooters
1940as Bert Karsin
My Little Chickadee
1940as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
Christmas in July
1940as Mr. Hillbeiner
Flowing Gold
1940as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Dark Command
1940as Slave Trader
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940as Ship's Captain
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Winners of the West
1940as Captain
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940as Sheriff
The Stranger from Texas
1939as Jeff Browning
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939as Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939as White Rose Sailor
Oklahoma Frontier
1939as Kentuck
Devil's Island
1939as Captain of the Guards
Thunder Afloat
1939as Fisherman (uncredited)
Buck Rogers
1939as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
The Oklahoma Kid
1939as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Blue Montana Skies
1939as Marshal
Sons of Liberty
1939as Prisoner (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
1939as Boss Whittaker
The Man from Sundown
1939as Slick Larson
Crime School
1938as Mr. Burke
Jezebel
1938as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
1938as Jarvis
Partners of the Plains
1938as Scar Lewis
Marie Antoinette
1938as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Adventure in Sahara
1938as Cpl. Dronov
Little Miss Roughneck
1938as Sheriff
Gunsmoke Trail
1938as Sheriff chasing Loma
Colorado Trail
1938as Mark Sheldon
Born to Be Wild
1938as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Two Gun Justice
1938as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
Two Gun Law
1937as Kipp Faulkner
Wild West Days
1937as Steve Claggett, Henchman
Woman Chases Man
1937as Process Server (uncredited)
Borderland
1937as Dandy Morgan
The Awful Truth
1937as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
1937as Slade
You Only Live Once
1937as Guard (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937as Capt. Trowbridge
Dead End
1937as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
Western Gold
1937as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
One Man Justice
1937as Red Grindy
They Won't Forget
1937as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
1937as Briggs
Westbound Mail
1937as 'Bull' Feeney
The Bridge of Sighs
1936as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Public Enemy's Wife
1936as Swartzman
Call of the Prairie
1936as Sam Porter
Trail Dust
1936as Babson
They Met in a Taxi
1936as Detective
Ace Drummond
1936as Paul Wyckoff
Dodge City Trail
1936as Dawson
These Three
1936as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Fast Bullets
1936as Travis
The Three Mesquiteers
1936as Alden Canfield
Crash Donovan
1936as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lawless Nineties
1936as Steele
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936as Henchman Black
The Murder Man
1935as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
The New Frontier
1935as Kit
A Night at the Opera
1935as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
Confidential
1935as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
Diamond Jim
1935as Poker Player on Train
Transient Lady
1935as Sheriff Angel Verner
The Gay Deception
1935as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935as Mitchell
Gallant Defender
1935as Salty Smith
Rendezvous
1935as Sergeant (uncredited)
North of Arizona
1935as George Tully
Valley of Wanted Men
1935as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
Outlaw Rule
1935as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
Alias Mary Dow
1935as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1935as John Cassidy (uncredited)
Silent Valley
1935as Jim Farley
Alibi Racket
1935as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
Melody Trail
1935as Matt Kirby
Mystery Mountain
1934as Tom Henderson
We're Not Dressing
1934as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
1934as Townsman (uncredited)
The Curtain Falls
1934as Mover
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933as Reynolds
The Lone Avenger
1933as Burl Adams
Black Beauty
1933as Hack Driver
Sucker Money
1933as George Hunter
Twin Husbands
1933as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Drum Taps
1933as Lariat Smith
Son of the Border
1933as Tupper
Fighting Texans
1933as Gur Durkin
The Cheyenne Kid
1933as Denver Ed
When a Man Rides Alone
1933as Montana Slade
The Forty-Niners
1932as Squaw O'Hara
Blonde Venus
1932as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
1932as Steve Cantrell
The Thirteenth Guest
1932as Policeman (uncredited)
The Devil Horse
1932as Henchman Curley Bates
South of Santa Fe
1932as Henchman Wooly
Million Dollar Legs
1932as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
1932as The Station Agent
The Spirit of the West
1932as Tom Fallon
Slightly Married
1932as Tenant
The Cowboy Counsellor
1932as Sheriff Matt Farraday
Police Court
1932
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932as Al
A Man's Land
1932as Steve - Rustler
God's Country and the Man
1931as Livermore
Galloping Thru
1931as Sandy Thompson
The Ridin' Fool
1931as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
A Rider of the Plains
1931as Deputy Bill Gaines
The She Wolf
1919Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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