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Al Bridge

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 25, 1891 (Died at 66)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1931 – 1957
Known Credits198 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.4

Al Bridge

Also known as:Alan BridgeAlfred Morton Bridge
Total Works

198

195 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
7.7
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
7.4
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 198 titles featuring Al Bridge

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
7.7

as Tennis Judge (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Senator Dwight (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
7.4

as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)

Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie

as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)

Sullivan's Travels
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
1941•movie

as The Mister

The Lady Eve
7.3
The Lady Eve
1941•movie

as First Steward (uncredited)

The Awful Truth
7.2
The Awful Truth
1937•movie

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie

as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)

Jezebel
7.0
Jezebel
1938•movie

as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
7.0

as Conductor

The Little Foxes
7.5
The Little Foxes
1941•movie

as Dawson (uncredited)

You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937•movie

as Guard (uncredited)

Dead End
7.0
Dead End
1937•movie

as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)

Blonde Venus
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932•movie

as Bouncer (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
6.5

as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)

The Talk of the Town
7.4

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Unfaithfully Yours
7.2
Unfaithfully Yours
1948•movie

as House Detective

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.8

as Mr. Johnson

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5

as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)

T-Men
6.8
T-Men
1947•movie

as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Christmas in July
7.0
Christmas in July
1940•movie

as Mr. Hillbeiner

Hail the Conquering Hero
7.1

as Political Boss

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.4
Dark Command
1940•movie

as Slave Trader

In This Our Life
6.9
In This Our Life
1942•movie

as Worker (uncredited)

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

as Flop House Manager (uncredited)

Framed
6.5
Framed
1947•movie

as (uncredited)

These Three
7.1
These Three
1936•movie

as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Detective Smiley (uncredited)

My Little Chickadee
6.4

as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid
6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939•movie

as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
6.4

as Wild Bill Hickock

They Won't Forget
5.9
They Won't Forget
1937•movie

as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Sam Slade

We're Not Married!
6.0
We're Not Married!
1952•movie

as Detective Magnus (uncredited)

Down to Earth
6.0
Down to Earth
1947•movie

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
5.6

as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)

Crime School
6.4
Crime School
1938•movie

as Mr. Burke

The Phantom Creeps
4.5
The Phantom Creeps
1939•movie

as White Rose Sailor

Nora Prentiss
6.3
Nora Prentiss
1947•movie

as New York City Policeman (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode
6.2
California
6.8
California
1947•movie

as Town Marshal (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
6.8

as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Guest
5.2

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Jade Mask
6.2
The Jade Mask
1945•movie

as Sheriff Mack

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)

Honky Tonk
6.3
Honky Tonk
1941•movie

as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down
6.3
Hunt the Man Down
1950•movie

as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)

The Hurricane Express
5.4

as The Station Agent

The Murder Man
7.1
The Murder Man
1935•movie

as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)

Lady from Louisiana
5.4

as Captain of Police

The New Frontier
4.9
The New Frontier
1935•movie

as Kit

Buck Rogers
6.1
Buck Rogers
1939•movie

as Dynamo Room Floor Guard

Devil's Island
5.7
Devil's Island
1939•movie

as Captain of the Guards

Shadows Over Chinatown
6.2

as Captain Allen

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Furniture Mover (uncredited)

The Falcon's Alibi
5.4
The Falcon's Alibi
1946•movie

as Police Inspector Blake

Rendezvous
4.9
Rendezvous
1935•movie

as Sergeant (uncredited)

The Lawless Nineties
5.5

as Steele

Sons of Liberty
6.3
Sons of Liberty
1939•movie

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Adventure in Sahara
5.8

as Cpl. Dronov

The Gay Deception
6.4
The Gay Deception
1935•movie

as Jail Attendant (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

We're Not Dressing
6.7
We're Not Dressing
1934•movie

as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
6.0
Salty O'Rourke
1945•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

Badlands of Dakota
6.0
Badlands of Dakota
1941•movie

as Plainview Lawman

Annie Oakley
5.5
1 eps
Annie Oakley
1954•series

as Pop Wade

Jubilee Trail
5.2
Jubilee Trail
1954•movie

as Mr. Turner (uncredited)

Woman Chases Man
5.9
Woman Chases Man
1937•movie

as Process Server (uncredited)

Flowing Gold
6.7
Flowing Gold
1940•movie

as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

The Missing Juror
6.3
The Missing Juror
1944•movie

as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
6.6

as Dr. Hicks

The Mighty McGurk
6.7
The Mighty McGurk
1947•movie

as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)

Sucker Money
5.2
Sucker Money
1933•movie

as George Hunter

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.4

as Trustee

Below the Deadline
4.9
Below the Deadline
1946•movie

as Turner

Public Enemy's Wife
6.4

as Swartzman

Broadway to Cheyenne
5.0

as Al

She Wouldn't Say Yes
6.4

as Conductor (uncredited)

Alias Mr. Twilight
6.1
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946•movie

as Sam Bartlett

Hell's Outpost
5.5
Hell's Outpost
1954•movie

as Banker (uncredited)

Slightly Married
6.3
Slightly Married
1932•movie

as Tenant

Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as Fisherman (uncredited)

Confidential
6.3
Confidential
1935•movie

as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.8

as Ship's Captain

The Courageous Dr. Christian
6.2

as Sheriff

Alibi Racket
6.2
Alibi Racket
1935•movie

as Chief Inspector August Wilmer

The Fabulous Joe
5.5
The Fabulous Joe
1947•movie

as Florida Club Bartender

Twin Husbands
4.7
Twin Husbands
1933•movie

as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3
1 eps

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Gene Autry Show
4.7
2 eps
The Gene Autry Show
1950•series

as Sheriff

Jungle Jim
5.4
Jungle Jim
1937•movie

as Slade

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as Mr. Matthews

Police Court
5.8
Police Court
1932•movie
A Woman of Distinction
7.0

as Editor

Springtime in the Rockies
5.5

as Briggs

The Kid's Last Ride
4.8

as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden

The Cowboy Counsellor
6.0

as Sheriff Matt Farraday

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
7.2

as Mitchell

Melody Trail
5.2
Melody Trail
1935•movie

as Matt Kirby

North of Arizona
5.4
North of Arizona
1935•movie

as George Tully

Drum Taps
5.5
Drum Taps
1933•movie

as Lariat Smith

They Met in a Taxi
6.8
They Met in a Taxi
1936•movie

as Detective

The Man Who Returned to Life
7.2

as Hobo

Call of the Prairie
5.8

as Sam Porter

Meet the Stewarts
5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942•movie

as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Man

Idaho
6.2
Idaho
1943•movie

as Jailer

Circumstantial Evidence
6.2

as John Cassidy (uncredited)

Alias Mary Dow
7.2
Alias Mary Dow
1935•movie

as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)

In Old Amarillo
8.0
In Old Amarillo
1951•movie

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Fast Bullets
5.7
Fast Bullets
1936•movie

as Travis

Valley of Wanted Men
6.3

as Ranger Sergeant Parsons

Ace Drummond
7.0
Ace Drummond
1936•movie

as Paul Wyckoff

Black Gold
7.0
Black Gold
1947•movie

as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian

Honor of the Range
6.3
Honor of the Range
1934•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Son of the Border
7.3
Son of the Border
1933•movie

as Tupper

The Wyoming Whirlwind
5.0

as Steve Cantrell

Partners of the Plains
5.0

as Scar Lewis

Rawhide Rangers
6.7
Rawhide Rangers
1941•movie

as Rawlings

Transient Lady
6.3
Transient Lady
1935•movie

as Sheriff Angel Verner

Trail Dust
5.3
Trail Dust
1936•movie

as Babson

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
5.7

as Henchman Black

The Devil Horse
5.7
The Devil Horse
1932•movie

as Henchman Curley Bates

California Passage
6.0
California Passage
1950•movie

as Conover

Honolulu Lu
5.8
Honolulu Lu
1941•movie

as Shooting Gallery Proprietor

Utah Wagon Train
6.7
Utah Wagon Train
1951•movie

as Sam Sickle

The Devil's Henchmen
7.5

as Elmer Hood

The Bridge of Sighs
8.0

as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

A Man's Land
7.5
A Man's Land
1932•movie

as Steve - Rustler

Two Gun Justice
7.5
Two Gun Justice
1938•movie

as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)

Born to Be Wild
7.5
Born to Be Wild
1938•movie

as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)

Fighting With Kit Carson
6.5

as Reynolds

Pardon My Stripes
6.5
Pardon My Stripes
1942•movie

as Guard (uncredited)

Barbed Wire
6.5
Barbed Wire
1952•movie

as Homesteader McGraw

Mystery Mountain
6.5
Mystery Mountain
1934•movie

as Tom Henderson

Gunsmoke Trail
6.0
Gunsmoke Trail
1938•movie

as Sheriff chasing Loma

The Curtain Falls
6.0
The Curtain Falls
1934•movie

as Mover

Borderland
7.5
Borderland
1937•movie

as Dandy Morgan

Quick on the Trigger
6.5

as Judge Kormac

Oh! Susanna
7.0
Oh! Susanna
1951•movie

as Jake Ledbetter

The Cheyenne Kid
5.5
The Cheyenne Kid
1933•movie

as Denver Ed

Oklahoma Frontier
6.0
Oklahoma Frontier
1939•movie

as Kentuck

Romance of the Redwoods
7.0

as Boss Whittaker

Dodge City Trail
3.0
Dodge City Trail
1936•movie

as Dawson

Diamond Jim
6.5
Diamond Jim
1935•movie

as Poker Player on Train

Fighting Bill Fargo
7.0

as Tom Houston

Law of the Range
6.5
Law of the Range
1941•movie

as Jamison

All That I Have
6.0
All That I Have
1951•movie

as John Biddle

The Three Mesquiteers
7.0

as Alden Canfield

A Man's World
7.0
A Man's World
1942•movie

as Captain Peterson

South of Santa Fe
5.5
South of Santa Fe
1932•movie

as Henchman Wooly

Blue Montana Skies
4.5
Blue Montana Skies
1939•movie

as Marshal

Iron Mountain Trail
6.5

as Marshal

When a Man Rides Alone
6.5

as Montana Slade

Galloping Thru
6.5
Galloping Thru
1931•movie

as Sandy Thompson

One Man Justice
6.5
One Man Justice
1937•movie

as Red Grindy

Miss Susie Slagle's
8.5

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Nobody's Darling
8.0
Nobody's Darling
1943•movie

as Bum (uncredited)

The Forty-Niners
9.0
The Forty-Niners
1932•movie

as Squaw O'Hara

The Ridin' Fool
10.0
The Ridin' Fool
1931•movie

as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)

Western Gold
9.0
Western Gold
1937•movie

as Holman (as Alan Bridge)

The Stranger from Texas
8.0

as Jeff Browning

Squadron of Doom
10.0
Squadron of Doom
1949•movie

as Wyckoff

The Lone Avenger
10.0
The Lone Avenger
1933•movie

as Burl Adams

Gallant Defender
9.0
Gallant Defender
1935•movie

as Salty Smith

Wild West Days
8.0
Wild West Days
1937•movie

as Steve Claggett, Henchman

The Spirit of the West
7.0

as Tom Fallon

Cross My Heart
9.0
Cross My Heart
1946•movie

as Detective Flynn

A Rider of the Plains
9.0

as Deputy Bill Gaines

Winners of the West
7.0

as Captain

Two Gun Law
10.0
Two Gun Law
1937•movie

as Kipp Faulkner

The Man from Sundown
10.0

as Slick Larson

Robin Hood Of Texas
7.0

as Sheriff

Tim Tyler's Luck
7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937•movie

as Capt. Trowbridge

Messenger of Peace
8.0
Messenger of Peace
1947•movie

as Harry Franzmeirer

Blazing Six Shooters
8.0

as Bert Karsin

The Last Musketeer
8.0
The Last Musketeer
1952•movie

as Lem Shaver

Bad Men of the Hills
8.0

as Mace Arnold

Pioneers of the Frontier
9.0

as Marshal Larsen

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
9.0

as Matt Warner

Silent Valley
10.0
Silent Valley
1935•movie

as Jim Farley

Colorado Trail
8.0
Colorado Trail
1938•movie

as Mark Sheldon

Outlaw Rule
9.0
Outlaw Rule
1935•movie

as Deputy Bat Lindstrom

Crash Donovan
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936•movie

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Singin' in the Corn
7.0

as Honest John Richards

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
7.0

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Little Miss Roughneck
10.0

as Sheriff

God's Country and the Man
8.0

as Livermore

Black Beauty
10.0
Black Beauty
1933•movie

as Hack Driver

Fighting Texans
9.0
Fighting Texans
1933•movie

as Gur Durkin

Westbound Mail
8.0
Westbound Mail
1937•movie

as 'Bull' Feeney

The Lone Rider Rides On
9.0

as Bob Cameron