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Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Actor · Born 1891-02-25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Sheriff (uncredited)
  2. Strangers on a Train (1951) — Tennis Judge (uncredited)
  3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Senator Dwight (uncredited)
  4. A Night at the Opera (1935) — Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
  5. Saboteur (1942) — Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
  6. Sullivan's Travels (1941) — The Mister
  7. The Lady Eve (1941) — First Steward (uncredited)
  8. The Awful Truth (1937) — Motor Cop (uncredited)
  9. The Roaring Twenties (1939) — Ship Captain (uncredited)
  10. I Married a Witch (1942) — Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
  11. Jezebel (1938) — New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
  12. The Palm Beach Story (1942) — Conductor
  13. The Little Foxes (1941) — Dawson (uncredited)
  14. You Only Live Once (1937) — Guard (uncredited)
  15. Dead End (1937) — Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
  16. Blonde Venus (1932) — Bouncer (uncredited)
  17. They Were Expendable (1945) — Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
  18. The Talk of the Town (1942) — Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  19. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) — House Detective
  20. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) — Mr. Johnson
  21. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
  22. T-Men (1947) — Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
  23. Christmas in July (1940) — Mr. Hillbeiner
  24. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) — Political Boss
  25. Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
  26. Dark Command (1940) — Slave Trader
  27. In This Our Life (1942) — Worker (uncredited)
  28. Road to Utopia (1946) — Ship Captain (uncredited)
  29. Framed (1947) — (uncredited)
  30. The Face Behind the Mask (1941) — Flop House Manager (uncredited)
  31. These Three (1936) — Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
  32. Marie Antoinette (1938) — Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
  33. Deadline at Dawn (1946) — Detective Smiley (uncredited)
  34. My Little Chickadee (1940) — Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
  35. The Oklahoma Kid (1939) — Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
  36. They Won't Forget (1937) — Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
  37. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) — Wild Bill Hickock
  38. Silver River (1948) — Sam Slade
  39. We're Not Married! (1952) — Detective Magnus (uncredited)
  40. Down to Earth (1947) — Police Captain (uncredited)