Al Bridge
Acting Born Feb 25, 1891 Died Dec 27, 1957 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 202 credits
Biography
Al Bridge was an American character actor known as a fixture in Westerns and in the comedies of Preston Sturges. Frequently billed as Alan Bridge, he was born Alfred Morton Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1891. Following service as a corporal in the United States Army infantry in the First World War, he joined a theatrical troupe. He dabbled in writing and sold a script to the short film Her Hired Husband in 1930, followed by a B-Western script titled God's Country and the Man in 1931, in which he also made his film debut as an actor. Over his career, he amassed 200 known acting credits in film and television. Al Bridge passed away on December 27, 1957, at the age of sixty-six.
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Career overview
Al Bridge was an American character actor known as a fixture in Westerns and in the comedies of Preston Sturges. Frequently billed as Alan Bridge, he was born Alfred Morton Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1891. Following his service as a corporal in the United States Army infantry in the First World War, Bridge joined a theatrical troupe. He also dabbled in writing, selling a script to the short film Her Hired Husband in 1930. He followed this with a B-Western script titled God's Country and the Man in 1931, in which he also made his film debut as an actor.
Throughout his career, Bridge accumulated 200 known credits in acting. He passed away on December 27, 1957, at the age of 66.
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Annie OakleyAnnie OakleyJubilee TrailHell's OutpostBorn in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Iron Mountain Trail
We're Not Married!The Last MusketeerBarbed Wire
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokStrangers on a TrainOh! SusannaAll That I HaveUtah Wagon Train
The Gene Autry ShowCalifornia PassageHunt the Man DownA Woman of Distinction
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendThe Devil's HenchmenThe Doolins of OklahomaSquadron of Doom
Silver RiverUnfaithfully YoursQuick on the Trigger
Down to EarthT-MenDick Tracy's DilemmaCaliforniaNora Prentiss
It's a Wonderful LifeRoad to UtopiaDeadline at DawnThe Falcon's AlibiAlias Mr. Twilight
They Were ExpendableA Tree Grows in BrooklynSaratoga TrunkSalty O'RourkeShe Wouldn't Say Yes
Hail the Conquering HeroThe Miracle of Morgan's CreekThe Missing Juror
Nobody's DarlingIdahoTenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
SaboteurI Married a WitchThe Talk of the TownThe Palm Beach StoryIn This Our Life
The Lady EveSullivan's TravelsThe Little FoxesHonky TonkThe Face Behind the Mask
Santa Fe TrailDark CommandChristmas in JulyMy Little ChickadeeA Volta do Besouro Verde
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonThe Roaring TwentiesThe Oklahoma KidDevil's IslandThe Phantom Creeps
JezebelMarie AntoinetteCrime SchoolAdventure in SaharaBorn to Be Wild
The Awful TruthYou Only Live OnceDead EndThey Won't ForgetWestbound Mail
These ThreeThe Lawless NinetiesCrash DonovanAce DrummondThe Adventures of Frank Merriwell
A Night at the OperaThe Murder ManThe Gay DeceptionRendezvousDiamond Jim
Honor of the RangeWe're Not DressingMystery MountainThe Curtain Falls
Son of the BorderSucker MoneyFighting With Kit CarsonFighting TexansTwin Husbands
Blonde VenusThe Devil HorseThe Thirteenth GuestMillion Dollar LegsThe Hurricane Express
Galloping ThruA Rider of the PlainsGod's Country and the ManGod's Country and the Man · ScreenplayThe Ridin' Fool
The She Wolf
Full Filmography
202 titles- Annie Oakley (1954) as Pop Wade
- Annie Oakley (1954) as Walt Stone
- Jubilee Trail (1954) as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
- Hell's Outpost (1954) as Banker (uncredited)
- Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954) as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Iron Mountain Trail (1953) as Marshal
- We're Not Married! (1952) as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
- The Last Musketeer (1952) as Lem Shaver
- Barbed Wire (1952) as Homesteader McGraw
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
- Oh! Susanna (1951) as Jake Ledbetter
- All That I Have (1951) as John Biddle
- Utah Wagon Train (1951) as Sam Sickle
- In Old Amarillo (1951) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Sheriff
- California Passage (1950) as Conover
- Hunt the Man Down (1950) as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)
- A Woman of Distinction (1950) as Editor
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) as Sheriff
- The Devil's Henchmen (1949) as Elmer Hood
- The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- Squadron of Doom (1949) as Wyckoff
- Silver River (1948) as Sam Slade
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948) as House Detective
- Quick on the Trigger (1948) as Judge Kormac
- Down to Earth (1947) as Police Captain (uncredited)
- T-Men (1947) as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
- California (1947) as Town Marshal (uncredited)
- Nora Prentiss (1947) as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
- Framed (1947) as (uncredited)
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) as Wild Bill Hickock
- The Mighty McGurk (1947) as Toothless Derelict (uncredited)
- Black Gold (1947) as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian
- Robin Hood Of Texas (1947) as Sheriff
- Messenger of Peace (1947) as Harry Franzmeirer
- The Fabulous Joe (1947) as Florida Club Bartender
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Road to Utopia (1946) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Deadline at Dawn (1946) as Detective Smiley (uncredited)
- The Falcon's Alibi (1946) as Police Inspector Blake
- Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) as Sam Bartlett
- Cross My Heart (1946) as Detective Flynn
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) as Honest John Richards
- Below the Deadline (1946) as Turner
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) as Captain Allen
- They Were Expendable (1945) as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
- Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited)
- Salty O'Rourke (1945) as Bartender (uncredited)
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) as Conductor (uncredited)
- The Jade Mask (1945) as Sheriff Mack
- Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) as Dr. Hicks
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Political Boss
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Mr. Johnson
- The Missing Juror (1944) as Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited)
- Nobody's Darling (1943) as Bum (uncredited)
- Idaho (1943) as Jailer
- Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) as Matt Warner
- Saboteur (1942) as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
- The Talk of the Town (1942) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Conductor
- In This Our Life (1942) as Worker (uncredited)
- Lady in a Jam (1942) as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) as Trustee
- A Man's World (1942) as Captain Peterson
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) as Man
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) as Hobo
- Pardon My Stripes (1942) as Guard (uncredited)
- Bad Men of the Hills (1942) as Mace Arnold
- The Lady Eve (1941) as First Steward (uncredited)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as The Mister
- The Little Foxes (1941) as Dawson (uncredited)
- Honky Tonk (1941) as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
- The Face Behind the Mask (1941) as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
- Honolulu Lu (1941) as Shooting Gallery Proprietor
- Badlands of Dakota (1941) as Plainview Lawman
- Lady from Louisiana (1941) as Captain of Police
- Law of the Range (1941) as Jamison
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Mr. Matthews
- The Lone Rider Rides On (1941) as Bob Cameron
- Rawhide Rangers (1941) as Rawlings
- The Kid's Last Ride (1941) as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden
- Fighting Bill Fargo (1941) as Tom Houston
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
- Dark Command (1940) as Slave Trader
- Christmas in July (1940) as Mr. Hillbeiner
- My Little Chickadee (1940) as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)
- A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) as Ship's Captain
- When the Daltons Rode (1940)
- The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) as Sheriff
- Pioneers of the Frontier (1940) as Marshal Larsen
- Winners of the West (1940) as Captain
- Flowing Gold (1940) as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
- Blazing Six Shooters (1940) as Bert Karsin
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
- Devil's Island (1939) as Captain of the Guards
- The Phantom Creeps (1939) as White Rose Sailor
- Buck Rogers (1939) as Dynamo Room Floor Guard
- Thunder Afloat (1939) as Fisherman (uncredited)
- The Stranger from Texas (1939) as Jeff Browning
- Sons of Liberty (1939) as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Oklahoma Frontier (1939) as Kentuck
- Romance of the Redwoods (1939) as Boss Whittaker
- Blue Montana Skies (1939) as Marshal
- The Man from Sundown (1939) as Slick Larson
- Jezebel (1938) as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
- Crime School (1938) as Mr. Burke
- Adventure in Sahara (1938) as Cpl. Dronov
- Born to Be Wild (1938) as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
- Little Miss Roughneck (1938) as Sheriff
- Gunsmoke Trail (1938) as Sheriff chasing Loma
- Colorado Trail (1938) as Mark Sheldon
- Partners of the Plains (1938) as Scar Lewis
- Two Gun Justice (1938) as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)
- Highway Patrol (1938) as Jarvis
- The Awful Truth (1937) as Motor Cop (uncredited)
- You Only Live Once (1937) as Guard (uncredited)
- Dead End (1937) as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
- They Won't Forget (1937) as Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
- Westbound Mail (1937) as 'Bull' Feeney
- Jungle Jim (1937) as Slade
- Western Gold (1937) as Holman (as Alan Bridge)
- One Man Justice (1937) as Red Grindy
- Wild West Days (1937) as Steve Claggett, Henchman
- Woman Chases Man (1937) as Process Server (uncredited)
- Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) as Capt. Trowbridge
- Springtime in the Rockies (1937) as Briggs
- Borderland (1937) as Dandy Morgan
- Two Gun Law (1937) as Kipp Faulkner
- These Three (1936) as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- The Lawless Nineties (1936) as Steele
- Crash Donovan (1936) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Ace Drummond (1936) as Paul Wyckoff
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) as Henchman Black
- They Met in a Taxi (1936) as Detective
- Dodge City Trail (1936) as Dawson
- The Three Mesquiteers (1936) as Alden Canfield
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Swartzman
- The Bridge of Sighs (1936) as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
- Fast Bullets (1936) as Travis
- Call of the Prairie (1936) as Sam Porter
- Trail Dust (1936) as Babson
- A Night at the Opera (1935) as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
- The Murder Man (1935) as Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
- The Gay Deception (1935) as Jail Attendant (uncredited)
- Rendezvous (1935) as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Diamond Jim (1935) as Poker Player on Train
- Transient Lady (1935) as Sheriff Angel Verner
- Valley of Wanted Men (1935) as Ranger Sergeant Parsons
- The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935) as Mitchell
- The New Frontier (1935) as Kit
- Confidential (1935) as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman
- Gallant Defender (1935) as Salty Smith
- Alias Mary Dow (1935) as Ditch-Digger (uncredited)
- Melody Trail (1935) as Matt Kirby
- Alibi Racket (1935) as Chief Inspector August Wilmer
- Circumstantial Evidence (1935) as John Cassidy (uncredited)
- North of Arizona (1935) as George Tully
- Outlaw Rule (1935) as Deputy Bat Lindstrom
- Silent Valley (1935) as Jim Farley
- Honor of the Range (1934) as Townsman (uncredited)
- We're Not Dressing (1934) as Ship's Officer in Rescue Party (uncredited)
- Mystery Mountain (1934) as Tom Henderson
- The Curtain Falls (1934) as Mover
- Son of the Border (1933) as Tupper
- Sucker Money (1933) as George Hunter
- Fighting With Kit Carson (1933) as Reynolds
- Fighting Texans (1933) as Gur Durkin
- Twin Husbands (1933) as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
- Drum Taps (1933) as Lariat Smith
- When a Man Rides Alone (1933) as Montana Slade
- The Lone Avenger (1933) as Burl Adams
- Black Beauty (1933) as Hack Driver
- The Cheyenne Kid (1933) as Denver Ed
- Blonde Venus (1932) as Bouncer (uncredited)
- The Devil Horse (1932) as Henchman Curley Bates
- The Thirteenth Guest (1932) as Policeman (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Legs (1932) as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)
- The Hurricane Express (1932) as The Station Agent
- The Forty-Niners (1932) as Squaw O'Hara
- Slightly Married (1932) as Tenant
- The Cowboy Counsellor (1932) as Sheriff Matt Farraday
- The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932) as Steve Cantrell
- Police Court (1932)
- The Spirit of the West (1932) as Tom Fallon
- South of Santa Fe (1932) as Henchman Wooly
- A Man's Land (1932) as Steve - Rustler
- Broadway to Cheyenne (1932) as Al
- Galloping Thru (1931) as Sandy Thompson
- A Rider of the Plains (1931) as Deputy Bill Gaines
- God's Country and the Man (1931) as Livermore
- God's Country and the Man (1931) Screenplay
- The Ridin' Fool (1931) as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)
- The She Wolf (1919)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Al Bridge best known for?
Al Bridge is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Annie Oakley (1954), Annie Oakley (1954), We're Not Married! (1952), The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951).
When and where was Al Bridge born?
Al Bridge was born on February 25, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on December 27, 1957.
How many credits does Al Bridge have?
Al Bridge has accumulated over 202 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1931 to 1954.
What is Al Bridge's background in cinema and television?
Al Bridge was an American character actor known as a fixture in Westerns and in the comedies of Preston Sturges. Frequently billed as Alan Bridge, he was born Alfred Morton Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1891. Following service as a corporal in the United States Army infantry in the First World W...