Al Bridge
Acting
1891-02-25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
movieHell's Outpost
as Banker (uncredited) · 1954 · 5.5
movieJubilee Trail
as Mr. Turner (uncredited) · 1954 · 5.2
movieBorn in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Hotel Desk Clerk · 1954 · 7.0
tvAnnie Oakley
as Pop Wade · 1954 · 5.6
tvAnnie Oakley
as Walt Stone · 1954 · 5.6
movieIron Mountain Trail
as Marshal · 1953 · 6.5
movieBarbed Wire
as Homesteader McGraw · 1952 · 6.5
movieWe're Not Married!
as Detective Magnus (uncredited) · 1952 · 5.9
movieThe Last Musketeer
as Lem Shaver · 1952 · 8.0
movieUtah Wagon Train
as Sam Sickle · 1951 · 6.7
movieAll That I Have
as John Biddle · 1951 · 6.0
movieStrangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited) · 1951 · 7.7
movieIn Old Amarillo
as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1951 · 8.0
tvThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1951 · 5.3
movieOh! Susanna
as Jake Ledbetter · 1951 · 7.0
movieHunt the Man Down
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) · 1950 · 6.3
movieCalifornia Passage
as Conover · 1950 · 6.5
tvThe Gene Autry Show
as Sheriff · 1950 · 4.7
movieA Woman of Distinction
as Editor · 1950 · 7.0
movieSquadron of Doom
as Wyckoff · 1949 · 10.0
movieThe Devil's Henchmen
as Elmer Hood · 1949 · 7.5
movieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Sheriff · 1949 · 5.9
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) · 1949 · 6.8
movieQuick on the Trigger
as Judge Kormac · 1948 · 6.5