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