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Al Bridge

Actor | * 02/26/1891 († 66, 12/27/1957) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy moustache. Sometimes credited as Alan Bridge, and frequently not credited onscreen at all, he appeared in many westerns, especially in the Hopalong Cassidy series, where he played crooked sheriffs and henchmen. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Romance / Love

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Movies with Al Bridge as Actor(163)

as Banker (uncredited)1954 Hell's Outpost
as Marshal1953 Iron Mountain Trail
as Lem Shaver1952 The Last Musketeer
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)1952 We're Not Married!
as Homesteader McGraw1952 Barbed Wire
as John Biddle1951 All That I Have
as Sam Sickle1951 Utah Wagon Train
as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)1950 Hunt the Man Down
as Conover1950 California Passage
as Elmer Hood1949 The Devil's Henchman
as Wyckoff1949 Squadron of Doom
as Judge Kormac1948 Quick on the Trigger
as Sam Slade1948 Silver River
as House Detective1948 Unfaithfully Yours
1947 Framed
as Florida Club Bartender1947 The Fabulous Joe
as Mr. Cudd (uncredited)1947 Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Dr. Jonas - Veterinarian1947 Black Gold
as Wild Bill Hickock1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Sheriff1947 Robin Hood Of Texas
as Sheriff (uncredited)1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Captain Allen1946 Shadows Over Chinatown
as Police Inspector Blake1946 The Falcon's Alibi
as Honest John Richards1946 Singin' in the Corn
as Detective Flynn1946 Cross My Heart
as Sam Bartlett1946 Alias Mr. Twilight
as Detective Smiley (uncredited)1946 Deadline at Dawn
as Turner1946 Below the Deadline
as Ship Captain (uncredited)1945 Road to Utopia
as Sheriff Mack1945 Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
as Bartender (uncredited)1945 Salty O'Rourke
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Conductor (uncredited)1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Political Boss1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
as Deputy Sheriff Ben (Uncredited)1944 The Missing Juror
as Jailer1943 Idaho
as Bum (uncredited)1943 Nobody's Darling
as Conductor1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Captain Peterson1942 A Man's World
as Mace Arnold1942 Bad Men of the Hills
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)1942 I Married a Witch
as Worker (uncredited)1942 In This Our Life
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1942 The Talk of the Town
as Police Turnkey (Uncredited)1942 Meet the Stewarts
as Tom Houston1941 Fighting Bill Fargo
as Townsman at Meeting House1941 Honky Tonk
as The Mister1941 Sullivan's Travels
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor1941 Honolulu Lu
as Mr. Matthews1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Jamison1941 Law of the Range
as Bob Harmon / Jim Breeden1941 The Kid's Last Ride
as Plainview Lawman1941 Badlands Of Dakota
as First Steward (uncredited)1941 The Lady Eve
as Bob Cameron1941 The Lone Rider Rides On
as Rawlings1941 Rawhide Rangers
as Dawson (uncredited)1941 The Little Foxes
as Captain of Police1941 Lady from Louisiana
as Marshal Larsen1940 Pioneers of the Frontier
as Slave Trader1940 Dark Command
as Bert Karsin1940 Blazing Six Shooters
as Captain1940 Winners of the West
as Mr. Hillbeiner1940 Christmas in July
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)1940 Flowing Gold
as Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)1940 Santa Fe Trail
as Ship's Captain1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited)1940 My Little Chickadee
as Jeff Browning1939 The Stranger from Texas
as Slick Larson1939 The Man from Sundown
as Captain of the Guards1939 Devil's Island
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)1939 The Oklahoma Kid
as Marshal1939 Blue Montana Skies
as Fisherman (uncredited)1939 Thunder Afloat
as Dynamo Room Floor Guard1939 Buck Rogers
as Kentuck1939 Oklahoma Frontier
as Boss Whittaker1939 Romance of the Redwoods
as Prisoner (uncredited)1939 Sons of Liberty
as White Rose Sailor1939 The Phantom Creeps
as Ship Captain (uncredited)1939 The Roaring Twenties
as Sheriff (as Al Bridges)1938 Two Gun Justice
as Mark Sheldon1938 Colorado Trail
as Cpl. Dronov1938 Adventure in Sahara
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)1938 Jezebel
as Sheriff chasing Loma1938 Gunsmoke Trail
as Mr. Burke1938 Crime School
as Sheriff1938 Little Miss Roughneck
as Official in Passport Office (uncredited)1938 Marie Antoinette
as Scar Lewis1938 Partners of the Plains
as Motor Cop (uncredited)1937 The Awful Truth
as Guard (uncredited)1937 You Only Live Once
as Process Server (uncredited)1937 Woman Chases Man
as Kipp Faulkner1937 Two Gun Law
as Holman (as Alan Bridge)1937 Western Gold
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (Uncredited)1937 Dead End
as Dandy Morgan1937 Borderland
as Slade1937 Jungle Jim
as Steve Claggett, Henchman1937 Wild West Days
as Capt. Trowbridge1937 Tim Tyler's Luck
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1936 Crash Donovan
as Alden Canfield1936 The Three Mesquiteers
as Detective1936 They Met in a Taxi
as Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)1936 These Three
as Ballistics Expert (uncredited)1936 The Bridge of Sighs
as Dawson1936 Dodge City Trail
as Sam Porter1936 Call of the Prairie
as Henchman Black1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Travis1936 Fast Bullets
as Steele1936 The Lawless Nineties
as Swartzman1936 Public Enemy's Wife
as Paul Wyckoff1936 Ace Drummond
as Salty Smith1935 Gallant Defender
as George Tully1935 North of Arizona
as Kit1935 The New Frontier
as Sheriff Angel Verner1935 Transient Lady
as Matt Kirby1935 Melody Trail
as Poker Player on Train1935 Diamond Jim
as Chief Inspector August Wilmer1935 Alibi Racket
as Jim Farley1935 Silent Valley
as Hanover - Walsh's Henchman1935 Confidential
as Ranger Sergeant Parsons1935 Valley of Wanted Men
as Deputy Bat Lindstrom1935 Outlaw Rule
as Townsman (uncredited)1934 Honor of the Range
as Mover1934 The Curtain Falls
as Tom Henderson1934 Mystery Mountain
as Tupper1933 Son of the Border
as Gur Durkin1933 Fighting Texans
as George Hunter1933 Sucker Money
as Lariat Smith1933 Drum Taps
as Burl Adams1933 The Lone Avenger
as Reynolds1933 Fighting With Kit Carson
as Hack Driver1933 Black Beauty
as Montana Slade1933 When a Man Rides Alone
as Denver Ed1933 The Cheyenne Kid
as Steve Cantrell1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind
as Steve - Rustler1932 A Man's Land
as Tom Fallon1932 The Spirit of the West
as The Station Agent1932 The Hurricane Express
as Bouncer (uncredited)1932 Blonde Venus
as Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)1932 Million Dollar Legs
as Policeman (Uncredited)1932 The Thirteenth Guest
as Henchman Wooly1932 South of Santa Fe
as Henchman Curley Bates1932 The Devil Horse
as Squaw O'Hara1932 The Forty-Niners
as Sheriff Matt Farraday1932 The Cowboy Counsellor
as Tenant1932 Slightly Married
as Nikkos (as Al Bridges)1931 The Ridin' Fool
as Sandy Thompson1931 Galloping Thru
as Livermore1931 God's Country and the Man

TV Shows/Series with Al Bridge as Actor(1)

as Walt Stone1954 Annie Oakley

Movies with Al Bridge as Crew(1)

Writing/Screenplay1931 God's Country and the Man

Full Name: Al Bridge
Born: Thursday, 02/26 1891 (February) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 12/27 1957 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Al Bridge (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan Bridge"
"Alfred Morton Bridge"
Al Bridge frequently works together with these people:
Preston Sturges (25x, Crew)
Lane Chandler (18x, Actor)
Edmund Cobb (16x, Actor)
Wade Boteler (14x, Actor)
Ford Beebe (13x, Crew)
Tom London (13x, Actor)
Harry Strang (13x, Actor)
George Chesebro (13x, Actor)
Harry Cording (13x, Actor)
Wellyn Totman (13x, Crew)
Hank Bell (12x, Actor)
Sam Flint (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:318316, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024