Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Date of Birth:

Feb 25, 1891

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Hunt the Man Down Hunt the Man Down

1950

The Three Mesquiteers The Three Mesquiteers

1936

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Road to Utopia Road to Utopia

1946

Singin' in the Corn Singin' in the Corn

1946

Colorado Trail Colorado Trail

1938

Outlaw Rule Outlaw Rule

1935

These Three These Three

1936

Crash Donovan Crash Donovan

1936

You Only Live Once You Only Live Once

1937

A Man's World A Man's World

1942

Little Miss Roughneck Little Miss Roughneck

1938

God's Country and the Man God's Country and the Man

1931

When a Man Rides Alone When a Man Rides Alone

1933

Blue Montana Skies Blue Montana Skies

1939

South of Santa Fe South of Santa Fe

1932

They Were Expendable They Were Expendable

1945

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

1938

In This Our Life In This Our Life

1942

Alibi Racket Alibi Racket

1935

All That I Have All That I Have

1951

Million Dollar Legs Million Dollar Legs

1932

Blazing Six Shooters Blazing Six Shooters

1940

I Married a Witch I Married a Witch

1942

The Last Musketeer The Last Musketeer

1952

Bad Men of the Hills Bad Men of the Hills

1942

Utah Wagon Train Utah Wagon Train

1951

Sucker Money Sucker Money

1933

California Passage California Passage

1950

Robin Hood Of Texas Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

Diamond Jim Diamond Jim

1935

Honolulu Lu Honolulu Lu

1941

Sullivan's Travels Sullivan's Travels

1941

Pioneers of the Frontier Pioneers of the Frontier

1940

Lady from Louisiana Lady from Louisiana

1941

Badlands Of Dakota Badlands Of Dakota

1941

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Idaho Idaho

1943

Silver River Silver River

1948

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

Fighting Bill Fargo Fighting Bill Fargo

1941

The Lone Rider Rides On The Lone Rider Rides On

1941

Law of the Range Law of the Range

1941

Iron Mountain Trail Iron Mountain Trail

1953

The Fabulous Joe The Fabulous Joe

1947

The Mighty McGurk The Mighty McGurk

1947

Pardon My Stripes Pardon My Stripes

1942

They Won't Forget They Won't Forget

1937

A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera

1935

Saratoga Trunk Saratoga Trunk

1945

Jubilee Trail Jubilee Trail

1954

Nobody's Darling Nobody's Darling

1943

The Bridge of Sighs The Bridge of Sighs

1936

Framed Framed

1947

Born to Be Wild Born to Be Wild

1938

The Murder Man The Murder Man

1935

Rendezvous Rendezvous

1935

The Greater Love The Greater Love

1931

Trail Dust Trail Dust

1936

T-Men T-Men

1947

Oh! Susanna Oh! Susanna

1951

Down to Earth Down to Earth

1947

We're Not Married! We're Not Married!

1952

Alias Mary Dow Alias Mary Dow

1935

In Old Amarillo In Old Amarillo

1951

The Gay Deception The Gay Deception

1935

Salty O'Rourke Salty O'Rourke

1945

Dick Tracy's Dilemma Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

Black Beauty Black Beauty

1933

Fighting Texans Fighting Texans

1933

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

The Devil's Henchman The Devil's Henchman

1949

Broadway to Cheyenne Broadway to Cheyenne

1932

Galloping Thru Galloping Thru

1931

Police Court Police Court

1932

The Missing Juror The Missing Juror

1944

The Thirteenth Guest The Thirteenth Guest

1932

A Man's Land A Man's Land

1932

The Ridin' Fool The Ridin' Fool

1931

Black Gold Black Gold

1947

Hell's Outpost Hell's Outpost

1954

The Man Who Returned to Life The Man Who Returned to Life

1942

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

The Cowboy Counsellor The Cowboy Counsellor

1932

The Stranger from Texas The Stranger from Texas

1939

Two Gun Justice Two Gun Justice

1938

The Forty-Niners The Forty-Niners

1932

Western Gold Western Gold

1937

Tim Tyler's Luck Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

The Courageous Dr. Christian The Courageous Dr. Christian

1940

Gallant Defender Gallant Defender

1935

Ace Drummond Ace Drummond

1936

Public Enemy's Wife Public Enemy's Wife

1936

Melody Trail Melody Trail

1935

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

Valley of Wanted Men Valley of Wanted Men

1935

Fast Bullets Fast Bullets

1936

The Kid's Last Ride The Kid's Last Ride

1941

The Lone Avenger The Lone Avenger

1933

Barbed Wire Barbed Wire

1952

Jungle Jim Jungle Jim

1937

North of Arizona North of Arizona

1935

Slightly Married Slightly Married

1932

Drum Taps Drum Taps

1933

Mystery Mountain Mystery Mountain

1934

Partners of the Plains Partners of the Plains

1938

Son of the Border Son of the Border

1933

Honor of the Range Honor of the Range

1934

The New Frontier The New Frontier

1935

Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty

1939

Alias Mr. Twilight Alias Mr. Twilight

1946

She Wouldn't Say Yes She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

The Lawless Nineties The Lawless Nineties

1936

Dead End Dead End

1937

Christmas in July Christmas in July

1940

Hail the Conquering Hero Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

Blonde Venus Blonde Venus

1932

The Wyoming Whirlwind The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

The Talk of the Town The Talk of the Town

1942

The Palm Beach Story The Palm Beach Story

1942

Below the Deadline Below the Deadline

1946

Shadows Over Chinatown Shadows Over Chinatown

1946

Squadron of Doom Squadron of Doom

1949

Fighting With Kit Carson Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Crime School Crime School

1938

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945

Springtime in the Rockies Springtime in the Rockies

1937

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

1945

The Hurricane Express The Hurricane Express

1932

The Falcon's Alibi The Falcon's Alibi

1946

Wild West Days Wild West Days

1937

Rawhide Rangers Rawhide Rangers

1941

Unfaithfully Yours Unfaithfully Yours

1948

Oklahoma Frontier Oklahoma Frontier

1939

Romance of the Redwoods Romance of the Redwoods

1939

When the Daltons Rode When the Daltons Rode

1940

The Devil Horse The Devil Horse

1932

The Cheyenne Kid The Cheyenne Kid

1933

Meet the Stewarts Meet the Stewarts

1942

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

The Lady Eve The Lady Eve

1941

The Awful Truth The Awful Truth

1937

Dark Command Dark Command

1940

My Little Chickadee My Little Chickadee

1940

The Man from Sundown The Man from Sundown

1939

The Little Foxes The Little Foxes

1941

Flowing Gold Flowing Gold

1940

Jezebel Jezebel

1938

Two Gun Law Two Gun Law

1937

Dodge City Trail Dodge City Trail

1936

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

Winners of the West Winners of the West

1940

The Lady from Cheyenne The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

The Phantom Creeps The Phantom Creeps

1939

Cross My Heart Cross My Heart

1946

Transient Lady Transient Lady

1935

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Woman Chases Man Woman Chases Man

1937

The Spirit of the West The Spirit of the West

1932

Gunsmoke Trail Gunsmoke Trail

1938

They Met in a Taxi They Met in a Taxi

1936

The Curtain Falls The Curtain Falls

1934

Borderland Borderland

1937

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers

1939

Call of the Prairie Call of the Prairie

1936

Adventure in Sahara Adventure in Sahara

1938

Quick on the Trigger Quick on the Trigger

1948

It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Confidential Confidential

1935

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

Devil's Island Devil's Island

1939

The Oklahoma Kid The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Thunder Afloat Thunder Afloat

1939

Silent Valley Silent Valley

1935

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