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