Al Bridge

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

197

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-02-25

Day of death

1957-12-27 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Al Bridge

Biography

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.

Known For

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Million Dollar Legs

    Million Dollar Legs

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • When a Man Rides Alone

    When a Man Rides Alone

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  • The Gene Autry Show

    The Gene Autry Show

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Rawhide Rangers

    Rawhide Rangers

  • Trail Dust

    Trail Dust

  • A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

  • Confidential

    Confidential

  • Messenger of Peace

    Messenger of Peace

  • Drum Taps

    Drum Taps

  • Gallant Defender

    Gallant Defender

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • California

    California

  • Strangers on a Train

    Strangers on a Train

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Broadway to Cheyenne

    Broadway to Cheyenne

  • Fast Bullets

    Fast Bullets

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Sucker Money

    Sucker Money

  • Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

  • Crime School

    Crime School

  • Fighting Texans

    Fighting Texans

  • Buck Rogers

    Buck Rogers

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Transient Lady

    Transient Lady

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • The Mighty McGurk

    The Mighty McGurk

  • The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

  • Winners of the West

    Winners of the West

  • Twin Husbands

    Twin Husbands

  • The Man from Sundown

    The Man from Sundown

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Ace Drummond

    Ace Drummond

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Jubilee Trail

    Jubilee Trail

  • Christmas in July

    Christmas in July

  • Mystery Mountain

    Mystery Mountain

  • Nora Prentiss

    Nora Prentiss

  • Unfaithfully Yours

    Unfaithfully Yours

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • The Murder Man

    The Murder Man

  • Shadows Over Chinatown

    Shadows Over Chinatown

  • God's Country and the Man

    God's Country and the Man

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma

    The Doolins of Oklahoma

  • The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Borderland

    Borderland

  • Outlaw Rule

    Outlaw Rule

  • We're Not Married!

    We're Not Married!

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • Crash Donovan

    Crash Donovan

  • Galloping Thru

    Galloping Thru

  • When the Daltons Rode

    When the Daltons Rode

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Son of the Border

    Son of the Border

  • Two Gun Justice

    Two Gun Justice

  • The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

  • T-Men

    T-Men

  • The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mask

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • The Curtain Falls

    The Curtain Falls

  • Flowing Gold

    Flowing Gold

  • Oh! Susanna

    Oh! Susanna

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • The New Frontier

    The New Frontier

  • The Fabulous Joe

    The Fabulous Joe

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Kid's Last Ride

    The Kid's Last Ride

  • The Missing Juror

    The Missing Juror

  • The Cheyenne Kid

    The Cheyenne Kid

  • Fighting With Kit Carson

    Fighting With Kit Carson

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • These Three

    These Three

  • A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

  • Western Gold

    Western Gold

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • Lady from Louisiana

    Lady from Louisiana

  • Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

  • The Lawless Nineties

    The Lawless Nineties

  • Honor of the Range

    Honor of the Range

  • We're Not Dressing

    We're Not Dressing

  • Jezebel

    Jezebel

  • Law of the Range

    Law of the Range

  • Fighting Bill Fargo

    Fighting Bill Fargo

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • The Stranger from Texas

    The Stranger from Texas

  • The Lone Avenger

    The Lone Avenger

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Dick Tracy's Dilemma

    Dick Tracy's Dilemma

  • The Courageous Dr. Christian

    The Courageous Dr. Christian

  • My Little Chickadee

    My Little Chickadee

  • Salty O'Rourke

    Salty O'Rourke

  • All That I Have

    All That I Have

  • Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

    Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

  • In This Our Life

    In This Our Life

  • The Lone Rider Rides On

    The Lone Rider Rides On

  • The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

  • Robin Hood Of Texas

    Robin Hood Of Texas

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Public Enemy's Wife

    Public Enemy's Wife

  • Alias Mary Dow

    Alias Mary Dow

  • Pioneers of the Frontier

    Pioneers of the Frontier

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • Wild West Days

    Wild West Days

  • Quick on the Trigger

    Quick on the Trigger

  • North of Arizona

    North of Arizona

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • The Devil Horse

    The Devil Horse

  • Romance of the Redwoods

    Romance of the Redwoods

  • Adventure in Sahara

    Adventure in Sahara

  • Tim Tyler's Luck

    Tim Tyler's Luck

  • The Three Mesquiteers

    The Three Mesquiteers

  • The Thirteenth Guest

    The Thirteenth Guest

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • Blonde Venus

    Blonde Venus

  • Alias Mr. Twilight

    Alias Mr. Twilight

  • The Last Musketeer

    The Last Musketeer

  • The Falcon's Alibi

    The Falcon's Alibi

  • Squadron of Doom

    Squadron of Doom

  • Utah Wagon Train

    Utah Wagon Train

  • A Man's World

    A Man's World

  • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

    The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

  • Woman Chases Man

    Woman Chases Man

  • Hunt the Man Down

    Hunt the Man Down

  • Two Gun Law

    Two Gun Law

  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • Hell's Outpost

    Hell's Outpost

  • Call of the Prairie

    Call of the Prairie

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

  • Blue Montana Skies

    Blue Montana Skies

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

  • In Old Amarillo

    In Old Amarillo

  • Blazing Six Shooters

    Blazing Six Shooters

  • The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

  • South of Santa Fe

    South of Santa Fe

  • The Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs

  • The Forty-Niners

    The Forty-Niners

  • Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

  • Singin' in the Corn

    Singin' in the Corn

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • Melody Trail

    Melody Trail

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

  • The Devil's Henchmen

    The Devil's Henchmen

  • They Met in a Taxi

    They Met in a Taxi

  • The Wyoming Whirlwind

    The Wyoming Whirlwind

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Bad Men of the Hills

    Bad Men of the Hills

  • Valley of Wanted Men

    Valley of Wanted Men

  • Partners of the Plains

    Partners of the Plains

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • Dodge City Trail

    Dodge City Trail

  • Below the Deadline

    Below the Deadline

  • Iron Mountain Trail

    Iron Mountain Trail

  • The Hurricane Express

    The Hurricane Express

  • Honolulu Lu

    Honolulu Lu

  • Police Court

    Police Court

  • The Ridin' Fool

    The Ridin' Fool

  • California Passage

    California Passage

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • Alibi Racket

    Alibi Racket

  • The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

    The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

  • Slightly Married

    Slightly Married

  • Gunsmoke Trail

    Gunsmoke Trail

  • Little Miss Roughneck

    Little Miss Roughneck

  • The Spirit of the West

    The Spirit of the West

  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire

  • Silent Valley

    Silent Valley

  • Colorado Trail

    Colorado Trail

  • The Cowboy Counsellor

    The Cowboy Counsellor

  • A Man's Land

    A Man's Land

  • The Man Who Returned to Life

    The Man Who Returned to Life

  • A Rider of the Plains

    A Rider of the Plains

  • Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

    Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake