Al Bridge

Al Bridge

b. 1891 — d. 1957 (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Actor Writer

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), he and his sister, future actress Loie Bridge, were raised by their mother Loie and her second husband, butcher Wilmer Shinn. Following service as a corporal in the U.S. Army infantry in the first World War, Bridge joined a theatrical troupe which also included several of his relatives. The 1920 census showed him on tour in Kansas City, Missouri. 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

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Filmography

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Hotel Desk Clerk

Iron Mountain Trail

Iron Mountain Trail

Barbed Wire

The Last Musketeer

The Last Musketeer

My Hero

George the Chauffeur

So You're Going to the Dentist

So You're Going to the Dentist

All That I Have

All That I Have

John Biddle, Gardener

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Sheriff Ambrose

Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

House Detective

Silver River

Quick on the Trigger

Quick on the Trigger

Last Days of Boot Hill

Last Days of Boot Hill

Forrest Brent aka Lucky Thorpe

Messenger of Peace

Harry Franzmeirer

Shadows Over Chinatown

Shadows Over Chinatown

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

Police Inspector Blake

Alias Mr. Twilight

Alias Mr. Twilight

Cross My Heart

Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

Honest John Richards

The Jade Mask

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Blazing the Western Trail

Blazing the Western Trail

Both Barrels Blazing

Both Barrels Blazing

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

Coroner at Inquest

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror

Deputy Sheriff Ben

The Unwritten Code

The Unwritten Code

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Seeing Nellie Home

Bad Men of the Hills

Bad Men of the Hills

Sheriff Mace Arnold

Rawhide Rangers

Rawhide Rangers

The Kid's Last Ride

The Kid's Last Ride

Bob Harmon, aka Jim Breeden

Fighting Bill Fargo

Fighting Bill Fargo

The Big Boss

Pioneers of the Frontier

Pioneers of the Frontier

Blazing Six Shooters

Blazing Six Shooters

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

No Place to Go

Blue Montana Skies

Blue Montana Skies

The Stranger from Texas

The Stranger from Texas

Romance of the Redwoods

Romance of the Redwoods

The Man from Sundown

The Man from Sundown

Adventure in Sahara

Adventure in Sahara

Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

The Canary Comes Across

The Canary Comes Across

Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

Highway Patrol

The Colorado Trail

The Colorado Trail

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

Borderland

Dandy Morgan - Henchman

Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

Jungle Jim

Western Gold

Two Gun Law

One Man Justice

One Man Justice

Westbound Mail

The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties

Call of the Prairie

Call of the Prairie

Trail Dust

The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers

Fast Bullets

They Met in a Taxi

They Met in a Taxi

The Count Takes the Count

The Count Takes the Count

3rd Motorcycle Cop

Dodge City Trail

Dodge City Trail

The New Frontier

The New Frontier

Alibi Racket

Chief Inspector August Wilmer

Melody Trail

North of Arizona

North of Arizona

Gallant Defender

Gallant Defender

Silent Valley

Jim Farley (Frank in credits)

Outlaw Rule

Deputy Bat Lindstrom

Mystery Mountain

Mystery Mountain

Public Stenographer

Public Stenographer

Detective Scott

The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

Catlee - Pruitt's Henchman

Sucker Money

Twin Husbands

Highway Patrolman

Son of the Border

Son of the Border

The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid

Drum Taps

Fighting with Kit Carson

Fighting with Kit Carson

When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

The Lone Avenger

The Lone Avenger

Fighting Texans

Fighting Texans

Black Beauty

The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

From Broadway to Cheyenne

From Broadway to Cheyenne

The Cowboy Counsellor

The Cowboy Counsellor

Sheriff Matt Farraday

A Man's Land

Steve - Rustler

The Devil Horse

The Devil Horse

Curley Bates - Henchman

Police Court

The Wyoming Whirlwind

The Wyoming Whirlwind

Spirit of the West

Spirit of the West

The Forty-Niners

The Forty-Niners

South of Santa Fe

South of Santa Fe

God's Country and the Man

God's Country and the Man

1931 Actor Writer

Rider of the Plains

Rider of the Plains

Deputy Bill Gaines

Galloping Thru

The Ridin' Fool

The Ridin' Fool

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