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Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Birthday: 1891-02-26 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1953
Iron Mountain Trail

as    Marshal

1952
Barbed Wire

as    Homesteader McGraw

1952
The Last Musketeer

as    Lem Shaver

1949
Squadron of Doom

as    Wyckoff

1948
Unfaithfully Yours

as    House Detective

1948
Silver River

as    Sam Slade

1946
Shadows Over Chinatown

as    Captain Allen

1946
The Falcon's Alibi

as    Police Inspector Blake

1946
Alias Mr. Twilight

as    Sam Bartlett

1945
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

as    Sheriff Mack

1944
Hail the Conquering Hero

as    Political Boss

1943
1943
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as    Mr. Johnson

1940
Blazing Six Shooters

as    Bert Karsin

1939
Blue Montana Skies

as    Marshal

1939
Sons of Liberty

as    Prisoner (uncredited)

1938
Adventure in Sahara

as    Cpl. Dronov

1938
Partners of the Plains

as    Scar Lewis

1938
Gunsmoke Trail

as    Sheriff chasing Loma

1937
Borderland

as    Dandy Morgan

1937
Woman Chases Man

as    Process Server (uncredited)

1937
Jungle Jim

as    Slade

1936
The Three Mesquiteers

as    Alden Canfield

1936
Dodge City Trail

as    Dawson

1936
Call of the Prairie

as    Sam Porter

1936
The Lawless Nineties

as    Steele

1935
Alibi Racket

as    Chief Inspector August Wilmer

1935
Valley of Wanted Men

as    Ranger Sergeant Parsons

1935
Gallant Defender

as    Salty Smith