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Al Bridge

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1891-02-25

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Man's Land

A Man's Land

1932

6.0

Movie
A Man's World

A Man's World

1942

6.0

Movie
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

7.4

Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

7.6

Movie
Ace Drummond

Ace Drummond

1936

6.5

Movie
Adventure in Sahara

Adventure in Sahara

1938

5.6

Movie
Alias Mary Dow

Alias Mary Dow

1935

6.2

Movie
Alias Mr. Twilight

Alias Mr. Twilight

1946

5.1

Movie
Alibi Racket

Alibi Racket

1935

6.0

Movie
All That I Have

All That I Have

1951

5.0

Movie
poster

Annie Oakley

1954

5.6

TV
Bad Men of the Hills

Bad Men of the Hills

1942

0.0

Movie
Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941

5.6

Movie
Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

1952

5.0

Movie
Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

1946

4.3

Movie
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1933

0.0

Movie
Black Gold

Black Gold

1947

6.0

Movie
Blazing Six Shooters

Blazing Six Shooters

1940

0.0

Movie
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

6.8

Movie
Blue Montana Skies

Blue Montana Skies

1939

2.0

Movie
Borderland

Borderland

1937

0.0

Movie
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954

0.0

Movie
Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1938

7.0

Movie
Broadway to Cheyenne

Broadway to Cheyenne

1932

4.2

Movie
Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers

1939

6.0

Movie
California

California

1947

6.5

Movie
California Passage

California Passage

1950

4.0

Movie
Call of the Prairie

Call of the Prairie

1936

5.0

Movie
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

1945

6.1

Movie
Christmas in July

Christmas in July

1940

6.9

Movie
Colorado Trail

Colorado Trail

1938

0.0

Movie
Confidential

Confidential

1935

5.6

Movie
Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

1936

0.0

Movie
Crime School

Crime School

1938

6.3

Movie
Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1946

0.0

Movie
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

6.4

Movie
Dead End

Dead End

1937

7.0

Movie
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

6.2

Movie
Devil's Island

Devil's Island

1939

5.4

Movie
Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

6.0

Movie
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

5.4

Movie
Dodge City Trail

Dodge City Trail

1936

3.0

Movie
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

1947

6.0

Movie
Drum Taps

Drum Taps

1933

4.5

Movie
Fast Bullets

Fast Bullets

1936

4.5

Movie
Fighting Bill Fargo

Fighting Bill Fargo

1941

6.0

Movie
Fighting Texans

Fighting Texans

1933

0.0

Movie
Fighting With Kit Carson

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

6.0

Movie
Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

7.0

Movie
Framed

Framed

1947

6.4

Movie
Gallant Defender

Gallant Defender

1935

0.0

Movie
Galloping Thru

Galloping Thru

1931

6.0

Movie
God's Country and the Man

God's Country and the Man

1931

0.0

Movie
Gunsmoke Trail

Gunsmoke Trail

1938

5.0

Movie
Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

7.0

Movie
Hell's Outpost

Hell's Outpost

1954

5.0

Movie
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

1938

0.0

Movie
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

6.4

Movie
Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu

1941

4.2

Movie
Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

1934

5.0

Movie
Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down

1950

6.2

Movie
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

6.8

Movie
Idaho

Idaho

1943

5.7

Movie
In Old Amarillo

In Old Amarillo

1951

6.0

Movie
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

6.7

Movie
Iron Mountain Trail

Iron Mountain Trail

1953

6.0

Movie
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

8.3

Movie
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

7.0

Movie
Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

1954

4.6

Movie
Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

1937

4.8

Movie
Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana

1941

5.2

Movie
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

5.5

Movie
Law of the Range

Law of the Range

1941

5.0

Movie
Little Miss Roughneck

Little Miss Roughneck

1938

0.0

Movie
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

6.3

Movie
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942

6.0

Movie
Melody Trail

Melody Trail

1935

4.7

Movie
Messenger of Peace

Messenger of Peace

1947

0.0

Movie
Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

6.6

Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

7.9

Movie
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

6.5

Movie
Mystery Mountain

Mystery Mountain

1934

0.0

Movie
Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling

1943

0.0

Movie
Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947

6.0

Movie
North of Arizona

North of Arizona

1935

4.2

Movie
Oh! Susanna

Oh! Susanna

1951

5.0

Movie
Oklahoma Frontier

Oklahoma Frontier

1939

0.0

Movie
Outlaw Rule

Outlaw Rule

1935

0.0

Movie
Pardon My Stripes

Pardon My Stripes

1942

6.0

Movie
Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

1938

0.0

Movie
Pioneers of the Frontier

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940

0.0

Movie
Police Court

Police Court

1932

5.0

Movie
Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936

5.8

Movie
Quick on the Trigger

Quick on the Trigger

1948

6.0

Movie
Rawhide Rangers

Rawhide Rangers

1941

5.0

Movie
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

4.8

Movie
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

6.6

Movie
Robin Hood Of Texas

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

0.0

Movie
Romance of the Redwoods

Romance of the Redwoods

1939

6.0

Movie
Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

6.9

Movie
Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke

1945

5.2

Movie
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

5.6

Movie
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

1945

5.6

Movie
Shadows Over Chinatown

Shadows Over Chinatown

1946

5.7

Movie
She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

5.9

Movie
Silent Valley

Silent Valley

1935

0.0

Movie
Silver River

Silver River

1948

5.9

Movie
Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

1946

0.0

Movie
Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

5.3

Movie
Son of the Border

Son of the Border

1933

9.0

Movie
Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

1939

6.0

Movie
South of Santa Fe

South of Santa Fe

1932

3.0

Movie
Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

1937

6.5

Movie
Squadron of Doom

Squadron of Doom

1949

0.0

Movie
Sucker Money

Sucker Money

1933

4.7

Movie
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941

7.4

Movie
T-Men

T-Men

1947

6.8

Movie
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

0.0

Movie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

4.0

Movie
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

6.7

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

4.5

TV
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

6.0

Movie
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

1937

7.2

Movie
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

5.8

Movie
The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

6.0

Movie
The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid

1933

0.0

Movie
The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian

1940

5.4

Movie
The Cowboy Counsellor

The Cowboy Counsellor

1932

5.7

Movie
The Curtain Falls

The Curtain Falls

1934

5.0

Movie
The Devil Horse

The Devil Horse

1932

2.0

Movie
The Devil's Henchman

The Devil's Henchman

1949

6.0

Movie
The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

6.8

Movie
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe

1947

5.8

Movie
The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

5.2

Movie
The Forty-Niners

The Forty-Niners

1932

0.0

Movie
The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

1935

6.4

Movie
poster

The Gene Autry Show

1950

4.8

TV
The Greater Love

The Greater Love

1931

0.0

Movie
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

6.2

Movie
The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

1932

5.1

Movie
The Kid's Last Ride

The Kid's Last Ride

1941

5.0

Movie
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941

7.2

Movie
The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

5.2

Movie
The Last Musketeer

The Last Musketeer

1952

0.0

Movie
The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties

1936

5.3

Movie
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941

7.5

Movie
The Lone Avenger

The Lone Avenger

1933

0.0

Movie
The Lone Rider Rides On

The Lone Rider Rides On

1941

0.0

Movie
The Man from Sundown

The Man from Sundown

1939

0.0

Movie
The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942

6.0

Movie
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

1947

6.4

Movie
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

6.9

Movie
The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror

1944

6.0

Movie
The Murder Man

The Murder Man

1935

6.9

Movie
The New Frontier

The New Frontier

1935

4.5

Movie
The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

6.0

Movie
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942

7.0

Movie
The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps

1939

4.2

Movie
The Ridin' Fool

The Ridin' Fool

1931

0.0

Movie
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

7.5

Movie
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

6.3

Movie
The Spirit of the West

The Spirit of the West

1932

0.0

Movie
The Stranger from Texas

The Stranger from Texas

1939

0.0

Movie
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1942

7.3

Movie
The Thirteenth Guest

The Thirteenth Guest

1932

5.2

Movie
The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers

1936

5.0

Movie
The Wyoming Whirlwind

The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

3.0

Movie
These Three

These Three

1936

7.2

Movie
They Met in a Taxi

They Met in a Taxi

1936

6.0

Movie
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

6.5

Movie
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

5.7

Movie
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939

5.9

Movie
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

6.7

Movie
Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

0.0

Movie
Trail Dust

Trail Dust

1936

4.0

Movie
Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

5.5

Movie
Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

1938

6.0

Movie
Two Gun Law

Two Gun Law

1937

0.0

Movie
Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

1948

7.2

Movie
Utah Wagon Train

Utah Wagon Train

1951

5.0

Movie
Valley of Wanted Men

Valley of Wanted Men

1935

5.0

Movie
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

5.9

Movie
Western Gold

Western Gold

1937

0.0

Movie
When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

1933

3.0

Movie
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940

6.0

Movie
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

4.7

Movie
Wild West Days

Wild West Days

1937

0.0

Movie
Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940

0.0

Movie
Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

1937

5.6

Movie
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

7.1

Movie