🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	We're Not Married! (1952)	Detective Magnus (uncredited)	-	-
2	Strangers on a Train (1951)	Tennis Judge (uncredited)		7.8
3	Hunt the Man Down (1950)	Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited)		5
4	The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)	Sheriff	-	-
5	Unfaithfully Yours (1948)	House Detective		6
6	Down to Earth (1947)	Police Captain (uncredited)		4
7	T-Men (1947)	Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)		5
8	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)	Wild Bill Hickock	-	-
9	Nora Prentiss (1947)	New York City Policeman (uncredited)		5
10	Framed (1947)	(uncredited)		5.5
11	Road to Utopia (1946)	Ship Captain (uncredited)		6.5
12	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	Sheriff (uncredited)		8.2
13	Deadline at Dawn (1946)	Detective Smiley (uncredited)		5
14	She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)	Conductor (uncredited)		8
15	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)	Cheap Charlie (uncredited)		6
16	They Were Expendable (1945)	Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)		5.5
17	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)	Mr. Johnson		6
18	Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)	Political Boss		3
19	In This Our Life (1942)	Worker (uncredited)	-	-
20	I Married a Witch (1942)	Second Prison Guard (uncredited)		8.5
21	The Palm Beach Story (1942)	Conductor		7
22	Saboteur (1942)	Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)		7
23	The Talk of the Town (1942)	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)		5
24	The Little Foxes (1941)	Dawson (uncredited)		6
25	Sullivan's Travels (1941)	The Mister		6.8
26	The Lady Eve (1941)	First Steward (uncredited)		7
27	The Face Behind the Mask (1941)	Flop House Manager (uncredited)		5
28	Badlands of Dakota (1941)	Plainview Lawman	-	-
29	Christmas in July (1940)	Mr. Hillbeiner		5.5
30	The Roaring Twenties (1939)	Ship Captain (uncredited)		6
31	The Phantom Creeps (1939)	White Rose Sailor		5
32	The Oklahoma Kid (1939)	Would-Be Settler (uncredited)		7
33	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)	Senator Dwight (uncredited)		7.6
34	Marie Antoinette (1938)	Official in Passport Office (uncredited)	-	-
35	Born to Be Wild (1938)	Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)	-	-
36	Jezebel (1938)	New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)		6
37	Dead End (1937)	Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)		4
38	You Only Live Once (1937)	Guard (uncredited)		7
39	They Won't Forget (1937)	Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited)		3
40	The Awful Truth (1937)	Motor Cop (uncredited)		5
41	These Three (1936)	Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)		7
42	A Night at the Opera (1935)	Immigration Inspector (uncredited)		7.3
43	Million Dollar Legs (1932)	Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited)		4
44	Blonde Venus (1932)	Bouncer (uncredited)		7