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.
Acting
Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1946
Movie
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
1951
Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
1939
Movie
A Night at the Opera
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
1935
Movie
Saboteur
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Sullivan's Travels
as The Mister
1941
Movie
The Lady Eve
as First Steward (uncredited)
1941
Movie
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Roaring Twenties
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1939
Movie
I Married a Witch
as Second Prison Guard (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Jezebel
as New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Palm Beach Story
as Conductor
1942
Movie
You Only Live Once
as Guard (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Little Foxes
as Dawson (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Dead End
as Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Blonde Venus
as Bouncer (uncredited)
1932
Movie
They Were Expendable
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
1945
Movie
The Talk of the Town
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Unfaithfully Yours
as House Detective
1948
Movie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mr. Johnson
1944
Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)
1945
Movie
T-Men
as Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1947
Movie
Christmas in July
as Mr. Hillbeiner
1940
Movie
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Political Boss
1944
