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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 2.013
Birthday 1891-02-25
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As Alan Bridge, Alfred Morton Bridge,
Salty O'Rourke
1945

Salty O'Rourke

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Talk of the Town
1942

The Talk of the Town

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Nobody's Darling
1943

Nobody's Darling

The Palm Beach Story
1942

The Palm Beach Story

The Devil's Henchman
1949

The Devil's Henchman

The Bridge of Sighs
1936

The Bridge of Sighs

Blonde Venus
1932

Blonde Venus

Dead End
1937

Dead End

Christmas in July
1940

Christmas in July

Framed
1947

Framed

Hail the Conquering Hero
1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

A Man's Land
1932

A Man's Land

The Forty-Niners
1932

The Forty-Niners

The Ridin' Fool
1931

The Ridin' Fool

Two Gun Justice
1938

Two Gun Justice

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1943

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Western Gold
1937

Western Gold

Below the Deadline
1946

Below the Deadline

The Stranger from Texas
1939

The Stranger from Texas

Born to Be Wild
1938

Born to Be Wild

Shadows Over Chinatown
1946

Shadows Over Chinatown

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
1945

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

The Hurricane Express
1932

The Hurricane Express

Jubilee Trail
1954

Jubilee Trail

The Falcon's Alibi
1946

The Falcon's Alibi

Springtime in the Rockies
1937

Springtime in the Rockies

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Squadron of Doom
1949

Squadron of Doom

Fighting With Kit Carson
1933

Fighting With Kit Carson

Saratoga Trunk
1945

Saratoga Trunk

The Mighty McGurk
1947

The Mighty McGurk

Pardon My Stripes
1942

Pardon My Stripes

They Won't Forget
1937

They Won't Forget

A Night at the Opera
1935

A Night at the Opera

Crime School
1938

Crime School

The Murder Man
1935

The Murder Man

Rendezvous
1935

Rendezvous

Alias Mary Dow
1935

Alias Mary Dow

The Lawless Nineties
1936

The Lawless Nineties

She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

In Old Amarillo
1951

In Old Amarillo

Fast Bullets
1936

Fast Bullets

The Kid's Last Ride
1941

The Kid's Last Ride

The Cowboy Counsellor
1932

The Cowboy Counsellor

The Lone Avenger
1933

The Lone Avenger

Barbed Wire
1952

Barbed Wire

Valley of Wanted Men
1935

Valley of Wanted Men

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

Gallant Defender
1935

Gallant Defender

Ace Drummond
1936

Ace Drummond

Public Enemy's Wife
1936

Public Enemy's Wife

Melody Trail
1935

Melody Trail

Black Gold
1947

Black Gold

The New Frontier
1935

The New Frontier

Jungle Jim
1937

Jungle Jim

North of Arizona
1935

North of Arizona

Alias Mr. Twilight
1946

Alias Mr. Twilight

Sons of Liberty
1939

Sons of Liberty

Honor of the Range
1934

Honor of the Range

Hell's Outpost
1954

Hell's Outpost

Son of the Border
1933

Son of the Border

Slightly Married
1932

Slightly Married

The Gay Deception
1935

The Gay Deception

We're Not Married!
1952

We're Not Married!

The Wyoming Whirlwind
1932

The Wyoming Whirlwind

Drum Taps
1933

Drum Taps

Mystery Mountain
1934

Mystery Mountain

Down to Earth
1947

Down to Earth

Partners of the Plains
1938

Partners of the Plains

Wild West Days
1937

Wild West Days

Rawhide Rangers
1941

Rawhide Rangers

Gunsmoke Trail
1938

Gunsmoke Trail

They Met in a Taxi
1936

They Met in a Taxi

The Spirit of the West
1932

The Spirit of the West

Woman Chases Man
1937

Woman Chases Man

The Curtain Falls
1934

The Curtain Falls

The Phantom Creeps
1939

The Phantom Creeps

Cross My Heart
1946

Cross My Heart

Transient Lady
1935

Transient Lady

The Greater Love
1931

The Greater Love

Trail Dust
1936

Trail Dust

Buck Rogers
1939

Buck Rogers

Devil's Island
1939

Devil's Island

The Man Who Returned to Life
1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

Borderland
1937

Borderland

The Oklahoma Kid
1939

The Oklahoma Kid

Thunder Afloat
1939

Thunder Afloat

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Roaring Twenties
1939

The Roaring Twenties

Confidential
1935

Confidential

Call of the Prairie
1936

Call of the Prairie

Adventure in Sahara
1938

Adventure in Sahara

Quick on the Trigger
1948

Quick on the Trigger

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

It's a Wonderful Life

Deadline at Dawn
1946

Deadline at Dawn

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

T-Men
1947

T-Men

Meet the Stewarts
1942

Meet the Stewarts

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Lady Eve
1941

The Lady Eve

The Awful Truth
1937

The Awful Truth

Oh! Susanna
1951

Oh! Susanna

The Cheyenne Kid
1933

The Cheyenne Kid

The Devil Horse
1932

The Devil Horse

Saboteur
1942

Saboteur

Highway Patrol
1938

Highway Patrol

Unfaithfully Yours
1948

Unfaithfully Yours

Oklahoma Frontier
1939

Oklahoma Frontier

Romance of the Redwoods
1939

Romance of the Redwoods

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

When the Daltons Rode
1940

When the Daltons Rode

Santa Fe Trail
1940

Santa Fe Trail

Dark Command
1940

Dark Command

My Little Chickadee
1940

My Little Chickadee

Winners of the West
1940

Winners of the West

Dodge City Trail
1936

Dodge City Trail

Two Gun Law
1937

Two Gun Law

The Man from Sundown
1939

The Man from Sundown

The Little Foxes
1941

The Little Foxes

Flowing Gold
1940

Flowing Gold

Jezebel
1938

Jezebel

The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940

The Courageous Dr. Christian

California Passage
1950

California Passage

Robin Hood Of Texas
1947

Robin Hood Of Texas

Tim Tyler's Luck
1937

Tim Tyler's Luck

Diamond Jim
1935

Diamond Jim

Honolulu Lu
1941

Honolulu Lu

Sucker Money
1933

Sucker Money

Messenger of Peace
1947

Messenger of Peace

Utah Wagon Train
1951

Utah Wagon Train

Blazing Six Shooters
1940

Blazing Six Shooters

I Married a Witch
1942

I Married a Witch

The Last Musketeer
1952

The Last Musketeer

Bad Men of the Hills
1942

Bad Men of the Hills

Sullivan's Travels
1941

Sullivan's Travels

Pioneers of the Frontier
1940

Pioneers of the Frontier

Fighting Bill Fargo
1941

Fighting Bill Fargo

The Lone Rider Rides On
1941

The Lone Rider Rides On

Law of the Range
1941

Law of the Range

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Silver River
1948

Silver River

Badlands Of Dakota
1941

Badlands Of Dakota

Lady from Louisiana
1941

Lady from Louisiana

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Silent Valley
1935

Silent Valley

Idaho
1943

Idaho

Honky Tonk
1941

Honky Tonk

Million Dollar Legs
1932

Million Dollar Legs

All That I Have
1951

All That I Have

Colorado Trail
1938

Colorado Trail

Outlaw Rule
1935

Outlaw Rule

These Three
1936

These Three

Crash Donovan
1936

Crash Donovan

Singin' in the Corn
1946

Singin' in the Corn

Road to Utopia
1946

Road to Utopia

Hunt the Man Down
1950

Hunt the Man Down

The Three Mesquiteers
1936

The Three Mesquiteers

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You Only Live Once
1937

You Only Live Once

A Man's World
1942

A Man's World

Marie Antoinette
1938

Marie Antoinette

In This Our Life
1942

In This Our Life

Alibi Racket
1935

Alibi Racket

They Were Expendable
1945

They Were Expendable

South of Santa Fe
1932

South of Santa Fe

Little Miss Roughneck
1938

Little Miss Roughneck

God's Country and the Man
1931

God's Country and the Man

Blue Montana Skies
1939

Blue Montana Skies

Iron Mountain Trail
1953

Iron Mountain Trail

When a Man Rides Alone
1933

When a Man Rides Alone

The Fabulous Joe
1947

The Fabulous Joe

Police Court
1932

Police Court

The Missing Juror
1944

The Missing Juror

The Thirteenth Guest
1932

The Thirteenth Guest

Galloping Thru
1931

Galloping Thru

Broadway to Cheyenne
1932

Broadway to Cheyenne

Black Beauty
1933

Black Beauty

Fighting Texans
1933

Fighting Texans

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma

California
1947

California