Al Bridge

About

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...

Known for

The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946Annie OakleySeries • 1954The Gene Autry ShowSeries • 1950Strangers on a TrainMovie • 1951Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939SaboteurMovie • 1942The Oklahoma KidMovie • 1939A Night at the OperaMovie • 1935The Phantom CreepsMovie • 1939FramedMovie • 1947I Married a WitchMovie • 1942JezebelMovie • 1938You Only Live OnceMovie • 1937In This Our LifeMovie • 1942The Lady EveMovie • 1941Sullivan's TravelsMovie • 1941The Little FoxesMovie • 1941They Were ExpendableMovie • 1945The Palm Beach StoryMovie • 1942We're Not Married!Movie • 1952Dead EndMovie • 1937T-MenMovie • 1947The Roaring TwentiesMovie • 1939