Al Bridge

February 25, 1891 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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).

Notable work

8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
7.7
Strangers on a Train (1951)
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Senator Dwight (uncredited)
7.4
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Immigration Inspector (uncredited)
6.9
Saboteur (1942)
as Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
7.4
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as The Mister
7.3
The Lady Eve (1941)
as First Steward (uncredited)
7.2
The Awful Truth (1937)
as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Often works with

William Demarest
5 titles together
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve
Ward Bond
4 titles together
It's a Wonderful Life, You Only Live Once, Dead End
Robert Warwick
4 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Awful Truth, I Married a Witch
Robert Greig
4 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story
Jonathan Hale
3 titles together
Strangers on a Train, A Night at the Opera, You Only Live Once
Porter Hall
3 titles together
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Sullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Full filmography · 150

Hell's Outpost
as Banker (uncredited)
1954
Jubilee Trail
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1954
Iron Mountain Trail
as Marshal
1953
Barbed Wire
as Homesteader McGraw
1952
We're Not Married!
as Detective Magnus (uncredited)
19525.9
The Last Musketeer
as Lem Shaver
1952
Utah Wagon Train
as Sam Sickle
1951
All That I Have
as John Biddle
1951
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Judge (uncredited)
19517.7
In Old Amarillo
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1951
Oh! Susanna
as Jake Ledbetter
1951