# Alan Bridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Bridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Bridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bridge > Source revision: 1351546757 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (1891–1957)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Al Bridge | image = Alan Bridge in Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) 2.jpg | caption = Bridge in ''[Dick Tracy's Dilemma](/source/Dick_Tracy's_Dilemma)'' (1947) | birth_name = Alfred Morton Bridge | birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|02|26|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|12|27|1891|02|26|mf=yes}} | death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S. | resting_place = [Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery](/source/Valhalla_Memorial_Park_Cemetery) | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1905–1954 | spouse = Blanche Valarie Soules (married 1935-1945) }} '''Alfred Morton Bridge''' (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957{{Cite book |last=Mayer |first=Geoff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CYSDgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Alfred+Morton+Bridge%22&pg=PA57 |title=Encyclopedia of American Film Serials |date=2017-02-23 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-7762-3 |pages=57–58 |language=en}} ) was an American [character actor](/source/character_actor) who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy moustache. Sometimes credited as '''Alan Bridge''', and frequently not credited onscreen at all, he appeared in many Westerns, especially in the [Hopalong Cassidy](/source/Hopalong_Cassidy) series, where he played crooked sheriffs and henchmen. ==Life and career== Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Philadelphia, Bridge and his sister, who became actress Loie Bridge,"Actress Loie Bridge Dies at 84," ''Los Angeles Times'', March 10, 1974 https://www.newspapers.com/image/381501986/?article=8626c5ea-374e-4ffd-a008-59ccc61af1ed&focus=0.85379636,0.7683134,0.9760975,0.9714055&xid=3355&_ga=2.178929891.690596054.1604435973-1157292148.1569503008 grew up with their mother and stepfather, a local butcher.1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Having entered into [vaudeville](/source/vaudeville) alongside his sister while still a teenager,"Victor Faust as the 'Tramp' and Alan Bridge as 'Jimmie Scarecrow', ''The Dodge City Globe'' Dodge City, Kansas, Jan. 17, 1907, https://www.newspapers.com/image/339708240/?terms=%22Alfred%20Bridge%22&match=1 Bridge served in the [American infantry](/source/Infantry_Branch_(United_States)) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I).U.S. Veterans Administration grave marker, Valhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, California Picking up where they left off shortly thereafter, they toured the U.S. as a team until 1924. Among those who appeared alongside the Bridges during those years were future film players such as [Emmett Lynn](/source/Emmett_Lynn),[https://www.newspapers.com/image/655027298/?clipping_id=153327865 "Next Week at the Theatres"]. ''The Kansas City Star''. March 29, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved August 15, 2024. [Harry Cheshire](/source/Harry_Cheshire),[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/153323026/ "Next Week at the Theatres"]. ''The Kansas City Star''. February 2, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2024. [Chill Wills](/source/Chill_Wills),[https://books.google.com/books?id=vQwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22of+course%22+%22al+and+loie+bridge%22&pg=PT53 "Red Ripples"]. ''The Billboard''. November 20, 1943. p. 54. Retrieved August 15, 2024. and [Joan Crawford](/source/Joan_Crawford). In 1930, Bridge broke into movies by co-scripting the comedy short ''Her Hired Husband''.Webb, Graham (2020). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGDwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA237 Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 237. {{ISBN|9781476681184}}. The following year he co-wrote and costarred in the Western, ''God's Country and the Man'' (aka ''A Man's Country'' and ''Rose of the Rio Grande'').Pitts, Michael R. (2005). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=F8OSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA401 Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 401. {{ISBN|0-7864-2319-6}}. Bridge spent the next 25 years as a familiar face in B-Westerns and mainstream comedies and dramas. In the forties, Bridge was part of [Preston Sturges](/source/Preston_Sturges)' unofficial ["stock company" of character actors](/source/Preston_Sturges_Unofficial_Stock_Company_Actors), appearing in ten of the eleven American films that Sturges wrote and directed.Al Bridge appeared in ''[Christmas in July](/source/Christmas_in_July_(film))'', ''[The Lady Eve](/source/The_Lady_Eve)'', ''[Sullivan's Travels](/source/Sullivan's_Travels)'', ''[The Palm Beach Story](/source/The_Palm_Beach_Story)'', ''[The Miracle of Morgan's Creek](/source/The_Miracle_of_Morgan's_Creek)'', ''[Hail the Conquering Hero](/source/Hail_the_Conquering_Hero)'', ''[The Great Moment](/source/The_Great_Moment_(1944_film))'', ''[The Sin of Harold Diddlebock](/source/The_Sin_of_Harold_Diddlebock)'', ''[Unfaithfully Yours](/source/Unfaithfully_Yours_(1948_film))'' and ''[The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend](/source/The_Beautiful_Blonde_from_Bashful_Bend)''. He also appeared in ''[I Married a Witch](/source/I_Married_a_Witch)'', which Sturges produced. He had earlier been in ''[Diamond Jim](/source/Diamond_Jim)'', which Sturges wrote the screenplay for. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as "The Mister", the chain-gang boss over [Joel McCrea](/source/Joel_McCrea) in [Preston Sturges](/source/Preston_Sturges)' ''[Sullivan's Travels](/source/Sullivan's_Travels)''.Erickson, Hal [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:8413~T1 Biography (Allmovie)] Bridge played against type as a kindly lawyer in Sturges' ''[The Miracle of Morgan's Creek](/source/The_Miracle_of_Morgan's_Creek)''.{{cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=Sean |title=Why "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" Is My Favorite Preston Sturges Film |url=https://lipranzer.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/why-the-miracle-of-morgans-creek-is-my-favorite-preston-sturges-film/ |website=The Joy and Agony of Movies |date=June 30, 2012 |access-date=13 November 2021}} Bridge's television work, which began in [1950](/source/1950_in_television) includes appearances on ''[The Range Rider](/source/The_Range_Rider)'' and ''[The Gene Autry Show](/source/The_Gene_Autry_Show)'' as well as other programs. ==Personal life and death== Bridge married Blanche Valarie Soules on December 24, 1935 at the United Christian Church of America in Los Angeles, California.{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} She died on April 19, 1945."California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSVT-1TMM : Mon Mar 11 00:50:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Blanche Valarie Bridge and Charles Soules, 19 Apr 1945. Bridge died in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) at the age 66. His remains are interred at [Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery](/source/Valhalla_Memorial_Park_Cemetery) in North Hollywood.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson ==Selected filmography== {{Div col}} * ''[God's Country and the Man](/source/God's_Country_and_the_Man_(1931_film))'' (1931) - Livermore * ''[Rider of the Plains](/source/Rider_of_the_Plains)'' (1931) - Deputy Bill Gaines * ''The Ridin' Fool'' (1931) - Nikkos * ''[Partners of the Trail](/source/Partners_of_the_Trail_(1931_film))'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''[Galloping Thru](/source/Galloping_Thru)'' (1931) - Sandy Thompson * ''[South of Santa Fe](/source/South_of_Santa_Fe_(1932_film))'' (1932) - Henchman Bully * ''[Police Court](/source/Police_Court_(film))'' (1932) * ''[The Forty-Niners](/source/The_Forty-Niners_(1932_film))'' (1932) - Squaw O'Hara * ''[Spirit of the West](/source/Spirit_of_the_West_(film))'' (1932) - Tom Fallon * ''[Unholy Love](/source/Unholy_Love)'' (1932) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[A Man's Land](/source/A_Man's_Land)'' (1932) - Steve - Rustler * ''[Million Dollar Legs](/source/Million_Dollar_Legs_(1932_film))'' (1932) - Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) * ''[The Hurricane Express](/source/The_Hurricane_Express)'' (1932, Serial) - Carlson * ''[The Thirteenth Guest](/source/The_Thirteenth_Guest)'' (1932) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''[Broadway to Cheyenne](/source/Broadway_to_Cheyenne)'' (1932) - Al * ''[Blonde Venus](/source/Blonde_Venus)'' (1932) - Bouncer (uncredited) * ''[Cowboy Counsellor](/source/Cowboy_Counsellor)'' (1932) - Sheriff Matt Farraday * ''[Slightly Married](/source/Slightly_Married)'' (1932) - Tenant (uncredited) * ''[The Devil Horse](/source/The_Devil_Horse)'' (1932) - Curley Bates - Henchman * ''[The Wyoming Whirlwind](/source/The_Wyoming_Whirlwind)'' (1932) - Steve Cantrell * ''[When a Man Rides Alone](/source/When_a_Man_Rides_Alone_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Montana Slade * ''[The Cheyenne Kid](/source/The_Cheyenne_Kid)'' (1933) - Denver Ed * ''[Drum Taps](/source/Drum_Taps_(film))'' (1933) - Lariat Smith * ''[The Thundering Herd](/source/The_Thundering_Herd_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Catlee - Pruitt's Henchman * ''[Sucker Money](/source/Sucker_Money)'' (1933) - George Hunter * ''[Black Beauty](/source/Black_Beauty_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Hack Driver * ''Son of the Border'' (1933) - Tupper * ''The Lone Avenger'' (1933) - Burl Adams * ''[Sunset Pass](/source/Sunset_Pass_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Tom * ''[Fighting Texans](/source/Fighting_Texans)'' (1933) - Gus Durkin * ''[Fighting with Kit Carson](/source/Fighting_with_Kit_Carson)'' (1933, Serial) - Henchman Reynolds [Chs. 1–7, 10, 12] * ''[The Trail Drive](/source/The_Trail_Drive)'' (1933) - Henchman Bucko (uncredited) * ''[Murder on the Campus](/source/Murder_on_the_Campus)'' (1933) - Grimes, City Editor (uncredited) * ''[Twin Husbands](/source/Twin_Husbands_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''[Public Stenographer](/source/Public_Stenographer_(film))'' (1934) - Detective Scott (uncredited) * ''[Good Dame](/source/Good_Dame)'' (1934) - Patrol Car Cop (uncredited) * ''[Looking for Trouble](/source/Looking_for_Trouble_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Lineman (uncredited) * ''[The Trumpet Blows](/source/The_Trumpet_Blows)'' (1934) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''[Honor of the Range](/source/Honor_of_the_Range)'' (1934) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''[We're Not Dressing](/source/We're_Not_Dressing)'' (1934) - Ship's Officer - Rescue Party (uncredited) * ''[Burn 'Em Up Barnes](/source/Burn_'Em_Up_Barnes)'' (1934, Serial) - Henchman Tucker [Chs. 3-12] (uncredited) * ''[The Curtain Falls](/source/The_Curtain_Falls_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Mover (uncredited) * ''[Mystery Mountain](/source/Mystery_Mountain_(serial))'' (1934) - Tom Henderson * ''[North of Arizona](/source/North_of_Arizona)'' (1935) - George Tully * ''[Outlaw Rule](/source/Outlaw_Rule)'' (1935) - Deputy Bat Lindstrom * ''[Transient Lady](/source/Transient_Lady)'' (1935) - Sheriff Angel Verner * ''[Circumstantial Evidence](/source/Circumstantial_Evidence_(1935_film))'' (1935) - John Cassidy (uncredited) * ''[Alias Mary Dow](/source/Alias_Mary_Dow)'' (1935) - Ditch-Digger (uncredited) * ''[Silent Valley](/source/Silent_Valley_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Jim Farley * ''[The Headline Woman](/source/The_Headline_Woman)'' (1935) - Baker, Editor (uncredited) * ''[The Murder Man](/source/The_Murder_Man)'' (1935) - Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) * ''[The Adventures of Rex and Rinty](/source/The_Adventures_of_Rex_and_Rinty)'' (1935, Serial) - Henchman Mitchell [Chs. 1–6, 10] * ''[Diamond Jim](/source/Diamond_Jim)'' (1935) - Poker Player on Train (uncredited) * ''[The Gay Deception](/source/The_Gay_Deception)'' (1935) - Jail Attendant (uncredited) * ''[Confidential](/source/Confidential_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Hanover - Walsh's Henchman * ''[Valley of Wanted Men](/source/Valley_of_Wanted_Men)'' (1935) - Ranger Sergeant Parsons * ''[Melody Trail](/source/Melody_Trail)'' (1935) - Matt Kirby * ''[Rendezvous](/source/Rendezvous_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[The New Frontier](/source/The_New_Frontier_(film))'' (1935) - Kit * ''[A Night at the Opera](/source/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(film))'' (1935) - Immigration Inspector (uncredited) * ''[Gallant Defender](/source/Gallant_Defender)'' (1935) - Salty Smith * ''[The Adventures of Frank Merriwell](/source/The_Adventures_of_Frank_Merriwell_(serial))'' (1936, Serial) - Henchman Black * ''[The Bridge of Sighs](/source/The_Bridge_of_Sighs_(1936_film))'' (1936) - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) * ''[The Lawless Nineties](/source/The_Lawless_Nineties)'' (1936) - Steele * ''[Fast Bullets](/source/Fast_Bullets)'' (1936) - Travis * ''[The Music Goes 'Round](/source/The_Music_Goes_'Round)'' (1936) - Police Inspector (uncredited) * ''[Call of the Prairie](/source/Call_of_the_Prairie)'' (1936) - Sam Porter * ''[These Three](/source/These_Three)'' (1936) - Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''[And So They Were Married](/source/And_So_They_Were_Married)'' (1936) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) * ''[Public Enemy's Wife](/source/Public_Enemy's_Wife)'' (1936) - Swartzman * ''[Mary of Scotland](/source/Mary_of_Scotland_(film))'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''[Crash Donovan](/source/Crash_Donovan)'' (1936) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[They Met in a Taxi](/source/They_Met_in_a_Taxi)'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) * ''[The Three Mesquiteers](/source/The_Three_Mesquiteers)'' (1936) - Olin Canfield * ''[Ace Drummond](/source/Ace_Drummond_(serial))'' (1936, Serial) - Paul Wyckoff * ''[Trail Dust](/source/Trail_Dust)'' (1936) - Tom Babson * ''[Dodge City Trail](/source/Dodge_City_Trail_(film))'' (1936) - Dawson * ''[Jungle Jim](/source/Jungle_Jim_(serial))'' (1937, Serial) - Slade * ''[Westbound Mail](/source/Westbound_Mail)'' (1937) - 'Bull' Feeney * ''[You Only Live Once](/source/You_Only_Live_Once_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Guard (uncredited) * ''[Borderland](/source/Borderland_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Dandy Morgan - Henchman * ''[Song of the City](/source/Song_of_the_City)'' (1937) - Captain (uncredited) * ''Two Gun Law'' (1937) - Kipp Faulkner * ''[Woman Chases Man](/source/Woman_Chases_Man)'' (1937) - Process Server (uncredited) * ''[Married Before Breakfast](/source/Married_Before_Breakfast)'' (1937) - Police Driver (uncredited) * ''[One Man Justice](/source/One_Man_Justice)'' (1937) - Red Grindy * ''[Wild West Days](/source/Wild_West_Days)'' (1937) - Steve Claggett * ''[They Won't Forget](/source/They_Won't_Forget)'' (1937) - Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) * ''[Dead End](/source/Dead_End_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited) * ''[Western Gold](/source/Western_Gold)'' (1937) - Holman * ''[The Awful Truth](/source/The_Awful_Truth)'' (1937) - Motor Cop (uncredited) * ''[Springtime in the Rockies](/source/Springtime_in_the_Rockies_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Briggs * ''[Tim Tyler's Luck](/source/Tim_Tyler's_Luck_(serial))'' (1937, Serial) - Capt. Trowbridge [Ch. 1] (uncredited) * ''[Partners of the Plains](/source/Partners_of_the_Plains)'' (1938) - Scar Lewis * ''[Little Miss Roughneck](/source/Little_Miss_Roughneck)'' (1938) - Sheriff * ''[Born to Be Wild](/source/Born_to_Be_Wild_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) * ''[Jezebel](/source/Jezebel_(1938_film))'' (1938) - New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) * ''[Two Gun Justice](/source/Two_Gun_Justice)'' (1938) - Sheriff * ''[Crime School](/source/Crime_School)'' (1938) - Mr. Burke * ''[Gunsmoke Trail](/source/Gunsmoke_Trail)'' (1938) - Sheriff chasing Loma * ''[Reformatory](/source/Reformatory_(film))'' (1938) - Guard (uncredited) * ''[Highway Patrol](/source/Highway_Patrol_(film))'' (1938) - Jarvis * ''[The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok](/source/The_Great_Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok)'' (1938) - Blackie (uncredited) * ''[Flaming Frontiers](/source/Flaming_Frontiers)'' (1938, Serial) - John Merkle [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited) * ''[Marie Antoinette](/source/Marie_Antoinette_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Official in Passport Office (uncredited) * ''[The Colorado Trail](/source/The_Colorado_Trail_(film))'' (1938) - Mark Sheldon * ''[Down in 'Arkansaw'](/source/Down_in_'Arkansaw')'' (1938) - Jake * ''[Adventure in Sahara](/source/Adventure_in_Sahara)'' (1938) - Cpl. Dronov * ''[Call of the Rockies](/source/Call_of_the_Rockies_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Weston * ''[The Phantom Creeps](/source/The_Phantom_Creeps)'' (1939) - White Rose Sailor (uncredited) * ''[Devil's Island](/source/Devil's_Island_(1939_film))'' (1939) - Captain of the Guards (uncredited) * ''[Frontiers of '49](/source/Frontiers_of_'49)'' (1939) - Army Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[Risky Business](/source/Risky_Business_(1939_film))'' (1939) - Cop (uncredited) * ''[The Oklahoma Kid](/source/The_Oklahoma_Kid)'' (1939) - Would-Be Settler (uncredited) * ''[Romance of the Redwoods](/source/Romance_of_the_Redwoods_(1939_film))'' (1939) - Boss Whittaker * ''[Buck Rogers](/source/Buck_Rogers_(serial))'' (1939, Serial) - Dynamo Room Floor Guard (uncredited) * ''[Blue Montana Skies](/source/Blue_Montana_Skies)'' (1939) - Marshal * ''[The Man from Sundown](/source/The_Man_from_Sundown)'' (1939) - Slick Larson * ''[Thunder Afloat](/source/Thunder_Afloat)'' (1939) - Fisherman (uncredited) * ''[No Place to Go](/source/No_Place_to_Go_(1939_film))'' (1939) - Frank Crowley * ''[Oklahoma Frontier](/source/Oklahoma_Frontier)'' (1939) - Kentuck (uncredited) * ''[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington](/source/Mr._Smith_Goes_to_Washington)'' (1939) - Senator Dwight (uncredited) * ''[The Roaring Twenties](/source/The_Roaring_Twenties)'' (1939) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''[The Stranger from Texas](/source/The_Stranger_from_Texas)'' (1939) - Jeff Browning * ''[My Son Is Guilty](/source/My_Son_Is_Guilty)'' (1939) - Police Lieutenant at Holdup (uncredited) * ''[West of Carson City](/source/West_of_Carson_City)'' (1940) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited) * ''[My Little Chickadee](/source/My_Little_Chickadee)'' (1940) - Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) * ''[Pioneers of the Frontier](/source/Pioneers_of_the_Frontier)'' (1940) - Marshal Larsen * ''[The Courageous Dr. Christian](/source/The_Courageous_Dr._Christian)'' (1940) - Sheriff * ''[Blazing Six Shooters](/source/Blazing_Six_Shooters)'' (1940) - Bert Karsin * ''[Dark Command](/source/Dark_Command)'' (1940) - Slave Trader (uncredited) * ''[If I Had My Way](/source/If_I_Had_My_Way_(film))'' (1940) - Doorman (uncredited) * ''[Passport to Alcatraz](/source/Passport_to_Alcatraz)'' (1940) - James Carver (uncredited) * ''[Winners of the West](/source/Winners_of_the_West_(1940_serial))'' (1940, Serial) - Captain [Ch. 13] (uncredited) * ''[When the Daltons Rode](/source/When_the_Daltons_Rode)'' (1940) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''[Flowing Gold](/source/Flowing_Gold_(1940_film))'' (1940) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''[Diamond Frontier](/source/Diamond_Frontier)'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * ''[Barnyard Follies](/source/Barnyard_Follies)'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''[Christmas in July](/source/Christmas_in_July_(film))'' (1940) - Mr. Hillbeiner * ''[Santa Fe Trail](/source/Santa_Fe_Trail_(film))'' (1940) - Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) * ''[The Green Hornet Strikes Again!](/source/The_Green_Hornet_Strikes_Again!)'' (1940, Serial) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) * ''[The Lone Rider Rides On](/source/The_Lone_Rider_Rides_On)'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * ''[The Face Behind the Mask](/source/The_Face_Behind_the_Mask_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Flop House Manager (uncredited) * ''[The Kid's Last Ride](/source/The_Kid's_Last_Ride)'' (1941) - Bob Harmon, aka Jim Breeden * ''[The Lady Eve](/source/The_Lady_Eve)'' (1941) - First Steward (uncredited) * ''Double Date'' (1941) - Sergeant O'Rourke (uncredited) * ''[The Lady from Cheyenne](/source/The_Lady_from_Cheyenne)'' (1941) - Mr. Matthews * ''[The Lone Rider Rides On](/source/The_Lone_Rider_Rides_On)'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * ''[Road to Zanzibar](/source/Road_to_Zanzibar)'' (1941) - Colonial Policeman with Inspector (uncredited) * ''[Lady from Louisiana](/source/Lady_from_Louisiana)'' (1941) - Captain of Police (uncredited) * ''The Big Boss'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''[Country Fair](/source/Country_Fair_(film))'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''[Law of the Range](/source/Law_of_the_Range)'' (1941) - Jamison * ''[Rawhide Rangers](/source/Rawhide_Rangers)'' (1941) - Rawlings * ''[Wild Geese Calling](/source/Wild_Geese_Calling)'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''[The Little Foxes](/source/The_Little_Foxes_(film))'' (1941) - Dawson (uncredited) * ''[Badlands of Dakota](/source/Badlands_of_Dakota)'' (1941) - Plainview Lawman (uncredited) * ''[Honky Tonk](/source/Honky_Tonk_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) * ''[Tuxedo Junction](/source/Tuxedo_Junction_(film))'' (1941) - Chief Conway (uncredited) * ''[Sullivan's Travels](/source/Sullivan's_Travels)'' (1941) - The Mister * ''[Fighting Bill Fargo](/source/Fighting_Bill_Fargo)'' (1941) - Tom Houston * ''[Honolulu Lu](/source/Honolulu_Lu)'' (1941) - Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) * ''[Road Agent](/source/Road_Agent_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Rancher (uncredited) * ''[Sealed Lips](/source/Sealed_Lips)'' (1942) - Newspaper Morgue Attendant (uncredited) * ''[West of Tombstone](/source/West_of_Tombstone)'' (1942) - U. S. Marshal (uncredited) * ''[Pardon My Stripes](/source/Pardon_My_Stripes)'' (1942) - Guard (uncredited) * ''[Wild Bill Hickok Rides](/source/Wild_Bill_Hickok_Rides)'' (1942) - Man (uncredited) * ''[The Man Who Returned to Life](/source/The_Man_Who_Returned_to_Life)'' (1942) - Hobo (uncredited) * ''[The Mad Doctor of Market Street](/source/The_Mad_Doctor_of_Market_Street)'' (1942) - Ship's Officer on Bridge (uncredited) * ''[Reap the Wild Wind](/source/Reap_the_Wild_Wind)'' (1942) - Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) * ''[The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine](/source/The_Affairs_of_Jimmy_Valentine)'' (1942) - Trustee * ''[Saboteur](/source/Saboteur_(film))'' (1942) - Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[In This Our Life](/source/In_This_Our_Life)'' (1942) - Worker (uncredited) * ''[Meet the Stewarts](/source/Meet_the_Stewarts)'' (1942) - Police Turnkey (uncredited) * ''[Juke Girl](/source/Juke_Girl)'' (1942) - Farmer Hiring Bean Pickers (uncredited) * ''[Lady in a Jam](/source/Lady_in_a_Jam)'' (1942) - Furniture Mover (uncredited) * ''[Men of Texas](/source/Men_of_Texas)'' (1942) - Goodrich (uncredited) * ''[Bad Men of the Hills](/source/Bad_Men_of_the_Hills)'' (1942) - Sheriff Mace Arnold * ''[The Talk of the Town](/source/The_Talk_of_the_Town_(1942_film))'' (1942) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''[The Palm Beach Story](/source/The_Palm_Beach_Story)'' (1942) - Conductor * ''[Bells of Capistrano](/source/Bells_of_Capistrano)'' (1942) - Westfall Saloon Bartender (uncredited) * ''[A Man's World](/source/A_Man's_World_(1942_film))'' (1942) - Capt. Peterson (uncredited) * ''[I Married a Witch](/source/I_Married_a_Witch)'' (1942) - Second Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''[The Traitor Within](/source/The_Traitor_Within)'' (1942) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''[Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground](/source/Tenting_Tonight_on_the_Old_Camp_Ground)'' (1943) - [Matt Warner](/source/Matt_Warner) * ''[Idaho](/source/Idaho_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Jailer (uncredited) * ''[The Man from Thunder River](/source/The_Man_from_Thunder_River)'' (1943) - Prospector (uncredited) * ''[Petticoat Larceny](/source/Petticoat_Larceny)'' (1943) - Jack Goss (uncredited) * ''[Nobody's Darling](/source/Nobody's_Darling)'' (1943) - Bum (uncredited) * ''[The Miracle of Morgan's Creek](/source/The_Miracle_of_Morgan's_Creek)'' (1943) - Mr. Johnson * ''[And the Angels Sing](/source/And_the_Angels_Sing)'' (1944) - Squad Car Policeman (uncredited) * ''[The Great Moment](/source/The_Great_Moment_(1944_film))'' (1944) - Mr. Stone (uncredited) * ''[Hail the Conquering Hero](/source/Hail_the_Conquering_Hero)'' (1944) - Political Boss * ''[Cry of the Werewolf](/source/Cry_of_the_Werewolf)'' (1944) - Coroner at Inquest (uncredited) * ''[The Merry Monahans](/source/The_Merry_Monahans)'' (1944) - Man on Train (uncredited) * ''[The Unwritten Code](/source/The_Unwritten_Code)'' (1944) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''[The Missing Juror](/source/The_Missing_Juror)'' (1944) - Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited) * ''[The Princess and the Pirate](/source/The_Princess_and_the_Pirate)'' (1944) - Pirate (uncredited) * ''[The Jade Mask](/source/The_Jade_Mask)'' (1945) - Sheriff Mack * ''[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](/source/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(1945_film))'' (1945) - Cheap Charlie (uncredited) * ''[A Guy, a Gal and a Pal](/source/A_Guy%2C_a_Gal_and_a_Pal)'' (1945) - Mayor (uncredited) * ''[Thunderhead, Son of Flicka](/source/Thunderhead%2C_Son_of_Flicka)'' (1945) - Dr. Hicks (uncredited) * ''[Salty O'Rourke](/source/Salty_O'Rourke)'' (1945) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''[The Clock](/source/The_Clock_(1945_film))'' (1945) - Second Subway Official (uncredited) * ''[Escape in the Desert](/source/Escape_in_the_Desert)'' (1945) - Citizen Gunman (uncredited) * ''[The Unseen](/source/The_Unseen_(1945_film))'' (1945) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''[Both Barrels Blazing](/source/Both_Barrels_Blazing)'' (1945) - Lucky Thorpe (uncredited) * ''Blazing the Western Trail'' (1945) - Forrest Brent (uncredited) * ''[Saratoga Trunk](/source/Saratoga_Trunk)'' (1945) - Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) * ''[She Wouldn't Say Yes](/source/She_Wouldn't_Say_Yes)'' (1945) - Conductor (uncredited) * ''[Road to Utopia](/source/Road_to_Utopia)'' (1945) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''[They Were Expendable](/source/They_Were_Expendable)'' (1945) - Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) * ''[Miss Susie Slagle's](/source/Miss_Susie_Slagle's)'' (1946) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''[Deadline at Dawn](/source/Deadline_at_Dawn)'' (1946) - Detective Smiley (uncredited) * ''[The Falcon's Alibi](/source/The_Falcon's_Alibi)'' (1946) - Police Inspector Blake * ''[Shadows Over Chinatown](/source/Shadows_Over_Chinatown)'' (1946) - Capt. Allen * ''[My Pal Trigger](/source/My_Pal_Trigger)'' (1946) - Henry Wallace (uncredited) * ''Cowboy Blues'' (1946) - Jim Peters (uncredited) * ''[Below the Deadline](/source/Below_the_Deadline_(1946_film))'' (1946) - Turner * ''[Two Years Before the Mast](/source/Two_Years_Before_the_Mast_(film))'' (1946) - Publisher (uncredited) * ''[Cross My Heart](/source/Cross_My_Heart_(1946_film))'' (1946) - Det. Flynn * ''[It's a Wonderful Life](/source/It's_a_Wonderful_Life)'' (1946) - Sheriff with arrest warrant (uncredited) * ''[Alias Mr. Twilight](/source/Alias_Mr._Twilight)'' (1946) - Sam Bartlett * ''Singin' in the Corn'' (1946) - Honest John Richards * ''[The Mighty McGurk](/source/The_Mighty_McGurk)'' (1947) - Toothless Derelict (uncredited) * ''[California](/source/California_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Town Marshal (uncredited) * ''[Nora Prentiss](/source/Nora_Prentiss)'' (1947) - NYC Policeman (uncredited) * ''[The Sin of Harold Diddlebock](/source/The_Sin_of_Harold_Diddlebock)'' (1947) - Wild Bill Hickok * ''[The Michigan Kid](/source/The_Michigan_Kid)'' (1947) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''[Dick Tracy's Dilemma](/source/Dick_Tracy's_Dilemma)'' (1947) - Mr. Cudd (uncredited) * ''[Framed](/source/Framed_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Judge (uncredited) * ''[Robin Hood of Texas](/source/Robin_Hood_of_Texas)'' (1947) - Sheriff * ''[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Police Captain (uncredited) * ''[Song of the Thin Man](/source/Song_of_the_Thin_Man)'' (1947) - Nagle - Waterfront Policeman (uncredited) * ''The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival'' (1947) - Bartender, in 'Fabulous Joe' * ''[The Fabulous Joe](/source/The_Fabulous_Joe)'' (1947) - Florida Club Bartender * ''[Black Gold](/source/Black_Gold_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Dr. Jonas, Veterinarian (uncredited) * ''[Unconquered](/source/Unconquered_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Militiaman at Fair (uncredited) * ''[Messenger of Peace](/source/Messenger_of_Peace)'' (1947) - Harry Franzmeirer * ''[T-Men](/source/T-Men)'' (1947) - Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) * ''[Road to Rio](/source/Road_to_Rio)'' (1947) - Ship's Officer (uncredited) * ''[Smart Woman](/source/Smart_Woman_(1948_film))'' (1948) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''[Fury at Furnace Creek](/source/Fury_at_Furnace_Creek)'' (1948) - Lawyer (uncredited) * ''[Silver River](/source/Silver_River_(film))'' (1948) - Sam Slade * ''[Unfaithfully Yours](/source/Unfaithfully_Yours_(1948_film))'' (1948) - House Detective * ''[Quick on the Trigger](/source/Quick_on_the_Trigger)'' (1948) - Judge Kormac * ''[That Wonderful Urge](/source/That_Wonderful_Urge)'' (1948) - Conovan (uncredited) * ''[The Paleface](/source/The_Paleface_(1948_film))'' (1948) - Governor's Horseman (uncredited) * ''[South of St. Louis](/source/South_of_St._Louis)'' (1949) - Farmer (uncredited) * ''[The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend](/source/The_Beautiful_Blonde_from_Bashful_Bend)'' (1949) - Sheriff Ambrose * ''[The Doolins of Oklahoma](/source/The_Doolins_of_Oklahoma)'' (1949) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) * ''[Trail of the Yukon](/source/Trail_of_the_Yukon)'' (1949) - The Drunk (uncredited) * ''[The Devil's Henchman](/source/The_Devil's_Henchman)'' (1949) - Elmer Hood * ''[Roseanna McCoy](/source/Roseanna_McCoy)'' (1949) - Medicine Seller (uncredited) * ''[The Traveling Saleswoman](/source/The_Traveling_Saleswoman)'' (1950) - P. Carter (uncredited) * ''[A Woman of Distinction](/source/A_Woman_of_Distinction)'' (1950) - Editor (uncredited) * ''[North of the Great Divide](/source/North_of_the_Great_Divide)'' (1950) - Henry Gates (uncredited) * ''The Tougher They Come'' (1950) - Jensen * ''[California Passage](/source/California_Passage)'' (1950) - Conover * ''[Hunt the Man Down](/source/Hunt_the_Man_Down)'' (1950) - Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) * ''[Oh! Susanna](/source/Oh!_Susanna_(film))'' (1951) - Jake Ledbetter * ''[In Old Amarillo](/source/In_Old_Amarillo)'' (1951) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''[Strangers on a Train](/source/Strangers_on_a_Train_(film))'' (1951) - Tennis Judge (uncredited) * ''[Utah Wagon Train](/source/Utah_Wagon_Train)'' (1951) - Sam Sickle * ''All That I Have'' (1951) - John Biddle, Gardener * ''[The Last Musketeer](/source/The_Last_Musketeer)'' (1952) - Lem Shaver * ''[We're Not Married!](/source/We're_Not_Married!)'' (1952) - Det. Magnus (uncredited) * ''[Barbed Wire](/source/Barbed_Wire_(1952_film))'' (1952) - McGraw (uncredited) * ''[Iron Mountain Trail](/source/Iron_Mountain_Trail)'' (1953) - The Marshal * ''[Jubilee Trail](/source/Jubilee_Trail_(film))'' (1954) - Mr. Turner (uncredited) * ''[Hell's Outpost](/source/Hell's_Outpost)'' (1954) - Banker (uncredited) (final film role) {{div col end}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0108653}} * {{Tcmdb name}} * {{Find a Grave|7993173}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridge, Al}} Category:1891 births Category:1957 deaths Category:20th-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania Category:Male Western (genre) film actors Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania Category:Military personnel from Philadelphia Category:United States Army personnel of World War I Category:Western (genre) television actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alan Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bridge?action=history)). 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