- Born: Feb 26, 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Died: Dec 27, 1957 in California
- Occupation: Actor, Writer
- Active: '30s-'40s
- Major Genres: Western, Drama
- Career Highlights: My Pal Trigger, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Robin Hood of Texas
- First Major Screen Credit: God's Country and the Man (1931)
Al Bridge
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| Born | 26 February 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | 27 December 1957 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1931–1954 |
Al Bridge (26 February 1891–27 December 1957) was an American 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 series, where he played crooked-sheriffs and henchmen.
In the forties, Bridge was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in ten of the eleven American films that Sturges wrote and directed.[1] He is perhaps best remembered for his role as "The Mister", the chain-gang boss over Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges' Sullivan's Travels.[2][3]
As a writer, Bridge contributed to two screenplays, the comedy short Her Hired Husband in 1930[4] and a Western, God's Country and the Man[5] (1931), in which he also appeared.[6]
Bridge's television work, which began in 1950 includes appearances on The Range Rider and The Gene Autry Show as well as other programs.[7]
Bridge died on 27 December 1957 in Los Angeles, California, and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.[8]
Notes
- ^ Al Bridge appeared in Christmas in July, The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Hail the Conquering Hero, The Great Moment, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Unfaithfully Yours and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. He also appeared in I Married a Witch, which Sturges produced. He had earlier been in Diamond Jim, which Sturges wrote the screenplay for.
- ^ Takacs, Bill Biography (IMDB)
- ^ Erickson, Hal Biography (Allmovie)
- ^ Her Hired Husband at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ aka "A Man's Country", "Rose of the Rio Grande" and "Trail of the Law"
- ^ God's Country and the Man at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Al Bridge at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Al Bridge at Find a Grave
External links
- Al Bridge at the Internet Movie Database
- Al Bridge at Allmovie
- Al Bridge at the TCM Movie Database
- Al Bridge at Find a Grave
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