Al Bridge

Biography

Alfred Morton Bridge was a character actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1891, who served as a corporal in the U.S. Army infantry during World War I. He transitioned to film after joining a theatrical troupe and made his debut in the Western "God's Country and the Man" (1931). Over the next quarter century, Bridge maintained a unique career balance between B-Westerns and bigger dramatic and comedy features, including collaborations with director Preston Sturges.