- Al Bridge
Infobox actor
name = Al Bridge
imagesize = 150px
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birthdate = 26 February fy|1891
birthplace =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate = 27 December fy|1957 (aged 66)
deathplace =Los Angeles, California
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occupation = actor
yearsactive = fy|1931–fy|1954
spouse =Al Bridge (26 February fy|1891–27 December fy|1957) was an American
character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between fy|1931 and fy|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 theHopalong 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. [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.] He is perhaps best remembered for his role as "The Mister", the chain-gang boss overJoel McCrea inPreston Sturges ' "Sullivan's Travels ". [Takacs, Bill [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108653/bio Biography (IMDB)] ] [Erickson, Hal [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:8413~T1 Biography (Allmovie)] ]As a writer, Bridge contributed to two screenplays, the comedy short "
Her Hired Husband " in fy|1930 [imdb title|0156603|Her Hired Husband] and a Western, "God's Country and the Man " [aka "A Man's Country", "Rose of the Rio Grande" and "Trail of the Law"] (fy|1931), in which he also appeared. [imdb title|0021916|God's Country and the Man]Bridge's television work, which began in ytv|1950 includes appearances on "
The Range Rider " and "The Gene Autry Show " as well as other programs.imdb name|id=0108653|name=Al Bridge]Bridge died on 27 December {fy|1957 in
Los Angeles, California , and is buried inValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery inNorth Hollywood, California . [findagrave|7993173]Notes
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