Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American

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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

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series, where he played crooked sheriffs and henchmen.

Life and career

Bridge and his sister, who became actress Loie Bridge, were raised by their mother and stepfather, a Philadelphia butcher. Bridge went into vaudeville with relatives when he was still a teenager Bridge served in the American infantry during World War I. Rejoining relatives in a theatrical troupe, Bridge toured the U.S. as an actor and wrote a few scripts. He broke into movies with a pair of minor screenplays (the comedy short ''Her Hired Husband'' in 1930 and a Western, ''God's Country and the Man'' (1931), in which he also appeared. He spent the next 25 years as a familiar face in B-Westerns and mainstream comedies and dramas. In the forties, Bridge was part of

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' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in ten of the eleven American films that Sturges wrote and directed. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as "The Mister", the chain-gang boss over

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' '' Sullivan's Travels''. Bridge played against type as a kindly lawyer in Sturges' '' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek''. Bridge's television work, which began in

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includes appearances on ''

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'' and '' The Gene Autry Show'' as well as other programs.

Death

Bridge died in

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two months before his 67th birthday. His remains are interred at

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in North Hollywood.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

Selected filmography

* '' God's Country and the Man'' (1931) - Livermore * ''

Rider of the Plains ''Rider of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge. Main cast * Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders * Lilian Bond as Betty Harper * Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Ga ...

'' (1931) - Deputy Bill Gaines * ''The Ridin' Fool'' (1931) - Nikkos * '' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Galloping Thru'' (1931) - Sandy Thompson * '' South of Santa Fe'' (1932) - Henchman Bully * ''

Police Court Police court may refer to: * ''Police Court'' (film), a 1932 American film * Police tribunal (France) (''Tribunal de police''), the lowest level of criminal court in France * Police tribunal (Belgium) (''Politierechtbank''/''Tribunal de police'') ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) - Tom Fallon * ''

Unholy Love ''Unholy Love'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Deceit'') is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed and produced by Albert Ray. It was the first film adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's 1857 French novel ''Madame Bovary'' produced. Th ...

'' (1932) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' A Man's Land'' (1932) - Steve - Rustler * '' Million Dollar Legs'' (1932) - Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. M ...

'' (1932, Serial) - Carlson * ''

The Thirteenth Guest ''The Thirteenth Guest'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as ''Lady Beware'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1929 novel ''The Thirteenth Guest'' written by cr ...

'' (1932) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Broadway to Cheyenne'' (1932) - Al * '' Blonde Venus'' (1932) - Bouncer (uncredited) * ''

Cowboy Counsellor ''Cowboy Counsellor'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film starring Hoot Gibson and directed by George Melford. It mixed in strong elements of comedy with courtroom drama. One reviewer deemed it "the best of Gibson's films for Allied."

'' (1932) - Sheriff Matt Farraday * ''

Slightly Married ''Slightly Married'', also known as ''Strange Marriage'', is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Evalyn Knapp, Walter Byron and Marie Prevost.Pitts, p. 91 Plot Drunk upper-class Jimmy Martin s ...

'' (1932) - Tenant (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Horse ''The Devil Horse'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code movie serial starring Harry Carey, Frankie Darro and Noah Beery, Sr. that was distributed by Mascot Pictures. This is regarded as the best of the three serials Harry Carey made in the early 1930s, ...

'' (1932) - Curley Bates - Henchman * '' The Wyoming Whirlwind'' (1932) - Steve Cantrell * '' When a Man Rides Alone'' (1933) - Montana Slade * ''

The Cheyenne Kid ''The Cheyenne Kid'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Jack Curtis. The film stars Tom Keene, Mary Mason, Roscoe Ates, Otto Hoffman and Al Bridge. The film was released on January 20, 193 ...

'' (1933) - Denver Ed * '' Drum Taps'' (1933) - Lariat Smith * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1933) - Catlee - Pruitt's Henchman * ''

Sucker Money ''Sucker Money'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Davenport and Melville Shyer. The film is also known as ''Victims of the Beyond'' in the United Kingdom. Premise A phony spiritualist, Yomurda, uses fake seances and hypnotis ...

'' (1933) - George Hunter * ''

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'' (1933) - Hack Driver * ''Son of the Border'' (1933) - Tupper * ''The Lone Avenger'' (1933) - Burl Adams * '' Sunset Pass'' (1933) - Tom * ''

Fighting Texans ''Fighting Texans'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Rex Bell, Luana Walters, Betty Mack, Yakima Canutt, Wally Wales and George "Gabby" Hayes. The film was released on June ...

'' (1933) - Gus Durkin * '' Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933, Serial) - Henchman Reynolds

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* '' The Trail Drive'' (1933) - Henchman Bucko (uncredited) * '' Murder on the Campus'' (1933) - Grimes, City Editor (uncredited) * '' Twin Husbands'' (1933) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

Public Stenographer ''Public Stenographer'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic comedy. Stenographer Ann McNair (Lane) en route to a job mistakenly gets in the wrong car and ends up at a wild party thrown by Jim Martin (Collier). While in pursuit of McNair, Martin ...

'' (1934) - Detective Scott (uncredited) * '' Good Dame'' (1934) - Patrol Car Cop (uncredited) * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1934) - Lineman (uncredited) * '' The Trumpet Blows'' (1934) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Honor of the Range ''Honor of the Range'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard who not only plays a sheriff and his disreputable brother, but impersonates a music hall singer. Plot Clem the clerk conspires with a gang o ...

'' (1934) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' We're Not Dressing'' (1934) - Ship's Officer - Rescue Party (uncredited) * '' Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' (1934, Serial) - Henchman Tucker

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(uncredited) * '' The Curtain Falls'' (1934) - Mover (uncredited) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) - Tom Henderson * '' North of Arizona'' (1935) - George Tully * ''

Outlaw Rule ''Outlaw Rule'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and starring Reb Russell, Betty Mack and Al Bridge.Pitts p.213 Cast * Reb Russell as Reb Russell * Betty Mack as Kay Lathrop * Al Bridge as Deputy Bat Lindstrom * Yak ...

'' (1935) - Deputy Bat Lindstrom * '' Transient Lady'' (1935) - Sheriff Angel Verner * ''

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'' (1935) - John Cassidy (uncredited) * ''

Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Premise In order to comfort his d ...

'' (1935) - Ditch-Digger (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Jim Farley * '' The Headline Woman'' (1935) - Baker, Editor (uncredited) * '' The Murder Man'' (1935) - Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935, Serial) - Henchman Mitchell

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* '' Diamond Jim'' (1935) - Poker Player on Train (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) wins ...

'' (1935) - Jail Attendant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Hanover - Walsh's Henchman * '' Valley of Wanted Men'' (1935) - Ranger Sergeant Parsons * '' Melody Trail'' (1935) - Matt Kirby * '' Rendezvous'' (1935) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Kit * '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) - Immigration Inspector (uncredited) * ''

Gallant Defender ''Gallant Defender'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Roving cowboy is involved in struggle between homesteaders and cattle ranchers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Johnny Flagg * Joan P ...

'' (1935) - Salty Smith * '' The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' (1936, Serial) - Henchman Black * ''

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'' (1936) - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) * '' The Lawless Nineties'' (1936) - Steele * '' Fast Bullets'' (1936) - Travis * ''

The Music Goes 'Round ''The Music Goes 'Round'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson and Walter Connolly Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American character a ...

'' (1936) - Police Inspector (uncredited) * '' Call of the Prairie'' (1936) - Sam Porter * '' These Three'' (1936) - Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' And So They Were Married'' (1936) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) * ''

Public Enemy's Wife ''Public Enemy's Wife'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Abem Finkel and Harold Buckley. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran and Joe King. The film was rel ...

'' (1936) - Swartzman * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''

Crash Donovan ''Crash Donovan'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Nigh and Jean Negulesco and starring Jack Holt, John 'Dusty' King and Nan Grey.Schlossheimer p.110 It marked the directorial debut of the Romanian-born Negulesco. Partial cast * ...

'' (1936) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * '' They Met in a Taxi'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) * '' The Three Mesquiteers'' (1936) - Olin Canfield * '' Ace Drummond'' (1936, Serial) - Paul Wyckoff * '' Trail Dust'' (1936) - Tom Babson * '' Dodge City Trail'' (1936) - Dawson * ''

Jungle Jim Jungle Jim is the fictional hero of a series of jungle adventures in various media. The series began on January 7, 1934, as an American newspaper comic strip chronicling the adventures of Asia-based hunter Jim Bradley, who was nicknamed Jungle J ...

'' (1937, Serial) - Slade * ''

Westbound Mail ''Westbound Mail'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Folmar Blangsted and starring Charles Starrett, Rosalind Keith and Edward Keane.Pitts p.390 Cast * Charles Starrett as Jim 'Skinner' Bradley * Rosalind Keith as Marion Saunder ...

'' (1937) - 'Bull' Feeney * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Borderland'' (1937) - Dandy Morgan - Henchman * ''

Song of the City ''Song of the City'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Errol Taggart, written by Michael Fessier, and starring Margaret Lindsay, Dean Jagger, J. Carrol Naish, Nat Pendleton, Dennis Morgan and Marla Shelton. It was released on April 2, 1 ...

'' (1937) - Captain (uncredited) * ''Two Gun Law'' (1937) - Kipp Faulkner * '' Woman Chases Man'' (1937) - Process Server (uncredited) * '' Married Before Breakfast'' (1937) - Police Driver (uncredited) * '' One Man Justice'' (1937) - Red Grindy * '' Wild West Days'' (1937) - Steve Claggett * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...

'' (1937) - Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) * '' Dead End'' (1937) - Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited) * ''

Western Gold ''Western Gold'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and Forrest Barnes. The film stars Smith Ballew, Heather Angel, LeRoy Mason, Howard Hickman, Ben Alexander, Frank McGlynn, Sr. and Otis ...

'' (1937) - Holman * ''

The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins d ...

'' (1937) - Motor Cop (uncredited) * '' Springtime in the Rockies'' (1937) - Briggs * ''

Tim Tyler's Luck ''Tim Tyler's Luck'' is an adventure comic strip created by Lyman Young, elder brother of '' Blondie'' creator Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip ran from August 13, 1928, until August 24, 1996. Characters and story Wh ...

'' (1937, Serial) - Capt. Trowbridge

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(uncredited) * '' Partners of the Plains'' (1938) - Scar Lewis * '' Little Miss Roughneck'' (1938) - Sheriff * ''

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'' (1938) - Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

Two Gun Justice ''Two Gun Justice'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Fred Myton. The film stars Tim McCoy and Betty Compson. Cast list *Tim McCoy as Tim Carson *Betty Compson as Kate *Joan Barclay as Nancy Brown *Joh ...

'' (1938) - Sheriff * '' Crime School'' (1938) - Mr. Burke * '' Gunsmoke Trail'' (1938) - Sheriff chasing Loma * ''

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'' (1938) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Jarvis * ''

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia person ...

'' (1938) - Blackie (uncredited) * ''

Flaming Frontiers ''Flaming Frontiers'' (1938) is a Universal movie serial starring Johnny Mack Brown. It was a remake of '' Heroes of the West'' (1932). It was re-edited into a TV series in 1966. Much of the material was reused in Lon Chaney Jr.'s 1942 serial ' ...

'' (1938, Serial) - John Merkle

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(uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Official in Passport Office (uncredited) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) - Mark Sheldon * '' Down in 'Arkansaw''' (1938) - Jake * '' Adventure in Sahara'' (1938) - Cpl. Dronov * '' Call of the Rockies'' (1938) - Weston * '' The Phantom Creeps'' (1939) - White Rose Sailor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Captain of the Guards (uncredited) * '' Frontiers of '49'' (1939) - Army Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Best known as Cruise's breakout film, ''Risky Business'' was a critica ...

'' (1939) - Cop (uncredited) * ''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his bla ...

'' (1939) - Would-Be Settler (uncredited) * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) - Boss Whittaker * ''

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily US newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, books ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Dynamo Room Floor Guard (uncredited) * '' Blue Montana Skies'' (1939) - Marshal * '' The Man from Sundown'' (1939) - Slick Larson * '' Thunder Afloat'' (1939) - Fisherman (uncredited) * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) - Frank Crowley * ''

Oklahoma Frontier ''Oklahoma Frontier'' is a 1939 American Western film written and directed by Ford Beebe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, James Blaine and Bob Kortman. The film was released on October 10, 1939, by ...

'' (1939) - Kentuck (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is a 1939 American Political drama, political Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold (actor), Edward Arnold. ...

'' (1939) - Senator Dwight (uncredited) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * '' The Stranger from Texas'' (1939) - Jeff Browning * ''

My Son Is Guilty ''My Son Is Guilty'' is a 1939 American action adventure crime film directed by Charles Barton and produced by Jack Fier. It stars Bruce Cabot, Jacqueline Wells, Harry Carey and Wynne Gibson Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 – Ma ...

'' (1939) - Police Lieutenant at Holdup (uncredited) * ''West of Carson City'' (1940) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited) * ''

My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison ...

'' (1940) - Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) * ''Pioneers of the Frontier'' (1940) - Marshal Larsen * '' The Courageous Dr. Christian'' (1940) - Sheriff * '' Blazing Six Shooters'' (1940) - Bert Karsin * ''

Dark Command ''Dark Command'' is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, ''Dark Command'' is th ...

'' (1940) - Slave Trader (uncredited) * '' If I Had My Way'' (1940) - Doorman (uncredited) * ''Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940) - James Carver (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Captain

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(uncredited) * '' When the Daltons Rode'' (1940) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1940) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * '' Diamond Frontier'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Barnyard Follies'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Mr. Hillbeiner * '' Santa Fe Trail'' (1940) - Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) * '' The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' (1940, Serial) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) * ''

The Lone Rider Rides On ''The Lone Rider Rides On'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl H ...

'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Flop House Manager (uncredited) * '' The Kid's Last Ride'' (1941) - Bob Harmon, aka Jim Breeden * ''

The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

'' (1941) - First Steward (uncredited) * ''Double Date'' (1941) - Sergeant O'Rourke (uncredited) * '' The Lady from Cheyenne'' (1941) - Mr. Matthews * ''

'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * '' Road to Zanzibar'' (1941) - Colonial Policeman with Inspector (uncredited) * ''

Lady from Louisiana ''Lady from Louisiana'' is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used ...

'' (1941) - Captain of Police (uncredited) * ''The Big Boss'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Country Fair'' (1941) - (uncredited) * '' Law of the Range'' (1941) - Jamison * ''

Rawhide Rangers ''Rawhide Rangers'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Kathryn Adams Doty, Nell O'Day, Riley Hill and Harry Cording. The film was released on Jul ...

'' (1941) - Rawlings * '' Wild Geese Calling'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Little Foxes ''The Little Foxes'' is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the litt ...

'' (1941) - Dawson (uncredited) * '' Badlands of Dakota'' (1941) - Plainview Lawman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) * '' Tuxedo Junction'' (1941) - Chief Conway (uncredited) * '' Sullivan's Travels'' (1941) - The Mister * ''

Fighting Bill Fargo ''Fighting Bill Fargo'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Paul Franklin, Arthur V. Jones and Dorcas Cochran. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jean Brooks, Kenneth Harlan, Nell O'Day and Ted A ...

'' (1941) - Tom Houston * '' Honolulu Lu'' (1941) - Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Road Agent'' (1941) - Rancher (uncredited) * ''

Sealed Lips ''Sealed Lips'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Waggner and starring William Gargan, June Clyde and John Litel.Gates p.145 Plot summary Main cast * William Gargan as Lee Davis * June Clyde as Lois Grant * John Li ...

'' (1942) - Newspaper Morgue Attendant (uncredited) * ''

West of Tombstone ''West of Tombstone'' is an American Western B-movie film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Marshal Steve Langdon hears a rumor that the legendary criminal Billy the Kid is maybe still alive. Langdon finds Bi ...

'' (1942) - U. S. Marshal (uncredited) * ''

Pardon My Stripes ''Pardon My Stripes'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Stuart Palmer. The film stars William "Bill" Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber, Paul Hurst and Cliff Nazarro. The fi ...

'' (1942) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) - Man (uncredited) * ''

The Man Who Returned to Life ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee aft ...

'' (1942) - Hobo (uncredited) * '' The Mad Doctor of Market Street'' (1942) - Ship's Officer on Bridge (uncredited) * ''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, ...

'' (1942) - Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) * ''

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson. The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimmy ...

'' (1942) - Trustee * '' Saboteur'' (1942) - Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the establis ...

'' (1942) - Worker (uncredited) * '' Meet the Stewarts'' (1942) - Police Turnkey (uncredited) * '' Juke Girl'' (1942) - Farmer Hiring Bean Pickers (uncredited) * ''

Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1942) - Furniture Mover (uncredited) * '' Men of Texas'' (1942) - Goodrich (uncredited) * ''

Bad Men of the Hills ''Bad Men of the Hills'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Luana Walters, Alan Bridge and Guy Usher. The film was released on Augu ...

'' (1942) - Sheriff Mace Arnold * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

The Palm Beach Story ''The Palm Beach Story'' is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced var ...

'' (1942) - Conductor * '' Bells of Capistrano'' (1942) - Westfall Saloon Bartender (uncredited) * '' A Man's World'' (1942) - Capt. Peterson (uncredited) * ''

I Married a Witch ''I Married a Witch'' is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benc ...

'' (1942) - Second Prison Guard (uncredited) * '' The Traitor Within'' (1942) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground ''Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, John Elliott ( ...

'' (1943) - Matt Warner * ''

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...

'' (1943) - Jailer (uncredited) * '' The Man from Thunder River'' (1943) - Prospector (uncredited) * '' Petticoat Larceny'' (1943) - Jack Goss (uncredited) * '' Nobody's Darling'' (1943) - Bum (uncredited) * '' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' (1943) - Mr. Johnson * '' And the Angels Sing'' (1944) - Squad Car Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944) - Mr. Stone (uncredited) * ''

Hail the Conquering Hero ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill ...

'' (1944) - Political Boss * ''

Cry of the Werewolf ''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane. Plot A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change in ...

'' (1944) - Coroner at Inquest (uncredited) * ''

The Merry Monahans ''The Merry Monahans'' is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan and Jack Oakie. The story is of a vaudeville family trying to make money through hard times. The film feature ...

'' (1944) - Man on Train (uncredited) * '' The Unwritten Code'' (1944) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

The Missing Juror ''The Missing Juror'' is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher Oscar "Budd" Boetticher Jr. ( ; July 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001) was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low-budget W ...

'' (1944) - Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited) * ''

The Princess and the Pirate ''The Princess and the Pirate'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Based on a story by Sy Bartlett, the film is about a princess who travels incognito to elope with her true love ins ...

'' (1944) - Pirate (uncredited) * '' The Jade Mask'' (1945) - Sheriff Mack * '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) - Cheap Charlie (uncredited) * ''

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal ''A Guy, a Gal and a Pal'' is a 1945 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Budd Boetticher Oscar "Budd" Boetticher Jr. ( ; July 29, 1916 – November 29, 2001) was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low- ...

'' (1945) - Mayor (uncredited) * '' Thunderhead, Son of Flicka'' (1945) - Dr. Hicks (uncredited) * '' Salty O'Rourke'' (1945) - Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) - Second Subway Official (uncredited) * ''

Escape in the Desert ''Escape in the Desert'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. Th ...

'' (1945) - Citizen Gunman (uncredited) * '' The Unseen'' (1945) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' Both Barrels Blazing'' (1945) - Lucky Thorpe (uncredited) * ''Blazing the Western Trail'' (1945) - Forrest Brent (uncredited) * '' Saratoga Trunk'' (1945) - Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) * ''

She Wouldn't Say Yes ''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Plot A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military hospital after spending two weeks working with patient ...

'' (1945) - Conductor (uncredited) * '' Road to Utopia'' (1945) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''

They Were Expendable ''They Were Expendable'' is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the st ...

'' (1945) - Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) * '' Miss Susie Slagle's'' (1946) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Deadline at Dawn'' (1946) - Detective Smiley (uncredited) * '' The Falcon's Alibi'' (1946) - Police Inspector Blake * '' Shadows Over Chinatown'' (1946) - Capt. Allen * '' My Pal Trigger'' (1946) - Henry Wallace (uncredited) * ''Cowboy Blues'' (1946) - Jim Peters (uncredited) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1946) - Turner * ''

Two Years Before the Mast ''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under th ...

'' (1946) - Publisher (uncredited) * '' Cross My Heart'' (1946) - Det. Flynn * ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet '' The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loo ...

'' (1946) - Sheriff with arrest warrant (uncredited) * '' Alias Mr. Twilight'' (1946) - Sam Bartlett * ''Singin' in the Corn'' (1946) - Honest John Richards * '' The Mighty McGurk'' (1947) - Toothless Derelict (uncredited) * ''

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

'' (1947) - Town Marshal (uncredited) * '' Nora Prentiss'' (1947) - NYC Policeman (uncredited) * ''

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock ''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring the silent film comic icon Harold Lloyd, and featuring a supporting cast including female protagonist Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin, Raymon ...

'' (1947) - Wild Bill Hickok * '' The Michigan Kid'' (1947) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

Dick Tracy's Dilemma ''Dick Tracy's Dilemma'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Mark of the Claw'', is a 1947 American action film based on the 1930s comic-strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the r ...

'' (1947) - Mr. Cudd (uncredited) * '' Framed'' (1947) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

Robin Hood of Texas ''Robin Hood of Texas'' is a 1947 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by John K. Butler and Earle Snell. The film stars Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, James Cardwell (actor), ...

'' (1947) - Sheriff * '' Down to Earth'' (1947) - Police Captain (uncredited) * '' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) - Nagle - Waterfront Policeman (uncredited) * ''The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival'' (1947) - Bartender, in 'Fabulous Joe' * ''

The Fabulous Joe ''The Fabulous Joe'' is a 1947 American comedy film in the Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was directed by Harve Foster and written by Arnold Belgard and Jack Jevne. The film stars Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Marie Wilson (American actress) ...

'' (1947) - Florida Club Bartender * '' Black Gold'' (1947) - Dr. Jonas, Veterinarian (uncredited) * '' Unconquered'' (1947) - Militiaman at Fair (uncredited) * '' Messenger of Peace'' (1947) - Harry Franzmeirer * '' T-Men'' (1947) - Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1947) - Ship's Officer (uncredited) * '' Smart Woman'' (1948) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Fury at Furnace Creek '' Fury at Furnace Creek '' is a 1948 American Western film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Glenn Langan, and Reginald Gardiner. Plot Troops are massacred at a Furnace Creek fort in 1880 after an army ...

'' (1948) - Lawyer (uncredited) * '' Silver River'' (1948) - Sam Slade * '' Unfaithfully Yours'' (1948) - House Detective * '' Quick on the Trigger'' (1948) - Judge Kormac * ''

That Wonderful Urge ''That Wonderful Urge'' is a 1948 20th Century Fox screwball comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; November 27, 1948, page 190. It is a remake of ''Love Is News ...

'' (1948) - Conovan (uncredited) * '' The Paleface'' (1948) - Governor's Horseman (uncredited) * '' South of St. Louis'' (1949) - Farmer (uncredited) * '' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' (1949) - Sheriff Ambrose * '' The Doolins of Oklahoma'' (1949) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) - The Drunk (uncredited) * '' The Devil's Henchman'' (1949) - Elmer Hood * '' Roseanna McCoy'' (1949) - Medicine Seller (uncredited) * '' The Traveling Saleswoman'' (1950) - P. Carter (uncredited) * '' A Woman of Distinction'' (1950) - Editor (uncredited) * '' North of the Great Divide'' (1950) - Henry Gates (uncredited) * ''The Tougher They Come'' (1950) - Jensen * '' California Passage'' (1950) - Conover * '' Hunt the Man Down'' (1950) - Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) * ''

Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all ti ...

'' (1951) - Jake Ledbetter * '' In Old Amarillo'' (1951) - Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951) - Tennis Judge (uncredited) * '' Utah Wagon Train'' (1951) - Sam Sickle * ''All That I Have'' (1951) - John Biddle, Gardener * '' The Last Musketeer'' (1952) - Lem Shaver * '' We're Not Married!'' (1952) - Det. Magnus (uncredited) * ''

Barbed Wire A close-up view of a barbed wire Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is ...

'' (1952) - McGraw (uncredited) * '' Iron Mountain Trail'' (1953) - The Marshal * '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) - Mr. Turner (uncredited) * '' Hell's Outpost'' (1954) - Banker (uncredited) (final film role)

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