Beau Bridges
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Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 7, 2003, for his contributions to the television industry. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and elder brother of fellow actor Jeff Bridges. In 1948, he had an uncredited role in Force of Evil, and No Minor Vices, while in 1949, he played in the film The Red Pony. In the 1962–1963 television season, he and his brother, Jeff, appeared on their father's series, The Lloyd Bridges Show. He appeared in other television series too, including National Velvet (1962), The Fugitive (1963), Bonanza (1967), Mr. Novak (1963), and The Loner (1966). He appeared in such feature films during that time as The Landlord (1970), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (1977), Norma Rae (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984). In 1989, in perhaps his best-known role, he starred in The Fabulous Baker Boys. In the 1993–94 television season, he appeared with his father in the 15-episode series Harts of the West. In 1998, he starred as Judge Bob Gibbs in the one-season Maximum Bob on ABC. He had a recurring role in the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000). In 2001, he guest-starred as Daniel McFarland, in two episodes in Will & Grace. From 2002 to 2003, he took on the role of Senator Tom Gage in The Agency. In January 2005, he was cast as Major General Hank Landry in Stargate SG-1. He also played the character in five episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis, as well as the two direct to DVD films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, both in 2008. In 2005, he guest-starred as Carl Hickey in My Name Is Earl; later, his character became recurring. He received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination for his performance. In 2009, he guest-starred as Eli Scruggs on the 100th episode of Desperate Housewives and received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance. In 2011, he guest-starred in Brothers and Sisters, and in Franklin & Bash. In 2012, he took on the role of J.B. Biggley in the hit revival of the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 2013, he became a major character on the CBS television show The Millers. He has had several roles in movies since then including Underdog Kids (2015), and Lawless Range (2016). He has also had guest roles on the shows Masters of Sex (2013–2016) and Code Black (2016).
Known for
Credits
Jerry Maguire (1996)
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Dr. Dorian
Max Payne (2008)
as BB Hensley
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
as Walter
The Descendants (2011)
as Cousin Hugh
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
RocketMan (1997)
as Bud Nesbitt
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
as Major General Hank Landry
The Wizard (1989)
as Sam
Galveston (2018)
as Stan Ptitko
Hit & Run (2012)
as Clint Perrkins
Sidekicks (1992)
as Jerry Gabrewski
Eden (2013)
as Bob
Wildflower (1991)
as Jack Perkins
The Good German (2006)
as Colonel Muller
Norma Rae (1979)
as Sonny
One Night in Miami... (2020)
as Mr. Carlton
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
as Gus Grisby
Night Crossing (1982)
as Guenter Wetzel
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
as Frank Baker
Swashbuckler (1976)
as Major Folly
Blue Eyed Girl (2025)
as Dad
The Four Feathers (1978)
as Harry Feversham
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
as Marty Rance
End of the Road (2022)
as Capt. JD Hammers
Columbus Circle (2012)
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
The Second Civil War (1997)
as Governor Jim Farley
Inherit the Wind (1999)
as E. K. Hornbeck
Evel Knievel (2004)
as John Bork
All About Nina (2018)
as Larry Michaels
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
as Professor Alan Aisling
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Win Berry
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Don Emerson Sr.
The Landlord (1970)
as Elgar Enders
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
as Leonard Vole
Child's Play (1972)
as Paul Reis
The White River Kid (1999)
as Daddy Weed
P.T. Barnum (1999)
as P.T. Barnum
Common Ground (2000)
as Father Leon
Signs of Life (1989)
as John Alder
Greased Lightning (1977)
as Hutch
The Incident (1967)
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
as Jeffrey
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
as Mike Ramsay
Love Child (1982)
as Jack Hansen
Meeting Daddy (2000)
as Larry Branson
Married to It (1991)
as John Morden
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Vault of Horror I (1994)
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Sordid Lives (2000)
as G.W. Nethercott
Two/One (2020)
as Alfred
Losing Chase (1996)
as Mr. Richard Phillips
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
as Connie Kalitta
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017)
as Michael D'Angelo
1000 to 1 (2014)
as Coach
Lovin' Molly (1974)
as Johnny
I-See-You.com (2006)
as Harvey Bellinger
Smile (2005)
as Steven
Supervized (2019)
as Ted
Force of Evil (1950)
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Out of the Ashes (2003)
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Hal (2019)
as Self
Acting: The First Six Lessons (2020)
as The Teacher/Movie Director
Underdog Kids (2015)
as Ron Butz
The Wild Pair (1987)
as Joe Jennings
A Christmas Mystery (2022)
as Mayor Donovan
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
as Hank Tilby
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
as Don Preston
The Red Pony (1949)
as Beau
07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bruce McBride
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
as Dick Buek
Elsewhere (2020)
as Dad
Boys Klub (2001)
as Mario's Dad
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
as Duane Hansen
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
as Jeffrey
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
as Billy Breedlove
Lawless Range (2018)
as Mr. Reed
Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002)
as Derek
Medical Story (1975)
as Dr. Steve Drucker
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
as Mr. Lee
Hidden in America (1996)
as Bill
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
as Philippe / Louis XIV
Desert Road (2024)
as Old Man
The Uninvited (1996)
as Charles Johnson
Village of the Giants (1965)
as Fred
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
as Police Chief Richard Czech
Dangerous Company (1982)
as Ray Johnson
Spinning Into Butter (2009)
as Dean Burton Strauss
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
as Ben Harvey
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Gerry Green
Sordid Lives (2020)
Actor
Secret Sins of the Father (1994)
as Tom Thielman
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word (2016)
as Jeffrey Knight
UFO Cafe (1990)
as Arnold Zimmerman
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)
as Uncle Logan
Words from a Bear (2019)
as Self
Camera (2024)
as Eric
A Stranger to Love (1996)
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
The Man with Three Wives (1993)
as Dr. Norman Grayson
The Killing Time (1987)
as Sam Wayburn
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
as James Brady
Nightjohn (1996)
as Clel Waller
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
as Don Preston
Help Save Planet Earth (1990)
as Self
The Explosive Generation (1961)
as Stephen
Pablo (2012)
as Self
Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
as John Eden
Rushlights (2013)
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Can A Guy Say No? (1986)
as Mr. Tauscher
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
as Toby Felker
Vanessa in the Garden (1985)
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
For Love of Ivy (1968)
as Tim Austin
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
as Richard Nixon
Zamba (1949)
as Tommy
The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
as Don Preston
Don't Fade Away (2010)
as Chris White
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993)
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)
as Chris Schroeder
The Neon Highway (2024)
as Claude Allen
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
as Self
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
as Terry Harper
No Minor Vices (1948)
as Bertram (uncredited)
Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022)
as Vincent Coluccia
Shimmering Light (1978)
as Kevin Pearse
Outrage! (1986)
as Bruce Gordon
The Red-Light Sting (1984)
as Frank Powell
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
as Charlie
The Iron Triangle (1989)
as Capt. Keene
A Fighting Choice (1986)
as Thad Taylor
The Man Without a Country (1973)
as Frederick Ingham
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides (2011)
as Self
Dragonfly (1976)
as Jesse
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood (2020)
as Self
Americanizing Shelley (2007)
as Gary Gordon
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)
as Stubby Pringle
The Kid From Nowhere (1982)
as Bud Herren
Atta Girl, Kelly! (1967)
as Matt Howell
The President's Mistress (1978)
as Ben Morton
Stasis (2010)
as Dr. Graham
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
as Orville
Songs In Ordinary Time (2000)
as Omar Duvall
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Nick
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
as Cane
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (1998)
as Self
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
as Voice 'Aftermath'
The Child Stealer (1979)
as David Rodman
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self
Adam's Woman (1970)
as Adam
Just Another Secret (1989)
as Jack Grant
Are We Still Going to the Movies? (1974)
Actor
Game Time: Tackling the Past (2011)
as Frank Walker
It's My Hobby (1974)
as Himself
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner (2016)
as Self
What About McBride? (1974)
Actor
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids (1995)
as Narrator
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America (2003)
Actor
The Perfect Drug Film (1971)
as Narrator