Acting
Beau Bridges
EN cinema · 161 credits
Born
9 December 1941 (age 84)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as 鮑·布里吉斯 · Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III · Lloyd Vernet Bridges III · Бо Бриджес · بو بریجز · بو بریجیز
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
Filmography
My Jesus
My Jesus
as Bob Wilson
Camera
as Eric, Producer
The Neon Highway
as Claude Allen
Desert Road
as Old Man
Dreamin' Wild
as Don Emerson Sr.
End of the Road
as Capt. JD Hammers
A Christmas Mystery
as Mayor Donovan
Our Italian Christmas Memories
as Vincent Coluccia
Two/One
as Alfred
Elsewhere
as Dad
One Night in Miami...
as Mr. Carlton
Acting: The First Six Lessons
as The Teacher/Movie Director, Writer, Producer
Hal
as Self
Supervized
as Ted
Lawless Range
as Mr. Reed
Galveston
as Stan Ptitko
All About Nina
as Larry Michaels
The Mountain Between Us
as Walter
Christmas in Angel Falls
as Michael D'Angelo
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
as Jeffrey Knight
Underdog Kids
as Ron Butz
1000 to 1
as Coach
Eden
as Bob
Rushlights
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Pablo
as Self
Columbus Circle
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Hit & Run
as Clint Perrkins
The Descendants
as Cousin Hugh
Game Time: Tackling the Past
as Frank Walker
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
as Gus Grisby
Don't Fade Away
as Chris White
Stasis
as Dr. Graham
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Uncle Logan
Spinning Into Butter
as Dean Burton Strauss
Stargate: Continuum
as Major General Hank Landry
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Max Payne
as BB Hensley
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
as Voice 'Aftermath'
Americanizing Shelley
as Gary Gordon
The Good German
as Colonel Muller
Charlotte's Web
as Dr. Dorian
I-See-You.com
as Harvey Bellinger
Smile
as Steven
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Marty Rance
Evel Knievel
as John Bork
Debating Robert Lee
as Mr. Lee
Out of the Ashes
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
We Were the Mulvaneys
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
Voyage of the Unicorn
as Professor Alan Aisling
Boys Klub
as Mario's Dad
Sordid Lives
as G.W. Nethercott
Songs In Ordinary Time
as Omar Duvall
Meeting Daddy
as Larry Branson
Common Ground
as Father Leon
The White River Kid
as Daddy Weed
P.T. Barnum
as P.T. Barnum
Inherit the Wind
as E. K. Hornbeck
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as Don Preston, Co-Executive Producer
The Defenders: Taking the First
as Don Preston, Executive Producer
RocketMan
as Bud Nesbitt
The Defenders: Payback
as Don Preston, Producer
The Second Civil War
as Governor Jim Farley
Losing Chase
as Mr. Richard Phillips
A Stranger to Love
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
The Uninvited
as Charles Johnson
Jerry Maguire
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Nightjohn
as Clel Waller
Kissinger and Nixon
as Richard Nixon
Secret Sins of the Father
as Tom Thielman, Director
Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
as Terry Harper
The Man with Three Wives
as Dr. Norman Grayson
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
Sidekicks
as Jerry Gabrewski
Wildflower
as Jack Perkins
Married to It
as John Morden
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as James Brady
UFO Cafe
as Arnold Zimmerman
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Gerry Green (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
The Wizard
as Sam
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Frank Baker
Signs of Life
as John Alder
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
as Police Chief Richard Czech
The Iron Triangle
as Capt. Keene
Just Another Secret
as Jack Grant
Seven Hours to Judgment
as John Eden, Director
The Killing Time
as Sam Wayburn
The Wild Pair
as Joe Jennings, Director
Outrage!
as Bruce Gordon
Can a Guy Say No?
as Mr. Tauscher
A Fighting Choice
as Thad Taylor
The Thanksgiving Promise
as Hank Tilby, Director
Vanessa in the Garden
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Don't Touch
Director
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Win Berry
The Red-Light Sting
as Frank Powell
Heart Like a Wheel
as Connie Kalitta
Witness for the Prosecution
as Leonard Vole
Love Child
as Jack Hansen
Night Crossing
as Guenter Wetzel
The Kid From Nowhere
as Bud Herren, Director
Dangerous Company
as Ray Johnson
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Duane Hansen
Silver Dream Racer
as Bruce McBride
The Fifth Musketeer
as Philippe / Louis XIV
Norma Rae
as Sonny
The Runner Stumbles
as Toby Felker
The Child Stealer
as David Rodman
The Four Feathers
as Harry Feversham
Shimmering Light
as Kevin Pearse
The President's Mistress
as Ben Morton
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as Stubby Pringle
Greased Lightning
as Hutch
Two-Minute Warning
as Mike Ramsay
Swashbuckler
as Major Folly
Dragonfly
as Jesse
The Other Side of the Mountain
as Dick Buek
Medical Story
as Dr. Steve Drucker
Lovin' Molly
as Johnny
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
as Chris Schroeder
It's My Hobby
as Himself
Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Charlie
The Man Without a Country
as Frederick Ingham
Child's Play
as Paul Reis
Hammersmith Is Out
as Billy Breedlove
The Perfect Drug Film
as Narrator
The Landlord
as Elgar Enders
Adam's Woman
as Adam
Gaily, Gaily
as Ben Harvey
For Love of Ivy
as Tim Austin
The Incident
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Atta Girl, Kelly!
as Matt Howell
The Explosive Generation
as Stephen
The Company She Keeps
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Force of Evil
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
The Red Pony
as Beau
Zamba
as Tommy
No Minor Vices
as Bertram (uncredited)