Beau Bridges
Known for Acting · 244 credits
- Born
- 1941-12-09 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- 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
Biography
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
TV Shows (84)
American Dad!
2005
as Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Hank Landry
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Eli Scruggs
Homeland
2011
as Ralph Warner
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Closer
2005
as Detective George Andrews / Georgette
Bonanza
1959
as Horace Perkins
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Fugitive
1963
as Gary Keller / Larry Corby
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self / Self - Nominee
Will & Grace
1998
as Daniel McFarland
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Hank Landry / Major General Henry Landry / Major General Hank Landry
White Collar
2009
as Agent Kramer
Everwood
2002
as Daniel Sullivan
Masters of Sex
2013
as Barton Scully
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Carl Hickey
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Bob Colby
My Three Sons
1960
Combat!
1962
as Orville Putnam
black-ish
2014
as Paul
Ben Casey
1961
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Simon Kress
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Nick Brody
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jerry Foley
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks
Rawhide
1959
as Billy Johanson
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Hayden Adams (voice)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Cpl. Moss
The District
2000
as Tom Gage
Matlock
2024
as Howard 'Senior' Markston
Goliath
2016
as Roy Wheeler
Amazing Stories
1985
as Teddy Shearing
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Leonard Franklin
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Greenleaf
2016
as Bob Whitmore
Sea Hunt
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jason
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)
The Agency
2001
as Tom Gage
Branded
1965
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Big Daddy (voice)
Felony Squad
1966
Bloodline
2015
as Roy Gilbert
Lessons in Chemistry
2023
as Harry Wilson
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Mr. Novak
1963
as Pat Knowland / Jay Bartlett
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Mr. Mayor
2021
as Adolphus Hass
The Millers
2013
as Tom Miller
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Loner
1965
Into the West
2005
as Stephen Hoxie
The Clear Horizon
1960
as Beau Bridges
Fridays
1980
as Self
Messiah
2020
as Edmund DeGuilles
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Matt Howell / Thad Taylor
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Carl / Skippy Mannox
Movies (160)
Jerry Maguire
1996
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Charlotte's Web
2006
as Dr. Dorian
Max Payne
2008
as BB Hensley
The Descendants
2011
as Cousin Hugh
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
2008
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
The Mountain Between Us
2017
as Walter
Stargate: Continuum
2008
as Major General Hank Landry
RocketMan
1997
as Bud Nesbitt
One Night in Miami...
2020
as Mr. Carlton
Eden
2013
as Bob
Sidekicks
1992
as Jerry Gabrewski
The Good German
2006
as Colonel Muller
Galveston
2018
as Stan Ptitko
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Mike Ramsay
The Wizard
1989
as Sam
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
2010
as Gus Grisby
Norma Rae
1979
as Sonny
End of the Road
2022
as Capt. JD Hammers
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Frank Baker
Hit & Run
2012
as Clint Perrkins
Swashbuckler
1976
as Major Folly
Wildflower
1991
as Jack Perkins
Blue Eyed Girl
2025
as Dad
All About Nina
2018
as Larry Michaels
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Win Berry
Inherit the Wind
1999
as E. K. Hornbeck
Vault of Horror I
1994
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Leonard Vole
Voyage of the Unicorn
2001
as Professor Alan Aisling
The Second Civil War
1997
as Governor Jim Farley
1000 to 1
2014
as Coach
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Marty Rance
Greased Lightning
1977
as Hutch
Married to It
1991
as John Morden
Supervized
2019
as Ted
A Christmas Mystery
2022
as Mayor Donovan
I-See-You.com
2006
as Harvey Bellinger
The Landlord
1970
as Elgar Enders
The Incident
1967
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Nightjohn
1996
as Clel Waller
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Terry Harper
Night Crossing
1982
as Guenter Wetzel
Losing Chase
1996
as Mr. Richard Phillips
Common Ground
2000
as Father Leon
Force of Evil
1950
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Columbus Circle
2012
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Hal
2019
as Self
Pablo
2012
as Self
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
2016
as Jeffrey
Two/One
2020
as Alfred
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
as Connie Kalitta
The Four Feathers
1978
as Harry Feversham
Camera
2024
as Eric
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
2016
as Jeffrey
The White River Kid
1999
as Daddy Weed
Lovin' Molly
1974
as Johnny
The Red Pony
1949
as Beau
Hidden in America
1996
as Bill
Zamba
1949
as Tommy
Smile
2005
as Steven
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
2016
as Jeffrey Knight
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
The Wild Pair
1987
as Joe Jennings
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Duane Hansen
Village of the Giants
1965
as Fred
Child's Play
1972
as Paul Reis
The President's Mistress
1978
as Ben Morton
The Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Dick Buek
Christmas in Angel Falls
2017
as Michael D'Angelo
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bruce McBride
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Uncle Logan
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Don Preston
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989
as Police Chief Richard Czech
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Ben Harvey
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as James Brady
The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Toby Felker
Debating Robert Lee
2004
as Mr. Lee
Just Another Secret
1989
as Jack Grant
Evel Knievel
2004
as John Bork
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998
as Don Preston
Sordid Lives
2000
as G.W. Nethercott
Vanessa in the Garden
1985
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Don Emerson Sr.
Desert Road
2024
as Old Man
Meeting Daddy
2000
as Larry Branson
No Minor Vices
1948
as Bertram (uncredited)
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Gerry Green
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986
as Hank Tilby
Out of the Ashes
2003
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Billy Breedlove
UFO Cafe
1990
as Arnold Zimmerman
Adam's Woman
1970
as Adam
Don't Fade Away
2010
as Chris White
The Iron Triangle
1989
as Capt. Keene
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Orville
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Philippe / Louis XIV
Elsewhere
2020
as Dad
Love Child
1982
as Jack Hansen
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974
as Chris Schroeder
The Killing Time
1987
as Sam Wayburn
Shimmering Light
1978
as Kevin Pearse
A Stranger to Love
1996
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
2002
as Derek
The Explosive Generation
1961
as Stephen
Dragonfly
1976
as Jesse
Can A Guy Say No?
1986
as Mr. Tauscher
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Dean Burton Strauss
The Christian Licorice Store
1971
as Cane
Underdog Kids
2015
as Ron Butz
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Steve Drucker
Secret Sins of the Father
1994
as Tom Thielman
We Were the Mulvaneys
2002
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Frederick Ingham
P.T. Barnum
1999
as P.T. Barnum
07 Spaceys
2007
Outrage!
1986
as Bruce Gordon
Songs In Ordinary Time
2000
as Omar Duvall
About Beau Bridges
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 P… With 244 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Beau Bridges has appeared in 160 films and 84 TV shows.
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Most Popular Beau Bridges Movies
- Jerry Maguire (1996) — as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
- Charlotte's Web (2006) — as Dr. Dorian
- Max Payne (2008) — as BB Hensley
- The Descendants (2011) — as Cousin Hugh
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) — as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
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