Beau Bridges
Known for Acting · 247 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 (87)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)
Homeland
2011
as Ralph Warner
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Eli Scruggs
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
The Fugitive
1963
as Gary Keller / Larry Corby
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Hank Landry
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Closer
2005
as Detective George Andrews / Georgette
Everwood
2002
as Daniel Sullivan
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self / Self - Nominee
Bonanza
1959
as Horace Perkins
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Hank Landry / Major General Henry Landry / Major General Hank Landry
Goliath
2016
as Roy Wheeler
Will & Grace
1998
as Daniel McFarland
White Collar
2009
as Agent Kramer
My Three Sons
1960
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Carl Hickey
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Nick Brody
black-ish
2014
as Paul
Rawhide
1959
as Billy Johanson
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Bob Colby
American Playhouse
1982
as John Alder
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Cpl. Moss
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jerry Foley
Combat!
1962
as Orville Putnam
Matlock
2024
as Howard 'Senior' Markston
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Simon Kress
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jason
Masters of Sex
2013
as Barton Scully
The District
2000
as Tom Gage
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Hayden Adams (voice)
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Leonard Franklin
Ben Casey
1961
Sea Hunt
1958
Greenleaf
2016
as Bob Whitmore
Amazing Stories
1985
as Teddy Shearing
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Corporal Corbett
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Big Daddy (voice)
The Agency
2001
as Tom Gage
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Bloodline
2015
as Roy Gilbert
Felony Squad
1966
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Mr. Novak
1963
as Pat Knowland / Jay Bartlett
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Lessons in Chemistry
2023
as Harry Wilson
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)
The Clear Horizon
1960
as Beau Bridges
Branded
1965
The Millers
2013
as Tom Miller
Mr. Mayor
2021
as Adolphus Hass
Cimarron Strip
1967
Fridays
1980
as Self
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Steve Drucker
The Loner
1965
Love Bites
2011
as Hal Sacovitch
Movies (160)
Seven Hours to Judgment
1988
as John Eden
Jerry Maguire
1996
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
The Descendants
2011
as Cousin Hugh
The Mountain Between Us
2017
as Walter
Charlotte's Web
2006
as Dr. Dorian
Blue Eyed Girl
2025
as Dad
Night Crossing
1982
as Guenter Wetzel
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
2008
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Max Payne
2008
as BB Hensley
Stargate: Continuum
2008
as Major General Hank Landry
Galveston
2018
as Stan Ptitko
RocketMan
1997
as Bud Nesbitt
Eden
2013
as Bob
One Night in Miami...
2020
as Mr. Carlton
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Frank Baker
Hit & Run
2012
as Clint Perrkins
All About Nina
2018
as Larry Michaels
End of the Road
2022
as Capt. JD Hammers
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Steve Drucker
Meeting Daddy
2000
as Larry Branson
Elsewhere
2020
as Dad
Norma Rae
1979
as Sonny
Lovin' Molly
1974
as Johnny
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
2010
as Gus Grisby
Columbus Circle
2012
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Sidekicks
1992
as Jerry Gabrewski
The Good German
2006
as Colonel Muller
Force of Evil
1950
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Supervized
2019
as Ted
The Wizard
1989
as Sam
Rushlights
2013
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
UFO Cafe
1990
as Arnold Zimmerman
Boys Klub
2001
as Mario's Dad
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Win Berry
Voyage of the Unicorn
2001
as Professor Alan Aisling
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bruce McBride
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
2002
as Derek
Vault of Horror I
1994
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Dangerous Company
1982
as Ray Johnson
Inherit the Wind
1999
as E. K. Hornbeck
The Second Civil War
1997
as Governor Jim Farley
Outrage!
1986
as Bruce Gordon
The Incident
1967
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Americanizing Shelley
2007
as Gary Gordon
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Mike Ramsay
The Wild Pair
1987
as Joe Jennings
We Were the Mulvaneys
2002
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
07 Spaceys
2007
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Leonard Vole
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Out of the Ashes
2003
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Don Emerson Sr.
Village of the Giants
1965
as Fred
1000 to 1
2014
as Coach
The White River Kid
1999
as Daddy Weed
I-See-You.com
2006
as Harvey Bellinger
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
2016
as Jeffrey
Hidden in America
1996
as Bill
Christmas in Angel Falls
2017
as Michael D'Angelo
Swashbuckler
1976
as Major Folly
Underdog Kids
2015
as Ron Butz
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Philippe / Louis XIV
Debating Robert Lee
2004
as Mr. Lee
Wildflower
1991
as Jack Perkins
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self
Evel Knievel
2004
as John Bork
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
2016
as Jeffrey
The Explosive Generation
1961
as Stephen
P.T. Barnum
1999
as P.T. Barnum
A Christmas Mystery
2022
as Mayor Donovan
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Uncle Logan
Signs of Life
1989
as John Alder
The Uninvited
1996
as Charles Johnson
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Marty Rance
The Christmas Secret
2000
as Nick
Hal
2019
as Self
Sordid Lives
2000
as G.W. Nethercott
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Don Preston
The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Toby Felker
Smile
2005
as Steven
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986
as Hank Tilby
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
as Connie Kalitta
Vanessa in the Garden
1985
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
The Killing Time
1987
as Sam Wayburn
The Neon Highway
2024
as Claude Allen
For Love of Ivy
1968
as Tim Austin
The Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Dick Buek
The Red-Light Sting
1984
as Frank Powell
Child's Play
1972
as Paul Reis
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Duane Hansen
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Frederick Ingham
The Landlord
1970
as Elgar Enders
Kissinger and Nixon
1995
as Richard Nixon
Help Save Planet Earth
1990
as Self
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974
as Chris Schroeder
The Man with Three Wives
1993
as Dr. Norman Grayson
A Stranger to Love
1996
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
A Fighting Choice
1986
as Thad Taylor
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Ben Harvey
Greased Lightning
1977
as Hutch
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as James Brady
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Gerry Green
The Red Pony
1949
as Beau
The Four Feathers
1978
as Harry Feversham
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
2016
as Jeffrey Knight
Common Ground
2000
as Father Leon
Pablo
2012
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self
The President's Mistress
1978
as Ben Morton
It's My Hobby
1974
as Himself
No Minor Vices
1948
as Bertram (uncredited)
Don't Fade Away
2010
as Chris White
Camera
2024
as Eric
Two/One
2020
as Alfred
Losing Chase
1996
as Mr. Richard Phillips
The Iron Triangle
1989
as Capt. Keene
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989
as Police Chief Richard Czech
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Dean Burton Strauss
The Kid From Nowhere
1982
as Bud Herren
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 247 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Beau Bridges has appeared in 160 films and 87 TV shows.
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Most Popular Beau Bridges Movies
- Seven Hours to Judgment (1988) — as John Eden
- Jerry Maguire (1996) — as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
- The Descendants (2011) — as Cousin Hugh
- The Mountain Between Us (2017) — as Walter
- Charlotte's Web (2006) — as Dr. Dorian
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