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
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
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Max Payne (2008)
as BB Hensley
Blue Eyed Girl (2025)
as Dad
Sidekicks (1992)
as Jerry Gabrewski
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
as Frank Baker
Night Crossing (1982)
as Guenter Wetzel
Eden (2013)
as Bob
Hit & Run (2012)
as Clint Perrkins
One Night in Miami... (2020)
as Mr. Carlton
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
as Gus Grisby
Galveston (2018)
as Stan Ptitko
The Wizard (1989)
as Sam
All About Nina (2018)
as Larry Michaels
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
as Major General Hank Landry
End of the Road (2022)
as Capt. JD Hammers
Meeting Daddy (2000)
as Larry Branson
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
as Professor Alan Aisling
RocketMan (1997)
as Bud Nesbitt
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
as Win Berry
The Good German (2006)
as Colonel Muller
UFO Cafe (1990)
as Arnold Zimmerman
Elsewhere (2020)
as Dad
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
as Marty Rance
Force of Evil (1950)
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Norma Rae (1979)
as Sonny
Medical Story (1975)
as Dr. Steve Drucker
Columbus Circle (2012)
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Inherit the Wind (1999)
as E. K. Hornbeck
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)
as Uncle Logan
Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002)
as Derek
Supervized (2019)
as Ted
The White River Kid (1999)
as Daddy Weed
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
as Dick Buek
The Incident (1967)
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
as Mike Ramsay
Dangerous Company (1982)
as Ray Johnson
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
as Philippe / Louis XIV
The Second Civil War (1997)
as Governor Jim Farley
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Killing Time (1987)
as Sam Wayburn
I-See-You.com (2006)
as Harvey Bellinger
Sordid Lives (2000)
as G.W. Nethercott
The Wild Pair (1987)
as Joe Jennings
07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Wildflower (1991)
as Jack Perkins
Americanizing Shelley (2007)
as Gary Gordon
Hidden in America (1996)
as Bill
The Man with Three Wives (1993)
as Dr. Norman Grayson
For Love of Ivy (1968)
as Tim Austin
Evel Knievel (2004)
as John Bork
The Explosive Generation (1961)
as Stephen
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
Lovin' Molly (1974)
as Johnny
The Christmas Secret (2000)
as Nick
Village of the Giants (1965)
as Fred
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
as Bruce McBride
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
as Leonard Vole
The Landlord (1970)
as Elgar Enders
The Uninvited (1996)
as Charles Johnson
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
as Duane Hansen
Rushlights (2013)
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Greased Lightning (1977)
as Hutch
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
as Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
as Jeffrey
Signs of Life (1989)
as John Alder
Vault of Horror I (1994)
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Don Emerson Sr.
1000 to 1 (2014)
as Coach
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
as Hank Tilby
Boys Klub (2001)
as Mario's Dad
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
as Mr. Lee
Child's Play (1972)
as Paul Reis
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
as Terry Harper
Smile (2005)
as Steven
Married to It (1991)
as John Morden
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
as Connie Kalitta
The Iron Triangle (1989)
as Capt. Keene
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
as Ben Harvey
It's My Hobby (1974)
as Himself
Losing Chase (1996)
as Mr. Richard Phillips
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
as Police Chief Richard Czech
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
as James Brady
Songs In Ordinary Time (2000)
as Omar Duvall
Common Ground (2000)
as Father Leon
Out of the Ashes (2003)
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017)
as Michael D'Angelo
Outrage! (1986)
as Bruce Gordon
Pablo (2012)
as Self
Help Save Planet Earth (1990)
as Self
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
as Don Preston
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
as Billy Breedlove
The Man Without a Country (1973)
as Frederick Ingham
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
as Orville
A Stranger to Love (1996)
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
Spinning Into Butter (2009)
as Dean Burton Strauss
Stasis (2010)
as Dr. Graham
Underdog Kids (2015)
as Ron Butz
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
as Cane
Swashbuckler (1976)
as Major Folly
Dragonfly (1976)
as Jesse
Don't Fade Away (2010)
as Chris White
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)
as Chris Schroeder
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides (2011)
as Self
The Red Pony (1949)
as Beau
Vanessa in the Garden (1985)
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years (1998)
as Self
Hal (2019)
as Self
A Fighting Choice (1986)
as Thad Taylor
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word (2016)
as Jeffrey Knight
A Christmas Mystery (2022)
as Mayor Donovan
Game Time: Tackling the Past (2011)
as Frank Walker
The President's Mistress (1978)
as Ben Morton
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
as Self
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
as Richard Nixon
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Gerry Green
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
as Voice 'Aftermath'
The Kid From Nowhere (1982)
as Bud Herren
The Red-Light Sting (1984)
as Frank Powell
The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
as Don Preston
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
as Toby Felker
The Four Feathers (1978)
as Harry Feversham
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
as Charlie
P.T. Barnum (1999)
as P.T. Barnum
The Neon Highway (2024)
as Claude Allen
Two/One (2020)
as Alfred
Camera (2024)
as Eric
Sordid Lives (2020)
Actor
Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022)
as Vincent Coluccia
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self
Secret Sins of the Father (1994)
as Tom Thielman
Lawless Range (2018)
as Mr. Reed
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
as Don Preston
No Minor Vices (1948)
as Bertram (uncredited)
Words from a Bear (2019)
as Self
Can a Guy Say No? (1986)
as Mr. Tauscher
Desert Road (2024)
as Old Man
The Child Stealer (1979)
as David Rodman
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood (2020)
as Self
Atta Girl, Kelly! (1967)
as Matt Howell
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)
as Stubby Pringle
Just Another Secret (1989)
as Jack Grant
Love Child (1982)
as Jack Hansen
Nightjohn (1996)
as Clel Waller
Adam's Woman (1970)
as Adam
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993)
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
Shimmering Light (1978)
as Kevin Pearse
What About McBride? (1974)
Actor
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America (2003)
Actor
Acting: The First Six Lessons (2020)
as The Teacher/Movie Director
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner (2016)
as Self
The Perfect Drug Film (1971)
as Narrator
Zamba (1949)
as Tommy
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids (1995)
as Narrator
Are We Still Going to the Movies? (1974)
Actor