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Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 09, 1941 (83)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 13 (history)
Updated May 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 h ... is 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). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Beau Bridges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Neon Highway

The Neon Highway

2024

as Claude Allen

Camera

Camera

2024

as Eric

Desert Road

Desert Road

2024

as Old Man

Dreamin' Wild

Dreamin' Wild

2023

as Don Emerson Sr.

Our Italian Christmas Memories

Our Italian Christmas Memories

2022

as Vincent Coluccia

End of the Road

End of the Road

2022

as Capt. JD Hammers

A Christmas Mystery

A Christmas Mystery

2022

as Mayor Donovan

Acting: The First Six Lessons

Acting: The First Six Lessons

2020

as The Teacher/Movie Director

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

2020

as Dad

Two/One

Two/One

2020

as Alfred

One Night in Miami...

One Night in Miami...

2020

as Mr. Carlton

Supervized

Supervized

2019

as Ted

Galveston

Galveston

2018

as Stan Ptitko

Lawless Range

Lawless Range

2018

as Mr. Reed

All About Nina

All About Nina

2018

as Larry Michaels

Christmas in Angel Falls

Christmas in Angel Falls

2017

as Michael D'Angelo

The Mountain Between Us

The Mountain Between Us

2017

as Walter

Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

2016

as Jeffrey Knight

Underdog Kids

Underdog Kids

2015

as Ron Butz

1000 to 1

1000 to 1

2014

as Coach

Rushlights

Rushlights

2013

as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.

Eden

Eden

2013

as Bob

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle

2012

as Dr. Raymond Fontaine

Hit & Run

Hit & Run

2012

as Clint Perrkins

Game Time: Tackling the Past

Game Time: Tackling the Past

2011

as Frank Walker

The Descendants

The Descendants

2011

as Cousin Hugh

Don't Fade Away

Don't Fade Away

2010

as Chris White

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

2010

as Uncle Logan

Max Payne

Max Payne

2008

as BB Hensley

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

2008

as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry

Stargate: Continuum

Stargate: Continuum

2008

as Major General Hank Landry

Americanizing Shelley

Americanizing Shelley

2007

as Gary Gordon

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter

2007

as Dean Burton Strauss

I-See-You.com

I-See-You.com

2006

as Harvey Bellinger

The Good German

The Good German

2006

as Colonel Muller

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Dr. Dorian

Smile

Smile

2005

as Steven

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

as Marty Rance

Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee

2004

as Mr. Lee

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

2004

as John Bork

Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

2003

as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator

We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002

as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.

Voyage of the Unicorn

Voyage of the Unicorn

2001

as Professor Alan Aisling

Boys Klub

Boys Klub

2001

as Mario's Dad

Songs In Ordinary Time

Songs In Ordinary Time

2000

as Omar Duvall

The Christmas Secret

The Christmas Secret

2000

as Nick

Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives

2000

as G.W. Nethercott

Meeting Daddy

Meeting Daddy

2000

as Larry Branson

Common Ground

Common Ground

2000

as Father Leon

P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum

1999

as P.T. Barnum

The White River Kid

The White River Kid

1999

as Daddy Weed

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1999

as E. K. Hornbeck

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

1998

as Don Preston

The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First

1998

as Don Preston

The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback

1997

as Don Preston

The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

1997

as Governor Jim Farley

RocketMan

RocketMan

1997

as Bud Nesbitt

A Stranger to Love

A Stranger to Love

1996

as Allan Grant / Allan Grey

Hidden in America

Hidden in America

1996

as Bill

Nightjohn

Nightjohn

1996

as Clel Waller

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1996

as Charles Johnson

Losing Chase

Losing Chase

1996

as Mr. Richard Phillips

Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire

1996

as Matt Cushman (uncredited)

Kissinger and Nixon

Kissinger and Nixon

1995

as Richard Nixon

Secret Sins of the Father

Secret Sins of the Father

1994

as Tom Thielman

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

1993

as Colonel Thomas A. Parker

The Man with Three Wives

The Man with Three Wives

1993

as Dr. Norman Grayson

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1992

as Jerry Gabrewski

Wildflower

Wildflower

1991

as Jack Perkins

Married to It

Married to It

1991

as John Morden

Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?

Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?

1990

as Arnold Zimmerman

Signs of Life

Signs of Life

1989

as John Alder

Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret

1989

as Jack Grant

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

1989

as Police Cheif Richard Czech

The Iron Triangle

The Iron Triangle

1989

as Capt. Keene

The Fabulous Baker Boys

The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989

as Frank Baker

The Wizard

The Wizard

1989

as Sam

Seven Hours to Judgment

Seven Hours to Judgment

1988

as John Eden

The Wild Pair

The Wild Pair

1987

as Joe Jennings

The Killing Time

The Killing Time

1987

as Sam Wayburn

The Thanksgiving Promise

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986

as Hank Tilby

A Fighting Choice

A Fighting Choice

1986

as Thad Taylor

Outrage!

Outrage!

1986

as Bruce Gordon

The Red-Light Sting

The Red-Light Sting

1984

as Frank Powell

The Hotel New Hampshire

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

as Win Berry

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

1983

as Connie Kalitta

Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company

1982

as Ray Johnson

Love Child

Love Child

1982

as Jack Hansen

The Kid From Nowhere

The Kid From Nowhere

1982

as Bud Herren

Night Crossing

Night Crossing

1982

as Guenter Wetzel

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

as Leonard Vole

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

as Duane Hansen

Silver Dream Racer

Silver Dream Racer

1980

as Bruce McBride

The Child Stealer

The Child Stealer

1979

as David Rodman

The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

as Philippe / Louis XIV

Norma Rae

Norma Rae

1979

as Sonny

The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles

1979

as Toby Felker

Shimmering Light

Shimmering Light

1978

as Kevin Pearse

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

1978

as Harry Feversham

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

Stubby Pringle's Christmas

1978

as Stubby Pringle

The President's Mistress

The President's Mistress

1978

as Ben Morton

Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

1977

as Hutch

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

1976

as Jesse

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

as Mike Ramsay

Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

1976

as Major Folly

Medical Story

Medical Story

1975

as Dr. Steve Drucker

The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975

as Dick Buek

Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

1974

as Johnny

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

as Chris Schroeder

Your Three Minutes Are Up

Your Three Minutes Are Up

1973

as Charlie

The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country

1973

as Frederick Ingham

Child's Play

Child's Play

1972

as Paul Reis

Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

as Billy Breedlove

The Perfect Drug Film

The Perfect Drug Film

1971

as Narrator

The Landlord

The Landlord

1970

as Elgar Enders

Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

1970

as Adam

Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

1969

as Ben Harvey

For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

1968

as Tim Austin

Atta Girl, Kelly!

Atta Girl, Kelly!

1967

as Matt Howell

The Incident

The Incident

1967

as Pfc. Felix Teflinger

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

1965

as Fred

The Explosive Generation

The Explosive Generation

1961

as Stephen

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951

as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)

Force of Evil

Force of Evil

1950

as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)

Zamba

Zamba

1949

as Tommy

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949

as Beau

No Minor Vices

No Minor Vices

1948

as Bertram (uncredited)

Seven Hours to Judgment

Seven Hours to Judgment

1988

Director

The Wild Pair

The Wild Pair

1987

Director

The Thanksgiving Promise

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986

Director

The Kid From Nowhere

The Kid From Nowhere

1982

Director

Camera

Camera

2024

Producer

The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First

1998

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Stargate SG-1

as Hank Landry

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Jul 27, 1997

The Millers

as Tom Miller

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Oct 03, 2013

Masters of Sex

as Dr. Barton Scully

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 29, 2013

Harts of the West

as Dave Hart

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 25, 1993

United States

as Richard Chapin

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 11, 1980

Bloodline

as Roy Gilbert

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 20, 2015

Robbie

as Robbie Walton Sr.

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 07, 2020

My Name Is Earl

as Carl Hickey

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

Maximum Bob

as Judge Bob Gibbs

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 04, 1998

Into the West

as Stephen Hoxie

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 10, 2005

Ensign O'Toole

as Spicer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 23, 1962

Mosaic

as Alan Pape

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 22, 2018

Space

as Randy Claggett

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 14, 1985

Brothers and Sisters

as Nick Brody

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 24, 2006

Greenleaf

as Bob Whitmore

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 21, 2016

Messiah

as Edmund DeGuilles

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 01, 2020

Goliath

as Roy Wheeler

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 13, 2016

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 05, 2014

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as Young Benjamin Franklin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 21, 1974

Founding Fathers

as Samuel Adams (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 27, 2000

Homeland

as Vice Président Ralph Warner

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Matlock

as Senior

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 22, 2024

Stargate Atlantis

as Hank Landry

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

White Collar

as Agent Kramer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 23, 2009

Lessons in Chemistry

as Harry Wilson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 12, 2023

black-ish

as Paul

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2014

Will & Grace

as Daniel McFarland

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Ensign O'Toole

as Seaman Howard Spicer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 1962

Voyage of the Unicorn

as Alan Aisling

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 02, 2001

Million Dollar Babies

as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 20, 1994

10.5

as Paul Hollister

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 02, 2004

10.5: Apocalypse

as Paul Hollister

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 21, 2006

The District

as Tom Gage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2000

American Dad!

as Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

The F.B.I.

as Jerry Foley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Desperate Housewives

as Eli Scruggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Everwood

as Daniel Sullivan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

Tales from the Crypt

as Dr. Martin Fairbanks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Gunsmoke

as Jason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Combat!

as Orville Putnam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stubby Pringle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Mr. Mayor

as Adolphus Hass

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2021

Rawhide

as Billy Johanson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Fugitive

as Gary Keller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Fugitive

as Larry Corby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Mr. Novak

as Pat Knowland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cpl. Moss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Vacation Playhouse

as Brandon Drood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

Dr. Kildare

as Bob Colby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Simon Kress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

The Premise

as William

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2021

The Wild Thornberrys

as Hayden Adams (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1998

Amazing Stories

as Teddy Shearing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

American Dad!

as Lieutenant Thacker (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Stargate Atlantis

as Major General Henry Landry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

Franklin & Bash

as Leonard Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2011

Mr. Novak

as Jay Bartlett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

The Goodwin Games

as Benjamin Goodwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 20, 2013

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Leonard Vole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as King Big Daddy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Bonanza

as Horace Perkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Stargate Atlantis

as Major General Hank Landry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

The Closer

as Detective George Andrews / Georgette

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

The Second Civil War

as Gov. Jim Farley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1997

Alice in Wonderland

as Unicorn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 09, 1985

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Carl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1962

The Clear Horizon

Episodes: 230

First Aired: Jul 11, 1960

The Agency

Episodes: 44

First Aired: Sep 27, 2001

Dialing Home

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 17, 2017

My Three Sons

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

Sea Hunt

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 04, 1958

Ben Casey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Felony Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

The Don Knotts Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1970

The Loner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Branded

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Flick Flack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1974

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Medical Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

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