Beau Bridges
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). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Beau Bridges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sam
The Wizard
Colonel Muller
The Good German
Capt. JD Hammers
End of the Road
07 Spaceys
Philippe / Louis XIV
The Fifth Musketeer
Frank Baker
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Orville
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Leonard Vole
Witness for the Prosecution
Professor Alan Aisling
Voyage of the Unicorn
Jack Perkins
Wildflower
Win Berry
The Hotel New Hampshire
Don Emerson Sr.
Dreamin' Wild
Mike Ramsay
Two-Minute Warning
Beau
The Red Pony
Jerry Gabrewski
Sidekicks
Bruce McBride
Silver Dream Racer
Sam Wayburn
The Killing Time
John Morden
Married to It
Major General Hank Landry
Stargate: Continuum
Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
BB Hensley
Max Payne
Dr. Dorian
Charlotte's Web
Connie Kalitta
Heart Like a Wheel
Gus Grisby
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
Voice 'Aftermath'
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Sonny
Norma Rae
Hutch
Greased Lightning
Major Folly
Swashbuckler
Harvey Bellinger
I-See-You.com
Bud Nesbitt
RocketMan
Fred
Village of the Giants
Chris White
Don't Fade Away
Self
Pablo
Dr. Graham
Stasis
Steven
Smile
Eric
Camera
Elgar Enders
The Landlord
Cousin Hugh
The Descendants
Pfc. Felix Teflinger
The Incident
Marty Rance
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Duane Hansen
Honky Tonk Freeway
Daddy Weed
The White River Kid
Terry Harper
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Out of the Ashes
G.W. Nethercott
Sordid Lives
Tim Austin
For Love of Ivy
Nick
Flight of the Reindeer
Paul Reis
Child's Play
Jack Hansen
Love Child
Frank Walker
Game Time: Tackling the Past
Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Columbus Circle
John Alder
Signs of Life
Billy Breedlove
Hammersmith Is Out
Dick Buek
The Other Side of the Mountain
Guenter Wetzel
Night Crossing
Bob
Eden
Joe Jennings
The Wild Pair
Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Vanessa in the Garden
Clint Perrkins
Hit & Run
Police Cheif Richard Czech
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Mr. Richard Phillips
Losing Chase
Capt. Keene
The Iron Triangle
James Brady
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Dr. Norman Grayson
The Man with Three Wives
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
What About McBride?
Allan Grant / Allan Grey
A Stranger to Love
Toby Felker
The Runner Stumbles
Arnold Zimmerman
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
Charles Johnson
The Uninvited
Omar Duvall
Songs In Ordinary Time
Ben Harvey
Gaily, Gaily
Derek
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Stephen
The Explosive Generation
Dad
Days When the Rains Came
John Eden
Seven Hours to Judgment
Larry Branson
Meeting Daddy
Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Rushlights
Charlie
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Johnny
Lovin' Molly
Harry Feversham
The Four Feathers
Jesse
Dragonfly
Gerry Green
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Dr. Steve Drucker
Medical Story
Don Preston
The Defenders: Payback
Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
We Were the Mulvaneys
Ron Butz
Underdog Kids
Frederick Ingham
The Man Without a Country
Chris Schroeder
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Bruce Gordon
Outrage!
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum
Jack Grant
Just Another Secret
Richard Nixon
Kissinger and Nixon
Bill
Hidden in America
Governor Jim Farley
The Second Civil War
Kevin Pearse
Shimmering Light
Mayor Donovan
A Christmas Mystery
Self
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner
Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Jerry Maguire
Gary Gordon
Americanizing Shelley
Claude Allen
The Neon Highway
Clel Waller
Nightjohn
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
David Rodman
The Child Stealer
Don Preston
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Adam
Adam's Woman
Vincent Coluccia
Our Italian Christmas Memories
John Bork
Evel Knievel
Bud Herren
The Kid From Nowhere
Mario's Dad
Boys Klub
Self
Words from a Bear
Tommy
Zamba
Self
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Old Man
Desert Road
Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Force of Evil
Narrator
The Perfect Drug Film
Himself
It's My Hobby
Tom Thielman
Secret Sins of the Father
Mr. Lee
Debating Robert Lee
Frank Powell
The Red-Light Sting
Uncle Logan
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Mr. Reed
Lawless Range
Father Leon
Common Ground
Mr. Tauscher
Can A Guy Say No?
Jeffrey Knight
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Dean Burton Strauss
Spinning Into Butter
Ben Morton
The President's Mistress
Self
Hal
Stubby Pringle
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
E. K. Hornbeck
Inherit the Wind
Thad Taylor
A Fighting Choice
Colonel Thomas A. Parker
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Stan Ptitko
Galveston
Hank Tilby
The Thanksgiving Promise
Bertram (uncredited)
No Minor Vices
Narrator
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
Obie - Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
Walter
The Mountain Between Us
Ray Johnson
Dangerous Company
Cane
The Christian Licorice Store
Larry Michaels
All About Nina
Michael D'Angelo
Christmas in Angel Falls
Alfred
Two/One
Dad
Elsewhere
Ted
Supervized
Dr. Martin Fairbanks
Vault of Horror I
Matt Howell
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Mr. Carlton
One Night in Miami...
Coach
1000 to 1
Don Preston
The Defenders: Taking the First
Sordid Lives
Self
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Self
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
The Teacher/Movie Director
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
158
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-12-09
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
鮑·布里吉斯