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.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Blue Eyed Girl
Character:Dad
Release Date:21/11/2025
Camera
Character:Eric
Release Date:23/07/2024
The Neon Highway
Character:Claude Allen
Release Date:15/03/2024
Desert Road
Character:Old Man
Release Date:10/03/2024
Dreamin' Wild
Character:Don Emerson Sr.
Release Date:04/08/2023
A Christmas Mystery
Character:Mayor Donovan
Release Date:24/11/2022
Our Italian Christmas Memories
Character:Vincent Coluccia
Release Date:12/11/2022
End of the Road
Character:Capt. JD Hammers
Release Date:09/09/2022
One Night in Miami...
Character:Mr. Carlton
Release Date:25/12/2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Character:The Teacher/Movie Director
Release Date:15/11/2020
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2020
Sordid Lives
Character:
Release Date:31/05/2020
Two/One
Character:Alfred
Release Date:07/02/2020
Elsewhere
Character:Dad
Release Date:24/01/2020
Supervized
Character:Ted
Release Date:16/07/2019
Hal
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2019
Words from a Bear
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2019
Galveston
Character:Stan Ptitko
Release Date:10/10/2018
All About Nina
Character:Larry Michaels
Release Date:28/09/2018
Lawless Range
Character:Mr. Reed
Release Date:05/01/2018
Christmas in Angel Falls
Character:Michael D'Angelo
Release Date:02/12/2017
The Mountain Between Us
Character:Walter
Release Date:05/10/2017
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Character:Jeffrey
Release Date:26/06/2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Character:Jeffrey
Release Date:24/04/2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
Character:Jeffrey Knight
Release Date:17/01/2016
Underdog Kids
Character:Ron Butz
Release Date:07/06/2015
1000 to 1
Character:Coach
Release Date:04/03/2014
Rushlights
Character:Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Release Date:21/06/2013
Eden
Character:Bob
Release Date:20/03/2013
Pablo
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2012
Hit & Run
Character:Clint Perrkins
Release Date:22/08/2012
Columbus Circle
Character:Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Release Date:05/03/2012
The Descendants
Character:Cousin Hugh
Release Date:09/09/2011
Game Time: Tackling the Past
Character:Frank Walker
Release Date:03/09/2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Character:Self
Release Date:12/01/2011
Stasis
Character:Dr. Graham
Release Date:08/09/2010
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Character:Uncle Logan
Release Date:22/04/2010
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
Character:Gus Grisby
Release Date:23/03/2010
Don't Fade Away
Character:Chris White
Release Date:02/02/2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Character:Self
Release Date:11/08/2009
Spinning Into Butter
Character:Dean Burton Strauss
Release Date:27/03/2009
Max Payne
Character:BB Hensley
Release Date:15/10/2008
Stargate: Continuum
Character:Major General Hank Landry
Release Date:29/07/2008
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Character:Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Release Date:11/03/2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:12/02/2008
Americanizing Shelley
Character:Gary Gordon
Release Date:08/08/2007
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Character:Voice 'Aftermath'
Release Date:09/02/2007
07 Spaceys
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2007
The Good German
Character:Colonel Muller
Release Date:15/12/2006
Charlotte's Web
Character:Dr. Dorian
Release Date:07/12/2006
I-See-You.com
Character:Harvey Bellinger
Release Date:08/03/2006
Smile
Character:Steven
Release Date:08/04/2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Character:Marty Rance
Release Date:25/02/2005
Debating Robert Lee
Character:Mr. Lee
Release Date:17/09/2004
Evel Knievel
Character:John Bork
Release Date:30/07/2004
Out of the Ashes
Character:Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Release Date:13/04/2003
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2003
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Character:Derek
Release Date:27/10/2002
We Were the Mulvaneys
Character:Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
Release Date:08/04/2002
Boys Klub
Character:Mario's Dad
Release Date:01/06/2001
Voyage of the Unicorn
Character:Professor Alan Aisling
Release Date:02/03/2001
The Christmas Secret
Character:Nick
Release Date:12/12/2000
Songs In Ordinary Time
Character:Omar Duvall
Release Date:22/10/2000
Meeting Daddy
Character:Larry Branson
Release Date:27/06/2000
Sordid Lives
Character:G.W. Nethercott
Release Date:25/05/2000
Common Ground
Character:Father Leon
Release Date:29/01/2000
P.T. Barnum
Character:P.T. Barnum
Release Date:12/09/1999
Inherit the Wind
Character:E. K. Hornbeck
Release Date:29/05/1999
The White River Kid
Character:Daddy Weed
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Defenders: Taking the First
Character:Don Preston
Release Date:25/10/1998
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/1998
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Character:Don Preston
Release Date:18/01/1998
The Second Civil War
Character:Governor Jim Farley
Release Date:04/12/1997
The Defenders: Payback
Character:Don Preston
Release Date:12/10/1997
RocketMan
Character:Bud Nesbitt
Release Date:10/10/1997
Jerry Maguire
Character:Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1996
Losing Chase
Character:Mr. Richard Phillips
Release Date:06/12/1996
Hidden in America
Character:Bill
Release Date:01/12/1996
The Uninvited
Character:Charles Johnson
Release Date:29/10/1996
Nightjohn
Character:Clel Waller
Release Date:01/06/1996
A Stranger to Love
Character:Allan Grant / Allan Grey
Release Date:24/03/1996
Kissinger and Nixon
Character:Richard Nixon
Release Date:10/12/1995
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/03/1995
Vault of Horror I
Character:Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/1994
Secret Sins of the Father
Character:Tom Thielman
Release Date:09/01/1994
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Character:Terry Harper
Release Date:10/04/1993
The Man with Three Wives
Character:Dr. Norman Grayson
Release Date:28/03/1993
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Character:Colonel Thomas A. Parker
Release Date:10/01/1993
Sidekicks
Character:Jerry Gabrewski
Release Date:17/12/1992
Wildflower
Character:Jack Perkins
Release Date:03/12/1991
Married to It
Character:John Morden
Release Date:11/09/1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Character:James Brady
Release Date:16/06/1991
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
Character:Arnold Zimmerman
Release Date:23/12/1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Character:Orville
Release Date:04/05/1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Character:Gerry Green
Release Date:02/04/1990
The Wizard
Character:Sam
Release Date:15/12/1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Character:Frank Baker
Release Date:13/10/1989
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Character:Police Chief Richard Czech
Release Date:21/05/1989
The Iron Triangle
Character:Capt. Keene
Release Date:24/01/1989
Signs of Life
Character:John Alder
Release Date:01/01/1989
Just Another Secret
Character:Jack Grant
Release Date:01/01/1989
Seven Hours to Judgment
Character:John Eden
Release Date:16/09/1988
The Wild Pair
Character:Joe Jennings
Release Date:11/12/1987
The Killing Time
Character:Sam Wayburn
Release Date:23/10/1987
The Thanksgiving Promise
Character:Hank Tilby
Release Date:23/11/1986
A Fighting Choice
Character:Thad Taylor
Release Date:12/04/1986
Outrage!
Character:Bruce Gordon
Release Date:02/03/1986
Can A Guy Say No?
Character:Mr. Tauscher
Release Date:12/02/1986
Vanessa in the Garden
Character:Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Release Date:29/12/1985
The Hotel New Hampshire
Character:Win Berry
Release Date:09/03/1984
The Red-Light Sting
Character:Frank Powell
Release Date:05/03/1984
Heart Like a Wheel
Character:Connie Kalitta
Release Date:01/04/1983
Witness for the Prosecution
Character:Leonard Vole
Release Date:04/12/1982
Love Child
Character:Jack Hansen
Release Date:15/10/1982
Dangerous Company
Character:Ray Johnson
Release Date:09/02/1982
Night Crossing
Character:Guenter Wetzel
Release Date:05/02/1982
The Kid From Nowhere
Character:Bud Herren
Release Date:04/01/1982
Honky Tonk Freeway
Character:Duane Hansen
Release Date:21/08/1981
Silver Dream Racer
Character:Bruce McBride
Release Date:13/06/1980
The Runner Stumbles
Character:Toby Felker
Release Date:16/11/1979
The Fifth Musketeer
Character:Philippe / Louis XIV
Release Date:06/04/1979
The Child Stealer
Character:David Rodman
Release Date:09/03/1979
Norma Rae
Character:Sonny
Release Date:02/03/1979
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Character:Stubby Pringle
Release Date:17/12/1978
Shimmering Light
Character:Kevin Pearse
Release Date:12/12/1978
The President's Mistress
Character:Ben Morton
Release Date:10/02/1978
The Four Feathers
Character:Harry Feversham
Release Date:01/01/1978
Greased Lightning
Character:Hutch
Release Date:01/07/1977
Two-Minute Warning
Character:Mike Ramsay
Release Date:12/11/1976
Swashbuckler
Character:Major Folly
Release Date:29/07/1976
Dragonfly
Character:Jesse
Release Date:01/03/1976
The Other Side of the Mountain
Character:Dick Buek
Release Date:14/11/1975
Medical Story
Character:Dr. Steve Drucker
Release Date:04/09/1975
Lovin' Molly
Character:Johnny
Release Date:14/04/1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Character:Chris Schroeder
Release Date:06/03/1974
It's My Hobby
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/01/1974
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
What About McBride?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Character:Charlie
Release Date:01/08/1973
The Man Without a Country
Character:Frederick Ingham
Release Date:24/04/1973
Child's Play
Character:Paul Reis
Release Date:12/12/1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Character:Billy Breedlove
Release Date:12/05/1972
The Christian Licorice Store
Character:Cane
Release Date:24/11/1971
The Perfect Drug Film
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1971
The Landlord
Character:Elgar Enders
Release Date:20/05/1970
Adam's Woman
Character:Adam
Release Date:19/03/1970
Gaily, Gaily
Character:Ben Harvey
Release Date:16/12/1969
For Love of Ivy
Character:Tim Austin
Release Date:17/07/1968
The Incident
Character:Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Release Date:05/11/1967
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Character:Matt Howell
Release Date:05/03/1967
Village of the Giants
Character:Fred
Release Date:20/10/1965
The Explosive Generation
Character:Stephen
Release Date:19/10/1961
The Company She Keeps
Character:Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1951
Force of Evil
Character:Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/1950
Zamba
Character:Tommy
Release Date:01/09/1949
The Red Pony
Character:Beau
Release Date:08/03/1949
No Minor Vices
Character:Bertram (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1948
Television Appearances
Unconventional
Character:Wayne Guillory
Matlock
Character:Howard 'Senior' Markston
Lessons in Chemistry
Character:Harry Wilson
The Premise
Character:William
Mr. Mayor
Character:Adolphus Hass
Robbie
Character:Robbie Walton Sr.
Messiah
Character:Edmund DeGuilles
Mosaic
Character:Alan Pape
Dialing Home
Character:Self
Goliath
Character:Roy Wheeler
Greenleaf
Character:Bob Whitmore
Bloodline
Character:Roy Gilbert
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Character:Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)
black-ish
Character:Paul
The Millers
Character:Tom Miller
Masters of Sex
Character:Dr. Barton Scully
The Goodwin Games
Character:Benjamin Goodwin
Homeland
Character:Ralph Warner
Franklin & Bash
Character:Leonard Franklin
White Collar
Character:Agent Kramer
Brothers and Sisters
Character:Nick Brody
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
10.5: Apocalypse
Character:Paul Hollister
My Name Is Earl
Character:Carl Hickey
The Closer
Character:Detective George Andrews / Georgette
Into the West
Character:Stephen Hoxie
American Dad!
Character:Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Lieutenant Thacker (voice)
Desperate Housewives
Character:Eli Scruggs
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Stargate Atlantis
Character:Hank Landry
Stargate Atlantis
Character:Major General Henry Landry
Stargate Atlantis
Character:Major General Hank Landry
10.5
Character:Paul Hollister
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
Everwood
Character:Daniel Sullivan
The Agency
Character:Tom Gage
Voyage of the Unicorn
Character:Alan Aisling
Founding Fathers
Character:Samuel Adams (voice)
The District
Character:Tom Gage
P.T. Barnum
Character:P.T. Barnum
Will & Grace
Character:Daniel McFarland
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Hayden Adams (voice)
Maximum Bob
Character:Judge Bob Gibbs
Stargate SG-1
Character:Hank Landry
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. Simon Kress
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:King Big Daddy (voice)
Million Dollar Babies
Character:Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe
Harts of the West
Character:Dave Hart
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Character:
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Dr. Martin Fairbanks
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Unicorn
Amazing Stories
Character:Teddy Shearing
Space
Character:Randy Claggett
Jeopardy!
Character:Self
Fridays
Character:Self
United States
Character:Richard Chapin
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Medical Story
Character:
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Character:Young Benjamin Franklin
Flick Flack
Character:
The Don Knotts Show
Character:Self
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Felony Squad
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Jerry Foley
The Loner
Character:
Branded
Character:
Mr. Novak
Character:Pat Knowland
Mr. Novak
Character:Jay Bartlett
The Fugitive
Character:Gary Keller
The Fugitive
Character:Larry Corby
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Brandon Drood
Combat!
Character:Orville Putnam
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Ensign O'Toole
Character:Spicer
Ensign O'Toole
Character:Seaman Howard Spicer
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Character:Carl
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Character:Skippy Mannox
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Ben Casey
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Bob Colby
My Three Sons
Character:
The Clear Horizon
Character:Beau Bridges
Bonanza
Character:Horace Perkins
Rawhide
Character:Billy Johanson
Sea Hunt
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Cpl. Moss
Gunsmoke
Character:Jason
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Matt Howell
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Thad Taylor
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Stubby Pringle
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Leonard Vole
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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