Beau Bridges
Skuespiller, Instruktør, Producer, Forfatter
9. december 1941 (84 år)
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).
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
| 2025 | Blue Eyed Girl · as DadPå Plex |
| 2024 | Matlock (2024) · as Howard 'senior' Markston |
| 2024 | Camera · as Eric |
| 2024 | The Neon Highway · as Claude Allen |
| 2024 | Desert Road · as Old Man |
| 2023 | Lessons in Chemistry · as Harry Wilson |
| 2022 | A Christmas Mystery · as Mayor Donovan |
| 2022 | Our Italian Christmas Memories · as Vincent Coluccia |
| 2022 | End of the Road · as Capt. Jd Hammers |
| 2022 | Unconventional · as Wayne Guillory |
| 2022 | Dreamin' Wild · as Don Emerson Sr. |
| 2021 | Acting: The First Six Lessons · as The Teacher/movie Director |
| 2021 | The Premise · as William |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor · as Adolphus Hass |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... · as Mr. Carlton |
| 2020 | Robbie · as Robbie Walton Sr. |
| 2020 | Messiah (2020) · as Edmund Deguilles |
| 2019 | Elsewhere · as DadPå Plex |
| 2019 | Supervized · as Ted |
| 2019 | Two/One · as Alfred |
| 2018 | Galveston · as Stan Ptitko |
| 2018 | All About Nina · as Larry MichaelsPå Plex |
| 2018 | Mosaic · as Alan Pape |
| 2018 | Lawless Range · as Mr. Reed |
| 2017 | Christmas in Angel Falls · as Michael D'angelo |
| 2017 | The Mountain Between Us · as Walter |
| 2016 | Goliath · as Roy Wheeler |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted · as Jeffrey |
| 2016 | Greenleaf · as Bob Whitmore |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud · as Jeffrey |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word · as Jeffrey Knight |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mysteries · as Jeffrey Knight |
| 2015 | Code Black · as Pete Delaney |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids · as Ron ButzPå Plex |
| 2015 | Bloodline · as Roy Gilbert |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero · as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice) |
| 2014 | black-ish · as Paul |
| 2014 | 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story · as CoachPå Plex |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as Prince Kuramochi |
| 2013 | The Millers · as Tom Miller |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex · as Dr. Barton Scully |
| 2013 | Rushlights · as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr. |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games · as Benjamin Goodwin |
| 2012 | Hit and Run · as Clint PerrkinsPå Plex |
| 2012 | Eden · as Bob |
| 2012 | Columbus Circle · as Dr. Raymond Fontaine |
| 2011 | The Descendants · as Cousin Hugh |
| 2011 | Homeland · as Ralph Warner |
| 2011 | Game Time: Tackling the Past · as Frank WalkerPå Plex |
| 2011 | From Up on Poppy Hill · as Chairman Tokumaru |
| 2011 | Love Bites (2011) · as Hal Sacovitch |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash · as Leonard Franklin |
| 2011 | Don't Fade Away · as Chris White |
| 2010 | Stasis · as Dr. Graham |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Boyfriend · as Uncle Logan |
| 2010 | Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove · as Gus Grisby |
| 2010 | The Rockford Files · as Rocky |
| 2009 | White Collar · as Agent Kramer |
| 2008 | Max Payne · as Bb Hensley |
| 2008 | Stargate: Continuum · as Major General Hank Landry |
| 2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth · as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry |
| 2008 | Single with Parents · as Joe |
| 2007 | Americanizing Shelley · as Gary Gordon |
| 2007 | Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience · as Voice 'aftermath' |
| 2007 | Spinning Into Butter · as Dean Burton StraussPå Plex |
| 2006 | The Good German · as Colonel Muller |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web · as Dr. Dorian |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters · as Nick Brody |
| 2006 | Bubble Guppies · as Mr. Claws |
| 2006 | 10.5: Apocalypse · as Paul Hollister |
| 2006 | I-See-You.com · as Harvey Bellinger |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl · as Carl Hickey |
| 2005 | The Closer · as Detective George Andrews / Georgette |
| 2005 | Into the West · as Stephen Hoxie |
| 2005 | Smile · as StevenPå Plex |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose · as Marty Rance |
| 2005 | American Dad! · as Lieutenant Thacker (voice) |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives · as Eli Scruggs |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee · as Mr. Lee |
| 2004 | Evel Knievel · as John Bork |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis · as Hank Landry |
| 2004 | 10.5 · as Paul Hollister |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashes · as Herman Prentiss, InterrogatorPå Plex |
| 2002 | Sightings: Heartland Ghost · as Derek |
| 2002 | Everwood · as Daniel Sullivan |
| 2002 | We Were the Mulvaneys · as Michael Mulvaney, Sr. |
| 2001 | The Agency · as Tom Gage |
| 2001 | Boys Klub · as Mario's DadPå Plex |
| 2001 | Voyage of the Unicorn · as Professor Alan Aisling |
| 2001 | Voyage of the Unicorn · as Alan Aisling |
| 2000 | The Christmas Secret · as Nick |
| 2000 | Founding Fathers · as Samuel Adams (voice) |
| 2000 | Songs in Ordinary Time · as Omar Duvall |
| 2000 | The District · as Tom Gage |
| 2000 | Meeting Daddy · as Larry Branson |
| 2000 | Sordid Lives · as G.w. Nethercott |
| 2000 | Common Ground · as Father Leon |
| 1999 | The White River Kid · as Daddy WeedPå Plex |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum · as P.t. Barnum |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers · as Dan Falco |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind · as E. K. Hornbeck |
| 1999 | Surfing for Life · as Narrator |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Taking the First · as Don Preston |
| 1998 | Will & Grace · as Daniel Mcfarland |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys · as Hayden Adams (voice) |
| 1998 | Maximum Bob · as Judge Bob Gibbs |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Choice of Evils · as Don Preston |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback · as Don Preston |
| 1997 | RocketMan · as Bud Nesbitt |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 · as Hank Landry |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War · as Governor Jim Farley |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire · as Matt Cushman (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Hidden in America · as BillPå Plex |
| 1996 | The Uninvited · as Charles Johnson |
| 1996 | Losing Chase · as Mr. Richard PhillipsPå Plex |
| 1996 | Nightjohn · as Clel Waller |
| 1996 | A Stranger to Love · as Allan Grant / Allan Grey |
| 1995 | Kissinger and Nixon · as Richard Nixon |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) · as Dr. Simon Kress |
| 1995 | 5 American Kids - 5 American Handguns · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · as King Big Daddy (voice) |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies · as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe |
| 1994 | Secret Sins of the Father · as Tom Thielman |
| 1993 | Harts of the West · as Dave Hart |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | The Man with Three Wives · as Dr. Norman Grayson |
| 1993 | Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story · as Colonel Thomas A. Parker |
| 1992 | Sidekicks · as Jerry Gabrewski |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Wildflower · as Jack PerkinsPå Plex |
| 1991 | Married to It · as John Morden |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story · as James Brady |
| 1990 | Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? · as Arnold Zimmerman |
| 1990 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? · as Orville |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction · as Gerry Green |
| 1989 | The Wizard · as Sam |
| 1989 | Just Another Secret · as Jack Grant |
| 1989 | Frederick Forsyth Presents · as Jack Grant |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys · as Frank Baker |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as Dr. Martin Fairbanks |
| 1989 | Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure · as Police Chief Richard Czech |
| 1989 | The Iron Triangle · as Capt. Keene |
| 1989 | Signs of Life · as John AlderPå Plex |
| 1988 | Seven Hours to Judgment · as John Eden |
| 1987 | The Wild Pair · as Joe Jennings |
| 1987 | The Killing Time · as Sam WayburnPå Plex |
| 1986 | The Thanksgiving Promise · as Hank Tilby |
| 1986 | Outrage! · as Bruce Gordon |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (1985) · as Unicorn |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) · as Teddy Shearing |
| 1985 | Space (1985) · as Randy Claggett |
| 1984 | The Red-Light Sting · as Frank Powell |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire · as Win Berry |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel · as Connie Kalitta |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Leonard Vole |
| 1982 | Love Child · as Jack Hansen |
| 1982 | Dangerous Company · as Ray Johnson |
| 1982 | Night Crossing · as Guenter Wetzel |
| 1982 | The Kid from Nowhere · as Bud Herren |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway · as Duane Hansen |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Racer · as Bruce McbridePå Plex |
| 1980 | United States · as Richard Chapin |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles · as Toby Felker |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer · as Philippe / Louis Xiv |
| 1979 | The Child Stealer · as David Rodman |
| 1979 | Norma Rae · as Sonny |
| 1978 | Stubby Pringle's Christmas · as Stubby Pringle |
| 1978 | The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II · as Dick Buek |
| 1978 | The President's Mistress · as Ben MortonPå Plex |
| 1978 | The Four Feathers · as Harry Feversham |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning · as Hutch |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning · as Mike Ramsay |
| 1976 | Swashbuckler · as Major Folly |
| 1976 | Dragonfly · as Jesse |
| 1975 | The Other Side of the Mountain · as Dick Buek |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin · as Young Benjamin Franklin |
| 1974 | Lovin' Molly · as Johnny |
| 1974 | The Stranger Who Looks Like Me · as Chris Schroeder |
| 1973 | Your Three Minutes Are Up · as Charlie |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Country · as Frederick Ingham |
| 1972 | Child's Play · as Paul Reis |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special · as Joe Grant (father) |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out · as Billy Breedlove |
| 1971 | The Christian Licorice Store · as Cane |
| 1970 | The Landlord · as Elgar Enders |
| 1970 | Adam's Woman · as Adam |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily · as Ben Harvey |
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy · as Tim Austin |
| 1967 | The Incident · as Pfc. Felix Teflinger |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | Village of the Giants · as Fred |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. · as Jerry Foley |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High · as Cpl. Steven Corbett |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak · as Jay Bartlett |
| 1963 | The Fugitive · as Gary Keller |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse · as Brandon Drood |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Leonard Mccarty |
| 1962 | Combat! · as Orville Putnam |
| 1962 | Ensign O'Toole · as Spicer |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show · as Skippy Mannox |
| 1961 | The Explosive Generation · as Stephen |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Bob Colby |
| 1960 | Insight · as Dave Breen |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | National Velvet · as Mercutio |
| 1959 | Bonanza · as Horace PerkinsPå Plex |
| 1959 | Rawhide · as Billy Johanson |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys · as Randy CoopertonPå Plex |
| 1957 | Wagon Train · as Larry Gill |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre · as Cpl. Moss |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke · as Jason |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Thad Taylor |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Leonard Vole |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps · as Obie, Boy At Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Zamba · as Tommy |
| 1949 | The Red Pony · as BeauPå Plex |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Frankie Tucker (uncredited) |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices · as Bertram (uncredited) |
| 2024 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2018 | Lawless Range · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Taking the First · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Choice of Evils · as Co-Executive Producer |