Cast

Beau Bridges

Acting

Cast

Beau Bridges

Known for

Acting

Born

1941-12-09

From

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as 鮑·布里吉斯, Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III, Lloyd Vernet Bridges III

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).

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Biography

Seven Hours to Judgment

Jerry Maguire

The Descendants

The Mountain Between Us

Charlotte's Web

Blue Eyed Girl

Night Crossing

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

Max Payne

Stargate: Continuum

Galveston

RocketMan

Eden

One Night in Miami...

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Hit & Run

All About Nina

End of the Road

Medical Story

Meeting Daddy

Elsewhere

Norma Rae

Lovin' Molly

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

Columbus Circle

Sidekicks

The Good German

Force of Evil

Supervized

The Wizard

Rushlights

UFO Cafe

Boys Klub

The Hotel New Hampshire

Voyage of the Unicorn

Silver Dream Racer

Sightings: Heartland Ghost

Vault of Horror I

Dangerous Company

Inherit the Wind

The Second Civil War

Outrage!

The Incident

Americanizing Shelley

Two-Minute Warning

The Wild Pair

We Were the Mulvaneys

The Company She Keeps

07 Spaceys

Witness for the Prosecution

Night of 100 Stars III

Out of the Ashes

Dreamin' Wild

Village of the Giants

1000 to 1

The White River Kid

I-See-You.com

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted

Hidden in America

Christmas in Angel Falls

Swashbuckler

Underdog Kids

The Fifth Musketeer

Debating Robert Lee

Wildflower

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Evel Knievel

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

The Explosive Generation

P.T. Barnum

A Christmas Mystery

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

Signs of Life

The Uninvited

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Christmas Secret

Hal