Beau Bridges
Actor

Beau Bridges

4 Movies
1 TV Shows
5 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 5
Birthday December 9, 1941 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As 鮑·布里吉斯, Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III, Lloyd Vernet Bridges III, Бо Бриджес
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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 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).

Filmography (243)

Blue Eyed Girl 2025
Unconventional 2025
Camera 2024
The Neon Highway 2024
Desert Road 2024
Matlock 2024
Dreamin' Wild 2023
Lessons in Chemistry 2023
End of the Road 2022
A Christmas Mystery 2022
Our Italian Christmas Memories 2022
Mr. Mayor 2021
The Premise 2021
Two/One 2020
Elsewhere 2020
One Night in Miami... 2020
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood 2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons 2020
Messiah 2020
Robbie 2020
Words from a Bear 2019
Hal 2019
Supervized 2019
Lawless Range 2018
Galveston 2018
All About Nina 2018
Mosaic 2018
The Mountain Between Us 2017
Christmas in Angel Falls 2017
Dialing Home 2017
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted 2016
Greenleaf 2016
Goliath 2016
Underdog Kids 2015
Bloodline 2015
1000 to 1 2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 2014
black-ish 2014
Eden 2013
Rushlights 2013
The Millers 2013
The Goodwin Games 2013
Masters of Sex 2013
Pablo 2012
Columbus Circle 2012
Hit & Run 2012
The Descendants 2011
Game Time: Tackling the Past 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides 2011
Franklin & Bash 2011
Homeland 2011
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove 2010
Don't Fade Away 2010
Stasis 2010
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend 2010
Spinning Into Butter 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s 2009
White Collar 2009
Stargate: Continuum 2008
Stargate: The Ark of Truth 2008
Max Payne 2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth 2008
07 Spaceys 2007
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience 2007
Americanizing Shelley 2007
The Good German 2006
Charlotte's Web 2006
I-See-You.com 2006
Brothers and Sisters 2006
10.5: Apocalypse 2006
The Megan Mullally Show 2006
Smile 2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005
American Dad! 2005
My Name Is Earl 2005
Into the West 2005
The Closer 2005
Evel Knievel 2004
Debating Robert Lee 2004
The Tony Danza Show 2004
Desperate Housewives 2004
Stargate Atlantis 2004
10.5 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest 2004
Out of the Ashes 2003
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America 2003
Sightings: Heartland Ghost 2002
We Were the Mulvaneys 2002
Everwood 2002
Voyage of the Unicorn 2001
Boys Klub 2001
The Agency 2001
Voyage of the Unicorn 2001
Sordid Lives 2000
The Christmas Secret 2000
Songs In Ordinary Time 2000
Meeting Daddy 2000
Common Ground 2000
The District 2000
Founding Fathers 2000
The White River Kid 1999
P.T. Barnum 1999
Inherit the Wind 1999
P.T. Barnum 1999
The Defenders: Choice of Evils 1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years 1998
The Defenders: Taking the First 1998
Maximum Bob 1998
Will & Grace 1998
The Wild Thornberrys 1998
RocketMan 1997
The Defenders: Payback 1997
The Second Civil War 1997
Stargate SG-1 1997
Losing Chase 1996
A Stranger to Love 1996
The Uninvited 1996
Hidden in America 1996
Jerry Maguire 1996
Nightjohn 1996
The Daily Show 1996
Kissinger and Nixon 1995
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids 1995
The Outer Limits 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995
Secret Sins of the Father 1994
Vault of Horror I 1994
Million Dollar Babies 1994
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom 1993
The Man with Three Wives 1993
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story 1993
Harts of the West 1993
Sidekicks 1992
Wildflower 1991
Married to It 1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Story 1991
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? 1990
UFO Cafe 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction 1990
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
Help Save Planet Earth 1990
The Wizard 1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989
Signs of Life 1989
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure 1989
The Iron Triangle 1989
Just Another Secret 1989
Tales from the Crypt 1989
Seven Hours to Judgment 1988
The Killing Time 1987
The Wild Pair 1987
Outrage! 1986
Can A Guy Say No? 1986
A Fighting Choice 1986
The Thanksgiving Promise 1986
Vanessa in the Garden 1985
Amazing Stories 1985
Space 1985
Alice in Wonderland 1985
The Hotel New Hampshire 1984
The Red-Light Sting 1984
Jeopardy! 1984
Heart Like a Wheel 1983
Witness for the Prosecution 1982
Love Child 1982
Night Crossing 1982
The Kid From Nowhere 1982
Dangerous Company 1982
Honky Tonk Freeway 1981
Silver Dream Racer 1980
United States 1980
Fridays 1980
The Fifth Musketeer 1979
Norma Rae 1979
The Runner Stumbles 1979
The Child Stealer 1979
The Four Feathers 1978
Shimmering Light 1978
The President's Mistress 1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas 1978
Greased Lightning 1977
Two-Minute Warning 1976
Swashbuckler 1976
Dragonfly 1976
The Other Side of the Mountain 1975
Medical Story 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
Medical Story 1975
Are We Still Going to the Movies? 1974
What About McBride? 1974
Lovin' Molly 1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me 1974
It's My Hobby 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin 1974
Flick Flack 1974
Your Three Minutes Are Up 1973
The Man Without a Country 1973
Child's Play 1972
Hammersmith Is Out 1972
The Perfect Drug Film 1971
The Christian Licorice Store 1971
The Landlord 1970
Adam's Woman 1970
The Don Knotts Show 1970
Gaily, Gaily 1969
For Love of Ivy 1968
The Incident 1967
Atta Girl, Kelly! 1967
Cimarron Strip 1967
Felony Squad 1966
Village of the Giants 1965
The F.B.I. 1965
The Loner 1965
Branded 1965
The Fugitive 1963
Mr. Novak 1963
Vacation Playhouse 1963
Combat! 1962
Ensign O'Toole 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show 1962
The Explosive Generation 1961
Ben Casey 1961
Dr. Kildare 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
My Three Sons 1960
The Clear Horizon 1960
Rawhide 1959
Bonanza 1959
Sea Hunt 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956
Gunsmoke 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
The Company She Keeps 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951
Force of Evil 1950
The Red Pony 1949
Zamba 1949
No Minor Vices 1948
Golden Globe Awards 1944