Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 221
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
The Neon Highway
Claude Allen
Desert Road
Old Man
- 2023
- 2022
Our Italian Christmas Memories
Vincent Coluccia
- 2021
The Premise
William · 1 episode
- 2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
The Teacher/Movie Director
Sordid Lives
Movie
Robbie
Robbie Walton Sr. · 8 episodes
Two/One
Alfred
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Lawless Range
Mr. Reed
- 2017
Christmas in Angel Falls
Michael D'Angelo
- 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
Jeffrey Knight
- 2015
- 2014
1000 to 1
Coach
- 2013
The Goodwin Games
Benjamin Goodwin · 4 episodes
69Eden
Bob
- 2012
Columbus Circle
Dr. Raymond Fontaine
- 2011
Game Time: Tackling the Past
Frank Walker
- 2010
Stasis
Dr. Graham
Don't Fade Away
Chris White
2000s
- 2009
Spinning Into Butter
Dean Burton Strauss
- 2008
- 2007
Americanizing Shelley
Gary Gordon
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Voice 'Aftermath'
07 Spaceys
Movie
- 2006
10.5: Apocalypse
Paul Hollister · 2 episodes
I-See-You.com
Harvey Bellinger
- 2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Marty Rance
- 2004
Debating Robert Lee
Mr. Lee
10.5
Paul Hollister · 2 episodes
- 2003
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Movie
- 2002
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Derek
We Were the Mulvaneys
Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
- 2001
Voyage of the Unicorn
Professor Alan Aisling
Voyage of the Unicorn
Alan Aisling · 2 episodes
- 2000
Songs In Ordinary Time
Omar Duvall
Common Ground
Father Leon
1990s
- 1999
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum · 2 episodes
- 1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
Don Preston
Maximum Bob
Judge Bob Gibbs · 7 episodes
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Don Preston
- 1997
The Defenders: Payback
Don Preston
- 1996
Hidden in America
Bill
Nightjohn
Clel Waller
A Stranger to Love
Allan Grant / Allan Grey
- 1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Richard Nixon
- 1994
Million Dollar Babies
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe · 2 episodes
Vault of Horror I
Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Secret Sins of the Father
Tom Thielman
- 1993
Harts of the West
Dave Hart · 15 episodes
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Terry Harper
The Man with Three Wives
Dr. Norman Grayson
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Colonel Thomas A. Parker
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Orville
1980s
- 1989
The Iron Triangle
Capt. Keene
Signs of Life
John Alder
Just Another Secret
Jack Grant
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
Hank Tilby
A Fighting Choice
Thad Taylor
Outrage!
Bruce Gordon
Can a Guy Say No?
Mr. Tauscher
- 1985
Vanessa in the Garden
Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Alice in Wonderland
Unicorn · 1 episode
Space
Randy Claggett · 5 episodes
- 1984
The Red-Light Sting
Frank Powell
- 1983
Heart Like a Wheel
Connie Kalitta
- 1982
Love Child
Jack Hansen
The Kid From Nowhere
Bud Herren
- 1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
Duane Hansen
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Runner Stumbles
Toby Felker
The Fifth Musketeer
Philippe / Louis XIV
The Child Stealer
David Rodman
- 1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle
Shimmering Light
Kevin Pearse
The President's Mistress
Ben Morton
The Four Feathers
Harry Feversham
- 1977
Greased Lightning
Hutch
- 1976
Two-Minute Warning
Mike Ramsay
Swashbuckler
Major Folly
Dragonfly
Jesse
- 1975
- 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Young Benjamin Franklin · 4 episodes
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Chris Schroeder
Flick Flack
TV
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
Movie
What About McBride?
Movie
- 1973
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Charlie
The Man Without a Country
Frederick Ingham
- 1972
Child's Play
Paul Reis
Hammersmith Is Out
Billy Breedlove
- 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
Cane
- 1970
The Landlord
Elgar Enders
Adam's Woman
Adam
1960s
- 1969
Gaily, Gaily
Ben Harvey
- 1968
For Love of Ivy
Tim Austin
- 1967
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Matt Howell
- 1966
- 1965
Village of the Giants
Fred
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Ensign O'Toole
Spicer, Seaman Howard Spicer · 6 episodes
- 1961
The Explosive Generation
Stephen
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stubby Pringle, Leonard Vole · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Zamba
Tommy
- 1948
No Minor Vices
Bertram (uncredited)
Directed 7
1990s
- 1994
Secret Sins of the Father
Director
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
Director
- 1985
Don't Touch
Director
- 1982
The Kid From Nowhere
Director
1970s
- 1972
Produced 5
2020s
- 2024
- 2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Producer
1990s
- 1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
Executive Producer
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Co-Executive Producer
- 1997
The Defenders: Payback
Producer
Wrote 1
2020s
- 2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Writer
Appearances21
2020s
- 2020
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Self
2010s
- 2019
Hal
Self
Words from a Bear
Self
- 2017
- 2012
- 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
2000s
- 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
- 2006
- 2004
1990s
- 1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Self
- 1996
- 1995
- 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1984
- 1980
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
It's My Hobby
Himself
- 1971
The Perfect Drug Film
Narrator
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
