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Beau Bridges
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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 tel…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Beau Bridges's Filmography
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Blue Eyed Girl
as Dad
Camera
as Eric
The Neon Highway
as Claude Allen
Desert Road
as Old Man
Dreamin' Wild
as Don Emerson Sr.
A Christmas Mystery
as Mayor Donovan
Our Italian Christmas Memories
as Vincent Coluccia
End of the Road
as Capt. JD Hammers
One Night in Miami...
as Mr. Carlton
Acting: The First Six Lessons
as The Teacher/Movie Director
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
as Self
Sordid Lives
Two/One
as Alfred
Elsewhere
as Dad
Supervized
as Ted
Hal
as Self
Words from a Bear
as Self
Galveston
as Stan Ptitko
All About Nina
as Larry Michaels
Lawless Range
as Mr. Reed
Christmas in Angel Falls
as Michael D'Angelo
The Mountain Between Us
as Walter
No Poster
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner
as Self
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
as Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
as Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
as Jeffrey Knight
Underdog Kids
as Ron Butz
1000 to 1
as Coach
Rushlights
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
Eden
as Bob
Pablo
as Self
Hit & Run
as Clint Perrkins
Columbus Circle
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
The Descendants
as Cousin Hugh
Game Time: Tackling the Past
as Frank Walker
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
as Self
Stasis
as Dr. Graham
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
as Uncle Logan
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
as Gus Grisby
Don't Fade Away
as Chris White
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self
Spinning Into Butter
as Dean Burton Strauss
Max Payne
as BB Hensley
Stargate: Continuum
as Major General Hank Landry
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
No Poster
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
Americanizing Shelley
as Gary Gordon
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
as Voice 'Aftermath'
07 Spaceys
The Good German
as Colonel Muller
Charlotte's Web
as Dr. Dorian
I-See-You.com
as Harvey Bellinger
Smile
as Steven
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Marty Rance
Debating Robert Lee
as Mr. Lee
Evel Knievel
as John Bork
Out of the Ashes
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
as Derek
We Were the Mulvaneys
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
Boys Klub
as Mario's Dad
Voyage of the Unicorn
as Professor Alan Aisling
The Christmas Secret
as Nick
Songs In Ordinary Time
as Omar Duvall
Meeting Daddy
as Larry Branson
Sordid Lives
as G.W. Nethercott
Common Ground
as Father Leon
P.T. Barnum
as P.T. Barnum
Inherit the Wind
as E. K. Hornbeck
The White River Kid
as Daddy Weed
The Defenders: Taking the First
as Don Preston
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as Don Preston
The Second Civil War
as Governor Jim Farley
The Defenders: Payback
as Don Preston
RocketMan
as Bud Nesbitt
Jerry Maguire
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
Losing Chase
as Mr. Richard Phillips
Hidden in America
as Bill
The Uninvited
as Charles Johnson
Nightjohn
as Clel Waller
A Stranger to Love
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
Kissinger and Nixon
as Richard Nixon
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
as Narrator
Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
Secret Sins of the Father
as Tom Thielman
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
as Terry Harper
The Man with Three Wives
as Dr. Norman Grayson
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
Sidekicks
as Jerry Gabrewski
Wildflower
as Jack Perkins
Married to It
as John Morden
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as James Brady
UFO Cafe
as Arnold Zimmerman
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Orville
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Gerry Green (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
The Wizard
as Sam
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Frank Baker
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
as Police Chief Richard Czech
The Iron Triangle
as Capt. Keene
Signs of Life
as John Alder
Just Another Secret
as Jack Grant
Seven Hours to Judgment
as John Eden
The Wild Pair
as Joe Jennings
The Killing Time
as Sam Wayburn
The Thanksgiving Promise
as Hank Tilby
A Fighting Choice
as Thad Taylor
Outrage!
as Bruce Gordon
Can a Guy Say No?
as Mr. Tauscher
Vanessa in the Garden
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Win Berry
The Red-Light Sting
as Frank Powell
Heart Like a Wheel
as Connie Kalitta
Witness for the Prosecution
as Leonard Vole
Love Child
as Jack Hansen
Dangerous Company
as Ray Johnson
Night Crossing
as Guenter Wetzel
The Kid From Nowhere
as Bud Herren
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Duane Hansen
Silver Dream Racer
as Bruce McBride
The Runner Stumbles
as Toby Felker
The Fifth Musketeer
as Philippe / Louis XIV
The Child Stealer
as David Rodman
Norma Rae
as Sonny
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as Stubby Pringle
Shimmering Light
as Kevin Pearse
The President's Mistress
as Ben Morton
The Four Feathers
as Harry Feversham
Greased Lightning
as Hutch
Two-Minute Warning
as Mike Ramsay
Swashbuckler
as Major Folly
Dragonfly
as Jesse
The Other Side of the Mountain
as Dick Buek
Medical Story
as Dr. Steve Drucker
Lovin' Molly
as Johnny
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
as Chris Schroeder
It's My Hobby
as Himself
What About McBride?
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
Your Three Minutes Are Up
as Charlie
The Man Without a Country
as Frederick Ingham
Child's Play
as Paul Reis
Hammersmith Is Out
as Billy Breedlove
The Christian Licorice Store
as Cane
The Perfect Drug Film
as Narrator
The Landlord
as Elgar Enders
Adam's Woman
as Adam
Gaily, Gaily
as Ben Harvey
For Love of Ivy
as Tim Austin
The Incident
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
Atta Girl, Kelly!
as Matt Howell
Village of the Giants
as Fred
The Explosive Generation
as Stephen
The Company She Keeps
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
Force of Evil
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
Zamba
as Tommy
The Red Pony
as Beau
No Minor Vices
as Bertram (uncredited)
No Poster
My Jesus
as Bob Wilson