Beau Bridges
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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The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
American Dad!
2005 · Doctor / Lieutenant Th...
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Eli Scruggs
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Hank Landry
Homeland
2011 · Ralph Warner
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Hank Landry
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Closer
2005 · Detective George Andre...
Everwood
2002 · Daniel Sullivan
The Fugitive
1963 · Gary Keller
Bonanza
1959 · Horace Perkins
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self
White Collar
2009 · Agent Kramer
Goliath
2016 · Roy Wheeler
Rawhide
1959 · Billy Johanson
My Three Sons
1960
black-ish
2014 · Paul
Will & Grace
1998 · Daniel McFarland
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Nick Brody
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Carl Hickey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Cpl. Moss
Combat!
1962 · Orville Putnam
American Playhouse
1982 · John Alder
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Bob Colby
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Dr. Martin Fairbanks
Matlock
2024 · Howard 'Senior' Markst...
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Simon Kress
Gunsmoke
1955 · Jason
Masters of Sex
2013 · Barton Scully
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Hayden Adams (voice)
The F.B.I.
1965 · Jerry Foley
Franklin & Bash
2011 · Leonard Franklin
The District
2000 · Tom Gage
Ben Casey
1961
Amazing Stories
1985 · Teddy Shearing
The Agency
2001 · Tom Gage
Greenleaf
2016 · Bob Whitmore
Bloodline
2015 · Roy Gilbert
Sea Hunt
1958
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · King Big Daddy (voice)
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Corporal Corbett
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Branded
1965
Dialing Home
2017 · Self
Felony Squad
1966
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · Sheriff Scaley Briggs...
Mr. Novak
1963 · Pat Knowland
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
Lessons in Chemistry
2023 · Harry Wilson
The Millers
2013 · Tom Miller
Jerry Maguire
1996 · Matt Cushman (uncredit...
The Loner
1965
Fridays
1980 · Self
Love Bites
2011 · Hal Sacovitch
Messiah
2020 · Edmund DeGuilles
Into the West
2005 · Stephen Hoxie
Mr. Mayor
2021 · Adolphus Hass
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Matt Howell
Mosaic
2018 · Alan Pape
The Descendants
2011 · Cousin Hugh
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Dr. Dorian
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · Carl
The Premise
2021 · William
Max Payne
2008 · BB Hensley
The Mountain Between Us
2017 · Walter
Ensign O'Toole
1962 · Spicer
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · Unicorn
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
2008 · Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Medical Story
1975 · Dr. Steve Drucker
Stargate: Continuum
2008 · Major General Hank Lan...
10.5: Apocalypse
2006 · Paul Hollister
Hit & Run
2012 · Clint Perrkins
Robbie
2020 · Robbie Walton Sr.
One Night in Miami...
2020 · Mr. Carlton
The Good German
2006 · Colonel Muller
The Goodwin Games
2013 · Benjamin Goodwin
Harts of the West
1993 · Dave Hart
Night Crossing
1982 · Guenter Wetzel
Eden
2013 · Bob
Sidekicks
1992 · Jerry Gabrewski
The Wizard
1989 · Sam
Maximum Bob
1998 · Judge Bob Gibbs
10.5
2004 · Paul Hollister
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Stubby Pringle
RocketMan
1997 · Bud Nesbitt
UFO Cafe
1990 · Arnold Zimmerman
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989 · Frank Baker
Flick Flack
1974
Unconventional
2025 · Wayne Guillory
Space
1985 · Randy Claggett
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005 · Marty Rance
Blue Eyed Girl
2025 · Dad
Medical Story
1975 · Dr. Steve Drucker
Seven Hours to Judgment
1988 · John Eden
Voyage of the Unicorn
2001 · Alan Aisling
Voyage of the Unicorn
2001 · Professor Alan Aisling
Elsewhere
2020 · Dad
End of the Road
2022 · Capt. JD Hammers
Galveston
2018 · Stan Ptitko
P.T. Barnum
1999 · P.T. Barnum
Norma Rae
1979 · Sonny
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974 · Young Benjamin Frankli...
Force of Evil
1950 · Frankie Tucker (uncred...
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Win Berry
Supervized
2019 · Ted
Lovin' Molly
1974 · Johnny
All About Nina
2018 · Larry Michaels
The Second Civil War
1997 · Governor Jim Farley
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · Leonard Vole
Swashbuckler
1976 · Major Folly
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
2002 · Derek
A Christmas Mystery
2022 · Mayor Donovan
Smile
2005 · Steven
Columbus Circle
2012 · Dr. Raymond Fontaine
Inherit the Wind
1999 · E. K. Hornbeck
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010 · Uncle Logan
Founding Fathers
2000 · Samuel Adams (voice)
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
2010 · Gus Grisby
Meeting Daddy
2000 · Larry Branson
Dangerous Company
1982 · Ray Johnson
Boys Klub
2001 · Mario's Dad
Greased Lightning
1977 · Hutch
Wildflower
1991 · Jack Perkins
Two-Minute Warning
1976 · Mike Ramsay
The Incident
1967 · Pfc. Felix Teflinger
07 Spaceys
2007
The Man Without a Country
1973 · Frederick Ingham
The Other Side of the Mountain
1975 · Dick Buek
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
Camera
2024 · Eric
Million Dollar Babies
1994 · Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe
Help Save Planet Earth
1990 · Self
Acting: The First Six Lessons
2020 · The Teacher/Movie Dire...
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011 · Self
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990 · Orville
The Neon Highway
2024 · Claude Allen
The White River Kid
1999 · Daddy Weed
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Obie, Boy at Train Sta...
Silver Dream Racer
1980 · Bruce McBride
Village of the Giants
1965 · Fred
Heart Like a Wheel
1983 · Connie Kalitta
Debating Robert Lee
2004 · Mr. Lee
The Fifth Musketeer
1979 · Philippe / Louis XIV
1000 to 1
2014 · Coach
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
2016 · Jeffrey
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998 · Don Preston
Americanizing Shelley
2007 · Gary Gordon
The Christian Licorice Store
1971 · Cane
Out of the Ashes
2003 · Herman Prentiss, Inter...
Kissinger and Nixon
1995 · Richard Nixon
Christmas in Angel Falls
2017 · Michael D'Angelo
Vault of Horror I
1994 · Dr. Martin Fairbanks (...
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
2016 · Jeffrey Knight
The Red-Light Sting
1984 · Frank Powell
Married to It
1991 · John Morden
Rushlights
2013 · Sheriff Robert Brogden...
Secret Sins of the Father
1994 · Tom Thielman
Dreamin' Wild
2023 · Don Emerson Sr.
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
2016 · Jeffrey
The Explosive Generation
1961 · Stephen
The Landlord
1970 · Elgar Enders
Child's Play
1972 · Paul Reis
Hal
2019 · Self
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981 · Duane Hansen
The Killing Time
1987 · Sam Wayburn
I-See-You.com
2006 · Harvey Bellinger
The Four Feathers
1978 · Harry Feversham
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986 · Hank Tilby
Hidden in America
1996 · Bill
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991 · James Brady
Our Italian Christmas Memories
2022 · Vincent Coluccia
Love Child
1982 · Jack Hansen
The President's Mistress
1978 · Ben Morton
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989 · Police Chief Richard C...
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974 · Chris Schroeder
Vanessa in the Garden
1985 · Theodore 'Teddy' Shear...
Evel Knievel
2004 · John Bork
The Red Pony
1949 · Beau
It's My Hobby
1974 · Himself
Losing Chase
1996 · Mr. Richard Phillips
Sordid Lives
2000 · G.W. Nethercott
The Wild Pair
1987 · Joe Jennings
Outrage!
1986 · Bruce Gordon
Pablo
2012 · Self
Underdog Kids
2015 · Ron Butz
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Dean Burton Strauss
A Stranger to Love
1996 · Allan Grant / Allan Gr...
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · Don Preston
The Man with Three Wives
1993 · Dr. Norman Grayson
The Uninvited
1996 · Charles Johnson
Common Ground
2000 · Father Leon
Two/One
2020 · Alfred
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993 · Terry Harper
For Love of Ivy
1968 · Tim Austin
The Runner Stumbles
1979 · Toby Felker
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998 · Don Preston
Just Another Secret
1989 · Jack Grant
Desert Road
2024 · Old Man
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Self
The Christmas Secret
2000 · Nick
Words from a Bear
2019 · Self
The Kid From Nowhere
1982 · Bud Herren
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990 · Gerry Green
Gaily, Gaily
1969 · Ben Harvey
Game Time: Tackling the Past
2011 · Frank Walker
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 · Billy Breedlove
Your Three Minutes Are Up
1973 · Charlie
Signs of Life
1989 · John Alder
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020 · Self
What About McBride?
1974
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007 · Voice 'Aftermath'
Songs In Ordinary Time
2000 · Omar Duvall
A Fighting Choice
1986 · Thad Taylor
Nightjohn
1996 · Clel Waller
Dragonfly
1976 · Jesse
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978 · Stubby Pringle
Sordid Lives
2020
Can a Guy Say No?
1986 · Mr. Tauscher
We Were the Mulvaneys
2002 · Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
1993 · Colonel Thomas A. Park...
The Child Stealer
1979 · David Rodman
The Iron Triangle
1989 · Capt. Keene
Lawless Range
2018 · Mr. Reed
Atta Girl, Kelly!
1967 · Matt Howell
Zamba
1949 · Tommy
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009 · Self
P.T. Barnum
1999 · P.T. Barnum
Don't Fade Away
2010 · Chris White
Shimmering Light
1978 · Kevin Pearse
Adam's Woman
1970 · Adam
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
1995 · Narrator
Stasis
2010 · Dr. Graham
No Minor Vices
1948 · Bertram (uncredited)
The Perfect Drug Film
1971 · Narrator
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
2003
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
1974