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 Vic...
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).
Movies (Cast)
The Incident
Eden
The Descendants
Hit & Run
Night Crossing
Love Child
Underdog Kids
RocketMan
Charlotte's Web
Sordid Lives
Sidekicks
Losing Chase
Blue Eyed Girl
Rushlights
Stasis
Galveston
Max Payne
A Christmas Mystery
Evel Knievel
Dragonfly
Swashbuckler
Norma Rae
Lawless Range
The Landlord
Columbus Circle
Jerry Maguire
The Wizard
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Wildflower
Dreamin' Wild
Seven Hours to Judgment
Greased Lightning
End of the Road
The Uninvited
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Two/One
Dangerous Company
Americanizing Shelley
Voyage of the Unicorn
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
The Company She Keeps
Desert Road
For Love of Ivy
Camera
Common Ground
All About Nina
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Force of Evil
Nightjohn
We Were the Mulvaneys
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Elsewhere
Heart Like a Wheel
The White River Kid
Honky Tonk Freeway
Married to It
The Runner Stumbles
Witness for the Prosecution
The Fifth Musketeer
The Good German
Outrage!
Kissinger and Nixon
No Minor Vices
The Killing Time
The Neon Highway
Smile
Meeting Daddy
Child's Play
Two-Minute Warning
Game Time: Tackling the Past
Inherit the Wind
Zamba
The Child Stealer
The Christian Licorice Store
Vault of Horror I
Spinning Into Butter
The Four Feathers
The Second Civil War
The President's Mistress
Lovin' Molly
Signs of Life
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
The Red Pony
The Thanksgiving Promise
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom