Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born December 9, 1941
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).
MovieBlue Eyed Girl
2025
as Dad
TVUnconventional
2025
as Wayne Guillory
TVMatlock
2024
as Howard 'Senior' Markston
MovieCamera
2024
as Eric
MovieThe Neon Highway
2024
as Claude Allen
MovieDesert Road
2024
as Old Man
TVLessons in Chemistry
2023
as Harry Wilson
MovieDreamin' Wild
2023
as Don Emerson Sr.
MovieA Christmas Mystery
2022
as Mayor Donovan
MovieOur Italian Christmas Memories
2022
as Vincent Coluccia
MovieEnd of the Road
2022
as Capt. JD Hammers
TVThe Premise
2021
as William
TVMr. Mayor
2021
as Adolphus Hass
MovieOne Night in Miami...
2020
as Mr. Carlton
MovieActing: The First Six Lessons
2020
as The Teacher/Movie Director
MovieTinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020
as Self
MovieSordid Lives
2020
TVRobbie
2020
as Robbie Walton Sr.
MovieTwo/One
2020
as Alfred
MovieElsewhere
2020
as Dad
TVMessiah
2020
as Edmund DeGuilles
MovieSupervized
2019
as Ted
MovieHal
2019
as Self
MovieWords from a Bear
2019
as Self
MovieGalveston
2018
as Stan Ptitko
MovieAll About Nina
2018
as Larry Michaels
TVMosaic
2018
as Alan Pape
MovieLawless Range
2018
as Mr. Reed
MovieChristmas in Angel Falls
2017
as Michael D'Angelo
TVDialing Home
2017
as Self
MovieThe Mountain Between Us
2017
as Walter
TVGoliath
2016
as Roy Wheeler
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner
2016
as Self
MovieFlower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
2016
as Jeffrey
TVGreenleaf
2016
as Bob Whitmore
MovieFlower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
2016
as Jeffrey
MovieFlower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
2016
as Jeffrey Knight
MovieUnderdog Kids
2015
as Ron Butz
TVBloodline
2015
as Roy Gilbert
TVPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)
TVblack-ish
2014
as Paul
Movie1000 to 1
2014
as Coach
TVThe Millers
2013
as Tom Miller
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Barton Scully
MovieRushlights
2013
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
TVThe Goodwin Games
2013
as Benjamin Goodwin
MovieEden
2013
as Bob
MoviePablo
2012
as Self
MovieHit & Run
2012
as Clint Perrkins
MovieColumbus Circle
2012
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
TVHomeland
2011
as Ralph Warner
MovieThe Descendants
2011
as Cousin Hugh
MovieGame Time: Tackling the Past
2011
as Frank Walker
TVLove Bites
2011
as Hal Sacovitch
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Leonard Franklin
MovieJeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011
as Self
MovieStasis
2010
as Dr. Graham
MovieMy Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
as Uncle Logan
MovieFree Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
2010
as Gus Grisby
MovieDon't Fade Away
2010
as Chris White
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Agent Kramer
MovieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self
MovieSpinning Into Butter
2009
as Dean Burton Strauss
MovieMax Payne
2008
as BB Hensley
MovieStargate: Continuum
2008
as Major General Hank Landry
MovieStargate: The Ark of Truth
2008
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
as Self
MovieAmericanizing Shelley
2007
as Gary Gordon
MovieOperation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007
as Voice 'Aftermath'
Movie07 Spaceys
2007
MovieThe Good German
2006
as Colonel Muller
MovieCharlotte's Web
2006
as Dr. Dorian
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Nick Brody
TVThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TV10.5: Apocalypse
2006
as Paul Hollister
MovieI-See-You.com
2006
as Harvey Bellinger
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Carl Hickey
TVThe Closer
2005
as Detective George Andrews / Georgette
TVInto the West
2005
as Stephen Hoxie
MovieSmile
2005
as Steven
MovieThe Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Marty Rance
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Eli Scruggs
MovieDebating Robert Lee
2004
as Mr. Lee
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
MovieEvel Knievel
2004
as John Bork
TVStargate Atlantis
2004
as Hank Landry
TV10.5
2004
as Paul Hollister
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
MovieOut of the Ashes
2003
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
MovieShaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
2003
MovieSightings: Heartland Ghost
2002
as Derek
TVEverwood
2002
as Daniel Sullivan
MovieWe Were the Mulvaneys
2002
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
TVThe Agency
2001
as Tom Gage
MovieBoys Klub
2001
as Mario's Dad
MovieVoyage of the Unicorn
2001
as Professor Alan Aisling
TVVoyage of the Unicorn
2001
as Alan Aisling
MovieThe Christmas Secret
2000
as Nick
TVFounding Fathers
2000
as Samuel Adams (voice)
MovieSongs In Ordinary Time
2000
as Omar Duvall
TVThe District
2000
as Tom Gage
MovieMeeting Daddy
2000
as Larry Branson
MovieSordid Lives
2000
as G.W. Nethercott
MovieCommon Ground
2000
as Father Leon
MovieP.T. Barnum
1999
as P.T. Barnum
TVP.T. Barnum
1999
as P.T. Barnum
MovieInherit the Wind
1999
as E. K. Hornbeck
MovieThe White River Kid
1999
as Daddy Weed
MovieThe Defenders: Taking the First
1998
as Don Preston
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Daniel McFarland
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Hayden Adams (voice)
TVMaximum Bob
1998
as Judge Bob Gibbs
MovieQuincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998
as Self
MovieThe Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Don Preston
MovieThe Second Civil War
1997
as Governor Jim Farley
MovieThe Defenders: Payback
1997
as Don Preston
MovieRocketMan
1997
as Bud Nesbitt
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Hank Landry
MovieJerry Maguire
1996
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
MovieLosing Chase
1996
as Mr. Richard Phillips
MovieHidden in America
1996
as Bill
MovieThe Uninvited
1996
as Charles Johnson
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieNightjohn
1996
as Clel Waller
MovieA Stranger to Love
1996
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
MovieKissinger and Nixon
1995
as Richard Nixon
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Simon Kress
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Big Daddy (voice)
Movie5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
1995
as Narrator
TVMillion Dollar Babies
1994
as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe
MovieVault of Horror I
1994
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
MovieSecret Sins of the Father
1994
as Tom Thielman
TVHarts of the West
1993
as Dave Hart
MovieThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Terry Harper
MovieThe Man with Three Wives
1993
as Dr. Norman Grayson
MovieElvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
1993
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
MovieSidekicks
1992
as Jerry Gabrewski
MovieWildflower
1991
as Jack Perkins
MovieMarried to It
1991
as John Morden
MovieWithout Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as James Brady
MovieUFO Cafe
1990
as Arnold Zimmerman
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieDaddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Orville
MovieWomen and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Gerry Green
MovieHelp Save Planet Earth
1990
as Self
MovieThe Wizard
1989
as Sam
MovieThe Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
as Frank Baker
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks
MovieEverybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
1989
as Police Chief Richard Czech
MovieThe Iron Triangle
1989
as Capt. Keene
MovieSigns of Life
1989
as John Alder
MovieJust Another Secret
1989
as Jack Grant
MovieSeven Hours to Judgment
1988
as John Eden
MovieThe Wild Pair
1987
as Joe Jennings
MovieThe Killing Time
1987
as Sam Wayburn
MovieThe Thanksgiving Promise
1986
as Hank Tilby
MovieA Fighting Choice
1986
as Thad Taylor
MovieOutrage!
1986
as Bruce Gordon
MovieCan a Guy Say No?
1986
as Mr. Tauscher
MovieVanessa in the Garden
1985
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
TVAlice in Wonderland
1985
as Unicorn
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as Teddy Shearing
TVSpace
1985
as Randy Claggett
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
MovieThe Hotel New Hampshire
1984
as Win Berry
MovieThe Red-Light Sting
1984
as Frank Powell
MovieHeart Like a Wheel
1983
as Connie Kalitta
MovieWitness for the Prosecution
1982
as Leonard Vole
MovieLove Child
1982
as Jack Hansen
MovieDangerous Company
1982
as Ray Johnson
MovieNight Crossing
1982
as Guenter Wetzel
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as John Alder
MovieThe Kid From Nowhere
1982
as Bud Herren
MovieHonky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Duane Hansen
MovieSilver Dream Racer
1980
as Bruce McBride
TVFridays
1980
as Self
United States
1980
as Richard Chapin
MovieThe Runner Stumbles
1979
as Toby Felker
MovieThe Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Philippe / Louis XIV
MovieThe Child Stealer
1979
as David Rodman
MovieNorma Rae
1979
as Sonny
MovieStubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
as Stubby Pringle
MovieShimmering Light
1978
as Kevin Pearse
MovieThe President's Mistress
1978
as Ben Morton
MovieThe Four Feathers
1978
as Harry Feversham
MovieGreased Lightning
1977
as Hutch
MovieTwo-Minute Warning
1976
as Mike Ramsay
MovieSwashbuckler
1976
as Major Folly
MovieDragonfly
1976
as Jesse
MovieThe Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Dick Buek
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Steve Drucker
TVMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Steve Drucker
TVThe Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
as Young Benjamin Franklin
MovieLovin' Molly
1974
as Johnny
MovieThe Stranger Who Looks Like Me
1974
as Chris Schroeder
MovieIt's My Hobby
1974
as Himself
TVFlick Flack
1974
MovieAre We Still Going to the Movies?
1974
MovieWhat About McBride?
1974
MovieYour Three Minutes Are Up
1973
as Charlie
MovieThe Man Without a Country
1973
as Frederick Ingham
MovieChild's Play
1972
as Paul Reis
MovieHammersmith Is Out
1972
as Billy Breedlove
MovieThe Christian Licorice Store
1971
as Cane
MovieThe Perfect Drug Film
1971
as Narrator
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
MovieThe Landlord
1970
as Elgar Enders
MovieAdam's Woman
1970
as Adam
MovieGaily, Gaily
1969
as Ben Harvey
MovieFor Love of Ivy
1968
as Tim Austin
MovieThe Incident
1967
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
TVCimarron Strip
1967
MovieAtta Girl, Kelly!
1967
as Matt Howell
TVFelony Squad
1966
MovieVillage of the Giants
1965
as Fred
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Jerry Foley
TVThe Loner
1965
TVBranded
1965
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Corporal Corbett
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Pat Knowland
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Gary Keller
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Brandon Drood
TVCombat!
1962
as Orville Putnam
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVEnsign O'Toole
1962
as Spicer
TVThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Carl
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Explosive Generation
1961
as Stephen
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Bob Colby
TVMy Three Sons
1960
The Clear Horizon
1960
as Beau Bridges
TVBonanza
1959
as Horace Perkins
TVRawhide
1959
as Billy Johanson
TVSea Hunt
1958
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Cpl. Moss
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Jason
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Matt Howell
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stubby Pringle
MovieThe Company She Keeps
1951
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieForce of Evil
1950
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
MovieZamba
1949
as Tommy
MovieThe Red Pony
1949
as Beau
MovieNo Minor Vices
1948
as Bertram (uncredited)
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
