Jeff Bridges
Known for: Acting
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Lassie
Cal Baker (uncredited)
1954
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Great Performances
Michael Loomis
1971
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The F.B.I.
Terry Shelton
1965
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Iron Man
Obadiah Stane
2008
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
Playhouse
Michael Loomis
1974
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
TRON: Ares
Kevin Flynn
2025
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Sea Hunt
1958
Film
Minions & Monsters
(voice)
2026
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Claude / Prince
1982
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
The Old Man
Dan Chase
2022
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Film
The Big Lebowski
The Dude
1998
Film
TRON: Legacy
Kevin Flynn / Clu
2010
Film
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Champ
2017
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Neighbor (uncredited)
1954
Film
Surf's Up
Big Z / Geek (voice)
2007
Series
The Loner
1965
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
True Grit
Rooster Cogburn
2010
Film
R.I.P.D.
Roy Pulsipher
2013
Series
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
Film
Only the Brave
Duane Steinbrink
2017
Film
Seventh Son
Master John Gregory
2014
Film
K-PAX
Dr. Mark Powell
2001
Film
Tron
Kevin Flynn / Clu
1982
Series
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Dave Melkin
1962
Film
The Giver
The Giver
2014
Film
Hell or High Water
Marcus Hamilton
2016
Film
Bad Times at the El Royale
Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
2018
Series
Scene by Scene
Self
1997
Film
Arlington Road
Michael Faraday
1999
Film
The Little Prince
The Aviator (voice)
2015
Film
Seabiscuit
Charles Howard
2003
Film
King Kong
Jack F. Prescott
1976
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Starman
Starman / Scott Hayden
1984
Film
Blown Away
James "Jimmy" Dove
1994
Film
White Squall
Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
1996
Film
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Bill Django
2009
Film
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Lightfoot
1974
Film
Heaven's Gate
John L. Bridges
1980
Series
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
Film
Against All Odds
Terry Brogan
1984
Film
The Fisher King
Jack
1991
Film
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Gregory Larkin
1996
Series
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self
2018
Series
The Eisen Hour
Self - Guest
2021
Film
Crazy Heart
Bad Blake
2009
Film
Fearless
Max Klein
1993
The Don Knotts Show
Self
1970
Film
Stick It
Burt Vickerman
2006
Film
The Last Unicorn
Prince Lir (voice)
1982
Series
Flick Flack
1974
Film
Wild Bill
Wild Bill Hickok
1995
Film
The Door in the Floor
Ted Cole
2004
Film
The Only Living Boy in New York
W.F. Gerald
2017
Film
The Last Picture Show
Duane Jackson
1971
Film
The Vanishing
Barney Cousins
1993
Film
Stay Hungry
Craig Blake
1976
Film
King Kong Lives
Jack Prescott (archive footage)
1986
Film
Jagged Edge
Jack Forrester
1985
Film
The Contender
President Jackson Evans
2000
Film
Tideland
Noah
2005
Film
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Clayton Harding
2008
Film
Fat City
Ernie
1972
Film
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Preston Tucker
1988
Film
Raising the Mammoth
Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
The Muse
Jack Warrick
1999
Film
Rancho Deluxe
Jack McKee
1975
Film
Bad Company
Jake Rumsey
1972
Film
The Pixar Story
Clu (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Iceman Cometh
Don Parritt
1973
Film
HyperNormalisation
Self (archival footage)
2016
Film
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Zack Feather
1973
Film
Hal
Self
2019
Film
Winter Kills
Nick Kegan
1979
Film
American Heart
Jack
1992
Film
Masked and Anonymous
Tom Friend
2003
Series
The Most Deadly Game
Hawk
1970
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Somebody Killed Her Husband
Jerry Green
1978
Film
Cutter's Way
Richard Bone
1981
Film
Simpatico
Lyle Carter
1999
Film
Casting By
Self
2012
Film
8 Million Ways to Die
Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
1986
Film
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Jack Baker
1989
Film
The Amateurs
Andy
2006
Film
Hearts of the West
Lewis Tater
1975
Film
Scenes of the Crime
Jimmy Berg
2002
Film
See You in the Morning
Larry Livingstone
1989
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Made in the USA
Self
1993
Film
A Dog Year
Jon Katz
2009
Film
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
Film
TRON: The Next Day
Kevin Flynn
2011
Film
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Film
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Film
The Last American Hero
Elroy Jackson Jr.
1973
Film
Nadine
Vernon Hightower
1987
Film
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Self
2014
Film
Texasville
Duane Jackson
1990
Film
The Morning After
Turner Kendall
1986
Film
Lost in La Mancha
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Hidden in America
Vincent
1996
Film
The Coen Brothers - An American Story
Self
2025
Film
Cold Feet
Bartender (uncredited)
1989
Film
The Cool School
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
Self
1999
Film
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Film
Visualizing TRON
Self
2011
Film
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Film
Kiss Me Goodbye
Rupert
1982
Film
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Nero Finnegan
1974
Film
A Place at the Table
Self
2012
Film
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000
Film
The Open Road
Kyle
2009
Film
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Self - Narrator
2021
Film
The Thanksgiving Promise
Neighbor
1986
Film
Picture This
Self
1991
Film
The Company She Keeps
Infant at Train Station (uncredited)
1951
Film
Hot Money
Self
2021
Film
Pablo
Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
Grendel
Grendel
Film
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man
2008
Film
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Making of 'Tideland'
Self
2007
Film
Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers
Narrator
2026
Film
In Search of America
Mike Olson
1971
Film
Valerie
Self
2019
Film
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Michael Loomis
1981
Film
The Coen Brothers
Self
2000
Film
Halls of Anger
Doug
1970
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1999
Film
The American Success Company
Harry
1980
Film
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Young John
1969
Film
Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
Self (Narrator)
2022
Film
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Host
2014
Film
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Self
2004
Film
Rapunzel
The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
1983
Film
Living in the Future's Past
Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Hollywood Legenden
Self
2004
Film
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Interviews
2020
Film
I Am 'Iron Man'
Self
2008
Film
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Self
2004
Film
Words from a Bear
Self
2019
Film
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Self - Performer
2020
Film
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
2011
Film
Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2025
Film
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard
Self - est Graduate (archive footage)
2006
The True Story of Seabiscuit
Self
2003
Film
The Making of TRON
Himself
2002
Film
Making of Arlington Road
Self
1999
Film
Installing the Cast
Self
2011
Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends
Self
2001
Film
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
Self
2014
Film
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
Self
1998
Film
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
Self
2003
Film
The Moviemakers
Self
1973
Film
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
Michael Loomis
1982
Film
The Tron Phenomenon
2011
Film
Zen Brownie
2023
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
Self
2003
The Making of 'Seabiscuit'
Self
2004
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Self
2003
Film
Return of the Grizzly
Narrator
2023
George Sluizer - Filming beyond Bounderies
Self
Film
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Chasing the Lotus
Narrator
2006
Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll
Himself
1979
Film
The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom
Self
2019
From The Village to The Basement
Narrator
2014
Film
In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey
Narrator (voice)
2026
Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
2004