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