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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as Captain Stubbard (voice)
as Reggie Decker(2 eps)
as Dad
as Wayne Guillory(1 ep)
as Howard 'Senior' Markston(21 eps)
as Eric
as Claude Allen
as Old Man
as Harry Wilson(3 eps)
as Don Emerson Sr.
as Mayor Donovan
as Vincent Coluccia
as Capt. JD Hammers
as William(1 ep)
as Adolphus Hass(1 ep)
as Mr. Carlton
as The Teacher/Movie Director
as Robbie Walton Sr.(8 eps)
as Alfred
as Dad
as Edmund DeGuilles(5 eps)
as Ted
as Self
as Self
as Stan Ptitko
as Larry Michaels
as Alan Pape(6 eps)
as Mr. Reed
as Michael D'Angelo
as Self(5 eps)
as Walter
as Roy Wheeler(5 eps)
as Jeffrey
as Bob Whitmore(5 eps)
as Jeffrey
as Jeffrey Knight
as Ron Butz
as Roy Gilbert(10 eps)
as Sheriff Scaley Briggs (voice)(4 eps)
as Paul(3 eps)
as Coach
as Tom Miller(34 eps)
as Barton Scully(21 eps)
as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.
as Benjamin Goodwin(4 eps)
as Bob
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as Clint Perrkins
as Dr. Raymond Fontaine
as Ralph Warner(4 eps)
as Cousin Hugh
as Frank Walker
as Hal Sacovitch(1 ep)
as Leonard Franklin(3 eps)
as Dr. Graham
as Uncle Logan
as Gus Grisby
as Chris White
as Agent Kramer(3 eps)
as Dean Burton Strauss
as BB Hensley
as Major General Hank Landry
as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
as Gary Gordon
as Voice 'Aftermath'
as Colonel Muller
as Dr. Dorian
as Nick Brody(5 eps)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Paul Hollister(2 eps)
as Harvey Bellinger
as Carl Hickey(7 eps)
as Detective George Andrews / Georgette(1 ep)
as Stephen Hoxie(6 eps)
as Steven
as Marty Rance
as Doctor / Lieutenant Thacker (voice)(1 ep)
as Lieutenant Thacker (voice)(1 ep)
as Eli Scruggs(1 ep)
as Mr. Lee
as Self(1 ep)
as John Bork
as Hank Landry(3 eps)
as Major General Henry Landry(1 ep)
as Major General Hank Landry(1 ep)
as Paul Hollister(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator
as Derek
as Daniel Sullivan(1 ep)
as Michael Mulvaney, Sr.
as Tom Gage(31 eps)
as Mario's Dad
as Professor Alan Aisling
as Alan Aisling(2 eps)
as Nick
as Samuel Adams (voice)(4 eps)
as Omar Duvall
as Tom Gage(1 ep)
as Larry Branson
as G.W. Nethercott
as Father Leon
as P.T. Barnum
as P.T. Barnum(2 eps)
as E. K. Hornbeck
as Daddy Weed
as Don Preston
as Daniel McFarland(2 eps)
as Hayden Adams (voice)(1 ep)
as Judge Bob Gibbs(7 eps)
as Don Preston
as Governor Jim Farley
as Don Preston
as Bud Nesbitt
as Hank Landry(40 eps)
as Matt Cushman (uncredited)
as Mr. Richard Phillips
as Bill
as Charles Johnson
as Self(1 ep)
as Clel Waller
as Allan Grant / Allan Grey
as Richard Nixon
as Dr. Simon Kress(1 ep)
as King Big Daddy (voice)(1 ep)
as Narrator
as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe(2 eps)
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks (archive footage)
as Tom Thielman
as Dave Hart(15 eps)
as Dr. Norman Grayson
as Colonel Thomas A. Parker
as Jerry Gabrewski
as Jack Perkins
as John Morden
as James Brady
as Arnold Zimmerman
as Self
as Orville
as Gerry Green (segment "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt")
as Sam
as Frank Baker
as Dr. Martin Fairbanks(1 ep)
as Police Chief Richard Czech
as Capt. Keene
as John Alder
as Jack Grant
as John Eden
as Joe Jennings
as Sam Wayburn
as Hank Tilby
as Thad Taylor
as Bruce Gordon
as Mr. Tauscher
as Theodore 'Teddy' Shearing
as Unicorn(1 ep)
as Teddy Shearing(1 ep)
as Randy Claggett(5 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Win Berry
as Frank Powell
as Connie Kalitta
as Leonard Vole
as Jack Hansen
as Ray Johnson
as Guenter Wetzel
as John Alder(1 ep)
as Bud Herren
as Duane Hansen
as Bruce McBride
as Self(1 ep)
as Richard Chapin(13 eps)
as Toby Felker
as Philippe / Louis XIV
as David Rodman
as Sonny
as Stubby Pringle
as Kevin Pearse
as Ben Morton
as Harry Feversham
as Hutch
as Mike Ramsay
as Major Folly
as Jesse
as Dick Buek
as Self - Host(1 ep)
as Dr. Steve Drucker
as Dr. Steve Drucker(1 ep)
as Young Benjamin Franklin(4 eps)
as Johnny
as Chris Schroeder
as Himself
as Charlie
as Frederick Ingham
as Paul Reis
as Billy Breedlove
as Cane
as Narrator
as Self(1 ep)
as Elgar Enders
as Adam
as Ben Harvey
as Tim Austin
as Pfc. Felix Teflinger
as Matt Howell
as Fred
as Jerry Foley(1 ep)
as Corporal Corbett(1 ep)
as Pat Knowland(1 ep)
as Jay Bartlett(1 ep)
as Gary Keller(1 ep)
as Larry Corby(1 ep)
as Brandon Drood(1 ep)
as Orville Putnam(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Spicer(6 eps)
as Seaman Howard Spicer(2 eps)
as Carl(1 ep)
as Skippy Mannox(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Stephen
as Bob Colby(1 ep)
as Beau Bridges(230 eps)
as Horace Perkins(1 ep)
as Billy Johanson(1 ep)
as Warren Tucker(1 ep)
as Cpl. Moss(1 ep)
as Jason(1 ep)
as Matt Howell(1 ep)
as Thad Taylor(1 ep)
as Hank Tilby(1 ep)
as Stubby Pringle(1 ep)
as Leonard Vole(1 ep)
as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)
as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)
as Tommy
as Beau
as Bertram (uncredited)
as Self(2 eps)
as Self - Nominee(2 eps)
