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