Acting
Beau Bridges
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
R.J. Decker
Series · 2026
Blue Eyed Girl
Film · 2025
Unconventional
Series · 2025
Camera
Film · 2024
The Neon Highway
Film · 2024
Desert Road
Film · 2024
Matlock
Series · 2024
Dreamin' Wild
Film · 2023
Lessons in Chemistry
Series · 2023
End of the Road
Film · 2022
A Christmas Mystery
Film · 2022
Our Italian Christmas Memories
Film · 2022
Mr. Mayor
Series · 2021
The Premise
Series · 2021
Two/One
Film · 2020
Elsewhere
Film · 2020
One Night in Miami...
Film · 2020
Sordid Lives
Film · 2020
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Film · 2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
Film · 2020
Messiah
Series · 2020
Robbie
Series · 2020
Words from a Bear
Film · 2019
Hal
Film · 2019
Supervized
Film · 2019
Lawless Range
Film · 2018
Galveston
Film · 2018
All About Nina
Film · 2018
Mosaic
Series · 2018
The Mountain Between Us
Film · 2017
Christmas in Angel Falls
Film · 2017
Dialing Home
Series · 2017
The Wandering Man’s Burden: Making The Loner
Film · 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word
Film · 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Film · 2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Film · 2016
Greenleaf
Series · 2016
Goliath
Series · 2016
Underdog Kids
Film · 2015
Bloodline
Series · 2015
1000 to 1
Film · 2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Series · 2014
black-ish
Series · 2014
Eden
Film · 2013
Rushlights
Film · 2013
The Millers
Series · 2013
The Goodwin Games
Series · 2013
Masters of Sex
Series · 2013
Pablo
Film · 2012
Columbus Circle
Film · 2012
Hit & Run
Film · 2012
The Descendants
Film · 2011
Game Time: Tackling the Past
Film · 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Film · 2011
Franklin & Bash
Series · 2011
Homeland
Series · 2011
Love Bites
Series · 2011
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
Film · 2010
Don't Fade Away
Film · 2010
Stasis
Film · 2010
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Film · 2010
Spinning Into Butter
Film · 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Film · 2009
White Collar
Series · 2009
Stargate: Continuum
Film · 2008
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Film · 2008
Max Payne
Film · 2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Film · 2008
07 Spaceys
Film · 2007
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Film · 2007
Americanizing Shelley
Film · 2007
The Good German
Film · 2006
Charlotte's Web
Film · 2006
I-See-You.com
Film · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Series · 2006
10.5: Apocalypse
Series · 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Series · 2006
Smile
Film · 2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Film · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005
Into the West
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
The Closer
Series · 2005
Evel Knievel
Film · 2004
Debating Robert Lee
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
Desperate Housewives
Series · 2004
Stargate Atlantis
Series · 2004
Stargate Atlantis
Series · 2004
10.5
Series · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
Stargate Atlantis
Series · 2004
Out of the Ashes
Film · 2003
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Film · 2003
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Film · 2002
We Were the Mulvaneys
Film · 2002
Everwood
Series · 2002
Voyage of the Unicorn
Film · 2001
Boys Klub
Film · 2001
The Agency
Series · 2001
Voyage of the Unicorn
Series · 2001
Sordid Lives
Film · 2000
The Christmas Secret
Film · 2000
Songs In Ordinary Time
Film · 2000
Meeting Daddy
Film · 2000
Common Ground
Film · 2000
The District
Series · 2000
Founding Fathers
Series · 2000
The White River Kid
Film · 1999
P.T. Barnum
Film · 1999
Inherit the Wind
Film · 1999
P.T. Barnum
Series · 1999
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Film · 1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Film · 1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
Film · 1998
Maximum Bob
Series · 1998
Will & Grace
Series · 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Series · 1998
RocketMan
Film · 1997
The Defenders: Payback
Film · 1997
The Second Civil War
Film · 1997
Stargate SG-1
Series · 1997
Losing Chase
Film · 1996
A Stranger to Love
Film · 1996
The Uninvited
Film · 1996
Hidden in America
Film · 1996
Jerry Maguire
Film · 1996
Nightjohn
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Kissinger and Nixon
Film · 1995
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Secret Sins of the Father
Film · 1994
Vault of Horror I
Film · 1994
Million Dollar Babies
Series · 1994
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Film · 1993
The Man with Three Wives
Film · 1993
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Film · 1993
Harts of the West
Series · 1993
Sidekicks
Film · 1992
Wildflower
Film · 1991
Married to It
Film · 1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Film · 1991
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Film · 1990
UFO Cafe
Film · 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Film · 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Film · 1990
The Wizard
Film · 1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Film · 1989
Signs of Life
Film · 1989
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Film · 1989
The Iron Triangle
Film · 1989
Just Another Secret
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Seven Hours to Judgment
Film · 1988
The Killing Time
Film · 1987
The Wild Pair
Film · 1987
Outrage!
Film · 1986
Can a Guy Say No?
Film · 1986
A Fighting Choice
Film · 1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
Film · 1986
Vanessa in the Garden
Film · 1985
Amazing Stories
Series · 1985
Space
Series · 1985
Alice in Wonderland
Series · 1985
The Hotel New Hampshire
Film · 1984
The Red-Light Sting
Film · 1984
Jeopardy!
Series · 1984
Heart Like a Wheel
Film · 1983
Witness for the Prosecution
Film · 1982
Love Child
Film · 1982
Night Crossing
Film · 1982
The Kid From Nowhere
Film · 1982
Dangerous Company
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Honky Tonk Freeway
Film · 1981
Silver Dream Racer
Film · 1980
United States
Series · 1980
Fridays
Series · 1980
The Fifth Musketeer
Film · 1979
Norma Rae
Film · 1979
The Runner Stumbles
Film · 1979
The Child Stealer
Film · 1979
The Four Feathers
Film · 1978
Shimmering Light
Film · 1978
The President's Mistress
Film · 1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Film · 1978
Greased Lightning
Film · 1977
Two-Minute Warning
Film · 1976
Swashbuckler
Film · 1976
Dragonfly
Film · 1976
The Other Side of the Mountain
Film · 1975
Medical Story
Film · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Medical Story
Series · 1975
Are We Still Going to the Movies?
Film · 1974
What About McBride?
Film · 1974
Lovin' Molly
Film · 1974
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Film · 1974
It's My Hobby
Film · 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Series · 1974
Flick Flack
Series · 1974
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Film · 1973
The Man Without a Country
Film · 1973
Child's Play
Film · 1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Film · 1972
The Perfect Drug Film
Film · 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
Film · 1971
The Landlord
Film · 1970
Adam's Woman
Film · 1970
The Don Knotts Show
Series · 1970
Gaily, Gaily
Film · 1969
For Love of Ivy
Film · 1968
The Incident
Film · 1967
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Film · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Felony Squad
Series · 1966
Village of the Giants
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Loner
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
12 O'Clock High
Series · 1964
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
Vacation Playhouse
Series · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
Combat!
Series · 1962
Ensign O'Toole
Series · 1962
Ensign O'Toole
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Series · 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Series · 1962
The Explosive Generation
Film · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
The Clear Horizon
Series · 1960
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Sea Hunt
Series · 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Company She Keeps
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Force of Evil
Film · 1950
The Red Pony
Film · 1949
Zamba
Film · 1949
No Minor Vices
Film · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
My Jesus
Film