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Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet 'Beau' Bridges III, born on December 9, 1941, has firmly established himself as a versatile American actor with a career that spans over seven decades. He is also known for his work as a film director. Born in Los Angeles, California, Beau was the son of actors Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges. The nickname 'Beau' was given to him by his parents and is derived from Gone with the Wind. He is the elder brother to the well-known actor Jeff Bridges.
Bridges' acting career started remarkably early in 1948, initially having an uncredited appearance in the film Force of Evil. Subsequently, he featured in numerous television series and films throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. He became widely acknowledged for his outstanding performance in The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989. Over the past decades, he has appeared in a multitude of television series and movies, playing diverse roles that highlight his range as an actor. Bridges recently played a major character on the CBS television show The Millers.
Internationally recognized for his contributions to film and television, his career is elevated with a three-time Emmy, two Golden Globe, and one Grammy award win, along with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Furthermore, he was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special more times than any other actor and won it twice.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 9, 1941
Occupations: Actor, Director
Years Active: 1948-present
Children: 5
Spouses: Julie Landfield, Wendy Treece
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Awards and Nominations Received by Beau Bridges
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Movies Featuring Beau Bridges
The Landlord
End of the Road
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Dreamin' Wild
Hal
Galveston
All About Nina
The Mountain Between Us
Hit and Run
Max Payne
Norma Rae
The Wizard
A Christmas Mystery
The Hotel New Hampshire
Two-Minute Warning
Heart Like a Wheel
Supervized
Greased Lightning
Elsewhere
The Neon Highway
Camera
Don’t Fade Away
Columbus Circle
My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove
1000 to 1
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Pablo
Hit & Run
Underdog Kids
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Christmas in Angel Falls
Mosaic
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Two/One
Elsewhere
The Christmas Secret
Boys Klub
We Were the Mulvaneys
Common Ground
Songs In Ordinary Time
Voyage of the Unicorn
Out of the Ashes
Words from a Bear
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
10.5
Into the West
10.5: Apocalypse
Americanizing Shelley
Daddy’s Dyin’… Who’s Got the Will?
Night of 100 Stars III
Married to It
Night Crossing
Love Child
Evel Knievel
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Dangerous Company
I-See-You.com
Guess Who’s Coming for Christmas?
Space
Vanessa in the Garden
A Fighting Choice
The Thanksgiving Promise
The Wild Pair
Seven Hours to Judgment
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Silver Dream Racer
Honky Tonk Freeway
Signs of Life
Witness for the Prosecution
Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Wildflower
The Iron Triangle
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Silver Dream Racer
The Incident
For Love of Ivy
Swashbuckler
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
The President’s Mistress
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
No Minor Vices
Sidekicks
Gaily, Gaily
Village of the Giants
Million Dollar Babies
Lovin’ Molly
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
Dragonfly
Child’s Play
P.T. Barnum
Nightjohn
Losing Chase
The Fifth Musketeer
Hidden in America
The Christian Licorice Store
The Man Without a Country
Kissinger and Nixon
The Runner Stumbles
The Second Civil War
RocketMan
The White River Kid
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Sandkings
The Explosive Generation
The Red Pony
Inherit the Wind
Desert Road
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
The Other Side of the Mountain
Stargate: Continuum
Hammersmith Is Out
Our Italian Christmas Memories
Adam’s Woman
Blue Eyed Girl
Career Timeline
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2022
End of the Road
Hammers
A Christmas Mystery
Mayor Donovan
Our Italian Christmas Memories
Vincent Coluccia
2020
Elsewhere
Dad
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Self
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Self
2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Jeffrey
Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word
Jeffrey Knight
2010
Don’t Fade Away
Chris White
My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
Uncle Logan
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove
Gus Grisby
2008
Max Payne
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Maj. Gen. Henry Landry
Stargate: Continuum
Major General Hank Landry
2007
Americanizing Shelley
Gary Gordon
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Voice 'Aftermath'
1995
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
Narrator
Kissinger and Nixon
Richard Nixon
Sandkings
Dr. Simon Kress
1993
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Colonel Thomas A. Parker
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Terry Harper
1991
Married to It
John Morden
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
James Brady
Wildflower
Jack Perkins
1990
Daddy’s Dyin’… Who’s Got the Will?
Orville
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Gerry Green
Guess Who’s Coming for Christmas?
Arnold Zimmerman
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
The Wizard
Signs of Life
John Alder
Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Police Chief Richard Czech
The Iron Triangle
Capt. Keene
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