Beau Bridges

Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
Birthday: December 9, 1941

An Emmy and Golden Globe award winner, Beau Bridges – the eldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges and brother of Jeff Bridges – developed into an amiable character actor after beginning his career as a child star in such films as "Force of Evil" (1948) and Lewis Milestone's "The Red Pony" (1949). Graduating into more adult roles in the late 1960s, Bridges became known for his convincing everyman roles on both the large and small screens – in contrast to his younger brother, Jeff, who almost exclusively appeared in featur…more

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2009
Earned an Emmy nomination for his guest-starring role on ABC's "Desperate Housewives " as Eli Scruggs, a handyman
2008
Played Major General Landry in the direct-to-DVD movies "Stargate: The Ark of Truth" and "Stargate: Continuum"
2006
Co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's post WWII drama, "The Good German"
2005 to 2008
Had a recurring role as the title character's father in NBC's "My Name is Earl"; received an Emmy Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2005 to 2007
Played the recurring role of Major General Hank Landry in the Sci-fi channels "Stargate: Atlantis" and "Stargate SG-1"

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Awards

2009
Grammy Award: Best Spoken Word Album
1997
Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1994
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
1993
Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1992
Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special