Biography
An Emmy and Golden Globe award winner, actor 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 was a diversely talented actor who fit comfortably into a number of genres - drama, …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Appeared opposite Kristen Bell and Bradley Cooper in action comedy "Hit and Run" |
2011 | Cast opposite George Clooney in Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" |
2010 | Joined ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" in a recurring role as a love interest for Sally Field's character |
2010 | Earned an Emmy nomination for a guest starring-role on TNT's "The Closer" |
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 | Landed a recurring role as the title character's father on NBC's "My Name is Earl"; received an Emmy Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
2005 | Played the recurring role of Major General Hank Landry in the Sci-Fi Channel's "Stargate: Atlantis" and "Stargate SG-1" |
2005 | Starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" |
2004 | Starred as the President of the United States in the NBC movie "10.5" |
2002 | Cast as Michael Mulvaney in the Lifetime drama "We Were The Mulvaneys" |
2002 | Cast as the head of the CIA in the CBS drama series "The Agency" |
1999 | Played the title role in the A&E original miniseries, "P.T. Barnum"; son Jordan played a young version of the title character; earned an Emmy nomination |
1999 | Portrayed E.K. Hornbeck in the Showtime movie "Inherit the Wind"; earned an Emmy nomination |
1998 | Final appearance with father, "Meeting Daddy"; Peter Gould's directorial debut |
1997 | Collaborated with director Andy Wolk on the Showtime movie, "The Defenders"; aired in three parts titled "Payback," "Choice of Evils" and "Taking the First" |
1997 | Won third Emmy for his work as the Idaho governor who closed his state off to immigration in HBO's "The Second Civil War" |
1996 | Had small role as a young football player's father in the blockbuster "Jerry Maguire" |
1996 | Portrayed a husband whose wife falls for another woman in Kevin Bacon's directorial debut "Losing Chase" |
1996 | Acted with sons Jordan and Dylan in "A Stranger to Love" (CBS) |
1996 | Portrayed a laid-off factory worker in Showtime's "Hidden in America"; executive produced by brother Jeff; received an Emmy nomination |
1995 | Acted with his father and son Dylan in the two-hour pilot episode of Showtime's "The Outer Limits"; received an Emmy nomination |
1995 | Played former U.S. president Richard Nixon in the TV-movie "Kissinger and Nixon" (TNT); garnered an Emmy nomination |
1995 | Received an Emmy nomination for narrating "5 American Kids - 5 American Handguns" for HBO |
1994 | Directed his father and son Jordan in "Secret Sins of the Father" (NBC); also acted |
1993 | Starred in (and co-executive produced) the CBS series, "Harts of the West"; father appeared in a recurring role |
1993 | Garnered an Emmy for his role in "The Positively True Story of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" (HBO) |
1993 | Portrayed Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker in "Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story" (NBC) |
1991 | Won first Emmy Award for playing the title role in "Without Warning: The James Brady Story" (HBO) |
1991 | Acted in Diane Keaton's long-format directorial debut, "Wildflower" (Lifetime) |
1989 | First feature role opposite brother Jeff, "The Fabulous Baker Boys" |
1988 | Directed (and acted in) second feature, "Seven Hours to Judgment" |
1987 | Had co-starring role in the CBS miniseries "Space" |
1987 | Feature film directing debut, "The Wild Pair"; also acted; father and sons Casey and Dylan had roles |
1986 | Directed his father, mother Dorothy and son Jordan in ABC's "The Thanksgiving Promise"; also acted and co-produced |
1985 | Acted with father in CBS' "Alice in Wonderland" |
1983 | Starred opposite Bonnie Bedelia in "Heart Like a Wheel," the biopic of racer Shirley Muldowney |
1982 | TV-movie directing debut, "The Kid From Nowhere" (NBC); also acted |
1981 | Starred in Delbert Mann's "Night Crossing" |
1980 | Cast in the short-lived NBC show "United States" |
1979 | Played Sally Field's husband in the Academy Award nominated film "Norma Rae" |
1979 | First feature co-starring father, "The Fifth Musketeer" |
1976 | Re-teamed with Peerce for "Two-Minute Warning" |
1974 | Returned to Broadway stage in Peter Ustinov's "Who's Who in Hell" |
1974 | Acted in "The Whirlwind" (CBS), playing younger version of father Lloyd's character Benjamin Franklin |
1974 | Second film with Lumet, "Lovin' Molly," an adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel Leaving Cheyenne |
1973 | TV-movie debut, The Man Without a Country" (ABC) |
1972 | First collaboration with Peter Ustinov in "Hammersmith Is Out" |
1972 | Played an athletic coach in Sidney Lumet's "Child's Play" |
1970 | Starred as "The Landlord" in Hal Ashby's directorial debut |
1969 | Won praise for portraying a naive reporter in "Gaily, Gaily" |
1967 | First adult film role, Larry Peerce's "The Incident" |
1966 | Made Broadway debut in William Inge's "Where's Daddy?" |
1965 | Played a teen who grows to very large proportions in "Village of the Giants" |
1962 | Debut as series regular on the NBC sitcom "Ensign O'Toole" |
1962 | Made several appearances on "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (CBS) |
1960 | TV debut in "My Three Sons" (ABC); later in same year appeared in "Sea Hunt" (syndicated) with father Lloyd |
1949 | Re-teamed with Milestone for "The Red Pony" |
1948 | Made feature film debut in Lewis Milestone's "No Minor Vices" |
Awards
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Brothers & Sisters |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Descendants |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Closer |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in My Name is Earl |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in We Were the Mulvaneys |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in P.T. Barnum |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in Inherit the Wind |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Hidden in America |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Hidden in America |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Miniseries or Special in The Second Civil War |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Miniseries or Special in Kissinger and Nixon |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Losing Chase |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special in 5 American Handguns -- 5 American Kids |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Outer Limits |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Miniseries or Special in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Without Warning: The James Brady Story |
1989 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Fabulous Baker Boys |
1968 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in For Love of Ivy |