| Beau Bridges  AKA Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
Born: 9-Dec-1941
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Fabulous Baker Boys Lloyd Bridges III is the older brother of B-list movie star Jeff Bridges, and son of TV star Lloyd Bridges. The nickname "Beau" stuck to Bridges from an early age, and was originally based on his resemblance to the young actor who played Leslie Howard's son in Gone with the Wind. He made his film debut at the age of seven in No Minor Vices with Dana Andrews, and had his first major role the next year, in The Red Pony with Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy. In adolescence, he stopped acting, and in high school he lettered in basketball. He was good enough to play college ball for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins, but he wanted more playing time so he transferred to the University of Hawaii. There, he again sat on the bench, and quickly dropped out. He tried making music with his brother, and in 1969 they were signed to a recording contract by Quincy Jones, but nothing noteworthy ever came from that partnership.
At 19, Bridges co-starred in The Clear Horizon, a weekday science fiction serial with Ted Knight and Lee Meriwether. When that show was cancelled, he jumped to prime time, playing Seaman Howard Spicer on the sitcom Ensign O'Toole with Dean Jones and Jack Albertson. He also appeared on several episodes of his father's Sea Hunt, and made occasional appearances on My Three Sons with Fred MacMurray, Ben Casey with Vince Edwards, and Mr. Novak with James Franciscus. He has been both leading man and supporting actor, with memorable roles in The Incident, a subway thriller co-starring Ruby Dee and Ed McMahon; The Landlord, a groundbreaking 1970 interracial romance with Diana Sands; Norma Rae, as Sally Field's husband; and The Fabulous Baker Boys, opposite his brother and Michelle Pfeiffer. On TV's The Agency, he replaced Ronny Cox as the Director of the CIA, and in assorted TV movies and miniseries he has played P. T. Barnum, Colonel Tom Parker, Richard M. Nixon, and White House Press Secretary James Brady.
Father: Lloyd Bridges (actor, Sea Hunt)
Mother: Dorothy (Simpson) Dean Bridges (former film actress)
Brother: Jeff Bridges (actor, b. 4-Dec-1949)
Sister: Lucinda Bridges-Cunningham (b. 1954)
Brother: Gary Bridges (d. 1947 SIDS)
Wife: Julie Landifield (m. 1964, div. 1984, two children)
Son: Casey Bridges (b. 16-Mar-1969, adopted)
Son: Jordan Bridges (actor, b. 13-Nov-1973)
Wife: Wendy Treece Bridges (m. 10-Apr-1984, three children)
Son: Dylan Bridges (b. 25-Oct-1984)
Daughter: Emily Bridges (b. 2-Jul-1986)
Son: Ezekiel Jeffry Bridges
University: UCLA (transferred to U of Hawaii)
University: University of Hawaii (dropped out)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Emmy 1992 for Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Golden Globe 1992 for Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Emmy 1993 for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Golden Globe 1994 for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Emmy 1997 for The Second Civil War
Hollywood Walk of Fame 7-Apr-2003, 7065 Hollywood Blvd.
TELEVISION
Stargate SG-1 Maj. Gen. Hank Landry (2005-)
Stargate: Atlantis Maj. Gen. Hank Landry (2005-06)
The Agency Sen. Tom Gage (2002-03)
Maximum Bob Judge Bob Gibbs (1998)
Harts of the West Dave Hart (1993-94)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
The Wild Pair (11-Dec-1987)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Max Payne (15-Oct-2008)
Charlotte's Web (7-Dec-2006)
The Good German (12-Nov-2006)
10.5: Apocalypse (18-Mar-2006)
Smile (8-Apr-2005)
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (23-Jan-2005)
Evel Knievel (30-Jul-2004)
10.5 (2-May-2004)
Out of the Ashes (13-Apr-2003)
Sightings: Heartland Ghost (27-Oct-2002)
We Were the Mulvaneys (8-Apr-2002)
Sordid Lives (31-May-2000)
Common Ground (29-Jan-2000)
The White River Kid (12-Nov-1999)
Inherit the Wind (29-May-1999)
Rocket Man (10-Oct-1997)
The Second Civil War (15-Mar-1997)
Hidden in America (1-Dec-1996)
The Uninvited (29-Oct-1996)
Losing Chase (18-Aug-1996)
Million Dollar Babies (20-Nov-1994)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (10-Apr-1993)
Sidekicks (17-Dec-1992)
Wildflower (3-Dec-1991)
Married to It (11-Sep-1991)
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (4-May-1990)
The Wizard (15-Dec-1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (13-Oct-1989)
Signs of Life (1989)
The Wild Pair (11-Dec-1987)
The Killing Time (23-Oct-1987)
Alice in Wonderland (9-Dec-1985)
The Hotel New Hampshire (9-Mar-1984)
Heart Like a Wheel (15-Sep-1983)
Witness for the Prosecution (4-Dec-1982)
Love Child (15-Oct-1982)
Honky Tonk Freeway (21-Aug-1981)
Night Crossing (1981)
The Runner Stumbles (16-Nov-1979)
The Fifth Musketeer (6-Apr-1979)
Norma Rae (2-Mar-1979)
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (17-Dec-1978)
The Four Feathers (1-Jan-1978)
Greased Lightning (Jul-1977)
Two Minute Warning (12-Nov-1976)
Swashbuckler (29-Jul-1976)
The Other Side of the Mountain (14-Nov-1975)
Lovin' Molly (14-Apr-1974)
Hammersmith Is Out (12-May-1972)
The Landlord (20-May-1970)
For Love of Ivy (17-Jul-1968)
The Incident (5-Nov-1967)
Village of the Giants (20-Oct-1965)
The Explosive Generation (Oct-1961)
The Red Pony (28-Mar-1949)
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