AKA Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr.

Born: 15-Jan-1913
Birthplace: San Leandro, CA
Died: 10-Mar-1998
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated (ashes given to family)

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Airplane!

Selected Fattest Baby In America by President W. H. Taft in 1913.

Wife: Dorothy Dean Simpson (m. 1938, until his death, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Beau Bridges (actor, b. 9-Dec-1941)
Son: Jeff Bridges (actor, b. 4-Dec-1949)
Daughter: Cindy Bridges

    University: BA, University of California at Berkeley (1936)

    Columbia Pictures
    Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 7065 Hollywood Blvd (television)
    Kentucky Colonel
    HUAC Hearings

    TELEVISION
    Harts of the West Jake Tyrell (1993-94)
    Capital News Jonathan Turner (1990)
    Sea Hunt Mike Nelson (1958-61)
    Paper Dolls Grant Harper (1984)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Meeting Daddy (27-Jun-2000)
    Jane Austen's Mafia! (24-Jul-1998) · Vincenzo Cortino
    The Other Woman (26-Mar-1995)
    Blown Away (1-Jul-1994) · Max
    Hot Shots! Part Deux (21-May-1993) · Tug Benson
    Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (17-Jul-1992)
    Hot Shots! (31-Jul-1991)
    Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (23-Sep-1990) · Harry Helmsley
    Joe Versus the Volcano (9-Mar-1990)
    Cross of Fire (5-Nov-1989)
    Cousins (10-Feb-1989) · Vince
    Winter People (12-Jan-1989)
    The Wild Pair (11-Dec-1987)
    Weekend Warriors (29-Aug-1986)
    North and South II (4-May-1986)
    Dress Gray (9-Mar-1986)
    Alice in Wonderland (9-Dec-1985)
    George Washington (8-Apr-1984)
    Airplane II: The Sequel (10-Dec-1982) · McCroskey
    The Blue and the Gray (14-Nov-1982)
    Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (29-Sep-1982)
    East of Eden (8-Feb-1981)
    Airplane! (2-Jul-1980) · McCrosky
    Bear Island (5-Dec-1979)
    The Fifth Musketeer (6-Apr-1979)
    The Great Wallendas (12-Feb-1978)
    Roots (23-Jan-1977)
    Stowaway to the Moon (10-Jan-1975)
    Running Wild (15-Aug-1973)
    Scuba (31-Jul-1973) · Narrator
    To Find a Man (20-Jan-1972)
    The Happy Ending (21-Dec-1969) · Sam
    Silent Night, Lonely Night (16-Dec-1969)
    Attack on the Iron Coast (5-Jun-1968) · Maj. Jamie Wilson
    Daring Game (Apr-1968)
    Around the World Under the Sea (15-Jul-1966)
    The Goddess (24-Jun-1958)
    Ride Out for Revenge (1-Nov-1957) · Capt. George
    Apache Woman (26-Dec-1956)
    The Rainmaker (13-Dec-1956) · Noah Curry
    Wetbacks (4-May-1956)
    Wichita (3-Jul-1955) · Gyp
    Deadly Game (8-Oct-1954)
    Pride of the Blue Grass (4-Apr-1954)
    The Limping Man (Nov-1953)
    City of Bad Men (11-Sep-1953)
    The Kid from Left Field (Jul-1953) · Pete Haines
    The Tall Texan (13-Feb-1953)
    Last of the Comanches (22-Jan-1953)
    Plymouth Adventure (14-Nov-1952) · Coppin
    High Noon (7-Jul-1952) · Harvey Pell
    The Whistle at Eaton Falls (2-Aug-1951)
    Little Big Horn (15-Jun-1951)
    The Sound of Fury (12-Dec-1950)
    The White Tower (24-Jun-1950) · Hein
    Rocketship X-M (2-Jun-1950) · Col. Floyd Graham
    Colt .45 (27-May-1950) · Paul Donovan
    Trapped (1-Oct-1949)
    Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (4-Jul-1949) · Joel Collins
    Home of the Brave (12-May-1949) · Finch
    Red Canyon (1949)
    Moonrise (1-Oct-1948) · Jerry Sykes
    Unconquered (24-Sep-1947)
    Ramrod (21-Feb-1947)
    Canyon Passage (17-Jul-1946) · Johnny Steele
    Miss Susie Slagle's (6-Feb-1946)
    Abilene Town (11-Jan-1946)
    A Walk in the Sun (3-Dec-1945) · Sgt. Ward
    Strange Confession (5-Oct-1945)
    The Master Race (22-Sep-1944)
    Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (9-Dec-1943) · Jimmy Trotter
    The Heat's On (25-Nov-1943)
    Sahara (14-Oct-1943) · Fred Clarkson
    Passport to Suez (19-Aug-1943) · Fritz
    A Man's World (17-Sep-1942)
    Blondie Goes to College (15-Jan-1942) · Ben Dixon
    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (6-Mar-1941) · Johnny Baker

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