Beau Bridges Biography
Summary
"Beau Bridges", (born "Lloyd Vernet Bridges III" on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, California), is an American actor. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Dean Simpson. He was nicknamed 'Beau' by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes' son in "Gone with the Wind", the title of the book they were reading at the time. Bridges is also the older brother of actor Jeff Bridges, born in 1949. Their sister Cindy was born in 1950. In 1989, he starred opposite his brother in perhaps his best known role, as one of "The Fabulous Baker Boys".
In 1949, Bridges played a secondary juvenile role in the movie "The Red Pony". Wanting to be a basketball star, however, he played his freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and later transferred to the University of Hawaii. Realizing his height was holding him back from excelling in basketball, however, he dropped out of school to continue acting instead.
Bridges enjoys playing guitar (as does his brother), collects Native American percussion instruments, loves the ocean (as well as swimming and surfing), and is also active in handgun control and environmental protection .
In 1995, Bridges starred in the first ever two-part episode of the new series of "Outer Limits". In 1998, he starred as Judge Bob Gibbs in the one-season "Maximum Bob" on the ABC. He had a recurring role in the Showtime series "Beggars and Choosers" (1999-2000).
In 2001, he guest-starred as Daniel McFarland, the stepfather of Jack McFarland, in two episodes of the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace". In January 2005, he was cast as Major General Hank Landry, the new commander of Stargate Command in "Stargate SG-1". He has also played the character in four episodes of the spin-off series "Stargate Atlantis".
In November 2005, he guest-starred as Carl Hickey, the father of the title character in the hit NBC Comedy "My Name Is Earl". Bridges' character has since become recurring. Bridges received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination for his performance.
Marriages and children
Beau Bridges married Julie Landfield in 1964 but they divorced in 1984. They had two sons:
Casey Bridges (b. 1969, adopted)
Jordan Bridges (b. 1973)
Soon afterwards, in the same year 1984, he married his current wife, Wendy Treece Bridges. The couple has three children:
Dylan Bridges (b. 1985)
Emily 'Beau' Bridges (b. 1987)
Ezekiel (Zeke) Jeffry Bridges (b. 1993)
Selected filmography
"Force of Evil" (1948) (uncredited)
"Village of the Giants" (1965)
"For the Love of Ivy" (1968)
"The Landlord" (1970)
"Child's Play" (1972)
"The Other Side of the Mountain" (1975)
"Swashbuckler" (1976)
"Two-Minute Warning" (1976)
Greased Lighting (1977)
"The Runner Stumbles" (1979)
"Norma Rae" (1979)
"Silver Dream Racer" (1980)
"Night Crossing" (1981)
"Love Child" (1982)
"Heart Like a Wheel" (1983)
"The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
"Alice in Wonderland" (1985) (TV)
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989)
"Signs of Life" (1989)
"The Wizard" (1989)
"Without Warning: The James Brady Story" (1991) (TV)
"Sidekicks" (1992)
"Kissinger & Nixon (1995) (TV)"
"Jerry Maguire" (1996)
"Hidden in America" (1996)
"Nightjohn" (1996) (TV)
"Rocket Man" (1997)
"Voyage Of The Unicorn"(2001)
"Sightings: Heartland Ghosts (2002)
"Evel Knievel" (2004) (TV)
"10.5" (2004) (TV)
"Smile" (2005)
"The Ballad of Jack and Rose" (2005)
"Into the West" (2005)
"Stargate SG-1" (2005-2007)
"My Name Is Earl" (2005) (TV)
"10.5: Apocalypse" (2006) (TV)
"The Good German" (2006)
"Stargate: The Ark of Truth" (2008) as General Landry (In production)
"Stargate: Continuum" (2008) as General Landry (In production)
External links
(LifetimeTV.com Chat: Beau Bridges)
Credit
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