Beau Bridges

Premiere: Beau Bridges and his family at the Universal Amphitheatre premiere of Universal's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - 11/8/2000 Photo by Steve Granitz/wireimage.com

Biography

Born 12/09/1941

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)....
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Awards

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

Highlights

  • In 2009, Earned an Emmy nomination for his guest-starring role on ABC's "Desperate Housewives " as Eli Scruggs, a handyman
  • In 2008, Played Major General Landry in the direct-to-DVD movies "Stargate: The Ark of Truth" and "Stargate: Continuum"
  • In 2006, Co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's post WWII drama, "The Good German"

Family & Companions

  • Julie Landfield: wife (Married from 1964-1984)
  • Wendy Bridges: wife (Married in 1984, shortly after his divorce)
  • Lloyd Bridges: father (Known for his roles in the popular TV series "Sea Hunt" (1957-61) and for such films as "Home of the Brave" (1949), "High Noon" (1952) and "Airplane!" (1980); died March 10, 1998 at the age of 85)

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