Beau Bridges Highlights

  • 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: Starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Ballad of Jack and Rose"
  • 2005: Played the recurring role of Major General Hank Landry in the Sci-fi channels "Stargate: Atlantis" and "Stargate SG-1"
  • 2005: Had a recurring role as the title character's father in NBC's "My Name is Earl"; received an Emmy Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  • 2004: Starred as the President of the United States in the NBC movie "10.5"
  • 2002: Cast as the head of the CIA in the CBS drama series "The Agency"
  • 2002: Cast as Michael Mulvaney in the Lifetime drama "We Were The Mulvaneys"
  • 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: Won third Emmy for his work as the Idaho governor who closed his state off to immigration in HBO's "The Second Civil War"
  • 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"
  • 1996: Acted with sons Jordan and Dylan in "A Stranger to Love" (CBS)
  • 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: 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: Received an Emmy nomination for narrating "5 American Kids - 5 American Handguns" for HBO
  • 1995: Played former US president Richard Nixon in the TV-movie "Kissinger and Nixon" (TNT); garnered an Emmy nomination
  • 1994: Directed his father and son Jordan in "Secret Sins of the Father" (NBC); also acted
  • 1993: Portrayed Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker in "Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story" (NBC)
  • 1993: Garnered an Emmy for his role in "The Positively True Story of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" (HBO)
  • 1993: Starred in (and co-executive produced) the CBS series, "Harts of the West"; father appeared in a recurring role
  • 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: Second film with Lumet, "Lovin' Molly," an adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel Leaving Cheyenne
  • 1974: Acted in "The Whirlwind" (CBS), playing younger version of father Lloyd's character Benjamin Franklin
  • 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"

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