Beau Bridges

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 1949, Bridges played a secondary juvenile role in the movie The Red Pony, for which he received good billing. 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.

After the release of the 1989 movie The Wizard, Beau earned the nickname "Bumblin' Beau Bridges" due to his character's constant bumbling throughout the film.

In 1995, he starred in the first 2 part episode of the new series of The Outer Limits

In 1998, he starred as Judge Bob Gibbs in the one-season Maximum Bob, on the ABC TV network.

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, succeeding Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, played by Richard Dean Anderson. 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 2 episodes of the hit NBC Comedy My Name is Earl.

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

The Good German (2006)

10.5: Apocalypse (2006) (TV)

My Name is Earl (2005) (TV)

Stargate SG-1 (2005)

Into the West (2005)

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005])

Smile (2005)

10.5 (2004) (TV)

Evel Knievel (2004) (TV)

Rocket Man (1997)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991) (TV)

The Wizard (1989)

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)

The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)

Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

Love Child (1982)

Night Crossing (1981)

Norma Rae (1979)

The Runner Stumbles (1979)

Swashbuckler (1976)

The Other Side Of The Mountain (1975)

The Landlord (1970)

Village of the Giants (1965)

Force of Evil (1948) (uncredited)

External links

Beau Bridges at the Internet Movie Database

LifetimeTV.com Chat: Beau Bridges

Yahoo! Movies: Beau Bridges

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