Beau Bridges, actually born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III on December 9, 1941, 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 freshmen 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 (such as swimming and surfing), and is also active in handgun control and environmental protection.
Marriages and children
- Wendy Treece Bridges (married 1984 to the present)
- Dylan Bridges
- Emily Bridges
- Ezekiel Bridges
- Julie Landifield (married 1964 to 1984)
- Casey Bridges (adopted)
- Jordan Bridges
Selected filmography
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
- Smile (2005)
- Victim of the Haunt (2004)
- Evel Knievel (2004) (TV)
- Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV)
- Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002) (TV)
- We Were the Mulvaneys (2002) (TV)
- Boys Klub (2001)
- Sordid Lives (2000)
- White River Kid, The (1999)
- Rocket Man (1997)
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, The (1993) (TV)
- Sidekicks (1992)
- Married to It (1991)
- Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991) (TV)
- Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
- Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989)
- Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
- Killing Time, The (1987)
- Wild Pair, The (1987)
- Thanksgiving Promise, The (1986) (TV)
- Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)
- Hotel New Hampshire, The (1984)
- Silver Dream Racer (1980)
- Norma Rae (1979)
- Four Feathers, The (1977) (TV)
- Greased Lightning (1977)
- Two Minute Warning (1976)
- Other Side of the Mountain, The (1975)
- Lovin' Molly (1974)
- Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
- Landlord, The (1970)
- Gaily, Gaily (1969)
- For Love of Ivy (1968)
- Village of the Giants (1965)
- Red Pony, The (1949)
- Force of Evil (1948)
- No Minor Vices (1948)
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