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Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

64 movies on Netflix

Biography

Beau Bridges is an American actor who began as a child in films such as The Red Pony (1949) and later built a long career in television and movies. Born in Los Angeles, he is a son of actor Lloyd Bridges and an older brother of actor Jeff Bridges. He appeared steadily in the 1970s and 1980s in films including The Landlord (1970), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (1977), Norma Rae (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984). In 1989 he starred with Jeff Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys. On television he had roles in The Agency, Stargate SG-1, and The Millers, and he appeared in Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum. He won three Emmy Awards, including for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom and The Second Civil War, and a Grammy for a spoken-word recording.

84years old

Turns 85 on December 9in 42 days

  • Born Hollywood
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Also credited as Lloyd Vernet Bridges III and Lloyd Bridges III

Movie Career

Films
64
Career span
75 years1949 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the award

    Bridges is one of just two actors who have taken the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special on more than one occasion, winning it twice. Michael Moriarty is the second.

  2. Behind the award

    Bridges won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album with Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood for their recording of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.

  3. A change of course

    Before acting took hold, Bridges wanted to be a basketball star and played his freshman year at UCLA under coach John Wooden before transferring to the University of Houston to play under Guy V. Lewis.

  4. A change of course

    In 1959 Bridges enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and he went on to serve for eight years.

  5. First role

    In 1948, Bridges had a juvenile role in Force of Evil that was uncredited, and he also played Bertram in No Minor Vices.

Beau Bridges movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Max Payne2008 Action, Crime, Dramaas BB Hensley

    IMDb rating 5.3135K votes

  2. The Mountain Between Us2017 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Walter

    IMDb rating 6.489K votes

  3. The Fabulous Baker Boys1989as Frank Baker

    IMDb rating 6.928K votes

  4. The Descendants2011as Cousin Hugh

    IMDb rating 7.3261K votes

  5. The Good German2006as Colonel Muller

    IMDb rating 6.027K votes

  6. Galveston2018as Stan

    IMDb rating 6.217K votes

  7. Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008as Mjr. Gen. Henry Landry

    IMDb rating 7.226K votes

  8. Norma Rae1979as Sonny

    IMDb rating 7.314K votes

Most often with

Bradley Walsh directed four of these films, Larry Peerce three. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Brooke Shields, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brooke ShieldsBrennan Elliott, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brennan ElliottKate Drummond, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kate DrummondCeleste Desjardins, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Celeste DesjardinsEmily Bridges, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Emily BridgesJames Earl Jones, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James Earl JonesBradley WalshDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Bradley WalshLarry PeerceDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Larry Peerce

Films together

Box office

What Beau Bridges's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$513 million

21 of the 64 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 64 films: 21 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 17 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 19 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 17Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 19Figure not found

Top grosser

The Descendants2011as Cousin Hugh$177 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Descendants2011as Cousin Hugh
    $177M34.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Max Payne2008as BB Hensley
    $85M16.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Mountain Between Us2017as Walter
    $63M12.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Child's Play1972as Paul Reis
    $44M8.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Norma Rae1979as Sonny
    $22M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Fabulous Baker Boys1989as Frank Baker
    $18M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Sidekicks1992as Jerry Gabrewski
    $17M3.4% of the total
  8. 8
    RocketMan1997as Bud Nesbitt
    $15M3.0% of the total
Hit and Run (2012), $14.4 millionThe Wizard (1989), $14.3 millionStargate: The Ark of Truth (2008), $8.9 millionStargate: Continuum (2008), $8.6 millionTwo-Minute Warning (1976), $6.7 millionThe Good German (2006), $5.9 millionThe Hotel New Hampshire (1984), $5.1 millionMarried to It (1991), $2.1 millionDaddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990), $1.4 millionSordid Lives (2000), $1.1 millionThe Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005), $712,294The Killing Time (1987), $500,283Dreamin' Wild (2023), $296,276

$69.9 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1992 to 2003, three of them major.

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Beau Bridges's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
1997Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieThe Second Civil WarWon
1993Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering MomWon
1992Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieWithout Warning: The James Brady StoryWon
Other honors
2003Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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